War-WarNeverChanges 2 points 5y ago
Allow me to tell all of you what I have learned. I have had the distinct displeasure of talking with Mr. Andrew Chepaitis.
1. They have no readily available print technology for this "code". They're currently using a Frankensteined printer.
2. Any printer or technology is going to be highly expensive and can only be purchased through him as he has patented all of it. The ink used isn't available for the mass market and is highly expensive commercially, and according to multiple print firms, it does not stay permanently embossed \(their words: It will deflate over time as the technology used has not been perfected\) so anything you print is temporary.
3. On Facebook he has been caught outright lying to desperate Parents, claiming that Braille is a "hurdle to communication", and that his "code" is the "common media".
4. This "code" is slower to read, and more expensive to produce.
OutWestTexas 2 points 5y ago
I’m not impressed. It looks like it was designed more for sighted than blind people. Braille is far superior in my opinion.
themanje 2 points 5y ago
It’s more for the sighted than for the blind. I don’t see it replacing Braille. They have some innovative ideas that could be advantageous if they could turn their software and equipment into something Braille transcriptionists could use. Or if a blind person would like an inexpensive Braille embosser for home. EdIT: **But it would need to work with the current Braille code.