[Athen] Braille Translation Software

[Ron Stewart]

All Nemeth production should be verified by a competent transcriber.  The method that I recommend is do the majority of the work in house and have the final product proofed by a Nemeth certified transcriber.

 

Ron Stewart

 

From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Jane Berk
Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2014 11:29 AM
To: gdietrich at htctu.net; athen-list at u.washington.edu
Subject: Re: [Athen] Braille Translation Software

 

I did not know that Duxbury will create Nemeth by using MathType....  Does it convert to good quality Nemeth or does it require further editing before it can be produced?  Any feedback on this would be greatly appreciated, since at the moment we are outsourcing all of our math and physics-related Braille because we are not familiar with Nemeth.

Thanks,





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MacEwan University

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>>> "Gaeir Dietrich" <gdietrich at htctu.net> 12/11/14 9:40 AM >>>




Definitely Duxbury—the big advantage of Duxbury for the colleges is that you do not need very much knowledge of braille in order to use it. You can set up your documents in MS Word with all the styles and formatting. You can even use Math Type in Word to create Nemeth math braille with Duxbury.

 

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From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Heidi Scher
Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2014 6:50 AM
To: Access Technology Higher Education Network
Subject: Re: [Athen] Braille Translation Software

 

Hi Cyndi!

Dux is definitely the way to go!  I second Teresa's comments. Also, you might want to talk with the student to be sure that they want actual hard copy. Most students these days re using a computer with refreshable braille displays for the bulk of their books. About the only thing that we output to hard copy these days is tactile graphics or reference materials that they need at a moment's notice.

Hope all is well!

Heidi

 




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On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 12:51 PM, Yurkovich, Cynthia Ann <cyurko at udel.edu> wrote:

Hello,

 

I am in the process of researching Braille Translation Software for purchase.  Could you share your recommendations?  I have heard that Duxbury is effective but want to review all recommended software.  We have an Emprint SpotDot Color Braille Printer on campus and the student is requesting printed Braille textbooks.  

 

Cynthia Yurkovich

Alternate Format Coordinator

Office of Disability Support Services

University of Delaware

240 Academy Street

Alison Hall, Suite 130

Newark, DE  19716

302-831-4643

Cyurko at udel.edu

 


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