You need to be a member of the Braille Revival League to receive the magazine. However, much of the material contained in Kim's article is also on their web site that I mentioned previously. For those of us who really care about braille, we need to be especially vigilant and knowledgeable and let our voices be heard where they may do some good, not just complain to each other on lists. Materials in braille have been circulated in the past for anyone interested explaining the changes if adopted and also how they would affect math and chemistry notation. A surprisingly small number of people took advantage of this opportunity or responded to the survey, so if it weren't for the opposition of the national organizations, I'm sure UEBC would probably be adopted by now in the U.S. as well. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan Lumpkin" <slumpkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 1:18 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: braille contractions > Jill, > > What is the cost for the magazine and how do we find out about receiving it? > > SL > > -----Original Message----- > .From: "Jill O'Connell"<jillocon@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > .Sent: 7/7/04 2:45:34 PM > .To: "bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx"<bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > .Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: braille contractions > . > .Just yesterday I received the magazine "braille memorandum" which is the > .publication of the Braille Revival League, ACB's special interest group. Kim > .Charlson who is the present BANA chairman had quite a lengthy article > .concerning their meeting and in it states that the U.S. is taking no > .position at this time. Similar information is also available on their web > .site which is www.brailleauthority.org. Other countries are free to use the > .revised UEBC but the U.S. will do nothing at the present time. You will > .notice that the article you posted doesn't say that the U.S. has adopted the > .code and will be using it at this time. > .----- Original Message ----- > .From: "Shelley L. Rhodes" <juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > .To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > .Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 7:57 PM > .Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: braille contractions > . > . > .> BANA adopted the New Braille Code about four months ago. > .> > .> So it is live and active. Actually both organizations did not oppose it. > .> smile, only one did, the ACB and the NFB decided to not get involved, > .though > .> if they had did a public statement which of course would have meant they > .> agreed with the ACB, then the BANA would have not adopted it. But... > .water > .> under the bridge. I guess it is an indicator of universal cooperation. > .> > .> > .> Shelley L. Rhodes and Judson, guiding golden > .> juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx > .> Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc. > .> Graduate Advisory Council > .> www.guidedogs.com > .> Never let mistakes or wrong directions, of which every man falls > .> into many, discourage you. There is precious instruction to be > .> got by finding where we were wrong. > .> > .> -- Thomas Carlyle > .> > .> > .> > .> > . > . > . > > >