tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5212372221459478698.post4850921298999334437..comments2023-12-10T04:36:36.090-05:00Comments on Lost in Translation: Braille, Inaccessible (FDR Memorial)Jonathan Hsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13214201468052661183noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5212372221459478698.post-23754978431437423622010-07-30T19:52:40.979-04:002010-07-30T19:52:40.979-04:00Thanks for that extra info, Anonymous! I was wonde...Thanks for that extra info, Anonymous! I was wondering what the inscriptions actually said.Lost in Translation DChttp://lostintranslationdc.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5212372221459478698.post-18263430423920462372010-07-15T13:30:37.878-04:002010-07-15T13:30:37.878-04:00Using the Braille alphabet and the markers for &qu...Using the Braille alphabet and the markers for "capital", "number", and "period", the Braille walls are the initials and then whole words of FDR's public assistance programs. One says P.W.A., another says P.W.A.P., another says R.E.A.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5212372221459478698.post-57500103059665331662009-10-29T07:56:11.680-04:002009-10-29T07:56:11.680-04:00That's an informative article. The phrase &quo...That's an informative article. The phrase "nice idea that's gone awry" (near the end) seems to characterize things well - we start with an admirable notion of including braille inscriptions but then the artistic conception and actual execution of that plan renders the inscriptions impractical.Jonathan Hsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214201468052661183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5212372221459478698.post-14705953252969500032009-10-29T07:04:17.676-04:002009-10-29T07:04:17.676-04:00It sounds like even the Braille that is at a reaso...It sounds like even the Braille that is at a reasonable height is too large to read:<br />htt://www.dimenet.com/disnews/archive.php?mode=N&id=179Ambernoreply@blogger.com