[access-uk] Re: Braille Books
- From: Dave Sheridan <dsheridan65@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2015 00:08:41 +0000
Hi Derek
Have you had some of the braille books produced by the RNIB recently? No, I'm
not going to knock RNIB again but speak up for braille displays. As someone who
uses a braille display like Rajmund the beauty of it you carry the book within
the memory of your device or on a USB drive. Faults occasionally occur in any
of our devices as was the case that you refer to Derek, but one shouldn't
assume that this is a common occurrence. In practical terms reading braille on
a braille display is as efficient as from that on braille paper. The added
beauty of the braille display is you're not dealing with faded dots but a clear
sharp dot.
Dave
Sent from my iPhone
> On 9 Jan 2015, at 23:14, Derek Hornby <derek.hornby_uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Mo.
> I think Mike's point is that it's much easier to read a Braille book
> on paper, rather than a Braille display.
>
> I would agree.
>
> Few weeks ago I was visited by a Braille display
> sales man. The aim of the visit was to give me a demonstration.
> Guess what, the demonstration failed to start simply because
> the sales man discovered the kit was faulty!
>
> So the point here is. If Mike has a Braille display
> to take to his class to read a book, what if the display becomes
> faulty on the way to class!
>
> We can rely on paper books, but we can not rely on a Braille
> display
> not going faulty at the wrong time.
>
> Regards Derek
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Mobeen Iqbal
> Sent: Friday, January 09, 2015 10:01 PM
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Braille Books
>
> hi mike.
>
> you could possibly try and get hold of a braille display second hand?
> that'd allow you to read the classics not to mention other books at
> will.
>
> all the best,
>
> Mo.
>
>> On 09/01/2015 21:52, rajmund wrote:
>> Hello,
>> Oh. Do you have an embosser? If so, you could produce some that way.
> If not, Hopefully someone will have an idea.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Mike Ray <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Date: Friday, 9 January 2015 9:30 pm
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Braille Books
>>
>>>
>>> I need Braille books for a Braille class.
>>>
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