[bksvol-discuss] Re: WISH LIST: books on making braille drawings

  • From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 23:15:45 -0800 (PST)

I think what the requester wants is books on how to
make the tactile graphics or drawing. If anyone can
find any to scan, that would be much appreciated. IF
the books are actually in Braille, then  assume they
couldn't be scanned, but maybe they could be obtained
by bookshare for downloading.

G. Cindy
--- Michael Sestak <mlsestak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Yes, by bumbling around on google I also came up
> with tactile graphics.  Marie Porter has a series of
> books on Amazon called "Braillables."  The name
> Marie Porter didn't sound familiar to me, but I was
> sure that a while ago I came across an announcement
> of a book on astronomy with tactile graphics.  That
> book is called, "Touch the Universe: A NASA Braille
> Book of 
>           Astronomy," by Noreen Grice.  She has done
> a couple other tactile graphics astronomy books.
> 
> Misha
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 7:41:18 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: WISH LIST: books on
> making braille drawings
> 
> 
> Thanks, Ann.
> 
> I'll send this information to the requester and see
> if
> it's all that she needs. I'm keeping track now of
> who
> requests what. 
> 
> G. Cindy
> 
> --- Ann Parsons <akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > What you want isn't "braille drawings" but
> "tactile
> > graphics".  Have a 
> > friend who knows about Marie Porter's stuff.  In
> > fact, I do believe 
> > that there is something on Bookshare by her. 
> > Disremember the title.  
> > My friend asked me to look to see if this title
> was
> > there, and it wans.
> > 
> > Ann P.
> > .
> > 
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