As I understand it, in this country it's the rnib who pretty much rule
everything with an iron fist.
They commission someone to make the accessible versions of the games, get
the copywrites, and then distribute them themselves, and sinse the
government agencies will always put newly blind people or families with
blind children in touch with the rnib, that really is how they will sell
stuff.
In fairness I can't complain about the prices. My tactile backgammon board
was 18 pounds, that's around 25 dollars, however this does mean that the
only games that get made accessible are the games which the Rnib themselves
aproves of for blind people, which means only games really aimed at eldily
people, or very occasionally, young children.
heck, even well known games like life or cludo (what is called clue in the
states), dont' have an accessible form.
As I said, all the rnib does are packs of braille uno and standard cards,
tactile dominoes, backgammon, chess, snakes and ladders, monopoly, the peg
five in a row game, and ludo.
Beware the Grue!
dark.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Kitchen" <[email protected]>
To: "Charles Rivard" <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, June 08, 2012 10:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] board games for the blind - Re: Accessible Checkers
Hi Charles and all,
I am curious, who decides what games to make accessible. I mean is it the
original manufactures of the games, or do some of the blind organizations
get together and commission for the games to be made accessible or what?
And then who does set the price of them?
BFN
Jim
If Walmart is lowering prices every day, how come nothing is free yet?
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