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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">SimBraille is just another font. Why not insert it in a few places and give your student a chapter to test.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">They should be able to read Grade 1 Braille without you needing to do much extra.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> athen-list <athen-list-bounces@mailman22.u.washington.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Gracie Sheets via athen-list<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 3, 2025 11:22 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> athen-list@u.washington.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Athen] Is SimBraille in Word documents compatible with refreshable braille displays?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="gmaildefault"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">I am working on formatting a textbook for a blind student that contains both print and braille. The student has asked if I could insert SimBraille into the word document
where braille appears so they can simply plug in their refreshable braille display for those sections. I've not heard of this method before, and I do not have a refreshable braille display to test it out. Has anyone tried this method and had success? Or is
this not possible due to the complexity of braille code? </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="gmaildefault"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Thank you so much for your insight!</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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