[blparent] question about accessible books

[Amber Boggs]

Could you email me how to do this? I just got a Mac, and would love to be 
able to do this.
AMber
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jane Jordan" <juanitatighan at gmail.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 9:55 AM
Subject: Re: [blparent] question about accessible books


> You can translate the file into braille, complete with the proper page
> numbers, and it won't cost you.  I have a program on my Mac that does
> this.  Makes a .brl file of the text, formats it properly even if it's
> a microsoft word or .rtf file, and it puts in the appropriate page
> numbers.  You can have it do 40 cells a line, or fewer, depending on
> the length of the page.  People can then print it out in B raille, if
> they have a printer, or they can read it with a Braille display.
>
> You can email me at
> juanitatighan at gmail.com
> if you want more information on how to do it.
>
> Jane
>
> On 12/30/08, Amber Boggs <amberboggs at socal.rr.com> wrote:
>> Shannon, Give my husband a Call, We have a recording studio, and praduce
>> audio books as well as movies etc. He can help you with this. He also has 
>> a
>> good friend who is publishing a book rite now and is getting it put in to
>> braille and audio. His name is Rick and his number is 818 4399698
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Shannon Wells" <pwandmomx2 at suddenlink.net>
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 4:55 AM
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] question about accessible books
>>
>>
>>> Bookshare? Hadn't thought of that, but don't know. Might go googling.
>>> Thanks, but am thinking a pdf version on cd is easiest and least
>>> expensive. Only trouble is if someone doesn't have a computer or doesn't
>>> have good speech and wants an audio version. Thinking of reading it
>>> myself, but have to get it in braille, first. Thanks.
>>> Shannon Wells
>>> on the web at
>>> http://www.christianhomeplace.com
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "trishs" <slosser at metrocast.net>
>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 12:27 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] question about accessible books
>>>
>>>
>>>> Can you submit it to Bookshare dot org?
>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>From: "Shannon Wells" <pwandmomx2 at suddenlink.net
>>>>>To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>>>Date sent: Mon, 29 Dec 2008 11:37:36 -0500
>>>>>Subject: [blparent] question about accessible books
>>>>
>>>>>Ok, I know this is not about parenting, so maybe someone could
>>>> tell me where a good place would be to post this.  I am in the process 
>>>> of
>>>>
>>>> publishing a book, "Wild Heart" with Publish America.  I am trying to
>>>> find a way to make it accessible, becuase they do not do ebooks nor do
>>>> they do audio.  I want it to be available to everyone, so if someone 
>>>> has
>>>> any information, i'd greatly appreciate it.  Thanks so much.
>>>>>Shannon Wells
>>>>>on the web at
>>>>>http://www.christianhomeplace.com
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