[NFBP-Talk] FW: LAST CALL: UEB Public Forum Written Comment Period EXTENDED

Wed May 30 14:19:30 UTC 2018

Please correct me if I misunderstood something. As I understand you can't
use the Nemeth Code and excell in the STEM Courses. The Nemeth Code actually
hurts a young person's progress in this field of study. 

We are about to build a high school with the emphasis on STEM near my home. 

Warmly,

Becky who wants to understand  

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Hello everyone,

If you are not aware of the situation, the Pennsylvania Department of
Education, Bureau of Special Education is trying very hard to get rid of the
Nemeth Code for Math and Science Content in Pennsylvania and replace it with
the vastly inferior UEB math notation. 

The Bureau of Special Education is currently taking public input for a very
short time on the matter of replacing the Nemeth Code with UEB math
notation, so if you feel strongly about this issue, as I do, please submit
your comments electronically by this Friday at noon by following the
instructions in the email below.

Thank you very much,

Joe

Joe Drenth

First Vice-President, NFB of Pennsylvania

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Subject: LAST CALL: UEB Public Forum Written Comment Period EXTENDED

Hello Vision Supervisors, Professionals, and Families ---

The Bureau of Special Education's (BSE) Public Forum on Pennsylvania's
Unified English Braille (UEB) Implementation for Math and Technical Content
period to submit written comment has been extended. Interested stakeholders
now have till Friday, June 1, 2018 at 12:00pm to submit their responses to
the three questions purposed for input. 

Please forward this extension notice onto ALL stakeholders in your network
-- vision professionals/colleagues, material specialists, IU/LEA
supervisors, and students with visual impairments and their families.  

Your immediate attention is requested to help spread the word regarding this
extension announcement and 

to encourage stakeholder participation.

In preparation to submit individual comments, Pennsylvania (PA) stakeholders
should review the posted 20 minute video regarding the Unified English
Braille (UEB) transition plan as well as the attached Penn Link regarding
the opportunity to submit written comments. These resources are posted to
the PaTTAN website at:

*         www.pattan.net <http://www.pattan.net/>  

*         Educational Initiatives

*         Blind/Visual Impairment

*         Featured Resources

*         BVI/Braille Forum: Stakeholder Feedback

Written comments pertaining to which braille code or codes Pennsylvania
students will use for braille math and technical materials in the future
maybe submitted by email to ra-edbvibraille at pa.gov
<mailto:ra-edbvibraille at pa.gov> , based on the following three questions
under consideration: 

1.	What would be the impact of using UEB for math and technical
materials?
2.	What would be the impact of using Nemeth Code with UEB for math and
technical materials?
3.	What would be the impact if Pennsylvania continued to support both
full UEB and the Nemeth Code with UEB for math and technical materials?

Thank you for your interest and timely responses. 

Kind regards, 

Lynn 

Lynn A. Fox, Ed.D., COMS| Educational Consultant

Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN)

3190 William Pitt Way | Pittsburgh, PA 15238

412-826-6865 (direct line) | 800-446-5607 (in PA only)

412-826-1964 (fax)

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(PaTTAN) is to support the efforts and initiatives of the Bureau of Special
Education and to build the capacity of local educational agencies to serve
students who receive special education services.

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