Braille Displays and NoteTakers - WHICH ONE AND HOW TO FUND IT

HI I'M SIOBHAN AND I'M TOTALLY BLIND.
THIS VIDEO LOOKS AT A NUMBER OF BRAILLE WRITING DEVICES, MOST ARE ELECTRONIC BRAILLE DISPLAYS AND ONE IS AN OLD NOTETAKER. WE DON'T HAVE A MODERN NOTETAKER TO SHOW YOU BUT ALL OF THE DISPLAYS HAVE BASIC NOTE TAKING FUNCTIONS.
THESE DEVICES LINK TO COMPUTERS OR SMART PHONES AND TABLETS TO OPEN TTHE WORLD UP LITERACY UP TO BLIND PEOPLE. WE HOPE YOU ENJOY WATCHING.
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Links are below:
RNIB Braille Orbit 20 Plus shop.rnib.org.uk/orbit-reader...
RNIB Helpline is 0303 123 9999
Guide Dogs Guide Line is 0800 781 1444
Mantis Q40 and Humanware site store.humanware.com/heu/manti...
Sight and Sound Focus Blue displays and general site www.sightandsound.co.uk/produ...
Access to Work scheme www.gov.uk/access-to-work
Disabled Students Allowance www.gov.uk/disabled-students-...
Personal Independence Payments www.gov.uk/pip

[@isabellflorence4956]

I loved loved loved the adventure games. I miss them!!!

[@isabellflorence4956]

I love my Braille books. I had a Humanware Apex, downloaded books so when I was out and about I’d pull it out and read. But I love the feel of a Braille book. I like the paper under my fingers. It’s bulky carrying a Braille book but I do read a lot.

[@QuertyQw33n]

so, I don't know if this is going on elsewhere in the world, but here in the US, the national library service for the blind and print disabled (NLS) has started giving out braille displays for the use of reading accessible materials. These do not have no takers on them, but you can Connect them to a computer and get files on it that way. You do not need a piece of software to do so. Also, these can be connected to Wi-Fi for the use of downloading accessible materials from NLS, book share, and NFB newsline. furthermore, they can also be used as braille terminals for windows, Mac, and iOS.

[@QuertyQw33n]

if you wanted to do a braille wrap, you could probably do are you being served on the Perkins Brailler.

[@sightlesshero1969]

Can you guys do an in depth look at the focus 14 please? X

[@BlindGirlVlogs]

Smiles, yes we definitely can. X

[@englishrider91]

Please do note that Braille is not a language, but a tactile way of representing letters and numbers, just as print is a visual way of representing letters and numbers. Also, Unified English Braille (UEB) is not specifically only contracted Braille, since things like punctuation marks, bullits, bolding, italicizing, and other types of formatting still apply to uncontracted Braille as equally as they do to contracted Braille, just with everything being spelled out letter by letter in uncontracted Braille.

[@BlindGirlVlogs]

Thanks

[@footynutguy]

Great video. I'm struggling to criticise the technical quality on this one. The sound is great, the focus is great and the lighting is great. I think you're tribg to do me out of a job :)

[@craigslater6508]

Hi, the vario ultra displays are being sold again. You can buy them in the UK from computer room services. I have an old Braille Sense U2 Mini and an Orbit reader braille display which is currently with the RNIB being repaired. Are use my Braille sense a lot more with my phone and the orbit reader to read electronic braille books. the braille sense is a lot quieter than the orbit reader. However, the quality of the Braille on the orbit reader is very good. It’s just a shame that it is so noisy.

[@Zdrange03]

Does it mean that the quality of the braille of Braillesense is bad at all for longer reading times?

[@isabellflorence4956]

Presently I have a HIMS Polaris and a Focus Blue 40. I’m trying to learn JAWS.

[@allenlark]

Exclamation is dots 235, for those wondering

[@CrixJoki]

So interesting! :)

[@BlindGirlVlogs]

Smile. I’m really pleased you found it interesting. I hope you’re keeping safe and well.

[@CrixJoki]

@@BlindGirlVlogs safe, sure, the well part, I´m working on it :) thank you 💜 I hope you guys are safe and well too :) 💜

[@sarahgamson8828]

Hi, have you tried the Habel One? I bought one for my son but I'm not comfortable with it yet to teach him. It's very different, I was looking for an orbit writer but they don't seem to exist anymore.

[@isabellflorence4956]

I loved the Vario Ultra. I’m sorry they went out of business.

[@footynutguy]

Just watched this again. What's the best way to insure Kelseys 14 blue, home insurance or deprecate insurance if available or?

[@BlindGirlVlogs]

Hi, good question, to be honest I’ve got all of my expensive products, technology through my home insurance but it depends on each person so she might want to do a little digging. Ours are through our home contents insurance. Hope that helps

[@sightlesshero1969]

Which one is the qwerty one?

[@seaninherts]

Hi Kelsey, the qwerty one is the mantis Q 40 it is made by humanware for the American printing house.

[@QuertyQw33n]

APH mantis

[@mimiclausen6533]

why doesn't he let her get a word in edgewise? I am interested in what SHE has to say!!!!

[@seaninherts]

Hi there, this is my second go at replying to you. If you receive a notification in which I described you as rude, I apologise as that’s not the most constructive response. Firstly, thank you for commenting. A lot of technical work went int o this video… some of that was physically technical on a multi cam shoot when we can’t see to operate it. Theother major bit of work was the research in to the technicals of lots of braille displays and note taker - not all of them were mine and the Vario Ultra in particular took a lot of learning for the video. Siobhan wasn’t massively confident in doing this one ont he technical front of the displays and she did ask me to speak a little more. Did we get the balance right and did I get the balance right, obviously not or you wouldn’t comment. This was however really hard work to research, storyboard, put together and edit. It has helped a lot of people as we’ve been contacted by those who have benefited. I’ll try and we’ll try to take your comment on board so thank you , however, comments framed in this way are hugely disparaging and makes me less inclined to put so much work in to a topic that we know has helped so many. So again, sorry if the first notification described you as rude, rude, rude. I regret that as it’s more constructive to engage positively. Your comment, however so it was framed will be taken on board. Have a blessed day.