Topic: Braille displays

Introduction

I usually work using a laptop computer together with a braille display.
How these two devices are positioned is a very important issue, as it directly affects work efficiency and physical strain.

In this article, I introduce in detail a “Braille display mobile frame” (BDMF) that I designed and built myself, including how it is actually used and the design ideas behind it.

I have been using this mobile frame for nearly ten years now, and I am very satisfied with this handy item.

In 2024, I read the results of the survey
“Braille Display Usage” https://www.livingbraille.eu/results-of-the-survey-braille-display-usage/

was deeply impressed by the scale of this detailed survey and by the careful and thorough analysis of its results.

By the way, in the section “Final proposals for braille display manufacturers” of the survey, there is a statement saying:

For the purpose of ergonomic aspect, the braille cells should be as close to the computer keyboard as possible.

I felt exactly the same desire in my heart.
I was excited to learn that many visually impaired people around the world share this feeling – I am a Japanese adult blind male -.
That is why I believe it is meaningful to introduce the ideas and solutions I developed in order to fulfill this desire.

Captain Neil Armstrong said

that’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind,

but I would like to say

that’s one small reduction in distance for physical world, one giant leap for the blind.