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Refreshable Braille Displays
These devices operate by raising and lowering different combinations of pins electronically to produce in braille what appears on a portion of the computer screen. They show up to 80 characters from the screen and are refreshable, that is, they change continuously as the user moves around on the screen. The braille display sits on the user's desk, often underneath the computer keyboard. The advantage of the braille display, in comparison to synthetic speech, is its direct access to information, the ability to check format, spacing and spelling, and the fact that it is quiet. The cost of braille displays is $3,500 to $15,000, depending on the number of characters displayed.
Braille Display Models
Company listings appear at the end of this section.
- 570 Satellite Pro: Optelec
Price: $9,995
Cells: 70 plus 3 status cells
Compatible Operating Systems: Windows 95, 98, 2000, ME, NT, XP Home, XP Pro
Interface/Port: Serial port, USB port
- 584 Satellite Pro: Optelec
Price: $10,495
Cells: 84 plus 3 status cells
Compatible Operating Systems: Windows 95, 98, 2000, ME, NT, XP
Home, XP Pro
Interface/Port: Serial port, USB port
- Bookworm: Beyond Sight
Price: $1,695
Cells: 8
Compatible Operating Systems: Windows 98, ME
Interface/Port: USB port
- Braille Voyager 44: Optelec
Price: $3,495
Cells: 44 plus 10 status cells
Compatible Operating Systems: Windows 98, 2000, ME, XP Home, XP Pro
Interface/Port: Serial port, USB port
- Braille Voyager 70: Optelec
Price: $5,995
Cells: 70 plus 10 status cells
Compatible Operating Systems: Windows 98, 2000, ME, XP Home, XP Pro
Interface/Port: USB port
- Braille Wave: Beyond Sight
Price: Contact manufacturer/distributor for price.
Cells: 40
Compatible Operating Systems: Windows 95, 98, NT; MS DOS
Interface/Port: Serial port
- Braille Window 45: Beyond Sight
Price: $5,695
Cells: 45 plus 5 status cells
Compatible Operating Systems: Windows 3.11, 95, 98, NT; Linux; MS DOS
Interface/Port: Parallel port, serial port
- Braille Window 85: Beyond Sight
Price: $10,895
Cells: 85 plus 5 status cells
Compatible Operating Systems: Windows 3.11, 95, 98, NT; Linux; MS DOS
Interface/Port: Parallel port, serial port
- Braillex EL-s displays: F. H. Papenmeier
Price: Contact manufacturer/distributor for price.
Cells: 40, 66, 80
Compatible Operating Systems: Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7; Linux
Interface/Port: USB port
- Brailliant Braille Displays: Humanware
Price: $3,795-$10,995
Cells: 24, 32, 40, 64, or 80
Compatible Operating Systems: Windows 2000, XP Home, XP Pro
Interface/Port: Bluetooth, serial port, USB port
- Delphi MultiMedia 440: Optelec
Price: $5,295
Cells: 43 plus 3 status cells
Compatible Operating Systems: Windows 3.11, 95, 98, 2000, ME, NT, XP Home, XP Pro; MS DOS
Interface/Port: Headphone connector, parallel port, serial port
- Delphi MultiMedia 480: Optelec
Price: $9,995
Cells: 85 plus 5 status cells
Compatible Operating Systems: Windows 3.11, 95, 98, 2000, ME, NT, XP Home, XP Pro; MS DOS
Interface/Port: Headphone connector, parallel port, serial port
- Focus Braille Displays: Freedom Scientific
Price: $3,495 (Focus 40); $6,995 (Focus 80)
Cells: 40 or 80
Compatible Operating Systems: Windows 98, 2000, ME, XP Home, XP Pro
Interface/Port: USB port
- Mod 80: Beyond Sight
Price: $10,999
Cells: 80 plus 4 status cells
Compatible Operating Systems: Windows 98, 2000, ME; Linux
Interface/Port: Serial port
- PAC Mate 40 and 20: Freedom Scientific
Price: $1,495 to $4,695
Cells: 20 or 40
Compatible Operating Systems: Windows 98, CE, ME, XP Home, XP Pro
Interface/Port: USB port
- PAC Mate OMNI: Freedom Scientific
Price: $1,400 (PAC Mate 20); $3,200 (PAC Mate 40)
Cells: 20 or 40
Compatible Operating Systems: Windows Mobile 6.0
Interface/Port: WiFi, CompactFlash, Bluetooth, Ethernet, and modem cards
- SyncBraille: GW Micro
Price: $1995.00
Cells: 20
Compatible Operating Systems: Windows 2000, XP, Vista and Windows 7
Interface/Port: USB Port
- Vario RBT 40: BAUM Retec
Price: $5,295
Cells: 40
Compatible Operating Systems: Windows 3.11, 95, 98, 2000, NT, XP Home, XP Pro; MS DOS
Interface/Port: Parallel port, serial port
- Vario RBT 80: BAUM Retec
Price: $9,800
Cells: 80 plus 4 status cells
Compatible Operating Systems: Windows 3.11, 95, 98, ME, NT; MS DOS
Interface/Port: Parallel port
Braille Display Manufacturers
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