All Mac documents need to be converted to an IBM format. Please contact Craig Sauvigne at the ACC for assistance if needed. Neither do eye-catching graphics like asterisks and arrows. Though underlined, italicized, bolded, and centered information do Braille, these take up more space in Braille than standard print and usually are not helpful to a blind student. For example, underlining the title of a book in a Works Cited listing is necessary according to MLA guidelines.
Punctuation does Braille, as do numbers.
Twelve-point font size is best. Braille takes more space than standard print and Braille documents can be up to 2.5 times longer than the original print document. Don't be alarmed if a syllabus now looks like a novella. Though the translation software works quickly, the Braille printer is slower than a standard printer is. Please contact either the Coordinator or the ACC if there is any difficulty meeting this lead-time.