[talks-uk] Re: Just curious, how helpful is a Braille display really?

  • From: "Jackie Cairns" <jackie.cairnsplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2009 10:40:36 -0000

Hi Alex

I know two profoundly deaf people who use Mobile Speak with a Braille
display for many functions on their handset.  Indeed, one customer came in a
few months ago, and the way I communicated with him and his deaf
communicator was through his mobile phone and Mobile Speak which has
extremely good Braille support.  He liked the Esys 12 cell so much that he
bought one there and then.  Neither of them could speak, so couldn't use the
mobile as we would, but they texted, and I did likewise to communicate with
them.


Kind Regards,
 
J
 
 
Jackie Cairns
jackie.cairnsplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

-----Original Message-----
From: talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Alex Stone
Sent: 19 December 2009 21:26
To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Just curious, how helpful is a Braille display
really?

Eleanor, A cynic might suggest that a mobile phone isn't going to be an
awful lot of use to a deaf-blind person.
Cheers
Alex

From: Eleanor Burke <mailto:eleanorburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>  
Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 12:02 PM
To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Just curious, how helpful is a Braille display
really?

I do not have one at present but I think it is invaluable to a deaf-blind
person for a start and know some who have them for their mobile phones!!!
Another use is where one might be travelling and have business files to deal
with, or does not want an ear phone stuck in their ear for a few hours so
can access their data via the Braille display.  Now must go and brave the
frost and snow, though thankfully much of it is melting now!
 
eleanor
        ----- Original Message ----- 
        From: Hussein Patwa <mailto:talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>  
        To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
        Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 11:45 AM
        Subject: [talks-uk] Just curious, how helpful is a Braille display
really?

        Hi,
         
        I hope no-one minds my asking this question.  I don't want to cause
offence, however I've never had the opportunity to ask someone this in
person and I'm genuinely interested to know.
         
        How much does having a Braille display really help with practical
use of a cell phone?  I'm thinking not only from the portability
perspective, but also as phones are still rarely used as primary
communication devices other than for making calls of course.  Plus they are
more mobile so you'd have to take the Braille display everywhere with you.
I'm assuming it isn't small enough to be operable entirely one-handed as a
cell phone is.
         
        If I use a PC as a parallel.  I know several people who prefer to
use a Braille display with their PC particularly for tasks such as
programming or mathematics, as they find it more practical rather than the
tedious task of having the speech repeat the same thing over and over again,
or speak out every punctuation mark or symbol.  The Braille display would
give them all the access to the information and it just stays there for them
to access without repetition.
         
        But I can't reconcile or picture in my mind how it would be of help
with a cell phone.  the phone itself is so small, battery life relatively
short in comparison to other devices and then there's the whole issue of
speech already being on the phone.
         
        Sorry if this sounds so obvious to everyone else, but I'd welcome
being enlightened and hearing about your experiences.  Feel free to contact
me off list if it's felt replying to this publically would cause needless
clutter.
         
         
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