[nfb-talk] language discussion

Tue Jul 23 13:31:28 UTC 2013

I think it's just a universal grammar mistakes. I have seen some
articles in American news sources which have used that word.

Chris Nusbaum

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On Jul 22, 2013, at 6:25 PM, Michael Hingson <Mike at michaelhingson.com> wrote:

> Ah, but you'd be surprised how different wording is in different countries.
> I have never heard Australians say "orientated", but I guess it is possible.
>
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> Pet Peeve, ... orientate is not a word.  One would be oriented, or would get
> oriented, orient him/herself to the surroundings, , but never orientated.
>
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> I have never seen a street sign, are they on the same pole as a light pole?
> That would be most entertaining.
>
> Original message:
>> Hi Everyone,
>
>> The following article was sent to me by a friend. Maybe the local
>> county government is considering placing Braille signage for street signs.
>
>> I would like to know the federation thoughts on this topic.
>
>> Yasmin Reyazuddin
>> Aging & Disability Services
>> Montgomery County Government
>> Department of Health & Human Services
>> 401 Hungerford Drive (3rd floor)
>> Rockville MD 20850
>> 240-777-0311 (MC311)
>> 240-777-1556 (personal)
>> 240-777-1495 (fax)
>> office hours 8:30 am 5:00 pm
>> Languages English, Hindi, Urdu, Braille
>
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>
>> http://www.guidedogs.com.au/news-and-events/news/20-06-2013/sydneyside
>> rs -with-impaired-vision-to-trial-new-braille-street-signs
>
>> Top of Form
>
>> Sydneysiders with impaired vision to trial new Braille street signs
>
>> 20 June, 2013
>
>
>
>> Walking around Sydney can be easy if you can see to read the street
>> signs, but imagine how you'd go if you were blind or vision impaired?
>
>> With the incidence of vision loss increasing, Guide Dogs NSW/ACT has
>> welcomed a City of Sydney initiative to trial Braille and tactile
>> street signs that provide people who are blind or vision impaired with
>> information on where they are.
>
>
>
>> Today, Guide Dogs NSW/ACT clients who use guide dogs or long canes to
>> help them get around will participate in the trial at Circular Quay.
>> It will involve them testing and providing feedback on the legibility
>> of prototype street signs that provide location information in Braille
>> and tactile raised lettering.
>
>> Guide Dogs NSW/ACT clients and Community Education staff have played a
>> key role in the City of Sydney's consultation process on the
>> development of the new Braille and tactile street signs, which will
>> replace existing signage that has worn-out from use since they were
>> installed in the 1990s.
>
>> "The trial will ensure that the best possible Braille and tactile
>> street sign products and designs are used so that people who are blind
>> or vision impaired can easily and independently access the City of
> Sydney,"
>> says Jennifer Moon, Community Education Coordinator for Guide Dogs
>> NSW/ACT.
>
>> "The Braille and tactile street signs are an important enhancement to
>> the specialized work our Orientation and Mobility Instructors do. They
>> provide training to people with impaired vision that enables them to
>> move around their environments safely and on their own."
>
>> After the trial, it is proposed that a new network of Braille and
>> tactile street signs will be placed next to pedestrian crossing
>> buttons on traffic light poles through the CBD. They aim to give
>> pedestrians with vision loss the confidence that they will be able to
> 'orientate'
>> themselves throughout their journey and at their destination.
>
>
>
>> Guide dog handler Nicole Holmes (pictured above), who has been part of
>> the consultation process, knows only too well how important it is to
>> have the right Braille and tactile street signs in place.
>
>> "The ability to identify my location or where I am in such a busy city
>> like Sydney most importantly eases my stress while I'm trying to
>> negotiate the environment," says Nicole, whose vision is impaired due
>> to Retinopathy of Prematurity.
>
>> "Braille and tactile signage is also useful in reassuring me that I am
>> heading in the right direction to my destination so it complements the
>> assistance that I get from my long cane or guide dog. I'm really
>> pleased that the City of Sydney is trialing the Braille street signs
>> because as vision impairment can differ between people, we need to
>> make sure the end product will be useful for as many people with
>> vision impairment as possible."
>
>> Research predicts that the number of people in NSW and the ACT aged
>> over
>> 40 with impaired vision is set to rise to 100,000 by 2020 .
>
>> Each year, Guide Dogs NSW/ACT provides free services to almost 4,000
>> people of all ages and with any degree of vision loss that might
>> impact their ability to get around independently.
>
>> For more information about Guide Dogs NSW/Act's free services visit
>> www.guidedogs.com.au or call 1800 804 805.
>> ENDS
>
>> MEDIA: Please contact: Sally Edgar, 0413 753 241 or
>> media at guidedogs.com.au
>
>> ABOUT GUIDE DOGS NSW/ACT
>> Guide Dogs NSW/ACT is the leading provider of guide dogs and
>> orientation and mobility services to enable people with impaired
>> vision to get around their communities independently. Services include
>> providing training and aids including long canes, guide dogs and
>> electronic travel devices such as talking GPS technology. . Visit
>> www.guidedogs.com.au, call 1800 804 805, or follow us on Facebook
>> <http://www.facebook.com/guidedogsnswact?ref=hl>  or Twitter
>> <https://twitter.com/GuideDogsNSWACT> .
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