[access-uk] Re: BRAILLE ON PACKAGING
- From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2014 21:45:13 +0100
Hi Ian,
Not to mention the word Knowledge. Many blind people couldn't spell it.
And what idiot had the idea that there was an X in the word It.
Personally, I just wish grade 2 would go away and die. I can read
uncontracted Braille as fast as anyone I know who reads Grade 2.
All the best
Steve
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-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Iain Lackie
Sent: 09 June 2014 16:41
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: BRAILLE ON PACKAGING
I think it is very important that we as Braille users are aware of how such
print conventions are used. Using capitalisation in Braille as a default
would definitely make this much easier. As to grade 2 Braille, there is a
strong argument for its demise. The contractions are arbitrary to say the
least and the different functionality of dot patterns must be a nightmare
for learners and those writing translation programs. I should say that I
would miss grade 2 Braille as a reader, but I think its demise might make
Braille life a lot easier for many. And the number of times I have seen
character misspelled because of its contraction is not insignificant. I
suspect words such as receive may be erroneously spelled because of the
arbitrary nature of contracted Braille.
Iain
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On 9 Jun 2014, at 03:56 pm, "Derek Hornby" <derek.hornby_uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Steve says
"If we don't have caps, we have illiterate blind people who don't
know how to write in the sighted world."
If that was the case, are those that left school in the
1960s and 70s on average illiterate!
Also, lets not forget grade 2 Braille.
Should grade 2 Braille be allowed, given fact
The grade 2 Braille abbreviations are not in print.
So most users of grade 2 are unable to spell correctly!!!!
Derek
-----Original Message-----
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Steve Nutt
Sent: Monday, June 09, 2014 11:18 AM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: BRAILLE ON PACKAGING
Hi,
I disagree.
If we don't have caps, we have illiterate blind people who don't know how to
write in the sighterd world. They write everything in lower case. And
don't get me started on spelling because of contracted Braille.
All the best
Steve
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