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Braille technology
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Michigan, USA (LSJ): Many blind students and professionals use devices like the Braille’n Speak to take notes. Like traditional Braillers, the portable, rectangular box uses six buttons to record text. It converts the input into audio that can be played aloud or plugged into a computer for a printout. Audible screen readers read information from a computer display and speak it to the user through a speech synthesizer. They also help users know where the cursor is on the screen, such as when answering prompts for information in a dialog box. Refreshable displays, which sit below the computer keyboard, present continuous Braille text by raising dots through holes in a flat surface. That allows blind users to read words on the screen, such as on a Web site or document, by touch at their own pace.
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