Devices

Braille Editing and Translation Software

In many countries, contracted Braille is commonly used; in this system, contractions and abbreviations are used and sometimes the rules governing their use are dependent on pronunciation and meaning. Computer programs were developed originally because of the shortage of transcribers for translating text into contracted Braille. Such programs also handled the formatting of the Braille. Over the years these programs have become much more sophisticated and can access direct input from a range of inputs (word processed files, database files, publishers tapes, optical character recognition, etc).

Dancing Dots
1754 Quarry Lane, PO Box 927, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania 19482-0927, USA.
Tel: +1 610 783 6692
Fax: +1 610 783 6732
Email: info@dancingdots.com
Web: www.dancingdots.com

GOODFEEL 3 (Standard)
GOODFEEL automatically converts several kinds of music files to Braille. The user can Braille a single part, selected parts or an entire score. GOODFEEL 3 features integrated literary Braille translation for most western languages so the user can Braille both the words and the tune. GOODFEEL can now be configured to conform closely to the formatting conventions used for Braille music production in the UK. Price includes SharpEye music scanning software and Lime notation editor. Compatible with Windows 95, 98, ME, XP, 2000 and NT.
Price: $995.00
Last updated: 25/05/2006

GOODFEEL 3 (Lite)
GOODFEEL Lite provides all the features of the full version of GOODFEEL but limits the user to just one of these formats: instrumental music; vocal parts; keyboard or full score. Price includes SharpEye music scanning software and Lime notation editor. Compatible with Windows 95, 98, ME, XP, 2000 and NT.
Price: $595.00
Last updated: 25/05/2006

Duxbury Systems Inc
270 Littleton Road, Unit 6, Westford, Massachusetts 01886-3523, USA.
Tel: +1 978 692 3000
Fax: +1 978 692 7912
Email: info@duxsys.com
Web: www.duxburysystems.com

Duxbury Braille Translator for Windows 10.6
Duxbury Braille Translator (DBT) provides translation and formatting facilities to automate the process of conversion from regular print to braille (and vice versa), and also provides word-processing facilities for working directly in the braille as well as the print. Available in a choice of languages: English, French, Spanish, German, Danish, Italian, Polish, Portuguese. System requirments: 25 Mb available hard drive space; Microsoft Windows version 98, ME, NT, 2000, or XP.
Price: $595.00 (single user licence)
Last updated: 12/07/2006

MegaDots 2.3
Powerful DOS braille translator with a Windows Installer, designed for the volume transcriber and producer who is working for American or British braille readers. New version, much easier to install; fast, friendly, easy to use; Installs on Windows: 98/ME/2000/XP, sets up your desktop icons automatically; Powerful automated formatting features; Easy access to documentation; Imports a wide range of file formats; Includes software for mathematics and partial use of contractions at no additional charge.
Price: $595.00 (single user licence)
Last updated: 14/11/2006

Index Braille
Hantverksvägen 20, PO Box 155, S-954 23 Gammelstad, Sweden.
Tel: +46 920 20 30 80
Fax: +46 920 20 30 85
Email: info@indexbraille.com
Web: www.indexbraille.com

All prices are exclusive of VAT, freight and local taxes.

Printer Driver for Mac OS x10.4
The Index printer drivers for Macintosh prints text from any application as literary or contracted braille. It sets up the embosser properties such as paper format and margins, duplex, z-folding and number of copies. Requirements: Macintosh OS X 10.4 or higher and Index Braille version 3 embossers with Firmware version 11.03 or higher. Download Mac printer driver from www.indexbraille.com or Index CD.
Price: Mac printer driver is free of charge, only for Index embossers
Last updated: 30/05/2006

WinBraille
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WinBraille converts computer documents to literary or contracted braille and may be used without specific braille knowledge. It supports more than thirty languages. Table handling, header and footer, page numbering, hyphenation, bullet handling etc is supported. Emboss Word, Excel, Outlook, Adoble Acrobat Pdf documents directly. Connect the Index Braille embosser to your network as a standard network printer and share it between all users through WinBraille.
Operation system: Windows 2000, Windows XP PRO and Windows 2003
Download WinBraille from www.indexbraille.com or Index CD.
Price: WinBraille is free of charge, only for Index embossers
Last updated: 30/05/2006

Metroplex Voice Computing Inc
PO Box 121984, Arlington, Texas 76012, USA.
Tel: +1 817 261 1658
Fax: +1 817 543 1103
Email: mathtalk@mathtalk.com
Web: www.mathtalk.com

MathBrailleTalk
Allows teachers/transcribers of the visually impaired to voice mathematics using the Duxbury Braille Translator. The voiced text and mathematics emboss and/or print in Braille, thus saving time and hundreds of keystrokes per lesson, as well as, relieving the teacher of having to remember all of those keystrokes. Requires Dragon Naturally Speaking version 7.0, 8.0 or 9.0, and Duxbury Braille Translator. Comes with tutorial and manual.
Price: $295.00
Last updated: 16/11/2006

National Braille Association
3 Townline Circle, Rochester, New York 14623-2513, USA.
Tel: +1 585 427 8260
Fax: +1 585 427 0263
Email: nbaoffice@nationalbraille.org
Web: www.nationalbraille.org/

Pokadot 8.0 (2006)
Six-key, direct-entry computer program for IBM and most compatible systems and BrlProof-2000, a back translation proofreading program for Windows. Available on CD-ROM from National Braille Association. The disk contains both Pokadot 8.0 and BrlProof-2000. This software may also be downloaded for free from http://www.braille-pokadot.com.
Price: $5.00 (CD-Rom)
Last updated: 25/05/2006

Quantum Technology
5 South Street (Cnr Euston), Rydalmere, New South Wales 2116, Australia.
Tel: +61 2 8844 9888
Fax: +61 2 9684 4717
Email: info@quantumtechnology.com.au
Web: www.quantumtechnology.com.au

Monty
Monty is a print to braille translation software. Easy to use, it enables you to produce documents in braille using a Windows based programme (MS Word style interface). With Monty, you can create classroom resources and materials in text on your PC and then use Monty to produce a Braille copy. Features: ability to view the formatted Braille on the computer screen, and combine Braille and large print on the screen and printed on paper; accepts text files and formatted files from the Mountbatten or Duxbury format, as well as RTF files which can be produced by a number of popular Windows word processors. Requires: PC running Windows XP. 45-days-free version available.
Ref: 006-012
Price: A$295.00
Last updated: 25/05/2006

Robotron Group
15 Stamford Road, Oakleigh, Victoria 3166, Australia.
Tel: +61 3 9568 2568
Fax: +61 3 9568 1377
Email: support@robogroup.com
Web: www.robogroup.com

BrailleMaster
A complete Braille publishing package which allows user customisation of Braille rules, employing a unique Braille rule development language called LOUIS. BrailleMaster translates text to Braille directly to printer or embosser, or to a Braille file. Several languages are available, and additional ones, including math or music, as well as user-specified special Braille codes can be easily developed. Braille codes may be previewed on the screen prior to embossing. Imports Word documents via RTF import convertor, as wel las WordPerfect, WordStar, ASCII files and other formats. Grade I and II translation is available, and other language rules can be downloaded directly from the program's own website www.Braillemaster.com which also contains a comprehensive on-line tutorial.
Individual users - single site licence:
Price: US$199.95 (plus US$32.40 shipping to the UK)
Organisations - multiple user licence:
Price: US$499.95 (plus US$32.40 shipping to the UK)
Last updated: 09/05/2006

Seeing Differently
P.O. Box 41, Cardiff CF24 3ZW, Wales.
Tel: 0870 765 6800
Fax: 0870 765 6801
Email: mikeparr@seeingdifferently.co.uk
Web: www.seeingdifferently.co.uk

Braille Maker for Windows
Delivers high quality English Grade One and Two automatically without file preparation, complete with headers, footers, numbers, leader dots etc. Support for print page indicator from Word documents. Prints to all embossers. Translate and emboss without leaving the wordprocessor. Braille page preview. Automatic conversion of tables to paragraphs.
Price: £195.00
Last updated: 25/05/2006

Braille Maker Professional for Windows
Delivers high quality Moon and braille in European languages and English Grade One and Two automatically without file preparation, complete with headers, footers, numbers, leader dots etc. Support for print page indicator from Word documents. Prints to all embossers. Translate and emboss without leaving the wordprocessor. Braille editor with 6-key entry, tables, styles and automatic live table of contents. New Learner Braille option to customise which contractions are implemented, adjustable for any syllabus.
Price: £395.00
Last updated: 25/05/2006

ViewPlus Technologies Inc
1853 SW Airport Ave, Corvallis, Oregon 97333, USA.
Tel: +1 541 754 4002; (Toll free: 866 836 2184)
Fax: +1 541 738 6505
Email: sales@viewplus.com
Web: www.viewplus.com

Tiger Software Suite
Tiger Formatter
Text-to-braille translator and formatter for MS Word and Excel: translates multiple languages simultaneously; displays original text above braille characters (print original text along with braille and graphics on the Tiger Pro Embossers with the Pro Ink Attachment); maintains users special text formatting and graphics; adjusts character size and line spacing automatically.
Tiger Designer
Tactile graphics design studio: includes tools for writing, drawing, painting and shading; adds braille labels vertically or horizontally; edits graphics designed in other programs like Adobe Illustator and CorelDraw; displays preview of page as it will be embossed.
Tiger Translator Lite
Text-to-braille translator for working outside MS Office: translates to braille in programs not suited for Tiger Formatter; converts clipboard text to braille for pasting into virtually any document.
Price: $295.00 plus shipping and handling
(TSS is included with the purchase of all Braille embossers)
Last updated: 24/04/2006