Hi tom.
would that game be talisman? my brother is an avid player, but sadly there
is no accessible version.
As regards the rnib, well I think at least with the rnib there is
considderably more involved than simply appealing to the lowest common
denominator. All their publications, magazines etc, are aimed at older
generations (you can get all the braille knitting patterns you want), and
whenever I've been on an info day they do an hour and a half of what is
tantamount to brain washing about donations from people in their wills and
how much they want such donations, not to mention radio and tv adverts all
aimed at older people, ---- their latest slogan, "rnib spotting the signs of
site loss for over fifties" is a case in point, as well as a rather amusing
tortology.
I have also noticed that my efforts over the years to get Rnib to do
anything not! aimed at over sixties has been fruiteless, whether that is
reccording more accessible books in sf and fantasy genres, "our members
don't like those is what I was told" getting them to produce braile
gamebooks or rpg manuals, or indeed getting them to promote audio games at
all other than the azabat ones "our members prefer simple games and don't
have the tech skills" is what I was told.
Frankly, there is something of a conspiracy going on with the Rnib to sucker
people's investments, not to mention gain government grants for services
which should! be health services anyway, (charity my arse), but that is a
subject for another mail.
Suffice it to say that for getting accessible gaming dice, you'd be better
off heading into the woods, picking up sticks and taking the time to calve
them yourself, than trying to get any practical aide out of the Rnib.
Myself, if a company were! to do this, I'd be looking for someone a little
more friendly to access to younger blind people, rather than someone like
Rnib. As you said yourself, it's not a complicated thing, indeed I'd be
tempted to contact the manufacturers of rp supplies (after all they can only
say no), since I have far more confidence in them than someone like Rnib or
the companies they deal with.
of course however, it might be that access creation aide companies in
countries other than the Uk are a little better on this front, since I do
know the Uk's general attitude and that of the Rnib in particular isn't
particularly great when compared to places over seas anyway, and doubltess
this stretches to the business world too.
Beware the Grue!
Dark.
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