[Nfbc-sj] Braille Printer for Tactile Graphics

[Adrian Rodriguez]

Hi Brian, 

Thanks so much for your help. 

We’re hoping to print a few shapes. So I believe the embosser is the way to go— thanks for making that distinction for us. 

We’ll reach out to BJ at the SF Lighthouse. 

Best, 

Adrian



> On Jul 19, 2019, at 12:52 PM, Brian Buhrow <buhrow at nfbcal.org> wrote:
> 
> 	hello.  What kind of tactile graphics are you hoping to produce?  If
> you want to make graphics that utilize braille cells, much like ASCII art,
> then any braille printer will do.  If, however, you want to make fancier
> tactile graphics, then you'll need an embosser capable of producing those
> graphics, as well as a knowledge of how to create the files it needs to
> produce those graphics.  Viewplus makes such devices and, I believe, the
> Lighthouse of San Francisco has  one in the Mad Lab.  Call the Lighthouse
> and ask to speak with BJ in the Mad Lab to see if she can do what you want
> for a reasonable price.
> 	If you have a brf file you want run through a standard braille
> embosser, I can take it and produce embossed copies for you.  You could
> then pick it up at my office in down town Santa Cruz to take to your
> presentation.
> Note that I have 8 X 11-1/2" paper in my embosser, which can produce 26
> lines of 28 cells each per page.
> 
> Hope this helps.
> -thanks
> -Brian
> 
> On Jul 19, 12:43pm, Adrian Rodriguez wrote:
> } Subject: [Nfbc-sj] Braille Printer for Tactile Graphics
> } Hi everyone, 
> } 
> } My team and I are presenting some assistive technology we’ve been working on to a class at Vista Santa Cruz, and we’re hoping to print some tactile graphics. 
> } 
> } Does anyone know where we can access a braille printer in San Jose? 
> } 
> } Please let me know. 
> } 
> } Best, 
> } 
> } Adrian
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>> -- End of excerpt from Adrian Rodriguez
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