[Menvi-discuss] piano methods

[Teresa Haifley]

It would take a law or some such incentive.  I have talked with several
music publishers and they all pretty much feel that we aren't worth
bothering with, even though I point out that 1 blind teacher might have 25
students or more that need to buy their books.    

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From: Menvi-discuss [mailto:menvi-discuss-bounces at menvi.org] On Behalf Of
Marc Sabatella
Sent: Friday, June 06, 2014 10:46 AM
To: menvi-discuss at menvi.org
Subject: Re: [Menvi-discuss] piano methods

As a sighted educator, composer, and author of educational materials myself,
who is a newcomer to thinking about accessibility issues, my opinions might
be a bit naive, but here goes:

I think it's kind of shameful the lack of attention given to this in the
music publishing industry.  It seems we're in the position that the software
industry was in 30 (?) years ago.  Somehow, even though they don't all do a
good job of it, software developers as a culture decided to own the problem
of making their products accessible; they don't expect others to do it for
them.  Of course, it made technological sense to do it this way.,  It's
harder to "translate" a software application after the fact; it's easier to
bake accessibility in.  But I think it also makes sense for music.  It's the
music publishers who have the "source code" for the music they publish.
With the right tools, training, support, and resources, it would be easier
and cheaper for a music publisher to produce Braille editions of new titles
in their own catalog than it would be for an independent Braille transcriber
working just from the print edition.  Of course, this would require an
upfront investment - and the necessary tools & infrastructure would need to
be put in place  before it would start to pay off.

I wonder what would happen if laws like the ADA were expanded to require
publishers to put out Braille editions of their work in order for it to be
accepted for use in public schools?  Or perhaps some sort of subsidy / tax
credit to give them incentive to do so?

Marc


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