Some of us are details people; some of us are not. Some people read insurance policies at 4 in the morning, others prefer not to do such things. Some of us read every line item of the invoices we pay and some … just sign on the dotted line. But whether you are a left-brain […]
Braille Business Cards
21st Aug 2014 By
Everyone knows that a business card creates an instant impression of your company. A glossy, quarter-inch artifact with sleek rounded corners says: This company is prosperous! A no-nonsense white rectangle with VistaPrint in small type on the back says We’re making a go of it against the odds! However, a Braille business card says more […]
3D Large Print and Braille Signage
21st Jul 2014 By
Valleys WordWorks is pleased to offer custom-designed 3D Braille and print signage, starting at £30. Think how many times a week you are in an unfamiliar building. How often do you find yourself glancing at room numbers or name plates to try and find your bearings? These clear and visible signs provide an important layer […]
A Case for Braille: Contracts for Suppliers, Customers and Employees
28th Mar 2014 By
Consider a possible scenario: You’re interviewing for a position in your company and across the boardroom table from you sits an immensely-qualified candidate, who is vision impaired. As you near the close of the interview, you’re pondering what on earth you’re going to do about paperwork. Ten years ago, you hired a temp who was […]
A Case for Braille: Agendas and Meeting Minutes
15th Oct 2013 By
What would happen if you, as the chair, turned up at a meeting without having prepared agendas, that is, assuming that no one received a copy forty-eight hours prior? Wouldn’t there be a delay while a flustered secretary dashed off to the photocopier to make sure that every handout was copied, coalated, stapled and in […]
Old-school Braille needs image update
7th Oct 2013 By
The Columbus Dispatch, June 30, 2013 Who was Helen Keller? We know the answer, and yet, the answer has changed with time. Thursday marked the 133rd anniversary of her birth. While most of us are familiar with the story of the miracle that occurred when a little girl who was both deaf and blind suddenly […]
Is automated accessibility the Answer?
9th Aug 2013 By
I recently saw a post about an amazing automated solution which would allow financial institutions to make credit card statements accessible to vision-impaired patrons, as a seamless interface with their existing software. I thought: “Great! It would appear as though financial institutions have taken our need for accessibility to heart! It makes me want to […]
Japanese Braille In Brief
4th May 2012 By
So, how do you transcribe Braille into languages whose scripts are not letter-by-letter as we, who regularly communicate in English, know them? Let’s skip Cyrillic and Masoretic languages for the time being and leap right into East Asian scripts. Incomprehensible, right? Not necessarily! Once you work out which elements are important, in order to represent […]
