[BlindTlk] Braille books in old old

[Ericka]

For a new reader it sure does!

Ericka Nelson

> On Sep 3, 2019, at 12:06 PM, Judy Jones via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I think some of the formatting is different, but, you're right, id doesn't affect the ability to read braille.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindTlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Pamela Dominguez via BlindTlk
> Sent: Tuesday, September 3, 2019 6:28 AM
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> Cc: Pamela Dominguez
> Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] Braille books in old old
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> What country are you from?  You said you find regular grade two braille, or 
> as you called it, US braille harder.  I don't see how you find this new 
> braille easier.  You mentioned lower f and stuff.  I don't remember that 
> they took all that away from the newer braille.  Maybe some of it.  Pam.
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> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Ericka via BlindTlk
> Sent: Monday, September 02, 2019 10:19 PM
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> Cc: Ericka
> Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] Braille books in old old
> 
> Judy, and I learn braille as a child or had no residual vision I probably 
> could. However I find the US braille difficult. Dropped F, drop D and 
> dropped H. is in weird places main something depending on where they are. 
> That is confusing! I read faster in the new braille. I have children’s books 
> and some religious things for the taking.
> 
> Ericka Nelson
> 
>> On Sep 2, 2019, at 6:57 PM, Judy Jones via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi, Erika,
>> 
>> Actually, if you can do UEB braille, you can also read US.  There are 
>> differences in the punctuation and numbers formatting, but the numbers and 
>> letters themselves are all the same.  Most of the contractions are the 
>> same, they have done away with some of them, but you will never find a 
>> strange formation of dots you can't recognize.
>> 
>> I took the UEB course, just to know what it is like, and although I prefer 
>> US braille, I can read the UEB.
>> 
>> Judy
>> “Embrace the day with its mercies and blessings.”
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: BlindTlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Ericka 
>> via BlindTlk
>> Sent: Monday, September 2, 2019 9:46 AM
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>> Cc: Ericka
>> Subject: [BlindTlk] Braille books in old old
>> 
>> I’m wondering what people are doing with braille books that are in that 
>> were produced before the 2015 change over to UEB. I have braille books 
>> that I really don’t want to toss, but I can’t read them well enough in the 
>> pre-2015 braille to justify keeping. I’m willing to send them overseas or 
>> free matter them to someone who can’t send them overseas. Let me know.
>> 
>> Ericka Nelson
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