[access-uk] Re: BRAILLE ON PACKAGING
- From: Shaun O'Connor <capricorn8159@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 08 Jun 2014 12:10:17 +0100
actually I think there is scope for print and braille to compliment each
other..
On 08/06/2014 11:57, Iain Lackie wrote:
> I disagree.
> we need to be able to represent as much of print as possible in Braille. We
> certainly should represent capitalisation.
> Whether we like it or not, we live in a sighted world and Braille needs to
> reflect that as far as possible. If this does not happen, Braille will
> diminish as it comes to show less and less of what is happening in the print
> world.
>
> Iain
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 8 Jun 2014, at 12:26 am, "Derek Hornby" <derek.hornby_uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> And real Braille is not print. Sadly some people are trying to make
> Braille more like print.
> We don't need to show capital letter in Braille.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Iain Lackie
> Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2014 10:16 PM
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: BRAILLE ON PACKAGING
>
> Braille is not a language. Perhaps if this misconception was laid to rest,
> more people might be more willing to learn.
>
> Iain
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 7 Jun 2014, at 02:03 pm, "Eleanor Martha Burke"
> <eleanormarthaburke@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> I think I would put it down to an error of the person labelling not being
> familiar with the language of Braille and putting wrong labels on the
> produce rather than a deliberate breach of any Act on the part of the
> company.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Shaun O'Connor <mailto:capricorn8159@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2014 1:53 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: BRAILLE ON PACKAGING
>
> As a point of interest I wonder if Braille mislabelling could count
> as being breach of the trades descriptions act?
>
> On 07/06/2014 13:36, carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
>
> Let us know what you find out and glad it wasn't worse!
> Carol P
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian Macrae"
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> Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2014 12:40 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] BRAILLE ON PACKAGING
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> As some of you know I was recently asked to write a
> piece for the Guardian on Braille and hopes for the future. In that piece I
> mentioned that The co-Op labels many, though not all of its own brand lines
> in Braille. Today, however, I found a discrepancy between the print and
> Braille packaging. I bought a pack of Co-Op bran flakes. Thankfully I
> don't have to rely solely on the Braille to identify products because the
> Braille said that the pack contained Golden Honey Nut Corn flakes. I'll
> have to go back and determine weather all of the packs are labelled wrongly
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