The following list offers many options for computer access via braille. It includes:
See also the pages on One Handed Braille Production, Braille Embossers or Computer Access: Voice. For information about the Unified English Braille which is the code used in Australia, visit the Round Table website.
Name and Supplier |
Price |
Input |
Output/Display |
Comments |
| BrailleNote mPower
(Notetaker with Refreshable Braille Display) |
18 cell: A$6,390 |
Braille or QWERTY keyboard | Voice Refreshable braille display Can send to printer or embosser |
Stand alone notetaker or as braille display for PC Includes Windows CE Word processor, directory, alarm, diary, clock, calendar, file manager, spell checker, inbuilt modem, calculator, email Download free training tutorials from ATTO or CAT |
| BrailleNote PK |
A$6,995 |
Braille or QWERTY | Voice 18 cell refreshable braille display Can send to printer or embosser |
Personal data assistant Word processor, directory, alarm, diary, clock, calendar, file manager, spell checker, inbuilt modem, calculator, email Bluetooth and USB Long battery life |
| Braille Connect HumanWare Optek Systems |
12 cell A$3,850 24 cell A$5,750 32 cell A$7,450 40 cell A$9,150 |
As per computer | Refreshable braille | PC - refreshable braille display |
| Braille Test 'n' Teach Optek Systems |
A$275 | 6-key entry system on QWERTY keyboard | Voice On-screen |
Braille testing and teaching software |
| Brailliant Braille Display HumanWare |
24 cell A$5,450 32 cell A$7,150 40 cell A$8,950 |
Connects to laptop or disktop via bluetooth or USB | Refreshable braille display 24, 32, 40, 64 or 80 cell available |
Compact refreshable braille display for laptop or desktop via USB or
bluetooth Includes Window Eyes screen reader |
| Dolphin Easy Converter Quantum Technology Spectronics |
A$2,195-$3,600 Price available for schools and non-profits SMA available |
Word, text, html and PDF files or scanned print | Print, audio, braille - depending on output device | Converts source file to other accessible formats such as large print, MP3, DAISY etc using Wizards |
| Duxbury Braille Font Duxbury |
Free download | As per computer | On-screen braille | PC - braille font Prints braille dots in black & white for teaching or stereocopying for tactual diagrams |
| Duxbury Braille Translator Optek Systems HumanWare Quantum Technology |
A$995-$1,210 | As per computer or scanner | On-screen braille or print | PC or Apple - software Translates text to braille |
| Enterprise2 Moon Translator Optek Systems |
A$550 | As per computer | On-screen Moon or print Emboss via embosser (eg Index Everest) |
PC - software Text can be produced in regular print and translated into Moon Editing can take place in regular print or Moon |
| Focus Braille Display Quantum Technology |
40 cell A$7,220 80 cell $14,405 |
As per computer | Refreshable braille | Connects to PC etc for refreshable braille output |
| Maestro HumanWare |
A$1,990 Fold up QWERTY keyboard A$255 With fold up braille keyboard A$2,235 Maestro + GPS A$2,990 |
Tactual controls |
Text to speech voice output | Hand-held accessible pocket PC (PDA) with text to speech voice output Will synchronise to PC MS Office |
| Mountbatten Braillers Quantum Technology |
LS Education A$4,995 (includes keyboard, Mimic, Monty, Jot A Dot) |
Braille keyboard on Mountbatten Plug into QWERTY keyboard Attach to computer (via MB-COMM) |
Hard copy braille Voice - Writer says letters and messages eg low battery Pro has full speech access |
Stand alone braille embosser/notetaker |
| PAC
Mate Omni (Braille or QWERTY Input) Quantum Technology |
No braille display A$3,901 |
Braille or QWERTY | Voice Optional 20 or 40 cell refreshable braille display which will also attach to PC desktop or laptop (USB) |
Pocket PC using Windows CE operating system with JAWS speech Web and internet access - modem (+$) GPS available Long battery life |
| PIAF (Pictures in a Flash) Quantum Technology |
A$1,396 | Black and white image on capsule paper | Tactual graphic | Capsule/swell paper required Draw, scan, photocopy image to swell paper - PIAF makes image tactile |
| Picture Braille for Windows Optek Systems |
A$650 | Scanner or draw freehand | Tactile graphics for embossing | Create diagrams which can be embossed to produce tactual diagrams Can import PictureBraille files to Duxbury and add braille labels |
| Quick Tac Duxbury |
Free download | As per computer | Tactile graphics for embossingr | Software for creating tactual graphics with braille fonts |
| Toccata |
A$1,725 | Scanner, keyboard or mouse | Print music and braille can be viewed simultaneously Braille via embosser |
PC - music translation to braille Notes are placed on blank music score and can be heard or replayed through computer speakers Music file can be saved as MIDI file, displayed on the screen, edited and translated into braille |
| Trekker HumanWare |
A$2,590 Fold up QWERTY keyboard A$255 Fold up braille keyboard A$575 Trekker GPS A$1,090 |
Tactual controls |
Text to speech voice output | Hand-held accessible GPS for location, route planning and mobility |
| ViewPlus SpotDot Colour Printer HumanWare |
A$10,980 | As per computer | Embossed text with print | Braille embosser/ink printer Will translate to braille within Word and Excel |
| VoiceNote (Notetaker with voice output) HumanWare |
A$3,450 |
Braille QWERTY keyboard also available |
Voice Can send to printer or embosser |
Stand alone notetaker Word processor, directory, alarm, diary, clock, calendar, file manager, spell checker, inbuilt modem, calculator, email |