HumanWare BrailleNote Touch Plus
The verdict
This is a complete writing and reading workstation in braille — documents, email, web, and books on an Android base, with a Perkins keyboard for input and a braille line for output, in a package around two pounds with 10–12 hours of battery. It is the device for a student or professional who wants to work entirely in braille, without a sighted screen anywhere in the workflow.
HumanWare BrailleNote Touch Plus — about $4,195 (18-cell) / $5,695 (32-cell) · star rating unverified in our research (specialty-retailer product) · Blind pick — the full Android-based braille notetaker: Perkins-style keyboard, braille display, and built-in apps in one device, not just a display.
Specs
- Android-based braille notetaker
- Perkins-style keyboard
- Braille display
- Built-in apps
Blind details
For a blind buyer, the decision is 18 cells versus 32: the 32-cell line reads more like a sentence and costs $1,500 more, while the 18-cell is lighter on the wallet and still a complete notetaker. Either way, this is a buy-it-through-a-dealer purchase — funding routes like vocational rehabilitation or school quotas matter more here than a sale price.
Honest caveats: HumanWare is now trading these in toward the successor BrailleNote evolve under a 2026 trade-in program, so confirm current availability and pricing with HumanWare or a dealer before buying. As of October 2026 the Touch Plus was still listed at $4,195/$5,695 — treat those as the last confirmed prices, not a live checkout quote.
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Last reviewed: October 2026.