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Braille fact #6

admin — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 21:33:55 +0000

Braille is used mainly by people who are blind, deafblind or visually impaired. It is critically important to the lives of these people as the ability to read and write in Braille opens the door to literacy, intellectual freedom, equal opportunity, and personal security.

Braille fact #5

admin — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 20:50:33 +0000

It is possible to read up to 200 words per minutes., but the average reading speed of Braille is 125 words per minute.

Braille Tablet App

admin — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 17:54:41 +0000

The lack of tactile feedback makes typing on a touchscreen difficult at the best of times, but the problem is even worse for blind and visually impaired users. That’s set to change thanks to Adam Duran, a student on a summer course at Stanford University who has come up with a Braille keyboard for tablets.

For more information, visit http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/onepercent/2011/10/tablet-app-puts-braille-keyboa.html

Braille fact #3

admin — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:42:11 +0000

How was Braille Invented?
A wide variety of methods were tried to enable blind people to read independently. Most were methods utilising raised print letters. The prevailing belief for why the Braille system was successful, when other methods failed, was because Braille was based on a relational method of dots, specifically designed to be identified with the fingertip.

Braille fact #2

admin — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:46:12 +0000

How do you teach Braille?
At The Royal Blind School in Edinburgh pupils start to learn Braille by strengthening their fingertips. Students play with items such as beads and small hard items in a tray and try to sort them using their fingertips. They then progress to learning actual Braille that is taught by their teachers, printing their own stories on Brailling machines. Finally as they can progress to Braille notebooks that are a fast and professional means of writing and transcribing Braille.

Braille fact #1

admin — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 18:01:05 +0000

What is Braille?
Braille is the system of touch reading and writing that uses raised dots to represent the letters of the print alphabet for people who are visually impaired or blind.

Transcription Services to suit you

admin — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:02:49 +0000

Transcriptions UK offer the following services:

Text into large print
We can turn small print into whichever font size you request.

Text onto floppy disk
We can put any information you want transcribed onto floppy disk. Please note that easy words with pictures may be too big for a floppy disk.

Text onto CD Rom
We can put any information you want transcribed onto CD Rom.

Copy typing or audio transcription
Your tape recording can be transcribed into a Microsoft Word format which we can email or post to you. The better quality sound recording the less time it will take to transcribe. We offer a confidential, flexible typing and transcription service. Our rates are clear with no hidden extras.

VHS Video/DVD with British Sign Language and English Subtitles
This is a specialised piece of work and we will put you in touch with our experts, Carol and John Lee who have many years experience in this field. They will meet/speak with you to discuss your requirements in detail.

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Transcriptions UK Client Portfolio

admin — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:34:51 +0000

Transcriptions UK are more than simply a business – we have a belief that disabled people should be treated equally within society. To view our client portfolio, please click here

A quick guide to good quality recording

admin — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:23:31 +0000

To make the best out of your recording it’s good to remember a few handy hints:

Try to use good quality recording equipment
Make sure all those being recorded speak clearly
Always start by introducing those who will be taking part and if necessary (there may be several people in the room) ask each one to say their name each time before they speak
Make sure all parties that will take part in the recording are at equal distance from the microphone.
If you are interviewing, it’s best to use somewhere quiet as background noise can affect the quality of your recording.

Should your audio recording be of poor quality, for instance, lots of background noise or voices are too quiet and unclear, we may charge you a higher rate. We will advise you of this once we have listened to the recording but before transcribing the data.

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British Sign Language and English Subtitles

admin — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 12:02:00 +0000

VHS Video with British Sign Language and English Subtitles – This is a specialised piece of work and we will put you in touch with our experts, Carol and John Lee who have many years experience in this field. They will meet/speak with you to discuss your requirements in detail.