Thanks for passing on the link to the article. While I absolutely agree the description of the process is over simplistic, I am pleased that a story about Braille transcription made it to press. Happy transcription! Julianne Julianne M. Acker-Verney, Proprietor Accessible Media Formatting of Atlantic Canada P.O. Box 46056 Novalea RPO Halifax NS Canada B3K 5V8 Tel: (902)454-8697 Fax: (902)454-3115 Email: amf@xxxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Holladay Sent: September 11, 2006 1:07 PM To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [duxuser] Article on Braille transcription focuses on NBP transcriber and Duxbury Systems With a perhaps "over the top" use of Harry Potter as a metaphor, there was a great article in yesterday's Boston Globe about braille transcription. Rarely does a short article explain braille transcription issues so well. http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2006/09/10/lost_in_translations/ By the way, I have checked Joe Sullivan's resume, and have confirmed that he has in fact never attended Hogwarts. -- David Holladay