[BlindMath] Reading Nemeth and Literary braille in same doc using BNT terminal

[Bill Dengler]

Unified English Braille has its own mathematics code, which replaces both Nemeth and Taylor. If you set the output to UEB grade 2, contracted Braille should show up. 

Bill

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> On Apr 9, 2021, at 18:26, Monique A Coleman via BlindMath <blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi There,
> 
> I am a sighted TVI who has introduced several of my middle and high school
> students to using LaTex with JAWS and Math Type this past year due to the
> switch to remote learning and lack of access to hard copy math textbooks. I
> wish it didn't take a pandemic to introduce this technology to my students;
> it has truly benefited them in many ways. Nevertheless, I am glad that they
> are building these new skills before they get to college.
> 
> One of my students uses a BrailleNote Touch connected to his laptop as a
> braille terminal to read his electronic files. When he is working on a Math
> assignment, the Touch will read the math content in Nemeth, but the
> literary content is in Grade 1. We understand that this is due to the fact
> that his JAWS braille output setting is set to Computer Braille so that
> math content will display in Nemeth.
> 
> Here's my question to this amazing community: Is there a way to toggle the
> code settings between computer and grade 2 so that he doesn't have to read
> passages of text in uncontracted literary braille? I'd appreciate any
> insights and tips.
> 
> Thank you!
> Monique
> 
> 
> -- 
> Monique Coleman, TVI
> President, VISTAS Education Partners
> Director, National Homework Hotline-BVI
> Adjunct Instructor, San Francisco State University
> www.vistaseducation.com
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