Large Print Services
Providing large print format for the visually impaired involves much more than just increasing point size. Apart from adjusting a text’s layout, for a large print format to work well, contrast, colours and fonts also need to be taken into consideration, so that the text is easier to track visually.
Visually impaired people now access text using computers. We transcribe
documents so that they are compatible with the largest range of test-reading
and enlarging software as possible.
We can transcribe texts to large print format from electronic files on
disk or CD. We are also able to transcribe to large print format from
hard copies. If working from hard copy, please note that a typing charge
would apply.
We can supply the text in many formats – on CD, by e-mail or as a hard
copy.
Case Study
London-based Atlas Translations was commissioned by a registered charity
to re-design their Christmas brochure so that it would be accessible
to their blind and partially sighted supporters. Our client
also required the information to be translated from English into French,
German, Spanish and Italian. As
part of its large print service, Atlas Translations tested the existing
text using the Royal National Institute for the Blind’s guidelines
concerning font size, layout and contrast. Atlas Translations
also uses special software to gauge accessibility. Based on
these findings, Atlas was able to produce the material in all the
required languages and in an accessible format.
