[Athen] IOS Applications for Braille Translation

[Michele Bromley]

I should have clarified. The student is interested in either IOS or Mac
applications, but finding a Mac application is the priority. These are two
Mac applications that the student has found but has not yet purchased or
tested with VoiceOver.

*Michele Joy Bromley*
Inclusive Technology Coordinator
Disability Resource Center
Portland State University

Office: 116A SMSU
Phone: (503) 725-8395
Fax: (503) 725-4103
Email: michele.bromley at pdx.edu
Website: www.pdx.edu/drc <http://www.pdx.edu/drc/adaptive-technology>
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> Hello all,

>

> One of our students is currently looking for an accessible, user-friendly

> braille translation application for use on their IOS device. The student is

> currently looking at Braille Writer Pro

> <https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/braille-writer-pro/id560534340?mt=12>

> and Braille

> Writer Student

> <https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/braille-writer-student/id560535963?mt=12

> >.

> Does anyone have any experience with these particular applications or have

> knowledge of any other applications that might work effectively with

> VoiceOver?

>

> The student would like to know whether Braille Writer Pro

> <https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/braille-writer-pro/id560534340?mt=12>

> and Braille

> Writer Student

> <https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/braille-writer-student/id560535963?mt=12>

> work with VoiceOver before purchasing either for extended use.

>

> Thank you for any insight or recommendations.

>

> *Michele Joy Bromley*

> Inclusive Technology Coordinator

> Disability Resource Center

> Portland State University

>

> Office: 116A SMSU

> Phone: (503) 725-8395

> Fax: (503) 725-4103

> Email: michele.bromley at pdx.edu

> Website: www.pdx.edu/drc <http://www.pdx.edu/drc/adaptive-technology>

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> Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2014 13:26:36 -0400

> From: Erin Lauridsen <erinlau at umich.edu>

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> Hi Michele,

> These are both Mac aps rather than iOS, just to clarify, what platform

> is the student using?

>

> Thanks,

> Erin

>

> On 8/25/14, Michele Bromley <michele.bromley at pdx.edu> wrote:

> > Hello all,

> >

> > One of our students is currently looking for an accessible, user-friendly

> > braille translation application for use on their IOS device. The student

> is

> > currently looking at Braille Writer Pro

> > <https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/braille-writer-pro/id560534340?mt=12>

> > and Braille

> > Writer Student

> > <

> https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/braille-writer-student/id560535963?mt=12>.

> > Does anyone have any experience with these particular applications or

> have

> > knowledge of any other applications that might work effectively with

> > VoiceOver?

> >

> > The student would like to know whether Braille Writer Pro

> > <https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/braille-writer-pro/id560534340?mt=12>

> > and Braille

> > Writer Student

> > <

> https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/braille-writer-student/id560535963?mt=12>

> > work with VoiceOver before purchasing either for extended use.

> >

> > Thank you for any insight or recommendations.

> >

> > *Michele Joy Bromley*

> > Inclusive Technology Coordinator

> > Disability Resource Center

> > Portland State University

> >

> > Office: 116A SMSU

> > Phone: (503) 725-8395

> > Fax: (503) 725-4103

> > Email: michele.bromley at pdx.edu

> > Website: www.pdx.edu/drc <http://www.pdx.edu/drc/adaptive-technology>

> > Facebook: www.facebook.com/pdxdrc

> >

>

>

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> Erin Lauridsen

> Screen Reader Specialist

> University of Michigan

> erinlau at umich.edu

> (734) 764-7825

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> Message: 3

> Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2014 17:38:17 +0000

> From: "Melanie P. Thornton" <mthornt at uark.edu>

> To: "athen-list at u.washington.edu" <athen-list at u.washington.edu>

> Subject: [Athen] Blackboard Collaborate

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> Hello, all.

>

> I recently had  JAWS user try to participate in a webinar hosted on

> Collaborate and she was unable to access it.  Upon further investigation, I

> realized that I could not access it either.  This was on a PC that had

> previously worked with Collaborate using the same version of JAWS I had

> used before.

>

> I ran to Teresa Haven (as I often do) and she was able to learn that bit

> agreement between OS, JAWS and Java was necessary (as well as enabling the

> Java Access Bridge).  I was able to set things up to make it work but when

> I tried using NVDA with the same setup, it did not work.  I have not

> experimented with Window Eyes.

>

> This does not meet the standard of accessibility want to meet.  I wonder

> if anyone else has any wisdom to share on this.  Has anyone else been in

> communication with Blackboard about this?

>

> Your thoughts are appreciated.

>

> Melanie

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