Lena Kloos in <[log in to unmask]>:
>I have just had a request from overseas for a prospectus in a number of
>formats including braille. Seen as how braille can differ from country to
>country would people agree that in these cases it is reasonable to just
>offer the prospectus on disc so they can use it in what ever way they prefer?
Hi,
Especially if the braille needs to be shipped overseas, I would have
said it would be better on a disk for the following reasons:
1. Many countries use different brailling systems (for example, the
US use a different line system, which obviously they would prefer to
read from the UK system);
2. When posting braille, if it is packaged wrongly, it can become
flattened, meaning that the recipient cannot read it.
3. If the document was on disk, and the recipient in question had a
braille embosser, they could emboss multiple copies of the same
document and give the document out to the relevant students.
Also, and this is a totally personal point, I prefer to read very long
documents either on tape or with a screen reader on a computer so that
I can perform actions like searching through the document or skipping
through sections etc. Remember that with braille, it is very
difficult to scan read ahead, on tape if the right information is
present is becomes easier, but on a computer system it is totally
possible.
Andrew.
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>Lena
>
>At 09:52 21/01/2003 +0000, you wrote:
>>Dear Colleagues/e-mail list members
>>I'd be grateful to hear your opinion regarding HEIs duties to provide
>>informations in alternative formats:
>>1.- Would you consider that our duties will be more specific from September
>>2003? to what extent?
>>2.- Regarding uk and overseas applicants
>>Would you consider that different responsibilities arise according of the
>>location of the enquiry? For example, would universities have a duty to
>>provide prospectuses on Braille if the enquirier was located in the UK and
>>can only access information on Braille. would we have the same level of duty
>>if the enquirier were located overseas? Many thanks for your views, Best
>>regards, Andy Velarde University of Kent at Canterbury
>
>Lena Kloos
>Disability Officer
>Equality Unit
>University of Hertfordshire
>Tel/Txt: 01707 28 4454
>Fax: 01707 28 5094
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