/2013/03/26/serotalk-podcast-147-all-encompassing-widget-widget/ A podcast and interactive blog on the accessible digital lifestyle, produced by Serotek, the Accessibility Anywhere people Thu, 28 Mar 2013 21:10:22 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.5.3 /2013/03/26/serotalk-podcast-147-all-encompassing-widget-widget/comment-page-1/#comment-12694 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 21:10:22 +0000 /?p=2431#comment-12694 I would like to respond to Randy Hammer’s comments about Braille. Displays have come a long way since the VersaBraille and they are now smaller and somewhat cheaper. There are also many notetaking options with phones and Braille displays as well as traditional notetakers. I can’t imagine doing my job without a Braille display. It would be very challenging to only rely on synthetic speech to read and write mainframe programs as well as trouble-shooting and testing. I can also easily carry around a portable Braille display with a keyboard to use with my iPhone. I even have room in my backpack for a traditional Braille notetaker. I also can’t imagine doing record-keeping and finding information without having the capability to write in Braille. I can also download and read Braille books from many sources. I could go on and on but I think people will understand my point about the importance of Braille.
I’m not against synthetic speech and use it when I want to find out what is going on without taking my hands off of a computer keyboard. I do my detailed work and editing in Braille.

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