[sasi] Hello

[Ron Ocken]

Hi Lori,

This went to a wrong folder, one that I hadn't been checking for a while.

Very interesting, thanks.

So HumanWare stopped shipping DBC when they started shipping Apex.

Not surprising.  The whole DBC thing seemed to be overblown.  HumanWare 
certainly did a good job of promoting it.  At least 3 or 4 people tried to 
sell me on getting one after they heard and saw a demo.

Ron
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lori Scharff" <loris1 at optonline.net>
To: "'sasi, (sight and sound impaired) discussion list'" <sasi at acb.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 7:14 PM
Subject: Re: [sasi] Hello


> It is my understanding that once Humanware started shipping the Apex they
> stopped shipping the DBC--the Apex does not support the software of the 
> DBC.
> Assume this is since Humanware could not get any more money out of the 
> state
> of Washington under the grant.
> A DBC can basically be emulated by an iPhone and an Apex from what I've
> heard.
> Regarding larger dots in braille I don't see that happening unless enough
> folks can document that they would use braille. Knowing the braille 
> symbols
> and actually being able to tactually identify the  the letters are two
> separate things. One needs to develop over time tactile sensativity-this 
> can
> take many months for someone to even be able to track a line of braille.
> Kind of like teaching child to read visually--does not happen over night.
> I've worked with people who it has taken 3 months for the person to be 
> able
> to feel a line of braille and move their hands across the line. The size 
> of
> braille is designed to fit under one finger. Making the dots larger will
> cause what we call scrubbing-since your finger can not feel the whole 
> letter
> at once. This scrubbing will then cause a person to not feel correctly the
> letter under their finger.
> Before a display maker  develops a display where the dots are larger much
> research would need to go into the necessary size.
> Who may totally be off her rocker--but, understands the complete need for
> more access to braille.
> Lori
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sasi-bounces at acb.org [mailto:sasi-bounces at acb.org] On Behalf Of Ruth
> Silver
> Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 4:10 PM
> To: sasi, (sight and sound impaired) discussion list
> Subject: Re: [sasi] Hello
>
> Hi Scott,
>
> When was the DBC discontinued?
>
> Ruth
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Scott Dollar" <dollar31 at att.net>
> To: "sasi, (sight and sound impaired) discussion list" <sasi at acb.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 3:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [sasi] Hello
>
>
>> Hi Marlaina,
>>
>> Just let you know that the DBC has been discontinue making the DBC for
>> now. We know that the DBC only work with mPower bn from Humanware.  The
>> mPower bn has been discontinued making them also too.
>>
>> Scott
>>
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