Hi Dark, Well, I think we all know by now that RNIB are run by bureaucrats who do nothing else but push their own limited view of blindness on everyone else, and because the younger generation such as yourself are out numbered by elderly members you'll have to wait until your generation is old enough to have elderly status and perhaps by then the RNIB will listen.
Fortunately, here in the United States are a bit better simply because of laws like the ADA. Just because the Learning Alley, National Library Service, APH, or some other agency might think a certain book or genre would be of no interest to their clients doesn't give them the excuse to not make it accessible. The ADA is clear that all printed material must be made accessible on demand which is a powerful law in our favor. As a result it is usually possible to get best sellers, regardless of genre, with in a year of publication on audio tape, in text format, or some other accessible format. /Getting back to games though we have another asset which you don't have. Because there is no single agency or rehab center that deals with the blind chances are good that a blind person can call up their local rehab center and get what they need. If it is a board game for a small fee the local rehab center might be willing to braille label the board for you, and since its on your dime they can hardly refuse. After all, that's basically what they are there fore to assist you in any way they can. So perhaps its your approach to the RNIB that might have to change. What if you told them you would pay them a certain amount to have this or that brailled etc? Cheers! On 6/9/12, dark <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Tom. > > what frustrates me is when I discussed with the rnib some other leasure > activities, i was stone walled. I suggested that they create tactile rp dice > > for instance, as well as accessible versions of tabletop rp manuals because > > rp is such an accessible activity that blind people could participate in > equally with sighted people, and was freely told "Our members aren't > interested in that" > > ditto when i attempted to get the rnib to make accessible gamebooks, and > ditto with any other board game. > > then again i shouldn't be surprised, sinse even when it comes to making > books accessible that aren't aimed at older generations, ie, aren't crime, > thriller or romance the rnib gave me the constant run around, even when i > offered to travel down to London and sit on their book selection committee, > > to help them finish the series that they'd started and never finished in sf > > and fantasy. Needless to say they told me to get lost, in fact they just > told me to submit reader requests, and when I pointed out to them that I'd > been submitting reader requests sinse the age of 7, and only ever seen one > get filledd, (which wasn't actually an sf or fantasy novel but steven King's > > horror novel it), they put the phone down on me. > > So, getting them to produce any accessible game is a none starter I think > unless you could show how people over 60 would like it, ---- heck they even > > stopped producing large, coloured tactile maps of the world for schools. > > 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://mail.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].
