Adapting diagrams to Daisy books

Lilian GENARO MOTTIDominique BURGER

Association BrailleNet

Sept/09

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Overview

1. The case study

2. Tactile diagrams

3. Processing a book sample

4. Adapting a diagram

5. Workload and cost

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1. Case Study

Server and Digital Library Helène

www.serveur-helene.org

www.bibliotheque-helene.org

Alcatel -Lucent France

Users' needs

Transcribers’ advice

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2. Tactile diagrams

Image digital files

Vectorial images

Techniques

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“Réseaux et télécommunications” ,

C. Servin, Dunod, 2006

How to prepare a tactile diagram

How to produce a tactile diagram

3. Processing a book sample

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4. Adapting a diagram

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4. Adapting a diagram

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4. Adapting a diagram

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4. Adapting a diagram

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4. Adapting a diagram

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5. Workload and cost

contacting the editor

obtaining a digital copy

structuring

inserting textual alternatives for the figures

adapting selected diagrams

publishing

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Summary Time (h) Costs (15 €/h) %

Publisher 0,50 7,50 0,03

Scanning 0,75 11,25 0,04

Structuring 0,75 11,25 0,04

Diagram’s adaptation 15,00 225,00 87,00

Publishing 0,25 3,75 0,02

TOTAL 17,25 256, 75 100

Table 1: comparatif of values of time, costs and percentage

5. Workload and cost

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Final remarks

guidelines for accessible diagrams

minimizing costs

authors, publishers, editors

cooperative network

storing, exchanging and improving adapted diagrams

5. Workload and cost

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