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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Hello:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> I thought the following would be of interest to any users of braille displays.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Happy holidays,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Robert<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Reiner Delgado via Ebraille <ebraille@daisylists.org> <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 7, 2023 6:39 AM<br><b>To:</b> ebraille@daisylists.org<br><b>Cc:</b> Reiner Delgado <r.delgado@dbsv.org><br><b>Subject:</b> [Ebraille] Survey on the use of braille displays<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Dear all,</span><span lang=DE><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB> </span><span lang=DE><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>the European Blind Union (EBU) invites you to take part in a survey to enhance the use of braille displays.</span><span lang=DE><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>As the access to digital braille works via braille display this survey can be helpful also for the e-braille project.</span><span lang=DE><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB> </span><span lang=DE><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Braille displays become more and more important to read and edit text in an electronic way. But the performance of electronic braille should get better.</span><span lang=DE><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>So EBU wants to talk to braille display and screen readers producers to improve the access to electronic braille.</span><span lang=DE><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>For this we ask you about your experiences, needs and suggestions in the use of braille displays with computer, smartphone and braille display as a stand—alone device.</span><span lang=DE><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Answering the following questions takes you maximum 10 minutes.</span><span lang=DE><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Please answer our questionnaire until 29th February 2024.</span><span lang=DE><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdTwXqIiE018k3wMOeTqALmMaggvd1sGqOm3VCkbrDUIzHu7A/viewform?usp=sf_link">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdTwXqIiE018k3wMOeTqALmMaggvd1sGqOm3VCkbrDUIzHu7A/viewform?usp=sf_link</a></span><span lang=DE><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB> </span><span lang=DE><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>And please forward this invitation to other persons.</span><span lang=DE><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Other versions of the questionnaire in French, Spanish, German and Czech you can find here:</span><span lang=DE><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><a href="https://www.livingbraille.eu/braille-display-usage-survey/">https://www.livingbraille.eu/braille-display-usage-survey/</a></span><span lang=DE><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB> </span><span lang=DE><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>The results of this surway and our further activities will be published on livingbraille.eu.</span><span lang=DE><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB> </span><span lang=DE><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>More information on braille of EBU and the EBU braille working group:</span><span lang=DE><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><a href="https://www.euroblind.org/campaigns-and-activities/current-activities/braille-promotion">https://www.euroblind.org/campaigns-and-activities/current-activities/braille-promotion</a></span><span lang=DE><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB> </span><span lang=DE><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Take part in exchange about braille in our forum: <a href="http://www.livingbraille.eu">www.livingbraille.eu</a></span><span lang=DE><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB> </span><span lang=DE><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Best wishes from the EBU braille working group</span><span lang=DE><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>and from me</span><span lang=DE><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Reiner</span><span lang=DE><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:DE'> </span><span lang=DE><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:DE'>Reiner Delgado</span><span lang=DE><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:DE'>(Head Social Affairs)</span><span lang=DE><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:DE'> </span><span lang=DE><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:DE'>German Federation of the Blind and Partially Sighted</span><span lang=DE><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'><span lang=DE style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:DE'>(Deutscher Blinden- und Sehbehindertenverband, DBSV)</span><span lang=DE><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'><span lang=DE style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:DE'>Rungestraße 19 - 10179 Berlin - Germany</span><span lang=DE><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'><span lang=DE style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:DE'>Phone: +49-30-285387-240</span><span lang=DE><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'><span lang=DE style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:DE'>Mail: <a href="mailto:r.delgado@dbsv.org">r.delgado@dbsv.org</a> - Web: <a href="http://www.dbsv.org">www.dbsv.org</a></span><span lang=DE><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'><span lang=DE style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:DE'> </span><span lang=DE><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'><span lang=DE style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:DE'>Obligatory data: <a href="http://www.dbsv.org/impressum.html">www.dbsv.org/impressum.html</a></span><span lang=DE><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>