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I used a Monarch in giving three presentations this month (two online, one in person). Emerging screen reader support will make this easier, with the prospect of having a single copy of the slide set displayed on the Monarch and visually to the audience. The advantages from the presenter's perspective are already apparent, however. It was much quicker and easier to navigate the text (e.g., to the next list item or next heading/slide) simply by moving hands on the display, and I found reading to be generally faster than with a single-line display.
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In recent weeks I have had the privilege of starting to participate in the American Printing House for the Blind’s Monarch RISE project. This is a thoughtfully developed and very well organized effort to engage professionals in the blindness services field, blind professionals more generally, and people who are seeking competitive, integrated employment in improving this Braille and tactile graphics technology to meet the needs of those in higher education and workplace settings.

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I think involving real users in a grant-funded project of this nature is a very effective way of discovering what works well, what further developments could be made, and how the technology can best be applied to solving problems of accessibility as experienced in practice.
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Monarch RISE | American Printing House

Through Monarch RISE: Resources for Inclusion, Skills, and Employment 250 Monarchs will be distributed to employment and educational professionals and individuals seeking competitive integrated employment across the United States.
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