[duxuser] Re: BANA vote on UEB
- From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2012 12:38:08 -0000
I don't really want to get in to an expended discussion here about the
merits or otherwise of UEB, nor the politics involved.
What I will say however, is that over the past 30 years or so, print
material has changed considerably, especially with the extensive use
of the computer and internet.
Consequently braille simply must catch up, or will become way too
complex in terms of trying to get print converted to braille.
There are now thousands of characters which the six dots of braille
has to explain. Issues like e-mail addresses which include unspaced
periods were never a problem 30 years ago or more. We now have
telephone symbols and all manner of other symbols appear on a regular
basis. And the list goes on and on.
However, 20 years of work has gone into UEB and a priority has been to
do the utmost to keep regular literary braille a simple as possible.
Hence I very much doubt anyone will have serious difficulty in that
area.
George.
-----Original Message-----
From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lynette Kersey
Sent: 03 November 2012 21:27
To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [duxuser] Re: BANA vote on UEB
As a blind braille user I wish that BANA would keep the changes to
braille to a minimum. I know that they are trying to make braille as
close to print as possible. However, sometimes I think enough is
enough.
I like the phrase "keep it simple ..." That's just me though and I
will learn whatever I need to so that I can put out braille
appropriately.
Lynette
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On Nov 3, 2012, at 7:10 AM, duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
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> No idea at the moment - it's only just been voted on.
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> I'm sure we'll be hearing much more over the next few weeks.
>
> George.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Christie.Reardon@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: 03 November 2012 12:32
> To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [duxuser] Re: BANA vote on UEB
>
>
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> Do you know how soon this will go into effect?
>
>
>
> Christie Reardon M.Ed.
>
> Teacher of Students with Visual Impairment
>
> Perkins School for the Blind
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> E-Mail:
> Christie.Reardon@xxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:Christie.Reardon@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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> ________________________________
> From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] on
> behalf of George Bell [george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2012 7:17 AM
> To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [duxuser] BANA vote on UEB
>
> I've just heard that BANA have agreed to adopt Unified English
Braille
> on a vote of 11 to 3.
>
> So it looks like finally we will have a literary English Braille
code
> which is common pretty much throughout the entire world.
>
> George Bell
> UKAAF (United Kindom Association for Accessible Formats)
>
> e-mail: georgebell@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:georgebell@xxxxxxxxx>
> Web: http://www.ukaaf.org
> Direct Tel: +44 (0) 160 479 2777
> Direct Fax: +44 (0) 160 479 2726
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