[access-uk] Re: BRAILLE ON PACKAGING
- From: Shaun O'Connor <capricorn8159@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 08 Jun 2014 15:46:05 +0100
oops I think the latter spelling is more appropriate.;-)
On 08/06/2014 12:23, Richard Godfrey-McKay wrote:
> Shaun, Compliment or complement or perhaps both?
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> *From:* access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
> Behalf Of *Shaun O'Connor
> *Sent:* 08 June 2014 12:10
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> *Subject:* [access-uk] Re: BRAILLE ON PACKAGING
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> 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.
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>> Iain
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>> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On 8 Jun 2014, at 12:26 am, "Derek Hornby" <derek.hornby_uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
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>> 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.
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
>> Iain Lackie
>> Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2014 10:16 PM
>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: BRAILLE ON PACKAGING
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>> Braille is not a language. Perhaps if this misconception was laid to rest,
>> more people might be more willing to learn.
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>> Iain
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>> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On 7 Jun 2014, at 02:03 pm, "Eleanor Martha Burke"
>> <eleanormarthaburke@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> 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.
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>> ----- 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
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>> As a point of interest I wonder if Braille mislabelling could count
>> as being breach of the trades descriptions act?
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>> On 07/06/2014 13:36, carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
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>> Let us know what you find out and glad it wasn't worse!
>> Carol P
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>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian Macrae"
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>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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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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