[Pibe-division] Dumb Question - actually this never was a dumb question & needs a new title :-)

[DrV]

Robert,
Does the DAISY XML option you describe offer an advantage over just opening
the brf file in Duxbury, converting it to print & then reconverting it to an
uncontracted braille file & then embossing it in grade 1?
Eric V

On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 10:05 AM, Robert Jaquiss <rjaquiss at earthlink.net>wrote:

>  Hello:
>
>      I would suggest that if a book is available from BookShare, that the
> DAISY XML file be used as input to Duxbury. You then have a file to start
> from that should only need editing.
>
> Regards,
>
> Robert
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Kristen J Sims <ksims at opsb.net>
> *To:* Professionals in Blindness Education Division List<pibe-division at nfbnet.org>
> *Sent:* Monday, March 09, 2009 11:44 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [Pibe-division] Dumb Question
>
> Carlton,
> One reason a teacher may do this is if she is modifying the braille. For
> instance, if a student knows a few contractions. We want to encourage
> reading and reinforce the contractions learned. For a short book instead of
> downloading the brf file or scanning it we will simply have our
> paraprofessional type the book or in our case the weekly decodable readers
> and we will only braille the contractions he/she knows and maybe one or two
> that are coming up. This is a time saver for us although it may seem like it
> takes longer. If I can find the book on TSBVI in a dxb file I will usually
> skip step one.
>
> Kristen J. Sims, MEd NCLB
> Teacher of Blind Students
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Carlton Anne Cook Walker <carltonwalker at gmail.com><carltonwalker at gmail.com>
> *To:* <Pibe-division at nfbnet.org> <Pibe-division at nfbnet.org>
> *Cc:*
> *Date:* Friday, March 6 2009 03:07 PM
> *Subject:* [Pibe-division] Dumb Question
> Hi all,
>
> I have a dumb question, but here goes . . .
>
> How difficult is it to get a good braille hard copy from a Bookshare BRF
> file?
>
> I'm asking because we have waited almost an entire week to get a braille
> hard copy of a Cam Jansen book from the school. an aide was typing in the
> print (don't know why they can't scan, but there you go) and the TVI was
> translating using Duxbury and printing to a Juliet on-site. I just looked up
> the book and found that the BRF (and the Daisy) files are available from
> Bookshare. Is there a good reason to type the whole thing in instead of
> using a Bookshare file? should I assume that the teacher didn't look for the
> Bookshare file? (She has her own account, as does my daughter).
>
> If possible, I'd really like to know before I speak to her this afternoon
> when I pick Anna Catherine up from school.
>
> Please feel free to email or call me directly.
>
>
> I truly appreciate your wisdom on this matter (and others, of course).
>
>
>
> Take care,
>
>
> Carlton
>
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