"Next Generation" Perkins/APH Brailler.

(Editor's note: The following is a corrected version of an item that was previously run in JVIB News.) Being sold under the tagline: "Less force. Less weight. Less noise. More possibilities," the "Next Generation" Perkins/ APH Brailler was recently released 57 years after the launch of the original Perkins Brailler. Sold only through the American Printing House for the Blind (APH), the Perkins/APH Brailler retains all of the features of the classic Perkins Brailler, plus it incorporates new features that were developed on the basis of user feedback. Designed to be more portable due to its lighter weight and smaller size, more comfortable to use with a shorter keystroke and less force required, and quieter, the new features and improvements in the brailler include:

* Easy-Erase button to correct mistakes while brailling

* A Reading Rest for easier proofreading 

* Margin guides on the front panel so users do not have to reach around the back of the unit

* Modern colors and a new design

Developed with support from APH, the Perkins/APH Brailler is available from APH at a cost of $650. In April 2009, Perkins plans to launch its version of the new brailler. For more information, contact: American Printing House for the Blind, 1839 Frankfort Avenue, Louisville, KY 40206; phone [phone]; email: <[e-mail]>; web site: <www.aph. org>; or Perkins Products, Perkins School for the Blind, 175 North Beacon Street, Watertown, MA 02472; phone: [phone]; e-mail: <[e-mail]>; web site: <www.perkins.org>.