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APH as an Accessible Media Producer:
A Status Report
Julia MyersJanuary 2010
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NIMAS and APH
• First file assigned to APH on 4/2/2007.
• 116 NIMAS file sets by January 2010.
• NIMAS Files have been distributed to APH Transcribers.
• NIMAS Files have been used to produce APH large print and braille textbooks.
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APH Braille Transcribers
• Request electronic files to assist in transcription
• 65% use Braille 2000
• 10% use Megadots
• 25% use Duxbury
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APH Braille Transcribers
• Accept NIMAS files with or without images included.
• Are able to provide faster turnaround with NIMAS files, especially for smaller books.
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NIMAS and APH Tactile Graphics
• JPEG and PNG images from NIMAS files are useful for production of some tactile graphics using APH existing production software.
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APH, NIMAS, and Large Print• Custom enlargement is a mechanical
process of enlarging original print version.
• The APH Large Print process enhances design based on recommendations from B/VI research to increase usefulness to students.
• The APH Large Print process uses NIMAS files in pre-production.
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ATIC Large Print Process and NIMAS
• Building on ongoing enhancements and changes to software and production processes, NIMAS has proven to be compatible with the APH large print pre-production process.
• SVG images not suitable for APH large print production.
• JPEG with a native resolution of 300 DPI preferred.
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APH Large Print and NIMAS
• APH reports that the images found in the NIMAS file sets are “the best they have ever had” for large print production.
• The NIMAS XML has cut pre-production time by half or more.
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Large Print by the Numbers
• In 2009, APH provided 15,543 large print books representing 4,328 titles to visually impaired students.
• 732 new large print titles were produced by APH in 2009 by specific request.
• An estimated 29,000 visually impaired elementary and secondary school students utilize large print, while about 5,411 utilize Braille as their primary reading medium, and 2,796 utilize it as a secondary medium.
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Large Print Images in Print
• Images can be reproduced at higher resolution in print than in other media, such as via electronic display, without creating more work for the eye to perform.
• For students with visual acuity issues, the higher resolution and superior reproduction in print is an advantage, especially for charts, maps, and other graphical material.
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For More Information: Production of Large Print, Braille, &
Tactile Graphics
Jane Thompson, ATIC DirectorAmerican Printing House for the Blind1839 Frankfort Ave.Louisville, KY [email protected]@aph.org
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For More Information:NIMAC
• http://www.nimac.us
• 502-899-2230
• 1-877-526-4622 (1-877-52-NIMAC)