Hi Shaun, That is insane. I think it only costs me on average about $50 for a ream of braille paper. Of course, I haven't purchased any in a long time so costs could have gone up, but it never cost me nearly what you are saying it costs for you guys down in New Zealand for braille paper.
As for producing brf files I agree it is rather inexpensive. the problem is, as you already know, not everyone has access to a braille display, notetaker, etc and can read brf documents. So The next best alternative would be for a company to put their manuals in html or some standard format that can be read on any platform with any screen reader with voice or braille and forget it. Cheers! On 12/4/13, shaun everiss <[email protected]> wrote: > Well tom I have had to buy braille paper from my local blind org and > for members it can be quite cheap. > but for normal schools and such or anyone that is not a member the > paper can cost upwards of 200-400 dollars a rheme. > something like 50 up a sheet and thats just standard grades. > Though to be honest in this day and age previding you have access to > such and are funded the price of getting a braille display or note > taker and maybe the right conversion tools and such electronic brf > files are quite inexpensive to produce once you spent the up front > costs on a unit and the translater programs ofcause. > As for an embosser, If you have access to one there aparently is a > language to turn your documents into scripted programs to be printed. > I was offered to learn once a long time ago the language to code my > own docs and to have access to the unit remotely in question but it > never got off the ground doesn't mean that some time down the road I > may try, I'd actually like to try and see if I could program my own > document. --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
