Of course. Isn't a display something like 30000 dollars? When I was in high 
school they had me using this lap top and the Braille screen was what made 
the damn machine so expensive. These people insisted I used a display 
instead of speech.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Russ Kiehne" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2008 1:18 PM
Subject: Re: the good old brailler


The average blind person cannot afford a braille display.  In my case, I
have my Victor Reader Stream,  I can read nls books web braille, play books
in the mp3 format, and listen to my favorite music.I can also read text
files on it as well.  I can take it with me whereever I go.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Terri Pannett" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2008 10:04 AM
Subject: Re: the good old brailler


> Many people get braille displays and braille notetakers through
> Rehab--particularly students and people seeking jobs.
>
> As for me, I received my first one through work.  Then, when I was laid
> off,
> they offered it to me for one third its original price, so I bought it.
>
> I saved money and bought the rest myself.
>
> Braille displays are expensive, but they're worth every penny.  My life
> has
> been revolutionized because I can put lots of files in my PC and/or
> BrailleNote and take them with me to read.  I have several translations of
> the Bible, a hymn book, plus books from web braille in my BN.  Braille is
> an
> enormous help when I use Duxbury or other programs to edit files.  You can
> even connect braille displays with cell phones and, if the display has a
> keyboard, you can use its keyboard instead of the ones which are on the
> cell
> phones.  (I'm still working on connecting my BrailleWave with my Motorola
> Q.)  Of course, they're excellent for taking notes, amateur radio logs,
> ncs
> check-ins, traffic and so on.
>
> It wouldn't surprise me if paper braille was replaced with refreshable
> braille, especially for textbooks.  Both the BrailleNote and the
> BrailleSense plus can handle Daisy books and, I think, RFB&D books and
> Bookshare books.  (I'm not sure if the BrailleSense will handle all of
> these, but the BN will.)
>
> I remember when I used to have to lug around volumes of braille for school
> or church--no more!
>
> As you can see, I'm a real braille fan!