[bksvol-discuss] Re: Question about a book I am working on.
- From: Nimit Kaur <kaur.nimit@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2013 15:45:55 -0500
Valarie,
Thank you for your explanation. Do you want me to release the book
and then any of you sighted volunteers can take a look at it and let
me know? Or however I should go about doing it? Thanks!
On 11/17/13, Valerie Maples <vlmaples@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Cindy, from my guess, these may not be captions, but actual non-fiction
> text. It is impossible to know without seeing the book, so if it is two
> blind volunteers, I would not add caption without confirmation of what is
> caption vs. text. The only clear exception being in series books if there
> are paragraphs on pages and then a single line in italics (like in Nancy
> Drew books) on a page, those are captions 99% of the time.
>
> Hope that helps!
>
> Valerie
>
> On Nov 16, 2013, at 11:11 PM, Cindy Rosenthal <grandcyn77@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> It seems to me, from the caption, that one can imagine that the photo
>> shows a child wearing eyeglasses, and the next one shows a child with a
>> hearing aid. Inmo nothing more is no needed and a description would be
>> superfluous; but if it's wanted, I'll request the book from the library
>> and if I can get I'll provide descriptions
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Nov 16, 2013 at 7:18 PM, Nimit Kaur <kaur.nimit@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hi, Well, okay, so wait!!! This book is 41 pages, according to the
>> submiter and Microsoft word shows 41 page breaks. There are pictures
>> but they don't have captions, I don't think. It doesn't say, caption
>> in brackets. Example, scanner has it like,
>> Some children need glasses to help them to see.
>> Blank
>> [Photo removed] in brackets
>> next page break
>> Some children need hearing aids to help them to hear.
>> Blank
>> [Photo removed]
>> so on and so on. The scanner has photo removed in every page and it
>> seems that if there is a photo after each sentence. What do I do? Do
>> I release for a sighted volunteer to work on it so they can describe
>> the pictures? Help! Thank you,
>> Nimit, confused
>>
>> On 11/16/13, misha <mishatronics@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > The last I remember, for children's books less than 50 pages, you do
>> > not
>> > need to add page numbers if the print book does not have them. You can
>> > add them if you want. And for children's books it is nice to get
>> > picture descriptions, but not required.
>> >
>> > Misha
>> >
>> > On 11/16/2013 11:23 AM, Nimit Kaur wrote:
>> >> Hello, friends,
>> >> Hope you are well and having fun wherever and whatever you are doing.
>> >> I sure am... Anyways, there is this children's book I am working on
>> >> and it has no page numbers? I know that it is normal for a kid book
>> >> to have no page numbers, but how does Bookshare volunteer people want
>> >> us to handle it? Do we add page numbers or leave it as is? There are
>> >> bunch of pictures, and how do we handle them? Have a nice day!
>> >> Thank you,
>> >> Nimit
>> >>
>> >
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PLEASE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE FOLLOWNG QUOTES BY STEVIE WONDER!!!!!!!
“JUST BECAUSE A MAN LACKS THE USE OF HIS EYES DOES NOT MEAN HE LACKS VISION!”
“JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN’T SEE DOES NOT MEAN YOU CAN’T HEAR AND THINK!” “
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ARE ALSO NORMAL HUMAN BEINGS. THEY CAN DO
EVERYTHING THAT PEOPLE WITHOUT DISABILITIES CAN DO JUST IN DIFFERENT
WAYS ADAPTING TO THE CERTAIN DISABILITY THEY POSSESS.
MORE WAYS YOU CAN CONTACT ME:
KAUR.NIMIT@xxxxxxxxx
KAUR.NIMIT@xxxxxxxxxxx
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