Hello Heather, Peter and others,
The idea of a document explaining how to make websites and documents
easier
for deafblind to read is a good one. It may take some effort as some of us
have low vision, others are blind, and some have a degree of hearing. Some
of the work may already have been done for us. I think Blind Citizens
Australia (BCA) have some policies on their website suggesting how web
pages
should be designed to make them accessible to people who are blind. There
are likely to be other useful documents about accessible website design
and
how to produce accessible documents at other places on the web also.
Regards
Stephen
-----Original Message-----
From: dbaust-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:dbaust-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Peter M Risby
Sent: Sunday, 13 July 2014 4:43 PM
To: dbaust@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [dbaust] Re: QLD Information Booklets for Families of Young
Children with Disability
Hello All
I has lost reading PDF background black and white Text a problem. I tried
fixed PDF problem Deafblind people not like reading background white and
Text black fixed.
Skype and PDF no change fixed black and white a problem.
Cheers,
Peter Risby.
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From: "Heather Lawson" <lawsonhj@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2014 1:41 PM
To: <dbaust@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [dbaust] Re: QLD Information Booklets for Families of Young
Children with Disability
Hello Stephen
Thank you for that. I will look if it is readiable on my braille display.
My suggestion if we make one document regards what problems that
Deafblind people have like PDF, tables, colours, etc then we
deafblind can keep the same document to send to any website or
agencies to tell them to make awareness. We need to tell the world
we deafblind are intelligent, can learn any computer communication but
we need fair accessiable on any technology communciation. Maybe Claire
Telleson can help with the written document. It would save our time
to write write write write all prblem but one document we cankeep in file
and send out whenever.
Wha tyou think
Cheers Heather
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen Hallinan" <sph@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <dbaust@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2014 10:59 AM
Subject: [dbaust] Re: QLD Information Booklets for Families of Young
Children with Disability
Hi Trudy, Heather and Carleeta,
I agree, sending feedback to the website developers to let them know
PDF is not always accessible to everyone and Word format would help
also is a good idea.
For now, I have run the document through a PDF to Word converter and
attach the file I got from it. I don't think it converted perfectly,
but it does look readable using JAWS.
Regards
Stephen
-----Original Message-----
From: dbaust-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:dbaust-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Trudy Ryall
Sent: Saturday, 12 July 2014 9:19 PM
To: dbaust@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [dbaust] Re: QLD Information Booklets for Families of Young
Children with Disability
Hi Heather and Carletta thank you for the feedback. I got the 25
page booklet from the website and it was only in PDF form out. Maybe
send feedback to the website developers.
Trudy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Heather Lawson" <lawsonhj@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <dbaust@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2014 6:23 PM
Subject: [dbaust] Re: QLD Information Booklets for Families of Young
Children with Disability
Thank you Carleeta for sharing. something for this DBAUST list we
may need to mkke sure someone to send word document. annoyeable at
times when receiving PDF formatting.
Thanks Heather----- Original Message -----
From: "Carleeta Manser" <clmanser@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <dbaust@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2014 6:11 PM
Subject: [dbaust] Re: QLD Information Booklets for Families of Young
Children with Disability
Yes, Heather, I have that problem to open PDF. It annoys me when I
get asn yattachment with PDF, I miss out a lot.
Carleeta
----- Original Message -----
From: "Heather Lawson" <lawsonhj@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <dbaust@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2014 9:36 AM
Subject: [dbaust] Re: QLD Information Booklets for Families of
Young Children with Disability
Hi Trudy and all
I wonder if any deafblind with braille reader have problem open PDF
format.
if yes, we need to be fair to everyone to have same format like
word doc.
It is sometimes not good for me and maybe others did not read PDF
and miss out reading.
thanks Heather
----- Original Message -----
From: Trudy Ryall
To: dbaust@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ; Carla.Anderson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ;
Binn Mackenzie ; stephen.hardy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2014 1:16 AM
Subject: [dbaust] QLD Information Booklets for Families of Young
Children with Disability
Queensland Deafblind community For your information below TRUDY
The Queensland Government has released a series of twelve (12)
information booklets for
families of young children with disability.
The booklets are available on the Queensland Government website:
https://publications.qld.gov.au/dataset/my-child-has-information-for-
queensl
and-families-of-young-children
See attached a booklet about deafblindness.
The booklets cover information on topics such as:
a.. diagnosis
b.. early intervention services
c.. early childhood education and care
d.. starting school
e.. aids, equipment and assistive technology
For more information, please contact Judith Quirk, Manager
Strategic Policy
Telephone: 07324 3786 or email
Judith.quirk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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