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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=448051722-04092007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Hi Ron, I haven't used this application, but I know that it
uses the liblouisxml braille translator that John Boyer has written.
ViewPlus is the major sponsor of that open source project and is currently
working on debugging. The literary braille and Nemeth math are both fairly
good right now. I know it can input both XHTML and
DAISY</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=448051722-04092007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2> with math in MathML. Greg Kerney is very
approachable if you have questions about the UI parts.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=448051722-04092007><FONT
color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=448051722-04092007><FONT
color=#0000ff>John</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT> </DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> athen-bounces@athenpro.org
[mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Ron
Stewart<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, September 04, 2007 1:19 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
'Access Technologists in Higher Education Network'<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re:
[Athen] Macs and Braille translation<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">That
is correct and this is the one that I found as well. Anyone used
it?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Ron<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">
athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Gaeir Dietrich<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, September 04, 2007 3:48
PM<BR><B>To:</B> 'Access Technologists in Higher Education
Network'<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Athen] Macs and Braille
translation<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">As I
recall, Duxbury no longer supports a Mac product, and to the best of my
knowledge, the new program released by Greg Kearney may be your best bet for the
Mac. It’s also free, which is nice. See below. The ATMac Website has some good
tips on Mac access:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">http://atmac.org/<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Good
luck!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">*******************<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<H3><SPAN lang=EN><A
title="Permanent Link to New Macintosh Braille Translator Released"
href="http://atmac.org/2007/06/14/new-macintosh-braille-translator-released/">New
Macintosh Braille Translator Released</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></H3>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Thursday, June 14th,
2007</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN lang=EN>Greg Kearney has released Louis - The Macintosh Braille
Translator, version 1.0. It can be downloaded from
http://w3.wmcnet.org/braille/louis/. The full release announcement follows:
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN lang=EN>DESCRIPTION:<BR>Louis is a full featured braille translator for
the Apple Macintosh. Designed around liblouis and liblouisxml Louis is designed
to produce braille in a wide range of formats and
languages.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">******************************************************</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy"> <BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Gaeir
(rhymes with "fire") Dietrich</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: navy"> <BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">High
Tech Center Training Unit of the</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: navy">
<BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">California
Community Colleges</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: navy"> <BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">De Anza
College, Cupertino, CA</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: navy"> <BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">www.htctu.net</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy"> <BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">408-996-6043</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">
athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Ron Stewart<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, September 04, 2007 12:29
PM<BR><B>To:</B> 'Access Technologists in Higher Education Network'; 'Alternate
Media'<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Athen] Macs and Braille
translation</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Good afternoon, any recommendations of a current solution for
producing Braille materials in a MAC only environment.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Ron<SPAN
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