[Blindmath] UEB again (was Braille code urgency)

[Susan Jolly]

Those of us who oppose the UEB have tried many tactics and written many words explaining its problems. None of these have worked.

I'm wondering if the best tactic is to enlist sighted mathematicians and math teachers to create some sort of manifesto.  One need know nothing about Braille or tactile reading to clearly state that one cannot effectively either understand or do mathematics with a writing system that uses same characters for the decimal digits as for certain letters of the alphabet.  Adoption of the UEB would mean assuming that Braille users have no need to understand mathematics. 

Sincerely,
Susan Jolly

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