[accessibleimage] Re: Alternatives to Brailon

Robert
Roman Rener (Director of the Geodetic Institute of Slovenia has produced 
a tactile map of Ljubljana with printed plastic sheets that were then 
vacuum formed.  The result was excellent.  I don't have his contact 
details but will get them to you in the New Year.
Ann


n message <000101c4e835$fc625530$6501a8c0@D3DTZP41>, Robert Jaquiss 
<rjaquiss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
>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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Ann Gardiner
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