After 5 years since the last time I delved into upgrading braille and other forms of accessabilly, it seems like a good time to assess and see what might be the way to go next. It’s interesting to see 2 competing access tech firms together on the same platform; that is, Freedom Scientific accepting trade-ins on some Humanware products, thus allowing for a 70 percent discount on upgrading to Freedom’s product line. I’m real tempted to look into all that. Especially since the Freedom line runs mainstream applications, not of a proprietary nature, and I’ll be able to get what I want and need in terms of portable hard-of-hearing communications aids for the phone, and face to face. Best to be able to pay like $1500 with the trade-in, rather than over $3500. Yes, just like going to trade in your car, I’m sure. And I remember the good old days when there were no options for financing, and blind folks would go into the nearest bank, and get funny looks when filling out car loan applications, that would instead be used to buy equipment for on the job and everyday life. Sometimes these kinds of upgrades end up being done in big spurts all at once. Been working on a linux laptop for portability and on the road, (thanks Bill for all of that). I’m still additionally looking for a windows laptop to use as well, or, I hope to at least get the upgraded freedombox accessable ware in its take along portable configuration, that can be carried with you and plugged into anyone’s machine and it doesn’t disrupt someone else’s stuff!! Way cool!! I was getting concerned, in that I really can’t hear a lot of the software-produced speech engines that are becoming common. But, for the $500 price from freedombox, they ***do have a voice module I know I can use. And, upgrading braille with some of it’s new interfacing capability with the new braille displays out there is definitely a top of the list priority. Guess I’ll see what falls into places, and hope the computer at home is done falling into pieces (smile).
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