[accessibleimage] Re: Alternatives to Brailon

Hello Ann and others:

     I want to thermoform the plastic. I am in the process of working out 
the kinks for producing books with tactile diagrams. The tactile part is 
easy, and the printing is easy as well. I am attempting to print a four 
color image such as a photograph on a piece of plastic, and then thermoform 
it. A printing company is helping with this research, but I thought I ought 
to check in case someone on the list had already solved the problem.

Happy Holidays,

Robert Jaquiss

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ann Gardiner" <ann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <accessibleimage@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 3:26 AM
Subject: [accessibleimage] Re: Alternatives to Brailon


> Robert
> Do you want to emboss or vacuum form? It isn't possible to vacuum form
> plastic that hasn't been manufactured specifically for that purpose as
> it won't draw down. I haven't been able to source a supply of matt
> vacuum formable transparent plastic in about 250micron thickness. While
> we are on this topic does anyone have any ideas?  I don't use opaque
> plastic as I can't then make the finished graphic accessible to sighted
> users working with visually impaired folk.
> Ann

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