[vicsireland] Re: Braille displays
- From: "Tim Culhane" <tim.culhane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2011 08:19:06 -0000
Hi Joanann,
Not sure if you are working or in education, but remember the workplace
adaptation grant is available if you needed the display for work. Its
administered by Fas and I believe you can claim up to around 6000 euro every
3 years.
Tim
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[mailto:vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joan Ann Brosnan
Sent: 21 November 2011 22:11
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Subject: [vicsireland] Re: Braille displays
Hi
Thanks to you all for your thoughts on my questions regarding the Braille
display.
I can definitely see the advantages of having a Braille display in terms of
editing and, I do find that, when I read something in Braille, I tend to
remember it a lot better than when I just hear it with Jaws.
The main thing that is putting me off now is the price of the Braille
displays so, fingers crossed I win the lotto *smile*.
Joan Ann.
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[mailto:vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mairead O Mahony
Sent: 21 November 2011 21:35
To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [vicsireland] Re: Braille displays
Hi Joan Ann,
I got a loan of a braille display for a while in college and while I can see
the huge advantage of not having to carry braille documents around with me
and being able to access any document on the computer with it I found it
slowed down my reading. I use to turn off Jaws but still found I got
distracted with what I was reading as you can only read very little material
on each line of the braille display and I found that when I had to move to
the next line I couldn't comprehend the document as much as if I was reading
a physical sheet of braille.
I would love to have one of these machines but don't feel I could justify
the use for it as I can read through braille sheets much faster than using a
braille display. I think getting one of these machines depends on what
option people prefer to go for.
Regards
Mairead
On 11/21/11, Flor Lynch <florlync@xxxxxx> wrote:
> Joan Ann,
>
> I would agree with what Tim and john have said. I would add that I use
> both speech and braille. if i want to read over something I find
> particularly interesting (or curious, even), or for the detail, I may
> read it in Braille without speech. When you read an item in Braille
> you certainly get a more immediate 'grasp' of what and how the person
> wrote, punctuation and spelling.)
>
> If presentation and style are very important, then having Braille to
> monitor the work will be a plus. Much also depends on your braile
> reading speed, which will be a little or a lot slower on your braille
> display (depending on its ease of use and how well you've mastered
> navigating with it). As with most things, you will find you get faster
> with practice. It is good to have alternatives: so if you can get
> braille, then go for it. many displays also have extra keys with which
> (thanks to the screen-reader drivers) you can navigate and tab around
> lists, tree views and dialogues - with or without speech.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joan Ann Brosnan" <kerrygirl18@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "vicsireland" <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, November 21, 2011 2:07 PM
> Subject: [vicsireland] Braille displays
>
>
>> Hi all
>> I am just wondering how many of you on the list who read Braille use
>> a Braille display in work and, if so, do you think that it makes it
>> easier than listening to speech output all the time?
>> Is it possible to navigate the screen using just the Braille display
>> and is it as efficient as using speech?
>>
>> Thanks for any help.
>>
>> Joan Ann.
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