brailler
Tactile text machine
A brailler is a device for writing in Braille, the raised-dot system used by blind and visually impaired readers.
The most common type resembles a small typewriter with six keys corresponding to the six dots of a Braille cell, plus a space bar: She learned to use a brailler in elementary school.
Also called a Braille writer.
Tool for raised impressions
- slateFissile metamorphic rock
- stylusPointed implement for marking
- indexAlphabetical guide to contents
- refreshableAble to be updated
keyboard · paper · cell · note-taker · transcriber · portable · manual · electric
Small circular marks
- embossingRaising designs from surfaces
- raisedLifted higher up
- fingertipsTerminal phalanx pads
- touchPerceiving through physical contact
cell · impression · indentation · textured · palpable · tangible · haptic · sensory
Interpreting written text
- writingRecorded language on surface
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
- contractedReduced in size
- uncontractedNot made smaller
alphabet · characters · cells · education · fluency · instruction · learning · accessibility
embosser
Tool for raised impressions
refreshable · keyboard · paper · cell · note-taker · transcriber · portable · manual · electric · mechanical
dots
Small circular marks
- embossingRaising designs from surfaces
- raisedLifted higher up
- fingertipsTerminal phalanx pads
touch · cell · impression · indentation · textured · palpable · tangible · haptic · sensory · perception
reading
Interpreting written text
- writingRecorded language on surface
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
- contractedReduced in size
uncontracted · alphabet · characters · cells · education · fluency · instruction · learning · accessibility · blindness
braillerinkjet printer
Device spraying liquid onto paper
laser printer · inkjet · visual display · screen · monitor
- braille alphabetTactile writing system
- braille booksLiterature in raised dots
- braille signageTouch-based written communication for the blind
- Louis Braille
- braille signsRaised-dot text for blind readers
- braille slateManual tactile embossing tool