Looks like that's two of us - only thing left to figure out would be shipping.
-------------------------------------------------- From: "Charles Rivard" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 19, 2015 15:19 To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] braille/large print/other media for audio games(wasinfo games game engines) I'm going to get this embosser going again. I just checked with Duxbury. The cost will be zero. --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Rivard" <[email protected]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 19, 2015 1:48 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] braille/large print/other media for audio games (wasinfo games game engines) >I have an embosser and Duxbury translation software for it on my laptop. >I've also got about 2,000 sheets of paper. I'll check into the cost of >license renewal for the translation software. > > --- > Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're > finished, you! really! are! finished! > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Thomas Ward" <[email protected]> > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, June 19, 2015 8:25 AM > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] braille/large print/other media for audio games > (was info games game engines) > > >> Hi Dark, >> >> Okay, I see what you mean about using a third-party braille >> transcription service, a good idea, but I'm not sure what something >> like that would cost. The only one that comes to mind off the top of >> my head in the USA is American Printing House for the Blind, but as I >> have never transcribed anything through them personally I haven't a >> clue what it would cost to run x number of copies of an informational >> pamphlet off for organizations using APH's services. I'm sure it won't >> cost as high as buying an embosser, software, paper, etc but at the >> same time I could see it costing quite a bit. Unfortunately, braille >> is a very expensive medium so it is likely to be a fairly costly >> investment regardless of what someone does. >> >> I think what might be a better tact as far as information sharing and >> advertising goes is actually create a pamphlet which can be >> redistributed through the various blind resellers. I don't know what >> you have over in the UK and in Europe but here in the USA there are a >> number of well known resellers such as In dependant Living Aids, Maxi >> Aids, Light House, and so forth who are in the business of selling >> blind products such as canes, Olympus recorders, Jaws, you name it. >> Since they are in the business to make money and they have a catalog >> which gets shipped out to a lot of blind customers I'd say that would >> be the ideal way to advertise. Since companies like Independent Living >> Aids, for example, are in the business of making money and are not a >> organization they might be more receptive to sponsoring games and >> other entertainment products that would fall outside the purview of >> organizations. >> >> Cheers! >> >> >> On 6/19/15, dark <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Hi Tom. >>> >>> Buy an embosser? that is waaaaay more overkill than I am thinking here. >>> In >>> the Uk at least there are braille transcription services that will >>> spend >>> their time on printing, it's one way that say a local theatre can get >>> braille programs, sinse you are correct that braille embossers are >>> stupidly >>> >>> expensive. >>> >>> I don't have a clear idea on costs, sinse it's not something I've looked >>> into but I don't believe it's that much, particularly as regards >>> reproducing >>> >>> the thing once you've got one printed and then are making copies. >>> >>> As to people who don't have much to do with the blind community, well to >>> be >>> >>> honest I fall into that category marginly myself simply because I don't >>> find >>> >>> blindness events or organizations that helpful or that I have much in >>> common >>> >>> with a lot of other blind people, ---- though i still do look at the >>> news >>> letters just in case anything vaguely interesting comes up, and would >>> probably pick up a leaflet on something like games. >>> >>> of course there will be some people who literally don't have anything at >>> all >>> >>> with any blindness organization, but you can't cover everyone! my >>> suggestion >>> >>> of an intro leaflet was just to let more people know who normally might >>> not. >>> >>> Beware the grue! >>> >>> Dark. >>> >>> >>> --- >>> 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]. >>> >> >> --- >> 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]. >> >> >> ----- >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 2015.0.5961 / Virus Database: 4365/10054 - Release Date: >> 06/19/15 >> > > > --- > 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]. > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2015.0.5961 / Virus Database: 4365/10054 - Release Date: 06/19/15 > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. 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