BrailleNote Touch

Image of BrailleNote Touch (32 cell) without cover.

BrailleNote Touch

The BrailleNote Touch brings the BrailleNote into the 21st Century. Featuring refreshable braille display of 18 or 32 cell, the Touch can be used with a physical braille keyboard, or by brailling directly onto the touchscreen. A perfect device for mainstream school settings, the Touch can be changed into non-braille mode to allow anyone to use it, then back into braille mode for regular use. Running on the Android operating system, with access to the PlayStore, a word processor, email and internet access and many more features, the BrailleNote Touch has helped students gain independent access to the curriculum.

The BrailleNote Touch+ revision was released in early 2019. This is a slightly different BrailleNote Touch. Find out more at https://www.closingthegap.com/the-braillenote-touch-plus-keeps-getting-better/.

Classroom Applications

  • Access to email.

  • Internet research.

  • Word Processing.

  • Planner - set appointment and reminders.

  • KNFB Reader (Kurzweil — National Federation of the Blind Reader) - take a photo of printed text and have it read aloud or read in braille on the Touch.

  • Google applications - full access to the PlayStore and all associated apps.


  • Enhances literacy skills through improvement in writing by using efficient editing tools

  • Accuracy in spelling and expanded use of vocabulary

  • Provides access to the general curriculum: Access to electronic textbooks, worksheets, supplementary support materials

  • Access to research and downloadable books on the Internet

Video Guides

Humanware video guides (snapshot) are available at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDWfRB9hDxLOuhwE_S9QvUjeOjSPEMesE, below is the first in the snapshot tutorial series and a BrailleNote Touch demonstration video:

BrailleNote Touch Plus guide - how to turn on KeySoft

Guides

Text based teaching tools on the basics of using the Touch, designed to be used when working with adults. One is filled in with all information, the other is for the participant to fill in as they learn.

BrailleNote TOUCH Training Guide Part 1 COMPLETE.pdf
BrailleNote TOUCH Training Guide Part 1 To complete.pdf
EN-UG BNTouch+ Update 3.pdf
BNTouchPlus-REV-01.pdf
Using the Touch as a Braille display-Rev03.pdf