[Blindmath] Is the Nemeth Code also going to be discontinued with the introduction of the UEB?

[Bente Casile]

I answer this question with great trepidation. It is my understanding that other countries like Australia and others use all UEB and the main issue here in the US is that each state is left to choose to keep Nemeth or use the Nemeth UEB combination in their K-12 materials. As of last check there were states on both sides of that decision, so while literary Braille will be unified eventually, mathematics will be problematic. 

Bente J Casile
Math Learning Specialist
Wake Technical Community College
Raleigh NC

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> On Mar 14, 2016, at 3:37 PM, Rasmussen, Lloyd via Blindmath <blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> In North America Unified English Braille is being adopted, as of January of 2016. Books in old and new codes will exist for a long time to come. The Braille Authority of North America decided to continue using the Nemeth Code within a UEB context, and adopted a couple of symbols for entering and exiting Nemeth mode. I don't know what other countries did, but suspect that they use UEB math notation more extensively than is planned for the United States. We will probably learn more about this when the International Council on English Braille meets in the next few months. 
> 
> Lloyd Rasmussen, Senior Staff Engineer
> National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress
> Washington, DC 20542   202-707-0535
> http://www.loc.gov/nls/
> The preceding opinions are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of the Library of Congress, NLS.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blindmath [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Saaqib Mahmuud via Blindmath
> Sent: Monday, March 14, 2016 3:06 PM
> To: blindmath at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Saaqib Mahmuud
> Subject: [Blindmath] Is the Nemeth Code also going to be discontinued with the introduction of the UEB?
> 
> Hello to everyone at the Blindmath mailing list. 
> 
> My name is Saaqib Mahmood. I'm a visually impaired person with an MPhil qualification in mathematics (with specialisation in analysis). 
> 
> I have several questions relating to the Unified English Braille (UEB) and the future of The Nemeth Braille Code for Mathematics and Science Notation. 
> 
> How much, if any, of the Nemeth Code is part of the UEB? 
> 
> Is the Nemeth Code no longer in vogue for the kind of applications it was originally designed for?
> 
> Which code has been adopted in the UEB for brailling of mathematics and science? 
> 
> Or, is it the Nemeth Code that still handles mathematics and science braille in the UEB? 
> 
> In short, what is the future of the Nemeth Code with the adoption of the UEB?
> 
> 
> Last but not the least, I would like to make a request of all those individuals and organisations who are into donating of braille materials. 
> 
> I would be really grateful if you could send me books in braille on mathematics, physics, computer science & IT, and the English language, esp. mathematics. 
> 
> Faithfully, 
> Saaqib Mahmood, 
> Kund Malyaar, Muhallah Musa Zai, 
> Nawan Shehr, 
> Abbottabad, 
> PAKISTAN
> Phone: +92-346-952-7638 (mobile), +92-334-541-7958 (mobile + WhatsApp)
> E-mail: saaqib1978 at yahoo.co.in
> Skype: saaqib.mahmood
> 
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