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Exploring the iPod Touch and Learning Braille Using the Refreshabraille 18 Display

January 6, 2011 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

Tyler Juranek demonstrates the iPod Touch with VoiceOver and the Refreshabraille 18 display.

Tyler covers a number of topics in this approximately 30-minute podcast, including:

A physical description of the Refreshabraille 18 with commentary and a demonstration of its durability.
A thorough demonstration of the process for pairing the Refreshabraille with the iPod Touch using Bluetooth.
Remote control and navigation of the iPod Touch using the controls on the Refreshabraille from a distance.
Contracted Braille keyboard text entry.
Using VoiceOver Practice Mode to demonstrate a possibly easy means for teaching and learning Braille.

I am honored to welcome Tyler to the Blind Access Journal podcast for his excellent debut. We are looking forward to many more contributions.

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Categories: Braille, iPhone, podcast, technology, tutorials

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Listening to Braille

January 2, 2010 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

In the summer of 2009, I was interviewed by Rachel Aviv, a reporter with the New York Times, for a story about Braille literacy. The following in-depth article, published on Dec. 30, contains quotes from me and represents the culmination of a great deal of interesting research on the subject. A plain-text copy of the… Finish Reading Listening to Braille

Categories: American Council of the Blind, Braille, National Federation of the Blind

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Writer of the Imagine Article Identified

May 5, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

I learned over on the FreedomBox forum that the writer of Imagine is Carl Jarvis, a blind man from Washington State. The article was apparently published in The Braille Forum, the American Council of the Blind’s monthly magazine, but I have not yet been able to locate the issue containing this work. I just want… Finish Reading Writer of the Imagine Article Identified

Categories: accessibility, Braille

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Imagine!

May 3, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

This is an absolutely amazing article by an anonymous writer! It is a must-read for everyone, blind and sighted alike. Imagine: You’ve just entered your office on what may well be the most hectic, stressful day of your life. Suddenly you realize all of your reference books, piles of paper-work and notes are covered with… Finish Reading Imagine!

Categories: accessibility, Braille

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