[nabs-l] Braille Printer and Dux Bury Program

Anna Givens annajee82 at gmail.com
Thu May 2 19:37:50 UTC 2013


Thanks Dan, it is good to hear on that issue from someone who has been on the other side of these things!

Anna

Sent from my iPhone

On May 2, 2013, at 9:54 AM, "Dan Burke" <dburke at cocenter.org> wrote:

> If I may offer some information even though I'm not a student ...  I worked
> for a Ds office for many years, and for the last number of years I
> supervised the alternate formats aspect of the office.
> 
> First, have you signed up for Bookshare? There are lots of text books
> available in electronic formats that your Braille note can read, or that can
> be read on your iPhone or with JAWS.
> 
> Next Helga, if Bookshare doesn't have your texts your DS office may need to
> give you a better format.  They would need to do that f Braille is your
> preferred format and there is a compelling reason that PDF isn't good
> enough.  That English is your second language and that your major requires
> reading and comprehending complex literature (and what major doesn't?), is a
> compelling argument in my opinion.  You need to make that clear to the DS
> office, but you will very likely have to push it if you really want it.
> They can easily give you a MS Word format, for example, if the text is not
> available at Bookshare.  But you will have a good bit of work ahead of you
> turning a PDF into any kind of Braille document.
> 
> Personally, I think that PDF is a terrible format for just about anything.
> 
> With a Word file, you can do a couple of things.  Of course you could read
> it with your note taker's refreshable Braille display.  It is likely that
> the DS office will stand their ground on that and not offer paper Braille.
> With a Word file you could also use Duxbury and print your own paper
> Braille, which you have obviously thought about.  But you may need to press
> the DS office by looking at campus options for due process - in other words,
> a complaint - if they don't agree to provide you with a format other than
> PDF.
> 
> And the other thing is that Voc Rehab's excuse that embossers are expensive
> just isn't good enough.  Your reasons for having one are pretty good.  If
> they are to deny this bit of technology, they need to do so on the basis
> that it isn't related to your vocational goal.  They can't say it's too
> expensive once you are already in an Individualized Plan for Employment.
> Again, you will likely have to push this.  You can start by asking your VR
> counselor for information on your rights to appeal. This is something they
> are required to provide.
> 
> Good luck!
> 
> Best,
> 
> Dan
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Helga
> Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2013 8:50 PM
> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nabs-l] Braille Printer and Dux Bury Program
> 
> Hi all, this is Helga. I just
> would like to ask you guys, Do you know where can I get a Dux Bury program
> and a Braille printer that is compatible with the BrailleNote apex for a
> cheap price? The Reason I'm asking is because I like to read Braille because
> is my prefer way of reading especially when I'm reading stories that are
> hard to understand the wording. I'm actually doing an English major where I
> need to take Literature classes that involve a lot of reading. Actually,
> this semester I took American Literature before 1865, and it was very
> challenging for me because the only accessable format of the Book  that DSS
> provided me was PDF format, and and I got a audio cd from Learning Ally. It
> was helpful, but not enough to understand the stories since my first
> Language is not English, even though I speak it, I'm still working on my
> comprehension of words. I also talked to my DBS counceler about this and she
> told me that she would not buy me the Braille printer because is very
> expensive. I really Think a Braille paper copy of a reading will really help
> me a lot since I'm thinking in taking American Literature after 1865 in the
> Fall semester. 
> Thank you guys for listening to me. I really appreciate it. God bless! :)
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