Hi Darrell.
I do not have the capability to access BRF files, nor am I likely to get
the capability. Now, Daisy format is another issue. The software for
using these files isn't that expensive, and is readily available, so I
would consider that to be a much more attractive option.
73, de Lou K2LKK
At 02:20 PM 1/16/2005 -0700, you wrote:
>Hi Lou,
>
>You seem to have a computer with a screen reader. You could thus ultimately
>access these files. If they were provided in DAISY format you could use
>Victor Reader Soft as provided by Bookshare. You could also get another
>blind person to help you make this conversion. I know that all
>accessibility efforts are going to run in to some problems and that nothing
>is ever perfect. I am only insisting that a better, more significant effort
>be made.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2005 2:15 PM
>Subject: Re: Revisiting accessible amateur radio study materials.
>
>
> > Hi.
> >
> > Other than sitting at work looking through the files on agency equipment
> > and/or software, I don't have any such way to read such files. I'm in
> > agreement with Butch on this one.
> >
> > 73, de Lou K2LKK
> > At 11:13 PM 1/15/2005 -0700, you wrote:
> >>Hi Butch,
> >>
> >>As you know, back translation of Braille is not always foolproof and it is
> >>highly unlikely that the sighted would bother trying this, especially
> >>since
> >>such files would still be missing such features as diagrams.
> >>
> >>On the other hand, we can read these BRF files using a lot of methods:
> >>Braille displays, braille note taking devices, portable reading devices
> >>like
> >>Book Port and even software such as K1000 and OpenBook!
> >>
> >>DAISY would also be another good format.
> >>
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
> >>To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >>Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2005 10:55 PM
> >>Subject: Re: Revisiting accessible amateur radio study materials.
> >>
> >>
> >> > I'll have to give this some thought, but I'm not in favor of brf
> >> > formats.
> >> > I don't have a braille device nor do I have such software as far as I
> >> > know. If a sighted person really wanted to copy this stuff, couldn't
> >> > they
> >> > get the back conversion software as easy as I can?
> >> > Aren't the question pools available in plain text? They use to be when
> >> > I
> >> > got my extra.
> >> > 73s
> >> > Butch Bussen
> >> > wa0vjr
> >
> > Louis Kim Kline
> > A.R.S. K2LKK
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Louis Kim Kline
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