Space and costs of production certainly are concerns when it comes to
braille. The cost of refreshable braille display is, gradually, decreasing.
The cost of producing braille, in the form of .brf files, is also coming
down through the use of braille translation software, and the volumes can be
reproduced more quickly. So this is greatly increasing the availability of
brailled materials. So, through the use of technology, I hope that
independent reading by blind people through the use of braille, even if it
isn't hardcopy, will never be phased out. Printed books will not die out
through the advancement of technology, although sighted people could also
rely solely on computer technology to get their info, just as the majority
of blind people do. But in a lot of cases, what do they do? They use a
printer to print out something that can then be read with their eyes.
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From: "dark" <[email protected]>
To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2013 10:40 AM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] the cost of documentation -
Re:Somepracticalquestionsreguarding the Monopoly game
Hi Tom.
All that is true, indeed I remember in secondary school having regular
arguements with the school librarian (rather like Madam pince in Harry
potter), who stated that a person could only have 3 books out at a
time, ---- irrispective that the three books I wanted out were three
volumes of the hobbit, which I wanted to take on holiday with me.
I also always found myself braille reading speed really suffered as
compared to reading in speech or by a recording, especially with complex
and detailed material, ---- heck this was why when I got to university and
started studdying philosophy, I never! got any texts brailled and always
worked through either a small portable scanner, or a digital recorder and
paid reading assistant, ---- indeed during my phd research that became
highly necessary.
One thing I will say however, is that while reading speed and ability to
get basic informational content from braille is much less than speech or
audio, for atmosphere and individual comprehention I have always preferd
braille over speech. This is why I don't particularly like reading Ebooks
and the like with a synth voice if I have a choice, --- -but would be
happy doing so in braille.
The problem is that with the technology for braille reproduction being the
price it is, it's just not practical. If I won the lottery or robbed a
bank I might buy a braille display, similarly if I could get one for say
100 or even 200 usd I might, but as it is it's just too much of a luxury,
indeed I find myself these days far less aversed to reading in synth
voices than i used to be just through necessity of having to do it due to
lack of said display.
This is again why I'd love to see improvement in braille reproduction, but
equally why I'm fairly convinced braille will drop off the map if this
doesn't happen.
Beware the Grue!
dark.
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