If you look at it carefully, Eleanor, it is correct but just very small and
very close together. I guess they could have just put a tactile mark on it
(especially as the majority of guide dog owners probably don't even read
braille) but personally I'm appreciative of the effort. And I'm not really
that bothered that it isn't correctly spaced as I won't be reading it again
(at least I hope not as if I have to identify it, it suggests I will have an
access issue). If I was going to make a criticism it wouldn't be about the
card itself but the letter which accompanied it which was in print.
Alison
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Eleanor Martha Burke
Sent: 25 September 2015 20:26
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: Braille on New GDBA Access for All Card
why not just have a tactile symbol on the front face of the card in the
first instance then. I don't like an apology for braille which I feel this
is in this instance.
On 25 Sep 2015, at 20:13, CJ &AA MAY <chrisalismay@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:contracted but it has clearly been created using a machine so the letters
Hello Eleanor
I think if you look at your card really closely, you will see it is not
AlisonOf Eleanor Martha Burke
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Sent: 25 September 2015 17:15
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: Braille on New GDBA Access for All Card
My card is written in some form of contracted Braille that does not make
sense it reads as acce then there is a full stop denoted as a lower d for
those who read braille. This is followed a milimetre above the lower D by
presumably a lower f to denote the word 'to' and followed by a letter 'a'.
Immediately after this in grade one Braille are the letters c a r d butwhat
is supposed to be the letter 'r' has one of the dots missing though thethat
punch hole for the missing dot is there. I think it is disgraceful.
Incidentally why did you need Braille on the card if you then got a print
letter? That does not make much sense to me.
Eleanor
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From: "CJ &AA MAY" <chrisalismay@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, September 25, 2015 5:06 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Braille on New GDBA Access for All Card
I received a card, similar to a credit card, from GDBA and on this in
braille it says "Accesscard" and it was accompanied by a print letter
explaining why it had been issued and reminding us of our rights.
Alison
Maybe call your local office if you have not received one.
The other thing I recently got was a booklet with guidance on free
running. I had to ring the office though for a braille version.
Alison
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Sent: 25 September 2015 16:13
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: Braille on New GDBA Access for All Card
I haven't seen any card from GDBA with Braille on it.
Jo
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From: Eleanor Martha Burke
Sent: Friday, September 25, 2015 3:41 PM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Braille on New GDBA Access for All Card
Hi All GDOs who read Braille. What do you think of trhe standard of
Braille
on this new card brought out by the Campeign's Department of GDBA? The
Braille is extra small, inaccurate on my card and when I brought this to
the
attention of the Campeign's Department, I was told that there were no
errors
and that the Brailling of the card had been outsourced. Surely it is
reasonable to expect an organisation dealing with blind people who use
Braille as a medium for reading, should get it right! I was informed
tosome people had phoned up about this. I would like to encourage others
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least
be done correctly. There was no reason for the Braille to be all to one
side and not to include all letters as it is only covering about a third
of
the width of the card as it is.
Eleanor
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