[Athen] Community embossers

[Mark Weiler via athen-list]

I haven't heard back from anyone about awareness of community embossers.  I wanted to try one more time. See below for more details.

From: Mark Weiler
Sent: October 27, 2025 4:40 PM
To: Access Technology Higher Education Network <athen-list at u.washington.edu>
Subject: Community embossers

I attended a talk by some librarians from Kwantlen Polytechnic University in BC, where they have a community embosser<https://www.kpu.ca/library/braille-printing>.

It can be used by anyone, whether from the university or the wider community.  It's set up like a regular self-serve printer and public workstation.  People can send a print job to the embosser like they can send a job to a laser printer.  There are supports to learn how to print it.

What I find interesting was a how the community is using it. They told a story of how someone from the community learned about the embosser and came in to have a wedding invitation embossed.

Does anyone know of other examples of community embossers?

Mark


Mark Weiler, PhD (he & him)
JAWS certified and Web Accessibility Specialist
Web & User Experience Librarian
Wilfrid Laurier University
Waterloo, Ontario
548-889-5056
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