The intuitive and easy to learn direct entry method automatically translates notation into correct Nemeth Code braille. Entry shortcuts called FastMath let you choose and customize frequently used notation. People use MegaDots to accomplish a wide variety of tasks. The program's speed lets them move through a great amount of material in a short time. Elementary school students as young as third grade are using MegaDots to make braille and to learn about computers.
Teachers find MegaDots helpful in quickly getting braille to their blind students.
There are exercise and directions styles for making exams and worksheets in MegaDots. MegaDots is used by several deaf-blind persons as their main reading and writing tool. Blind computer programmers use MegaDots to make computer program listings in braille. Schools and transcribers use MegaDots to make grade one braille in Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Portuguese. Government agencies like the New York City Transit Authority are using MegaDots for their employees and to meet ADA requirements for the public.