[NFB-Krafters-Korner] Charts, gack

[Ramona]

Tracy, are these books available in Braille or just recorded form? If the charts are not real complex, it should be possible to show them in Braille. In fact, a chart might be better than narrative for simple designs, especially if they could be put on paper. 
Ramona

On Sep 8, 2019 7:41 AM, Tracy Carcione via NFB-Krafters-Korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> I grabbed some of the books on Jan's list from Bookshare.  Because I love 
> hats, the first one I looked at was Folk Hats.  The first hat I looked at 
> has a chart, and so does the second.  After that, I got depressed and 
> stopped, at least for a while.  
>
> Both Bookshare and NLS put out books with lots of charts and no 
> descriptions.  It's very frustrating.  Without any useful directions, 
> they're just books on technique, and sometimes not even that.  
>
> I'm sure the Bookshare book came straight from the publisher, and was never 
> touched by a proofreader.  It's how Bookshare gets lots of books to share, 
> which is usually great.  But they're never vetted by anyone to see how 
> useful some of them are.  
>
> Guess I'll have to go to Bookshare and write a review. 
>
> Tracy 
>
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