Or indeed not actually tom.
I have been blind all my life (or at least registered blind in the Uk), I
did learn braille before the first day of school since my mum started
teaching me when I was in nursery, ---- yet there are occasions when I!
prefer an electronic copy of things over braile, particularly things like a
menu where I just want the information asap and there is no context or
atmosphere to care about, just because they're so much quicker and easier
and faster to read, indeed on the occasions I have! had a braille menu my
brother has finished up reading for me just because otherwise I'll take
twice as long in going through all the alternatives.
These days even the duties of braille labelling for dvds, cds and xsuch are
taking over by my Penfriend device and audio stickers.
This isn't the time for another braille debate, but suffice it to say that
having an electronic copy would not be regarded as an inferior alternative
to many people. Plus of course, if a person owns a braille display they get
braille anyway.
Beware the Grue!
Dark.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Ward" <thomasward1...@gmail.com>
To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2013 6:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] the cost of documentation - Re: Some
practicalquestionsreguarding the Monopoly game
Hi Charles:
Well, that may be, but the fact is we are trying to cut costs for
someone producing the documentation be it a menu or a game's user
guide. If the braille documentation costs too much to do it chances
are they won't, but if we can offer them something cheaper that is
accessible they might go for that.
The other issue is braille literacy itself. Not everyone who is blind
knows braille, or is especially good with it. I myself lost my sight
later in life, learned braille, but am not real good with it. I would
prefer an electronic document over a braille document simply because
my braille reading skills are not that good. Someone who has been
blind all their life, started learning braille since the first day of
school, would probably feel a lot differently from me about the
subject.
Cheers!
On 12/11/13, Charles Rivard <wee1s...@fidnet.com> wrote:
I would prefer not using anything other than my fingers to do the reading
of
a menu or a game user's guide. And if the right binder is used, pages
can
easily be removed or exchanged after modification. This is why I prefer
hardcopy braille over html..
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