technology to easily create braille documents and exchange them with sighted teachers

Technology to easily create Braille documents and exchange them with

sighted teachers

Brian GoemmerLab Computers, Inc.

Brian@labcomputers.com502-447-2458

Problems for sighted teachers when working with blind students

Listening rather than visually reading a screen

Unfamiliar with Braille code

Extra programs to learn to create accessible documents

Terminology Ie. DAISY, contracted or uncontracted Braille

Humanware looked at the challenges and developed the Braillenote

The BrailleNote Apex Family

BrailleNote Apex

BT32

BrailleNote Apex

QT 32

Familiar Ports

Familiar Software

Applications, Keysoft

Word ProcessorPlanner

Address BookEmail

InternetMedia CenterBookReader

Scientific CalculatorDatabase Manager

GamesFile Manager

UtilitiesTerminal for Screen Reader

Remote SynthesizerKeyboard Learn

Ways for Blind students and their sighted teachers to work together using the Braillenote

Visual Display

MS Word files

Printing documents without translation

USB Keyboard input

Visual Display

Teachers and parents can directly plug-in a VGA screen to view the student’s work

Any VGA monitor can easily be connected to the Apex

KeyView can be installed on the PC to view the representation of the braille display and text

Word Processor

Students can create documents in contracted or uncontracted Braille

Save as MS Word format and share with sighted peers

Peers can change file and resave,

exchange with Braillenote user to

Instantly have file in Braille

Printing

USB Keyboard

Easily turning books to Braille

Questions?