[vicsireland] Re: Braille displays
- From: Joan Ann Brosnan <kerrygirl18@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:23:00 +0000
Hi Tim
I am working in the public sector and, as far as I am aware, the FAS
grant is only available to those working in the private sector.
Joan Ann.
On 11/22/11, Tim Culhane <tim.culhane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joan Ann Brosnan
> Sent: 21 November 2011 22:11
> To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 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.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [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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