[Dtb-talk] BANA UEB code vote

[David Andrews]

It may partially, but not completely.  There are those who feel that 
UEB doesn't do as well for Math and Science -- so Nemeth should still be used.

Further -- this list probably isn't the best place for this discussion!

David Andrews, Moderator

At 11:33 AM 11/4/2012, you wrote:
>Why use UEB for just literary stuff? That defeats the whole, entire 
>purpose of UEB, to be a Unified English Braille code.
>----- Original Message ----- From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
>To: "Discussion of Digital Talking Books" <dtb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2012 11:25 AM
>Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] BANA UEB code vote
>
>
>>Well, I wouldn't jump to any conclusions.  One proposal was to use 
>>UEB for literary stuff, and still allow Nemeth for Math and 
>>Science.  Don't know either way if this is what they did?
>>
>>Dave
>>
>>At 11:10 AM 11/4/2012, you wrote:
>>>Oh, this is wonderful! Now I won't have to worry about Nimath 
>>>codes and all that anymore? That's what I've always hated about 
>>>braille notes and iPods and things like that, that in US braille I 
>>>could not do math easily as I could with UEB. But my goodness I'm 
>>>going to miss the "to" sign and the "ation" sign.
>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
>>>To: "Discussion of Digital Talking Books" <dtb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2012 11:00 AM
>>>Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] BANA UEB code vote
>>>
>>>
>>>>I just read on Twitter that BANA voted to adopt UEB, have no details.
>>>>
>>>>Dave
>>>>
>>>>At 03:29 AM 11/4/2012, you wrote:
>>>>>Does anyone know how BANAs vote on the use of UEB in the U.S. 
>>>>>went on Saturday.
>>>>>
>>>>>Thank you.
>>>>>
>>>>>Greg Kearney
>>>>>
>>>>>Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>
>>>>>Greg Kearney
>>>>>Association for the Blind of Western Australia