[Dtb-talk] BANA UEB code vote

[Greg Kearney]

Here is a link to a UEB chart: http://www.duxburysystems.com/images/ueb_black.pdf

Contractions removed are: BLE, COM, dd, ALLY, o'c, to, by, INOT, ATION
Sequencing discontinued: AND, FOR, OF, THE, WITH, a, to, INto, by

The Commonwealth Braille & Talking Book Cooperative www.cbtbc.org will have some resources as does the Braille Authority of Western Australia www.braillewa.org


Gregory Kearney | Manager Accessible Media
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On 05/11/2012, at 10:58 AM, "Moran, Jane" <MoranJ at wawm.k12.wi.us> wrote:

> I'm trying to find somewhere that lists the changes (additions and drops) as it stands right now. 
> 
> Jane Moran
> Teacher of the Blind and Visually Impaired, 
> West Allis- West Milwaukee School District
> 414 604 4000 x1119
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dtb-talk on behalf of David Andrews
> Sent: Sun 11/4/2012 12:09 PM
> To: Discussion of Digital Talking Books
> Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] BANA UEB code vote
> 
> 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
> 
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