Describes the computerized braille production system installed in the Royal N.S. W. Institute for Deaf and Blind Children. Over 500 original volumes of braille have been produced. The system has been upgraded to twice its original capacity and the staff increased to ten persons. The benefits and the disadvantages of the computerized approach are described.
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