[Menvi-discuss] Fwd: [BANA-Announce] BANA Adopts Unified English Braille (UEB) for United States

Wed Nov 14 21:53:29 EST 2012

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On 11/12/2012 3:41 PM, Chela Robles wrote:
> Given the recent vote at the BANA meeting in LA some here might find the
> following link to some Unified English Braille code resources useful.
>
> www.cbtbc.org/ueb
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> On 11/12/2012 3:00 PM, Bettie Downing wrote:
>> Textbook format has all of those things already so they are trying to
>> make textbook and Nemeth more alike so as not to confuse the school kids.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Nov 12, 2012, at 4:43 PM, Jared Rimer, MENVI webmaster wrote:
>>
>>> Ths is my concern too.  While I'm going to catch up on discussion, I
>>> think we all should worry about it.  I also think that we don't need
>>> new symbols for bold, underline, etc., although with the work I do
>>> with MENVI, I could see a good reason to have it, so I don't have
>>> sighted help in that aspect any longer.
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>>> On 11/9/2012 8:17 AM, Leena Dawes wrote:
>>>> I don't remember all nine, but some of the contractions being
>>>> eliminated are ation, ally, com, dd, and o'clock. The period is now
>>>> going to be the decimal point as well like in print. There will also
>>>> be new symbols for things like italics, bold, and underline. What I
>>>> mean is, they'll all be different symbols. As a teacher, I worry about
>>>> my students learning Braille now and then coming to find they have to
>>>> transition to UEB at some point.
>>>>
>>>> On 11/9/12, Chela Robles <cdrobles693 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> What online source did he use?
>>>>>
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>>>>> On 11/9/2012 7:44 AM, Kaiti Shelton wrote:
>>>>>> The real point is, if we can get more people reading braille, it's
>>>>>> more important than the specific code they're reading.  This seems to
>>>>>> be one of those rare cases where quantity is more important than
>>>>>> quality, at least in terms of the type of code.  Don't take that to
>>>>>> mean quality of braille knowledge, but as long as someone is literate
>>>>>> in braille in some form, I think it is more important than harping on
>>>>>> whether they read grade 2 or UEBC.  Personally, like many people, I
>>>>>> can see myself favoring grade 2 because it's what I have been reading
>>>>>> since I learned how, but as long as I can still read my files from
>>>>>> Bookshare, Web Braille, etc, I don't really mind which code is the
>>>>>> official one, or which one others read as long as they're reading it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thank goodness music braille hasn't been changed though.  Just as an
>>>>>> interesting tidbit, my theory and aural skills instructor has taught
>>>>>> himself how to produce braille music files using lime and another
>>>>>> online source, and has even learned a surprising amount of the music
>>>>>> code itself.  He thinks that in some respects braille music is a more
>>>>>> efficient system than print music.  Seriously, he is the first person
>>>>>> I've ever met who thinks of it in that way, which is especially
>>>>>> surprising because my TVI's wouldn't teach me the code and he just
>>>>>> picked it up for a student and out of his own interest.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 11/9/12, Dani L Pagador <axs.brl at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> Hi, Everyone.
>>>>>>> Look here for more info re UEBC.
>>>>>>> <http://www.iceb.org/ueb.html>
>>>>>>> I don't have any thoughts one way or the other. I'll learn
>>>>>>> whatever I
>>>>>>> need
>>>>>>> to to keep reading and doing and being. I don't think changes are
>>>>>>> immediate,
>>>>>>> so this gives everyone, including me, an opportunity to adjust.
>>>>>>> More Later,
>>>>>>> Dani
>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>> From: Menvi-discuss [mailto:menvi-discuss-bounces at menvi.org] On
>>>>>>> Behalf
>>>>>>> Of
>>>>>>> Jared Rimer, MENVI webmaster
>>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2012 7:42 PM
>>>>>>> To: This is for discussing music and braille literacy
>>>>>>> Subject: [Menvi-discuss] Fwd: [BANA-Announce] BANA Adopts Unified
>>>>>>> English
>>>>>>> Braille (UEB) for United States
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi Folks,
>>>>>>>     A lot of you may have seen this already, but I'm interested
>>>>>>> in your
>>>>>>> thoughts.  This press release was sent on the fourth of November,
>>>>>>> dealing
>>>>>>> with UEB for the United States.  I am interested in your thoughts.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -------- Original Message --------
>>>>>>> Subject:     [BANA-Announce] BANA Adopts Unified English Braille
>>>>>>> (UEB)
>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>> United States
>>>>>>> Date:     Mon, 5 Nov 2012 01:20:08 +0000
>>>>>>> From:     <Kim.Charlson at Perkins.org>
>>>>>>> To:     <BANA-Announce at brailleauthority.org>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> //
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> *Press Release*
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> *November 2012*
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> **
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> *For Immediate Release*
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> CONTACT: Frances Mary D'Andrea, Chair
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Braille Authority of North America
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Phone: 412-521-5797
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Email: literacy2 at mindspring.com <mailto:literacy2 at mindspring.com>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> **
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> *BANA Adopts Unified English Braille (UEB) for United States*
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On November 2, 2012, the Braille Authority of North America
>>>>>>> (BANA) set a
>>>>>>> new
>>>>>>> course for the future of braille in the United States (U.S.) when it
>>>>>>> adopted
>>>>>>> Unified English Braille (UEB). The motion, which passed decisively,
>>>>>>> specifies that UEB will eventually replace the current English
>>>>>>> Braille
>>>>>>> American Edition and that the U.S. will retain the Nemeth Code for
>>>>>>> Mathematics and Science Notation.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The transition to UEB will not be immediate and will follow a
>>>>>>> carefully
>>>>>>> crafted timeline. Implementation plans will be formulated with
>>>>>>> the input
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>> participation of stakeholders from the consumer, education,
>>>>>>> rehabilitation,
>>>>>>> transcription, and production communities. Plans will take into
>>>>>>> consideration the various aspects of creating, teaching,
>>>>>>> learning, and
>>>>>>> using
>>>>>>> braille in a wide variety of settings. The plans will be designed to
>>>>>>> provide
>>>>>>> workable transitions for all involved in braille use and
>>>>>>> production and
>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>> minimize disruption for current braille readers.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> UEB is based on the current literary braille code and was
>>>>>>> developed with
>>>>>>> input from many people, primarily braille readers, who worked to
>>>>>>> achieve
>>>>>>> an
>>>>>>> optimal balance among many key factors. Those factors include
>>>>>>> keeping
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> general-purpose literary code as its base, allowing the addition
>>>>>>> of new
>>>>>>> symbols, providing flexibility for change as print changes,
>>>>>>> reducing the
>>>>>>> complexity of rules, and allowing greater accuracy in back
>>>>>>> translation.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Letters and numbers will stay the same as they are in the current
>>>>>>> literary
>>>>>>> code. There will be some changes to punctuation, but most will
>>>>>>> remain
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> same. Some rules for the use of contractions will change.
>>>>>>> Nine contractions will be eliminated, and some contractions will
>>>>>>> be used
>>>>>>> more often. A FAQ providing more detail about changes is
>>>>>>> available on
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> BANA website.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> After implementation, the official braille codes for the United
>>>>>>> States
>>>>>>> will
>>>>>>> be /Unified English Braille/; /Nemeth Code for Mathematics and
>>>>>>> Science
>>>>>>> Notation, 1972 Revision/ and published updates; /Music Braille Code,
>>>>>>> 1997/;
>>>>>>> and /The IPA Braille Code, 2008/.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> More detailed information about UEB and the motion that BANA
>>>>>>> passed can
>>>>>>> be
>>>>>>> found on the BANA website at www.brailleauthority.org
>>>>>>> <http://www.brailleauthority.org/>.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> /The Board of BANA consists of appointed representatives from
>>>>>>> fifteen
>>>>>>> member
>>>>>>> organizations of braille producers, transcribers, teachers, and
>>>>>>> consumers./
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> //
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> /The mission and purpose of the Braille Authority of North
>>>>>>> America are
>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>> assure literacy for tactile readers through the standardization of
>>>>>>> braille
>>>>>>> and/or tactile graphics. BANA promotes and facilitates the use,
>>>>>>> teaching,
>>>>>>> and production of braille. It publishes rules, interprets, and
>>>>>>> renders
>>>>>>> opinions pertaining to braille in all existing codes. It deals with
>>>>>>> codes
>>>>>>> now in existence or to be developed in the future, in
>>>>>>> collaboration with
>>>>>>> other countries using English braille. In exercising its function
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>> authority, BANA considers the effects of its decisions on other
>>>>>>> existing
>>>>>>> braille codes and formats; the ease of production by various
>>>>>>> methods;
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>> acceptability to readers. /
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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