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

[Steve Jacobson]

Bente,

While what you say is accurate, it was not what was intended when a number
of groups supported moving to UEB, and there is a good deal of work going on
to make the case that we really cannot afford to do this on a state by state
basis.  It is my hope that we will at some point have a consistent
implementation across the United States.  

Best regards,

Steve Jacobson

-----Original Message-----
From: Blindmath [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Bente
Casile via Blindmath
Sent: Monday, March 14, 2016 3:04 PM
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Cc: Bente Casile <bente at casilenc.com>
Subject: Re: [Blindmath] Is the Nemeth Code also going to be discontinued
with the introduction of the UEB?

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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