Shelves above the desk, Steve! . . .. No, a much smaller house I think than yours! <Smile> I hardly ever use them now and, if ever we move, they'll probably just have to go! -- Carol carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 8:15 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: IN TOUCH - ACCESS TO RELIGIOUS MATERIAL > Hi Carol, > > Do you have a house big enough to store a Braille Bible? It's about 60 > volumes. No thanks! > > All the best > -- > Computer Room Services: the long cane for blind computer users. > Telephone Low-call: 08452 606 277 > International: +44(0)1438 742286, > Fax: +44(0)1438 759589 > mobile: +44(0)7956 334938, > Email: mailto:Steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Web site: http://www.comproom.co.uk > > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf > Of > Carol Pearson > Sent: 08 December 2006 03:46 > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] Re: IN TOUCH - ACCESS TO RELIGIOUS MATERIAL > > Hi to both Ian and Iain, Steve, Tris and anyone else who is interested > here > . . .. > > Of course, there's a wealth of stuff out there on the NET for Christians, > with Bible studies, plans for reading and lots of versions of the Bible > which you can both read and search online. > > See > > www.biblegateway.com > > I am interested to know if you can still purchase a full copy of the Bible > in Braille from RNIB, or perhaps Scottish Braille Press. Torch Trust are > often given Bible volumes when people no longer require them but, as a > best > seller (at least for years and years) we shouldn't have to go down this > route really to get a copy in our preferred format. > > Certainly, it would seem that those of us who have access to computers are > very well served these days, in comparison with my first days as a > Christian, but I'd be interested now to know exactly what's out there for > those who do not use technology! > > -- > Carol > carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Iain Lackie" <ilackie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 8:27 PM > Subject: [access-uk] Re: IN TOUCH - ACCESS TO RELIGIOUS MATERIAL > > >> There is an English translation of The Koran on the online Bible CD. >> >> Iain >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Tristram Llewellyn" <tris-l@xxxxxxxxxx> >> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 1:55 PM >> Subject: [access-uk] Re: IN TOUCH - ACCESS TO RELIGIOUS MATERIAL >> >> >> I'm not in the least bit religious so am the wrong one to comment really, >> but I know the Torch Trust have produced or make available for sale an >> online bible with practically all the different versions of the bible. I >> helped someone to install it and set it up once which I think was a tiny >> bit >> of a fiddle but got there. I believe if you look to the USA you will >> find >> tons more the same kind of thing. >> Of course for things like Koran there would be issues about screen >> readers >> and relevant speech engines which would be an access issue unless one >> could >> read an English translation. >> >> Regards. >> >> Tristram Llewellyn >> Sight and Sound Technology >> Technical Support >> www.sightandsound.co.uk >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Ian Macrae >> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 1:27 PM >> Subject: [access-uk] IN TOUCH - ACCESS TO RELIGIOUS MATERIAL >> >> >> A listener who's also a VI Roman Catholic priest has contacted the show >> about his lack of access to biblical and other material. I'd like to >> have something on about this in the near future. Would anyone who has >> had difficulty getting hold of Christian or material relating to other >> faiths, or who has found solutions, computer related or otherwise to >> overcoming difficulties please email me at >> Ian.macrae@xxxxxxxxx >> I'm aware of the book courier bible. 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