Description
The Perkins Brailler is a durable braille writing machine used for reading, writing and math from early learning through adulthood.
This sturdy, metal Standard Perkins Brailler lets you emboss 25 lines with 42 cells onto an 11 inch x 11.5 inch (28x30 cm) sheet of paper. The recommended paper weight is 90 pounds. Features adjustable margin guides and large paper feed knobs. Plastic keys are ergonomically designed for ease of typing. A bell sounds seven spaces before the end of a line.
- Full right and left margin adjustments to accommodate any paper size and line centering
- Round paper-feed knobs to enable easy paper loading and unloading
- Metal carrying handle
- Fast response time between typing and output
- Ergonomic Design for ease of typing
- Audible bell sound seven spaces before end of line
- Carriage release, full horizontal movement between margin stops
- Braille output conforms to American National Library Service for the Blind Size and Spacing Standard
- Includes user manual in both print and Braille
- Includes leather dust cover
- Weight: 10.6 lbs. (4.8 kg)
- Paper size maximum: 11.5 x 14 in (29.2 x 35.6 cm)
- Recommended paper weight: 90 lbs.
- Key pad: Ergonomic design for ease of typing; Perkins keyboard standard
- Bell: Audible bell sounds 7 spaces before end of line
- Warranty: 1- Year
- Colour: Blue
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Braille produced by the Perkins Brailler conforms to the American National Library Service for the Blind Size and Spacing Standard.
- Dot height: .019 in (.5 mm)
- Dot diameter: .057 (1.4 mm)
- Dot spacing: 0.09 in (2.3 mm)
- Character spacing: 0.24 in (6 mm)
- Line spacing: .04 in (10 mm)
This product is FINAL SALE and non-refundable. Exchanges for this product are permitted if there is a manufacturer's defect.
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Braille Overview
- Braille - is based on six dots, like the design on a domino: it consists of 63 symbols made up of all the possible variations of these dots.
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Grade 1 or Uncontracted Braille
- 26 of these represent the letters of the alphabet and 10 punctuation marks.
- They can be used simply to produce a letter-by-letter copy of print.
- This is known as
- It is seldom used, as it takes up a lot of space and is comparatively slow to read.
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Grade 2 Braille
- Grade 2 braille was developed to reduce the size of books and make reading quicker.
- Other symbols are used to represent common letter combinations, for example 'OW', 'ER', and words such as 'AND' and 'FOR'.
- Combinations of two symbols are also used to represent some words, eg 'THROUGH'.
- Some characters may change their meaning, depending on how they are spaced.