Title:
Use of braille displays
Author:
Heather Cryer, Sarah Home
Publisher:
RNIB Centre for Accessible Information (CAI)
Year of publication:
2011
Background
Primary research was carried out with 13 users of refreshable braille displays to investigate how braille displays are used in practice, what users like and dislike about them and the types of information accessed via them. Users included those using braille displays for work, for leisure pursuits and as their primary reading format. Many used their braille display in conjunction with speech output and made the most of the different access methods for different tasks.
Key findings
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Likes and dislikes of braille displays fell into three broad categories, relating to: braille as a format, the concept of digital braille and their devices and functionality
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Many benefits of braille over audio formats were identified, in terms of the hardware, functionality and the future development of braille displays
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However, many areas for improvement were also identified, in terms of the hardware, functionality and the future development of braille displays
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