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<p class="MsoNormal">Purdue has a public embosser. This is connected to the campus network and has a queue, like any of the printers. I don’t know if it would be considered a community embosser. The idea is that students can emboss whenever they would like
and faculty and staff could also emboss, although that happens rarely. We have done this for 35+ years, because it was demanded by the students over the years. If a student has an assignment that requires Braille to complete, something the student is creating,
the embosser needs to be available in the evenings and over the weekends. We currently have a ViewPlus Delta, so someone can create graphics as well.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Purdue does have Braille transcription and tactile graphics services for class materials, which is very helpful to our students. There should be some type of balance, since students of today will eventually leave and need to create their
own Braille and tactile graphics. The graduate who has at least a passing knowledge of the process will be in a much better position to confidently move forward.
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<p class="MsoNormal">The concern I have always heard is that someone might send something to the embosser that is for another type of printer. That has happened a few times, but very rarely. Maybe, 10 times in the last 20 years that the embosser has been
connected to the campus network. We have also had issues with tractor feed embossers. When we got our first network embosser, I made sure it was sheet feed. This has saved a lot of support time over the years. We have a concurrent license for Duxbury,
so we can provide it where needed. We also provide Tiger Designer if needed. I have also suggested BrailleBlaster occasionally.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 31, 2025 2:07 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network <athen-list@u.washington.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] Community embossers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">I haven’t heard back from anyone about awareness of community embossers. I wanted to try one more time. See below for more details.<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;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> Mark Weiler
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<b>Sent:</b> October 27, 2025 4:40 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network <athen-list@u.washington.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Community embossers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">I attended a talk by some librarians from Kwantlen Polytechnic University in BC, where they have.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">Does anyone know of other examples of community embossers?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">Mark<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt">Mark Weiler, PhD (he & him)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt">JAWS certified and Web Accessibility Specialist
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt">Wilfrid Laurier University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt">Waterloo, Ontario<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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