Transcribing printed text book to braille - Dehradun

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Transcribing is the process of converting a printed text to braille. Transcribing is sometimes called translating but this latter term may have the misleading connotation that braille is a different language rather than merely a different system. The single most important issue that anyone interested in braille transcribing must appreciate is that braille transcriptions must be essentially error-free. The standards are much higher than for print. This level of accuracy is necessary because braille uses the same cells for different purposes in different contexts. As a consequence, even slight errors can cause extreme difficulties in interpretation. In the past, Braille was produced by a coupled process of transcribing and embossing. A trained braillist—a braille transcriber—would look at th