[NFB-Braille-Discussion] Braille transcribing question

Jasmyn Polite jazzyep94 at yahoo.com
Tue Dec 17 17:48:32 UTC 2019


What is everyone’s favorite braille book to read? Right now I am wondering what is everyone’s favorite braille book to read? Right now I am Reading Glaucoma :What every patient should know and the Braille  monitor from the NFB. Those are my favorites!

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> On Dec 17, 2019, at 12:41 PM, Sahar's Beaded Creations via NFB-Braille-Discussion <nfb-braille-discussion at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I don't think slates and Perkins braillers are unnecessary, but transcribing
> is done using software and embossers these days. You can even do graphics
> with embossers.
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: NFB-Braille-Discussion <nfb-braille-discussion-bounces at nfbnet.org> On
> Behalf Of Josh Kennedy via NFB-Braille-Discussion
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> Cc: Josh Kennedy <joshknnd1982 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [NFB-Braille-Discussion] Braille transcribing question
> 
> Hi,
> But do transcribers still use perkins braillers or maybe electric perkins
> braillers today? I imagine there may still be some textbooks or parts of
> textbooks which require special formatting, where it may be easier just to
> use a perkins brailler and hand-transcribe the material in the textbook so
> the transcriber can make sure the text comes out exactly as he or she
> wishes, placing the perkins brailler in the exact spots to get the desired
> results. Or are computers so advanced now that you can do even the most
> advanced and unusual formatting with translators and computer braille
> embossers, making perkins braillers or 40-cell transcribing slates
> unnecessary? 
> 
> 
> Josh
> 
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