[bksvol-discuss] Re: validation confusion
- From: "Evan Reese" <mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2006 16:53:46 -0700
Sorry, this post was off-topic.
I'll try to remember to change the subject lines if I decide to go off on a
tangent in the future.
Sorry.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Evan Reese" <mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 4:45 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: validation confusion
Speaking of supporting more than ASCII codes for things, one of my dreams
is to have a refreshable tactile screen, which would produce Braille, but
would also produce tactile versions of graphs and other line drawings.
Perhaps even relief maps. There may be such a thing available now that I
don't know about, or in development. But I am sure it would be hideously
expensive. Just look at how much one line of 32 or 40 Braille cells costs
now.
Well, I did say I was dreaming. <smile>
----- Original Message -----
From: "Monica Willyard" <plumlipstick@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 2:47 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: validation confusion
Hi, Lissi and Mickey. My aunt, uncle, and mother qualify as sighted
people who are eligible for Bookshare services because they all have
severe dyslexia. My aunt and uncle cannot read beyond the first grade
level in fact. They use Openbook just like I do and really need to use
speech recognition so they can write effectively. My understanding is
that the reason we remove certain marks like the - is because Braille
embossers don't handle them well. Yet there is also a push to preserve
the text of a book as faithfully as possible. The needs of Braille users
and sighted Bookshare readers will clash in some areas simply because of
the limits of technology. Retaining photos and graphs in text would
probably cause further confusion in brf files. I'm sure they could be
useful to sighted readers though. I think we need to gently prod the
embosser manufacturers to get their embossers out of the dark ages so
they support more than the old ascii codes for things. I'm very glad I'm
not the one who has to make format decisions for the Bookshare service.
(grin)
Monica
Visit my blog at: http://plumlipstick.livejournal.com
At Sunday 6/4/2006 02:05 AM, you wrote:
Dear Mickey,
You do your best and so do I. We don't need to let differing opinions
shake us. I kept posting about the subject because I was trying to figure
it out, but unless we get a mandate from Bookshare, there are bound to be
differences in our efforts given our different equipment, experience,
access to print, etc.
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