[bksvol-discuss] Re: Mixed case font
- From: Madeleine Linares <Madeleinel@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2013 22:25:28 +0000
Hi all,
I am very sorry about this. I would love to fix things like this, especially
since it makes reading Bookshare books more difficult for some people. I would
also love to fix an author’s spelling errors and awkward sentences, but
unfortunately we can’t. I have forwarded your concerns and thoughts to the
Collection Development Manager.
Best,
Madeleine
From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Martha Rafter
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2013 12:37 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Mixed case font
Amen to this. It’s an awful mess with JAWS and an even worse mess in Braille.
I’ll add a couple more pleases to Netta’s here!
Marty
From: Dornetta<mailto:dornetta@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2013 1:11 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Mixed case font
Oh my goodness Denise please, please, please and did I say please fix that
mess! I am a JAWS user and also use it to read books as well and what JAWS just
read on your example was a complete mess. JAWS reads the lower case a as ah and
then reads the other capitalized letters individually. This would very hard to
explain to someone who doesn't use JAWS but the person who does we would have
to go back and read the word by character and figure out what the word actually
is. If I came across a book like, I would definitely stop all manner of trying
to read it.
I know that we are suppose to "follow" what is written the printed book but in
this case...I hope that Madeleine will allow the change because to the visually
impaired and blind reader...it is NOT a pretty sight. *smile*
Best of luck,
Netta
"Just because you are blind does not mean you lack vision"-Stevie Wonder
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