[duxuser] A Perkins in Today's Braille Transcription (was Margin Bell)
- From: Catherine Thomas <braille@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 11:30:47 -0400 (EDT)
In many cases, especially for a blind transcriber, a Perkins is actually
easier than a computer. This is because we can "view" the full page all at
once. In complex layouts where certain columnar material has to be viewed
in relation to both the horizontal and vertical views on a page, there is
nothing like a Perkins to lay things out properly. One of the joys of
possessing Optical Braille Recognition software is that I can draw a
complex layout or even a tactile image on a Perkins and, even if the page
has some minor erros, I can run it through OBR and correct it on the
computer.
A few years ago, I had a document with sidebars that absolutely had to
line up next to the material to which they referred. Another time I had a
large practice test in which the print material to which other students
would be referring was in columns that lined up in a particular way.
Again, it was much easier to render the layout on a Perkins. Math or
Science would be infinitely simpler on a Perkins I think.
The original obvious drawbacks with a Perkins (or other braillewriter) are
that you can't do double-sided pages, and, that if you make a mistake the
page is ruined. Now, using Optical Braille Recognition software to repair
damage and interpoint to produce double-side pages, Perkins is back in the
arsenal of appropriate alternatives to help blind transcribers
particularly to produce complex material. What a relief!
Catherine
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