Braille Plus 18 prototype

Computer, Handheld

Accession Number: 2014.7.38

Description: White plastic rectangular case with rounded corners; top features round blue cursor pad flanked on both sides by three blue applications buttons; six oval braille entry keys in middle, angling away from eighteen-cell eight-dot braille displaty with a cursor button located above each cell; oval shift, space, and alt keys just below braille display; keyboard lock slider to left of keyboard; small holes for microphone and speaker flank the braille display; front edge has two speakers, controls for the braille display, a gray joystick, and slots for a standard SD memory card reader and a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card for cellular networks; left side has power button, regular and mini USB ports; right side has volume key, buttons for camera and recording, and jacks for earphone/video and microphone; camera lens on bottom.

Height: 4.25

Width: 6.5

Depth: 1.125

Date Made: 2013

Maker: American Printing House for the Blind

Place of Origin: Louisville, CO

Collection: APH Collection

History/Provenance: APH Collection

Credit Line: APH Collection, 2014.7.

Subjects: Assistive technology Braille Computers Electronic aids

Dimension Notes: overall

Made: LevelStar, American Printing House for the Blind

Material: Plastic

Updated: 04/21/2017