Hi Janet,
I hate to say this, but to have hard copy braille for medicine blurb, would be
somewhat impractical from a cost perspective. The print version of one I have,
which is simply a blood thinner, runs into two side of A3 paper, and is around
8 point type size. My guess would be around 20-24 pages of braille.
That said, I do feel that one should be able to request an accessible text
copy, even if it has to be routed via your doctor.
George (Bell)
PS: Are we related 😊
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Sent: 05 June 2020 16:57
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I get that alison but why is the blirb that comes with the medication never in
braille
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Sent: Friday, June 5, 2020 4:55 PM
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: Something that's really puzzling me!
I find it so useful that my medication is labelled in braille, rather than
forever running to my husband to sort them out.
The more braille is used, then the better the argument for learning it. I know
there are gadgets like the Penfriend, but I find it so convenient just
to pick up a CD or a jar of herbs and identify it, rather than having to
first go in search of a gadet.
Alison
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: Something that's really puzzling me!
Yes, but if braille labelling was commonplace it would enormously increase the
incentive for blind people to learn braille so there is a virtuous circle there.
Also, "worth it" is an interesting phrase. I imagine many blind people derive
enormous benefit from the EU requirement to label medicines, not to mention the
spin-off in terms of raising the profile of the right to accessible health
information etc.
And if medicines, why not food and household products ...
Terry
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: Something that's really puzzling me!
Colin,
The answer of course, is market size.
Of all the blind people out there, I think some 4 percent or thereabouts read
Braille.
It simply wouldn't be worth it.
All the best
Steve
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Greetings,
Bleach and the like bottles are mass-produced and the dye from which they are
cast probably has the word as part of the mould. If they could put use by date
and the like, it would have to be changed for each run, hence cost.
But, of course, they have to change it for printing on the item so why not
incorporate Braille at the same time?
Of course, if the bar code can be read, I believe this usually incorporates
this kind of information, if I am wrong, sure some wise and knowledgable person
will put us right!
On Fri, 5 Jun 2020 11:02:38 +0100, "Janet Bell" < <mailto:taglib95@xxxxxxxxx>
taglib95@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
-Hi Gary, they will probably try and say that the companies can't afford to
-keep doing it but you are absolutely right I have been saying the same for a
-long time. Janet
-
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-From: Gary Price
-Sent: Friday, June 5, 2020 10:36 AM
-To: <mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
-Subject: [access-uk] Something that's really puzzling me!
-
-Hi all.
-
-First off moderaters, I hope this is allowed on here, if not I do -appologise.
-
-
-Something is really puzzling me and I don't know if many people have -noticed
this who are blind.
-
-
-Have you ever noticed when you or someone you know goes to the -supermarket,
if they pick up a bottle of bleach, any bottle no specific -brand required.
-
-If you feel towards the bottom of the bottle, you'll notice it says that -in
contracted Braille! Bleach I mean.
-
-
-Well what's really puzzling me is if they can do this with Bleach and
-vertually all medication these days, what's stopping companies from -doing
this with Milk, Yoghurts and stuff like that!
-
-I mean take one of my bottles of Bleach I've got at the moment, the -Braille
at the bottom is really raised up clearly!
-
-So obviously they are using some kind of ingraiving tool to somehow -ingraive
this onto the bottle.
-
-
-Anyway just an observation.
-
-When I mentioned the Milk and things like that, I'm refurring to the date.
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