{"id":5026,"date":"2019-05-22T16:35:14","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T21:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=5026"},"modified":"2019-05-30T11:32:19","modified_gmt":"2019-05-30T16:32:19","slug":"aphs-braille-trail-reader-le-braille-display-and-humanwares-joel-zimba-talks-aph-partnership-and-listening-to-podcasts-on-the-victor-stream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=5026","title":{"rendered":"APH\u2019s Braille Trail Reader LE Braille Display And Humanware\u2019s Joel Zimba Talks APH Partnership and Listening to Podcasts on the Victor Stream.."},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6087\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5026-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/BrailleTrailFinal.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/BrailleTrailFinal.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/BrailleTrailFinal.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?page_id=5061\">Full Transcript<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Show Summary:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Joel Zimba, Blindness Products Specialist for Humanware, joined Jeff Thompson in the Blind Abilities Studio to talk about the new Braille Trail Reader LE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TechAbilitiesLogo-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"The TechAbilities Logo-Dark Sunglasses with TA and BA bold letters in each lens.\" class=\"wp-image-4415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TechAbilitiesLogo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TechAbilitiesLogo-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TechAbilitiesLogo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TechAbilitiesLogo.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p> This new Braille Display was developed in partnership with the American Printing House for the Blind (APH) for and fits right into the APH&nbsp;&nbsp;line of Quota&nbsp;&nbsp;Fund available products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Braille Trail is built off the Brailliant BI 14 Braille Display which is available from&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanware.com\/\">Humanware<\/a>and while the two devices are very much similar, the Braille Trail has a few specific student\/teacher software features added to this bite size braille display.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joel and Jeff also talk about the podcast possibilities built into the Victor Stream devices and how easy it is to follow your favorite podcasts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about the Braille Trail Reader LE, check out the www.<a href=\"http:\/\/shop.aph.org\/webapp\/wcs\/stores\/servlet\/Product_Braille%20Trail%20Reader%20LE_1-07421-00P_10001_11051\">APH.org<\/a>&nbsp;web site and to find out more about the Brailliant BI 14 Braille Display, go to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/store.humanware.com\/hus\/brailliant-bi14-braille-display.html\">Humanware.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also reach Humanware by phone at 800-722-3393.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can contact Joel Zimba by&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:Joel.Zimba@Humanware.com?subject=BrailleTrail%20Brailliant14%20Blind%20Abilities%20Podcast\">email<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Be sure to stop by the Humanware exhibit at the NFB and ACB conferences coming up in July!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you for listening!<br>You can follow us on Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/blindabilities\">@BlindAbilities<\/a><br>On the web at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/\">www.BlindAbilities.com<\/a><br>Send us an&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:info@BlindAbilities.com\">email<\/a><br>Get the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/blind-abilities\/id1085849859?l=es&amp;mt=8\">Free Blind Abilities App&nbsp;on the App Store<\/a>and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.blindabilities.android.blind&amp;hl=en_US\">Google Play Store<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/607027582712671\/\">Blind Abilities Community<\/a>on Facebook, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BlindAbilities\/\">Blind Abilities Page<\/a>, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/jobinsightssupportgroup\/\">Job Insights Support Group<\/a>and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/assistivetechnologyfortheblind\/\">Assistive Technology Community for the Blind and Visually Impaired<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6089\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5026-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/BrailleTrailFinal.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/BrailleTrailFinal.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/BrailleTrailFinal.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/BrailleTrailFinal.mp3 Full Transcript Show Summary: Joel Zimba, Blindness Products Specialist for Humanware, joined Jeff Thompson in the Blind Abilities Studio to talk about the new Braille Trail Reader LE. This new Braille Display was developed in partnership with the American Printing House for the Blind (APH) for and fits right into the APH&nbsp;&nbsp;line of Quota&nbsp;&nbsp;Fund [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4415,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[524,467,514],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5026","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech-abilities","category-technology","category-transcribed"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TechAbilitiesLogo.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6rcRg-1j4","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5187,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=5187","url_meta":{"origin":5026,"position":0},"title":"APH American Printing House: Huge Partnerships Bringing the Community New and Innovative Products. 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