[access-uk] Re: IN TOUCH - ACCESS TO RELIGIOUS MATERIAL

  • From: "Carol Pearson" <carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2006 10:07:29 -0000

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!

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Carol
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----- 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
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> -----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.  But in what range of formats is
>>  the Koran, for example, available?
>>
>>  Look forward to hearing your stories.
>>
>>  Ian
>>
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