[BlindMath] Helpful suggestions

[Daniel Gillen]

Dear Hector,

If a math/science book is transcribed with the main text in UEB, the math notation can either be in UEB (using built-in provisions of that code), or Nemeth with code-switching indicators around all passages which are written in Nemeth. As far as your other question, Computer Braille is no longer used as part of mainstream transcription in UEB, whether for math/science notation or computer programming code. As far as I'm aware, Braille transcriptions in English have exclusively used 6-dot codes, Computer Braille included (perhaps other countries/languages have added dots 7 and 8 on paper over time). However, if you use any kind of Braille display either as part of a note-taker or connected to a computer with a screen reader, 8-dot Computer Braille may be useful as a legacy code in areas like programming. For one thing, because there's an exact one-to-one correlation between print and Braille characters in Computer Braille, this might be most preferable in situations where you'll need to count characters or compare string lengths manually. Nonetheless, UEB has become the code of choice and the standard for transcribing English technical and non-technical materials alike, though with the widely used option of Nemeth math notation.

Thank you,
DanielOn Sep 22, 2019 7:02 PM, Hector Elias via BlindMath <blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> Hello Susan: 
> Thank you for your response. I had a question regarding ueb and digital math books. I typically read in contracted braille, would this affect Nemeth? I'm I suppose to read in six or eight dot braille? I understand that computer braille is discontinued? 
>
> thank you. 
>
> Hector 
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