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INTRODUCTION

TheNationalFederationoftheBlindbringsthisTechnologyResourceListtoyou.ThroughourInternationalBrailleandTechnologyCenterfortheBlind（IBTC）,weareconstantlygatheringinformationaboutBrailleandspeechtechnology.Thislistisourwayofsharingsomeofthatinformation.Itisadvisabletopurchaseextendedwarrantiesand/ormaintenanceagreementsforthisspecializedequipment.Mostproductsarereturnedtoarepairfacilityortheoriginalmanufacturerforrepair.WhenitbecomesnecessarytoservicethelargeBrailleembossers,arepairtechnicianmayneedtocometoyoursite.Theserepairscanbeverycostly,makingthecostofextendedwarrantiesandmaintenanceagreementsagoodinvestment.

Wehavemadeeveryefforttolistproductsandservicesthatareaccessibleandusablebytheblind.

Disclaimer:

Notethatpriceslistedaresubjecttochange.Pleasecontactthemanufacturerordealerforthelatestpricinginformation.

WeplantoupdateourWeb-siteversionofthisTechnologyResourceListfromtimetotimeasnewinformationbecomesavailable. TheprintandBrailleeditionswillbeupdatedannually. 

WeshouldsayafewwordsaboutourInternationalBrailleandTechnologyCenter（IBTC）fortheBlind.TheIBTCwasestablishedbytheNationalFederationoftheBlindin1990asademonstrationcenterforcomputertechnologyusedbytheblindintheUnitedStates.Itprovidesfreetours,hands-ondemonstrationsandcomparisons,evaluations,andconsultationsbytelephone,letter,andelectronicmail.YoucancontacttheIBTCbycalling410-659-9314,choosingoption5andleavingamessage.Pleasecontactusforanappointment.Wewelcomeallvisitorsduringregularofficehours.

TheNationalFederationoftheBlindoffersresourcesviaInternet.Simplypointyourbrowsertohttp:

//www.nfbnet.org/andavailyourselfoftherichvarietyofmailinglists,files,andotherservicesavailable.

Asageneralresourceonblindness,weencourageyoutoperusetheWebsiteoftheNationalFederationoftheBlind:

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//www.nfb.org/.Thissite’sdepthandbreadthofinformationhasbeenoftremendousvaluetoblindpeoplethroughouttheworld.

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BRAILLENOTETAKERS

Braillenotetakersaremobileinformationmanagementsystems,andthesedevicesuseeitheraBrailleorQWERTYkeyboardforinputandvoiceand/orrefreshableBrailleforoutput.Notetakerscanbeconnectedtootherstoragemediasuchasfloppydiscdrives,compactflashcards,USBmemorysticks,andSD（securedigital）cardstoexpandonboardmemorystoragecapacity.Theycanbeconnectedtodesktoporlaptopcomputerssothatinformationcanbetransferredbetweendevices.

BraillePlus:

Thishandheld,personaldigitalassistantboastsan80GBharddrive,wirelessInternet,Bluetooth,stereospeakers,abuilt-inmicrophone,andaMiniSecureDigitalstorageslot.Byusingthetelephone-styleinterface,theusercanaccessanaddressbook,music,digitalbooks（includingthosefromAudible,Bookshare.org,NFBNewsline®andtheNationalLibraryServicefortheBlind）,awordprocessor,acalculator,astopwatch,theInternet,RSSfeedsandpodcasts,andmore.TheBraillePlusincludesasetofPerkins-styleBrailleinputkeysforrapidtextentry.AmericanPrintingHousefortheBlind.Price:

$1,395.

BrailleNotemPower:

TheBrailleNotemPowerincludesmediaplayer,128MBofinternalmemory,CompactFlashandSDcardreader,USBports,andbuilt-inBluetoothcapability.Itcanbepurchasedwitheitheran18-or32-cellBrailledisplaywitheitheraQWERTYorBraillekeyboard.Bothbattery-powered（about20hours）,notetakersuseeitherBrailleoraQWERTYkeyboardwitharefreshableBrailledisplayandspeechoutput.BothdevicesruntheWindowsCEoperatingsystemandprovidenumerousfunctionssuchasawordprocessor,scientificcalculator,appointmentplanner,addresslist,Internetaccess,andtheabilitytousePOP3e-mail.Thesemachinesalsofeatureanoptionalinternalmodem,aPCMCIAslot,aserialport,aparallelport,aCompactFlashslot,andaninfraredportaswellasanoptionalSuperDiskdriveandoptionalGPSsystem.BothcanfunctionasanexternalspeechsynthesizerorarefreshableBrailledisplaywhenconnectedtoacomputerrunningappropriatescreenaccesssoftware.HumanWare.Price（eitherkeyboard）:

18cells,$4,395and32cells,$6,195.

BrailleNotePK:

TheBrailleNotePKfunctionsasamobileinformationsystemforblindusersthatgivesonetheuserinterfaceoftheKeysoftsystemcommontotheBrailleNotefamily,andtheconvenienceandportabilityofaPDA.Weighingunderonepound,itshipswithan18-cellBrailledisplayplusspeech,amediaplayer,andwirelessInternetbrowsingcapability,andcanconnecttootherdevicesviaBluetoothorwirelessaccess.Itcanbeusedtosynchronizefiles,e-mails,contacts,andcalendarwiththePC.HumanWare.Price:

$4,995.

BraillexELba:

ThisisaBraillenotetakerwith32cellsandQWERTYorBraillekeyboards.ThismodelhastheEasyAccessBarfornavigationwithoutremovinghandsfromtheBrailledisplay.Thestandardpackagecomeswithmodem,networkcard,serialandparallelinterface,USBport,andPCMCIAslot.ItcanbeoperatedoninternalbatteriesorACpower.Itismenu-drivenandhasquickkeycommandsforeasyentry.AuniquefeatureisthatthesoftwareisLinuxbased.ApplicationssuchastheLynxWebbrowserandane-mailprogramcalledPineareincludedinthesystem.ManufacturedbyPapenmeier.Price:

$4,795.

BrailleSensePlus:

ThenewesteditiontotheBrailleSenseline,thisNotetakerisbasedonWindowsCEtechnology.Hardwareincludesa32-cellBrailledisplay,CompactFlash,a4GBharddrive（enoughtostoretheentireSenseNavmapdatabase）USB,Ethernet,parallel,serial,andinfraredports.Thereisabuilt-insmallLCDdisplaythatshowswhatisbeingwrittenonthedevice.Softwareincludesfilemanagement,wordprocessor,scheduler,e-mail,mediaplayer,digitalaudiorecorder,Internetbrowser,DAISYplayer,andscientificcalculator.TheBrailleSensehasaremovablebatterypackanddoesnotrequirethereturnoftheproductforbatteryreplacement. ManufacturedbyHIMSofKoreaanddistributedandsupportedintheU.S.byGWMicro,Inc.Price:

$5,995.

EasyLinkPocketPC:

Thisdeviceusesanoff-the-shelfPortableDataAssistantwithoptionalBluetoothBrailleorQWERTYkeyboard.Featuresincludedocumenteditingwitheasywordandabasiccalculator.Theusercansynchronizewithalaptopordesktopcomputertoreade-mail,andtomanagecalendarandcontacts.UsingtheDECTalksoftwaresynthesizer,onecancustomizevoiceandverbositysettings.ManufacturedbyOptelec;distributedintheUnitedStatesbyVisionCue.PricewithoutBrailledisplay:

$495;withBrailledisplay:

$1,995.

Maestro:

Aportabledataassistant,itusesatactilemembraneandspeechoutputtoallowtheusertointeractwiththedevice.TheusercaninputdatausinguncontractedorcontractedBraille.ContractedBrailleistranslatedseamlesslytouncontractedinallapplicationsexceptfortextnotes.Whenusingtextnotes,atranslatorisprovidedtotranslatefromtexttoBraille,andBrailletotext.ApplicationsincludetheVictorDAISYplayer,voicerecorder,note-takingapplication,calendarandcontacts,e-mail,andaWebbrowser.TheMaestrocanbesynchronizedwithaPCcomputer.OptionalaccessoriesincludeinfraredorBluetoothBrailleorQWERTYkeyboard,andTrekkerforaGPSsolution.HumanWare.Price:

Maestro,（withoutBraillekeyboard）$1,295;MaestrowithBrailleKeyboard,$1,695;TrekkerOption（withoutMaestroFeatures）$1,695;MaestroTrekkerProcombination,（withoutBraillekeyboard,$1,995;withBraillekeyboard,$2,395.

PACMateOmni:

PACMateOmni:

Twomodelsareavailableasofthispublication,theBX400modelwithaBraille-stylekeyboardandQX400withaQWERTY-stylekeyboard.A20-cellor40-cellBrailledisplaycanbepurchasedwitheitherunitoraddedlater.ThishandheldcomputerprovidesaccesstoeverydayWindows-baseddesktopdataandtheInternet（iftheuserhasanInternetserviceprovider）.ItusesamodifiedversionofJAWSforpocketPC.ThebaseunitcomeswithacarryingcaseandanACadapter.Foranadditionalcharge,modemsareavailable,includinga56KmodemoranEthernetcardmodem.Office2007filetypesincludingWord2007andExcel2007arenowsupported. UserscanreadPowerPointpresentations,buttheycannotbeedited.BoththeBX400OmniandQX400Omniarenowequippedwith128MBofinternalflashsonodataislostifthebatteryrunsflat.Thebatterywilllastover20hours.FreedomScientific.Price:

forModelsBX400andQX400withoutBrailledisplay,$2,395.BX420,QX420includesremovable20-cellBrailledisplay,$3,795;BX440orQX440includesremovable40-cellBrailledisplay,$5,595;56KCFModemcard,$155.10;MPSEthernetCard,$155.Optionalapplicationsinclude:

FSTTYDeaf-BlindSolution,$1,200;StreetTalkGPSSolution,$599;FSReaderforPACMate,DAISYReadersolution,$79;ScanTalkerbarcodescanningapplication$550,includingbarcodescanner$985. OwnersofexistingPACMateunitscanupgradetotheOmnifor$699withoutmaintenanceagreementsandlessiftheuserhasahardwareorsoftwaremaintenanceagreement.

LevelStarIcon:

Thishandheldpersonaldigitalassistantboastsan80GBharddrive,wirelessInternet,Bluetooth,stereospeakers,abuilt-inmicrophone,andaMiniSecureDigitalstorageslot.Byusingthetelephone-styleinterfacetheusercanaccessanaddressbook,music,digitalbooks（includingthosefromAudible,Bookshare.org,NFB