You really didn't misunderstand as that was my original thought. It wasn't
until I slept on it that I realized how much better it would be if the
pictures could be described before submitting. I'll let you knowhow it goes.
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From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, November 11, 2005 2:44 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: describing pictures
I agree with you, Jill, only because, as a sighted person, I think perhaps I over-describe while at the same time not describing something because I assume the person knows what it is--and if the person has never seen the object, like a tightrope walker, he/she would actually need more explanation.
Anyway, I will get the book, so if you can't find anyone, I'll do it.
I misunderstood. I thought you were going to submit it and wanted someone to validate it. But you're right about the text around pictures not scanning properly. Often the page has a colored background and so the text doesn't scan. Anyway, as I said, I'll do the book and submit it if you're unable to find anyone else. It's true that a blind parent could read it to a sighted child, and I suppose if the chilid were too young she couldn't describe the pictures necessarily--but also the book is meant to be read by beginning readers, so it would be good for a blind child to be able to read it with descriptions. He or she might be able to imagine objects and people, but I suppose the colors might be hard to imagine.
Please let me know what you find out, i.e., if you've found someone to do it or if you want me to.
Cindy
Cindy
I'll let you know. Having gone throughthis with my own children, in my opinion this book will do best being read by a blind parent to their sighted child while the child looked at the book and the parent had the description to refer to.
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