Mountbatten Brailler

Mountbatten Brailler: The Complete Braille Learning Centre

Mountbatten is the tool for Braille learning - with speech and a friendly, light-touch ergonomic keyboard, it gives instant response so that a Braille student of any age has positive feedback to reinforce their learning. Mountbatten encourages independent and experiential learning, while providing a platform for real classroom integration. Follow the link to the Mountbatten Brailler website to find out more about this amazing device

Key Features:

1.      As a simple tool it can be used to develop awareness of Braille symbols and characters.

2.      An easy correct and erase function means children are more willing to write their ideas.

3.      Audio response reinforces learning and tells you what commands are being entered.

4.      With the addition of a MIMic, teacher supervision becomes easy and continuous.

5.      Connect a PC keyboard to enable sighted teachers, peers and even family to write in Braille.

6.      Braille-to-print as well as print-to-Braille translation available.

7.      It can be used as a graphics embosser encouraging the development of tactual skills.

8.      In the Mountbatten Pro a voice synthesiser enables file management and text editing.

9.      Connect the Mountbatten to a PC and send files back and forward.

Specifications:

1.      Braille Writing:

• Electronic Braillewriter/Embosser
• Correcting and Erasing
• Variety of paper types can be used
• Ergonomically designed keyboard
• Page formatting
• Writing to memory
• Graphics mode
• One-handed mode

2.      Braille Translation:

• Translation from Braille to print
• Translation from print to Braille
• Braille Exception Tables

3.      Learning Tools:

• Digitised speech
• Assignable function keys
• File transfer to and from PC

4.      Connections:

• MIMic text display
• PC keyboard
• Headphones
• Text Printer
• PC connectivity
• Network facility

5.      General functions:

• Portable
• Battery and Mains
• Memory size = kilobytes
• Memory size = 600 Braille pages

Website:http://www.mountbattenbrailler.com/