Hi Cheryl. You're correct in that this is not a braille specific issue, rather, one of NLS not making a textual representation available of the audio. There are certainly many advantages to synchronizing text with audio, or simply having a textual representation of the material available to those who want it. This is actually not even limited to users of braille displays. If NLS were to make the content available in a textual form, this would also provide better access to those with low vision. NLS was made aware of the potential before the Digital Talking Book Program was rolled out, they just didn't think it was worth their while to investigate it further. And if they do not wish to take the extra time to redo the DAISY pipeline of their audio only content, I can understand that, but they should then at least offer a text only version of the DAISY content available for patrons who cannot access the audio, or who wish to access the content in an alternative format. I really don’t understand the copyright restrictions issue they have talked about previously, since Bookshare and Learning Allie who abide by the same copyright laws as NLS offer text versions of their materials. I’d even just say to the people who cannot access the audio to just go with Bookshare, but Bookshare costs money. So basically what it boils down to at this point is that people who are deaf-blind are being forced to pay for access to something that hearing blind people are not.
Scott On 1/7/13, Cheryl Homiak <[email protected]> wrote: > It isn't a matter of providing support for their braille displays to read > the daisy content as I understand it. NLS does not include the text in their > books from what I've been told; CNIB does. In other words, with out without > a braille display, you can't access a text representation of the daisy book > from NLS, only the audio. So I believe it would involve changing their whole > method of production rather than just adding braille support but I agree > that it would allow people with braille displays to choose how they want to > read and would allow people who are both deaf and blind to read a much wider > variety of content. How difficult it would be for them to do this I honestly > don't know. > > > > -- > Cheryl > > May the words of my mouth > and the meditation of my heart > be acceptable to You, Lord, > my rock and my Redeemer. > (Psalm 19:14 HCSB) > > > > On Jan 7, 2013, at 11:59 AM, Scott Davert <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I know I'm in the minority here, but it would sure be nice if NLS >> would offer support for braille displays to read their DAISY content. >> Much of the audio only content they produce is not available via Web >> Braille, and not everyone has the luxery of enjoying audio books. But >> I digress. >> >> Scott >> >> On 1/7/13, Timothy Emmons <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Tina, I second your thoughts there. I work for the library here in >>> Alabama, >>> this is what I keep telling our folks Lol. I hoep soon though, a bunch >>> of >>> Alabama folks are getting antsy too, Lol. >>> On Jan 5, 2013, at 6:31 PM, Tina Murphy wrote: >>> >>>> I work for one of the regional libraries, and all I keep hearing is, >>>> "NLS says soon". Given past history, I'm not going to hold my breath >>>> waiting for this app to come out. You never know though. The >>>> government could surprise us. <smile> >>>> >>>> Tina >>>> ********************************************************************** >>>> Let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action. >>>> -- 1 John 3:18 >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>>> Google Group. >>>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>> Google >>> Group. >>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >> Google Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
