26 May 2017
Unless you are blind, partially sighted, or know someone who is, it’s possible you’ve never wondered how blind people vote. But of course, just like sighted voters, blind and visually impaired people have a right to vote independently, and in secret. For a process so entrenched in the written medium, we find out how polling stations …
11 May 2017
Susie Fisher started the company in 1999 from a small bedroom! Now many times bigger, you can read the full story here… The idea… Back in 1999 I worked in a university’s disability department, and was asked by a tutor to transcribe some course material into Braille. The internet was still quite new, and I could …
24 April 2017
Introducing Marianne Marianne has recently moved back to her home town of Bristol after a 20-year hiatus in Brighton. She was managing a yoga and alternative health centre in Brighton so becoming a transcriber at A2i is a big change! She is enjoying getting to know Bristol again and has arrived at a very good …
21 March 2017
A2i’s phone rings: “Hello! We have a visually impaired student at Liverpool Hope University who has enrolled on the BA Mathematics course. She’ll need course documents transcribed every week into Braille and e-text, with touchable diagrams. Can you help?” Yes, A2i can! Our team of Maths experts Many transcribers may balk at this request, but …
27 February 2017
We are thrilled to announce we are now taking on customers from social enterprise SLSB Enterprises Ltd (trading as ‘Braille Services’), a fellow alternative formats transcription agency that has recently closed its transcription service. A2i Director, Susie Fisher, offers a warm welcome to all our new clients. After working closely with the management team at …
26 February 2017
A great example of inclusivity We love this fascinating BBC News video of blind professional chef David, and his kitchen assistant Peter who has autism, working together as a team to cook food for a café in Scotland. BBC News – The cafe where the food is made by a blind cook and his autistic …
21 January 2017
Did you know we can produce audio on USB keys? For longer documents, regular magazines or mail-outs, producing your communications on USBs can save you money – and is a more environmentally-friendly choice. When Susie started A2i back in 1999, most customers preferred audio tapes. Today, we are rarely asked for tape transcriptions – our most …
21 January 2017
Introducing Liam Liam joined A2i 18 months ago, with a background in sales and customer service. Liam’s faster than lightening to pick up the phone, so he’s probably answered your query if you’ve called the office recently! In just this short time, Liam has become proficient in reading Braille and is currently working towards RNIB’s Certificate …
18 May 2016
Calling all Twitter users! Do you want to make your tweets more accessible to your blind and partially-sighted followers? Twitter has recently introduced a new and simple feature to make tweeted images more accessible… By giving users the option of adding descriptions (known as ‘alt-text’) to images in tweets, Twitter has taken significant steps to …