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SMART Brailler® Thanks to the SMART Brailler, learning braille is cool and fun . That’s a wonderful thing! Penny Duffy Parent The Perkins SMART Brailler, ® a new, more intuive way to teach and learn braille. Students simultaneously hear leers as they braille on paper. Sighted readers view what is being brailled on the aached video screen. 175 North Beacon Street Watertown, MA 02472 Tel 855-206-8353 [email protected] Perkins.org

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Page 1: Thanks to the SMART Brailler, cool and fun …...SMART Brailler® Thanks to the SMART Brailler, learning braille is cool and fun. That’s a wonderful thing! Penny Duffy Parent The

SMART Brailler®

Thanks to the SMART Brailler, learning braille is cool and fun.

That’s a wonderful thing! Penny Duffy Parent

The Perkins SMART Brailler,® a new, more intuitive way to teach and learn braille.

Students simultaneously hear letters as they braille on paper. Sighted readers view what is being brailled on the attached video screen.

175 North Beacon Street Watertown, MA 02472 Tel 855-206-8353 [email protected] Perkins.org

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SMART Brailler®

Key Features & Benefits• A video screen displays SimBraille and

large print, combined with audiofeedback, for an instantaneous,multi-sensory learning experience

• Edit, save and transfer electronicdocuments via USB

• Mechanical braille writing capability• Building on Patterns software

lessons for braille beginners(American Printing House version only)

• US English Braille, including contractions• Available in multiple languages

Physical Properties English MetricDimensions 14 in L x 5.5 in W x 9.5 in H 34 cm L x 15 cm W x 24 cm HWeight 8.5 lb 3.9 kgColor Raspberry, Midnight Blue, Blue (APH only)Drop test Conforms to ASTM D 5276

Braille SpecificationsCells per line 28Lines per page 26

Braille Paper SpecificationsPaper Size Maximum (A4 or smaller) 8.5 in x 11 in 21.6 cm x 27.9 cmRecommended Paper Weight 90 lb

MultimediaScreen Size 4.3 in 10.9 cmResolution 480 x 272 pixelsAudio & Voice Built-in Speaker & Headphone Output, Male/Female voice option

The Perkins SMART Brailler is an excellent learning tool, allowing blind and sighted users the opportunity to work and learn together.

-Janet IngberAmerican Federation for the Blind

For more information:

Perkins.org/[email protected]

855-206-8353