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