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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Hi Becky,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">It is actually quite the opposite: The Nemeth Code was designed to optimize performance of students in STEM fields, since the literary codes (EBAE and UEB) are too clumsy and too inefficient to use when solving
problems using braille, either by hand with a Perkins-style Braille writer or using an electronic refreshable Braille display.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Sighted teachers of the visually impaired and certain Dept. of Ed. Administrators say that UEB for math represents the printed math more closely and therefore should be used, but that does not help a student
in the least when trying to solve a problem that already takes up so much space.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">There are many, many reasons why we should continue to encourage the use of the specialized Nemeth Code for Math and Science Content, and the Braille Authority of North America promotes it for this use, as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Joseph Drenth
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Senior R&D Software Engineer <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">JBT Corporation | Automated Systems <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">400 Highpoint Drive
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">E:
</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:joe.drenth@jbtc.com"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">joe.drenth@jbtc.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> NFBP-Talk [mailto:nfbp-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Becky Frankeberger via NFBP-Talk<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 30, 2018 10:19 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'NFB of Pennsylvania Talk, state list'<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Becky Frankeberger<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFBP-Talk] FW: LAST CALL: UEB Public Forum Written Comment Period EXTENDED<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please correct me if I misunderstood something. As I understand you can’t use the
<span style="color:#1F497D">Nemeth Code and excell in the STEM Courses. The Nemeth Code actually hurts a young person’s progress in this field of study.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">We are about to build a high school with the emphasis on STEM near my home.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Warmly,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Becky who wants to understand </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> NFBP-Talk <nfbp-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Drenth, Joe via NFBP-Talk<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 30, 2018 6:00 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> nfbp-talk@nfbnet.org<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Drenth, Joe <Joe.Drenth@JBTC.COM><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [NFBP-Talk] FW: LAST CALL: UEB Public Forum Written Comment Period EXTENDED<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Hello everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">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. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thank you very much,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Joe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Joe Drenth<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">First Vice-President, NFB of Pennsylvania<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Lynn Fox [<a href="mailto:LFox@pattanpgh.net">mailto:LFox@pattanpgh.net</a>]
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 29, 2018 3:52 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Lynn Fox <<a href="mailto:LFox@pattanpgh.net">LFox@pattanpgh.net</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Jennifer Edgar <<a href="mailto:jedgar@pattankop.net">jedgar@pattankop.net</a>>; Doug Williams <<a href="mailto:dwilliams@pattan.net">dwilliams@pattan.net</a>>; Natalie Sokol <<a href="mailto:nSokol@pattan.net">nSokol@pattan.net</a>>; Gombocz, John
<<a href="mailto:jgombocz@pa.gov">jgombocz@pa.gov</a>>; Becky (Rebecca) Fogle <<a href="mailto:RFogle@pattankop.net">RFogle@pattankop.net</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> LAST CALL: UEB Public Forum Written Comment Period EXTENDED<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Hello Vision Supervisors, Professionals, and Families ---</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The Bureau of Special Education’s (BSE)
<i>Public Forum on Pennsylvania's Unified English Braille (UEB) Implementation for Math and Technical Content</i> 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. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:red">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. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Your immediate attention is requested to help spread the word regarding this extension announcement and
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">to encourage stakeholder participation.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">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:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.pattan.net/" target="_blank">www.pattan.net</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="color:black">Educational Initiatives<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">
</span><span style="color:black">Blind/Visual Impairment<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">
</span><span style="color:black">BVI/Braille Forum: Stakeholder Feedback<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">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
</span><a href="mailto:ra-edbvibraille@pa.gov">ra-edbvibraille@pa.gov</a>, based on the following three questions under consideration:
<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">What would be the impact of using
<span class="caps"><b><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">UEB</span></b></span> for math and technical materials?<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.5pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
What would be the impact of using <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Nemeth Code with
</span></strong><span class="caps"><b><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">UEB</span></b></span> for math and technical materials?<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.5pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
What would be the impact if Pennsylvania continued to support both <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">full
</span></strong><span class="caps"><b><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">UEB</span></b></span> and the
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Nemeth Code with </span>
</strong><span class="caps"><b><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">UEB</span></b></span> for math and technical materials?<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Thank you for your interest and timely responses.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Kind regards, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Lynn <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Lynn A. Fox, Ed.D., COMS</b>| Educational Consultant<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">3190 William Pitt Way | Pittsburgh, PA 15238<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">412-826-6865 (direct line) | 800-446-5607 (in PA only)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">412-826-1964 (fax)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.pattan.net/"><span style="color:blue">www.pattan.net</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">The mission of the Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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