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In the past few years we have been building up an ADA wayfinding market. We've been farming out the braille stuff and are now thinking about doing it in-house using a photopolymer system (we have most if equipment needed already) I've been searching the net for a couple days for braille fonts and translation techniques ... but have come up with not much.
Anybody have experience with braille ... or photopolymers ... that could shed some light?
-------------------- Compulsive, Neurotic, Anti-social and Paranoid ... but basically Happy Posts: 2677 | From: Rochester, NY, USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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Our first ADA system, early 90's consisted of the Duxbury translator, a braille font, and a braille punching device. You set up the text in Corel in English at a specified point size, then hit a hot key combination. The braille appeared below the english. This was printed out full size then placed in the braille tool as a punch template.
Sounds like all you need is the translator and a good print for your screen.
After you have researched what Duxbury has available now, be sure to come back and bring us up to date. Vic G
-------------------- Victor Georgiou Danville, CA , USA Posts: 1746 | From: Danville, CA , USA | Registered: Dec 1998
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I highly reccomend Duxbury, for info about photopolymer try: www.jetusa.com or 1116 MacDade Blvd., PO Box 1387, Collingdale, PA 19023-8387 (800) 528-1153 fax (888) 528-1153 Ask for Jim Chapman,
for ADA information Call Sharon Toji at Acces Communicatons 310.323.5210 She has a nifty book that explains the ADA and specificaly how it applies to signage, a must have if your getting into ADA signs. Rick
-------------------- Rick Chavez Hemet, CA Posts: 1540 | From: Hemet,CA U.S.A. | Registered: Jun 2001
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I don't know if it's new or not but duxbury has software that works specifically for signs ( in corel and GA and others) Not much info on it though so I'll have to call 'em.
Thanks for the info
-------------------- Compulsive, Neurotic, Anti-social and Paranoid ... but basically Happy Posts: 2677 | From: Rochester, NY, USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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