Hi, Debra--
Thanks for your response! Yes, I would love to hear from any Braille
proofreaders out there. I can usually see bold and italics if I switch
the RTF to a Braille document, but then I would have to convert it
back and hope the formatting is retained. I could always try that way.
I wonder if I could proofread books the best I can with Braille
(probably mostly grammatical and sentence-level error), then check
them back in for someone else to review the complex formatting
afterwards. Another proofreader would have less work to do after I
finish, but my books could get a second reviewer.
--
Kristen
On 12/21/15, Debra Lessin <dlessin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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I also would like to know if there are any experienced proof readers using
braille. I just started proofing my first book using Jaws and a braille
connect braille display.I am using trial and error to learn how these tools
wil work, or not, to identify the elements that Bookshare needs us to
check.
I am enjoying doing it but will not know how successful I have been until
my
book is checked by Bookshare staff. If you can show italics and bolding on
your braille note I think that will help you. Jaws also announces them with
a separate keystroke. What I have found most helpful so far is having a
Kindle copy of the book to work from so I can check for scannos and
formatting.
Hope that helps a little. Good luck.
