Accessibility Anywhere Based Braille Displays

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We, the undersigned, who are Braille display users, friends and family of Braille display users, and teachers of the blind,

*: Believe that accessibility to information for the blind on a par with their sighted piers is a right.

*: Believe that due to this right, and due to the cost of Braille displays, accessing Braille through the use of Braille displays should not be limited by the type of screen reading solution used by the blind.

*: Strongly request that all manufacturers of Braille displays cease basing the drivers of their Braille displays off of particular screen reader drivers, but rather base all Braille display drivers off of the Human User Interface Protocol, which can be found on all Windows computers.

*: This will allow true portability and equal access to information for the blind, as they will be able to use their display with any computer. This will create greater competition in the market for the best Braille display to stand out, grant greater literacy in Braille through greater access to electronic Braille books and other materials, and support the right of all blind people to have accessibility anywhere.

529 Signatures

  • Yu cheuk H
  • Chan Lok Y
  • Brandon H
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  • andrzej M
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    • I totally agree with the content of this petition and I support it whole-heartedly.
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    • supervario 80
  • Peter C
  • Pawel L
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    • ALVA Satellite 584, Brailliant24
  • Phillip B
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    • Handy Tech Easy Braille
  • Nancy M
  • Dominique S
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    • I think that it's a grate idea! I would love to be able to use a BrailleDisplay with any and all screen readers.
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    • BrailleNote nPower
  • Kevin C
  • Julio M
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    • pacmate
  • Israel C
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    • Braille displays should be available to all persons that can benifit from the use of such equipment. Keep up the good work.
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    • Packmate braille display
  • Reina B
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    • I feel that manufacturers need to consider that not everyone has access to certain screen readers. Just as you could download any screen reader onto the computer, one should be able to download a Braille display driver without any trouble, and the device should begin working immediately. Blind people have it tough enough. Why not make this change and make life easier?
  • Denis
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    • I am going to purchase a display very soon, and I'd be absolutely happy, if I were not to use specific software with it, I totally agree with the author
  • Sergei V. F
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    • I think, that all braille displays should be made in a way, that would allow blind users access to all platforms for which appropriate screen reading solutions are available, such as Linux, MacOSX, etc.
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    • Elecgeste usb BDD 40 (http://www.elecgeste.ru). Drivers for the device are available only for Jaws for Windows sreen reader.
  • Steven C
  • Vaughn B
  • Rae J
  • Timothy S
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    • braille display drivers should have been this way to start with. There is no reason what so ever to base them on screen reader drivers.
    • Braille display used
    • I have a pac mate bx 40 I sometimes take the display off and use it with my computer.
  • Peter J K
  • Brian Z
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    • Pacmate 40 and Brailliant 40
  • Chamandeep
  • alex s
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    • I think I've already signed, but I'll soon find out
    • Braille display used
    • I used to have a powerbraille 40 and a handytech modular.
  • Angela m
  • Julia
  • Sareet S
  • Jacob V
  • joe g
    • Comments
    • I think this is very important. Braille is a very essential too for the blind to be able to use anywhere
  • Amelia. Madison, W
  • Kayla S
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    • I like this site already!
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    • Braillenote
  • Aziza
  • Chelsea
  • Jeanie F
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    • I am the mother of a braille reader.
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  • Brandon M
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    • Pacmate, Brailliant
  • Caleb S
  • Angela F
  • Richard James M
  • Nathaniel S
  • Deepa G
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    • Focus 80
  • Linda C. B
    • Comments
    • Braille is my medium of choice, and all braille users have a right to such accessibility.
  • Chela R
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    • JFW didn't recognize my braille display before my braille display died, which costs $40040 to get a new 40-cell braille display for the pac mate and my windows PC running WinXP from Freedom Scientific. That is too high of a price for such a display, and all because JFW couldn't lode braille driver and then the display died suddenly!
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    • Pac Mate Braille Display
  • Andy R
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  • Beverly H
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  • Steve E
    • Comments
    • The more mainstream access technology is the cheaper it becomes, the cheaper it is, the more people will demand access to it and the bigger the sales for the manufacturers.
  • Kenneth T
  • Elliott B