Thanks again, to everyone! I've passed along all the comments so the inquiring minds can make their own decision.<br><br>I do appreciate everyone's input!<br><br>Heidi<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Nov 27, 2007 4:42 AM, Pratik Patel <
<a href="mailto:pratikp1@gmail.com">pratikp1@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Please note that this is a personal opinion from a Braille reader.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">This was a printer we used to recommend when the Index Basic D
was first released. It is one of the most light-weight, easy to configure
devices on the market. Some may find the speech accent for the configuration program
a bit off-putting. The noise levels are manageable with the acoustic cabinet.
The embosser definitely has some significant problem with paper feeding. My concern
with this particular model is the Braille quality. Single-sided embossing is
not a problem. When moving to double-sided (interpoint) embossing, however, I
found the quality to be less than stellar. No matter how heavy a paper stock
we used, the Braille was never as crisp as it should have been. My opinion on
the Braille quality seemed to be shared by quite a few of our noncasual Braille
readers. I noticed the same problem on all of the models we placed on our campuses.
Because of that problem, we switched our recommendation to the Juliet Pro,
which has similar features with a slightly larger footprint and a similar price.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Hope this helps. Let me know if you have any questions.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Regards,</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Pratik Patel</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Director, IT Access. Director, PeopleTech.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">The City University of New York</span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">
<a href="mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org" target="_blank">athen-bounces@athenpro.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org" target="_blank">athen-bounces@athenpro.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Gaeir
Dietrich<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 26, 2007 1:46 PM<div class="Ih2E3d"><br>
<b>To:</b> 'Access Technologists in Higher Education Network'<br></div>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] Heard of the Index Braille products?</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy;">Hi!</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy;">These are the embossers that we use in the California community
colleges. They do work with Duxbury. They are good embossers, although if
anyone asks me for my personal recommendation, I always suggest the Juliet Pro.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy;">In particular, our campuses use the Index Basic-D. The major
problems have been with the paper feeding. Some of the campuses have had an
issue with that, and you sometimes have to tweak the cabinet hardware to
resolve the issue.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy;">Here at the HTCTU, we also have the 4x4 Professional, which creates
booklets. The Braille is embossed on 11x17 inch paper and is folded into an
8.5x11 booklet. Braille users love the portability. I wouldn't recommend it as
the only embosser as it requires far more paper. For embossing small things
that students need to carry to class, however, it can't be beat!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy;">Please let the person who is considering the purchase know that
s/he can contact me directly.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy;">******************************************************</span><span style="color: navy;"> <br>
</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy;">Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich</span><span style="color: navy;"> <br>
</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy;">High Tech Center Training Unit of the</span><span style="color: navy;"> <br>
</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy;">California Community Colleges</span><span style="color: navy;"> <br>
</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy;">De Anza College, Cupertino, CA</span><span style="color: navy;"> <br>
</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy;"><a href="http://www.htctu.net" target="_blank">www.htctu.net</a></span><span style="color: navy;"> <br>
</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy;">408-996-6043</span><span style="color: navy;"> </span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">
<a href="mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org" target="_blank">athen-bounces@athenpro.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org" target="_blank">athen-bounces@athenpro.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Heidi
Scher<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 26, 2007 9:24 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Access Technologists in Higher Education Network<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Athen] Heard of the Index Braille products?</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">One
of the other higher ed institutions in Arkansas is asking around about this
brailler. Is anyone familiar with it? I figured if anyone around has
heard of it, it would be someone in our great ATHENites! <br>
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Their specific questions: </span></p>
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It's very light, fairly small, but very fast for the price compared with
Enabling Technologies models. Could it be plastic--it's SO much
lighter than the ET models? Would it hold up over time? Would it work
with Duxbury or would the software that comes with it (from Sweden I presume)
work? It's quite a bit less expensive than the faster ET models, too.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Embosser</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://www.sighted.com/english/embossers.html" target="_blank"><span>http://www.sighted.com/english/embossers.html</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span> </p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Manugacturer</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><a>http://www.indexbraille.com/</a></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Thanks
for any thoughts you might have.<br>
<br>
Heidi <br>
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</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">-- </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Heidi
Scher, M.S., CRC</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Interim
Assistant Director</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Center
for Educational Access</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">University
of Arkansas</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">1
University of Arkansas, ARKU 104 <br>
Fayetteville, AR 72701 <br>
(479) 575-3104 (voice) <br>
(479) 575-7445 (fax) <br>
(479) 575-3646 (tdd)</span></p>
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