[Diabetes-talk] Petition to preserve the nemeth Uniform Braille system

[Mike Freeman]

This is off-topic for this list.

On Oct 25, 2012, at 11:56, Antonio Guimaraes <freethaught at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear reader,
> 
> I would like to bring your attention to a petition concerning changes
> to the Braille system in the United States.
> 
> The Braille Authority of North America will vote to adopt the Unified
> English Braille this November. The body will likely retain the Nemeth
> code for use in math and the sciences, but will change Braille in this
> country to reflect adoption of the Unified English Braille used in
> other countries.
> 
> BANA has given little effort and thoughtful consideration to Dr.
> Abraham Nemeth’s most recent \work to make American Braille uniform.
> 
> It is my opinion that BANA is more concerned with unification of
> Braille with other English-speaking countries than the impact changes
> will have on education of all blind people who will study math and
> science.
> 
> However, uniformity is vastly more important than unification. This is
> especially true considering that the Nemeth code is unique to the
> United States, and enables blind children to excel in their chosen
> career paths in the hard sciences.
> 
> The Nemeth Uniform Braille System, NUBS, is the most up-to-date
> revision to the Nemeth code in use today. It makes American Braille
> usage uniform, and incorporates changes to the Nemeth code revision of
> 40 years ago.
> 
> BANA is moving towards adopting an older, outdated version of the
> Nemeth code available.
> 
> Please sign a petition to preserve NUBS, and move blindness education
> on a path to excellence. Let’s bring the Nemeth system into the 21st
> century. Let’s give blind people a competitive edge. Let’s move
> together towards one Braille system for all Americans. Let’s preserve
> NUBS.
> 
> The petition is available here:
> 
> http://www.change.org/petitions/braille-authority-of-north-america-adopt-a-braille-code-that-supports-general-and-technical-readers
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Antonio Guimaraes
> 
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