[Nfb-history] Interesting item found on FaceBook

[COLLEEN ROTH]

Hi Steve,
Thank you, I do remember this title now that you mentioned it.
Colleen Roth



----- Original Message -----
From: Steve Jacobson <steve.jacobson at visi.com>
To: "NFB History Support List" nfb-history at nfbnet.org
Date: Tuesday, January 7, 2014 11:20 pm
Subject: Re: [Nfb-history] Interesting item found on FaceBook

>
>
> If anyone is interested in reading about the development of various forms of braille, look for "War of the Dots" at
> 
> http://www.nyise.org/blind/irwin2.htm
> 
> It is very interesting.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Steve
> 
> 
> On Tue, 07 Jan 2014 14:29:17 com0500, COLLEEN ROTH wrote:
> 
> >Hi Mike,
> >I may be wrong but I thought there was some contension and that we didn't adopt some of those rules in the US until 1932. This would be something to 
> look up for those of us who are curious.
> >Colleen Roth
> 
> 
> 
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Mike Freeman <k7uij at panix.com>
> >To: "'Ationfb History Support List'" nfb-history at nfbnet.org
> >Date: Tuesday, January 7, 2014 11:17 am
> >Subject: Re: [Nfb-history] Interesting item found on FaceBook
> 
> >>
> >>
> >> However, I've seen a hand-copied book of poetry by A. E. Houseman published
> >> in 1897 on the 50th anniversary of Queen Victoria's accession to the throan
> >> done in Great Britain and the Grade 2 was exactly like that used here until
> >> 1959.
> >> 
> >> Mike
> >> 
> >> 
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Nfb-history [mailto:nfb-history-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> >> COLLEEN ROTH
> >> Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2014 7:22 AM
> >> To: nfb-history at nfbnet.org
> >> Subject: Re: [Nfb-history] Interesting item found on FaceBook
> >> 
> >>  Hello Robert,
> >> That sounds really interesting. The Braille was probably different than we
> >> see now in that Grade 2 Braille wan's pomulgated until 1932.
> >> It could have been either New York Point or grade 1#astb.
> >> It would be interesting to see what the messages said.
> >> I think it is interesting that blind people were asked to write something to
> >> be put in a Time Capsule. I think that this is a great idea. Maybe we should
> >> encourage blind people to write messages for Time Capsures in our time.
> >> Colleen Roth
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: Robert Jaquiss <rjaquiss at earthlink.net>
> >> To: "'Ationfb History Support List'" nfb-history at nfbnet.org
> >> Date: Monday, January 6, 2014 12:12 pm
> >> Subject: [Nfb-history] Interesting item found on FaceBook
> >> 
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > 
> >> > 
> >> > Hello:
> >> > 
> >> >  
> >> > 
> >> >      Happy New Year. Yesterday, a friend shared a post on FaceBook. In 
> >> > 1913, a Lutheran church in Oklahoma City created a time capsule to be 
> >> > opened in 2013. In this capsule were some messages written in braille 
> >> > by some blind people. I have no information on the actual content.
> >> > 
> >> >  
> >> > 
> >> > Regards,
> >> > 
> >> >  
> >> > 
> >> > Robert
> >> > 
> >> > Hello:
> >> >  
> >> >      Happy New Year. Yesterday, a friend shared a post on FaceBook. In
> >> 1913, a Lutheran church in Oklahoma City created a time capsule to be opened
> >> in 2013. In this capsule were some messages written in braille by some blind
> >> people. I have no information on the actual content.
> >> >  
> >> > Regards,
> >> >  
> >> > Robert
> >> >  
> >> > 
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