[nfbwatlk] [Wcb-l] BANA Prepares to Betray the Blind

[Gloria Whipple]

I hope it doesn't happen. It is scary!

Gloria Whipple

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Sent: Friday, August 17, 2012 14:24
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Subject: [nfbwatlk] [Wcb-l] BANA Prepares to Betray the Blind

What do you all think about this?  Any time they think about 
making huge changes to Braille it makes me a little nervous.    
Debby

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From: "Carl Jarvis" <carjar82 at gmail.com
Subject: [Wcb-l] BANA Prepares to Betray the Blind
Date sent: Fri, 17 Aug 2012 12:54:06 -0700


----- Original Message -----
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Sent: Friday, August 17, 2012 12:17 PM
Subject: [acb-l] BANA Prepares to Betray the Blind


The following press release was issued today through Unified 
Braille for
All.

BANA Prepares to Betray the Blind
UBA Press
August 17, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Yesterday, the Braille Authority of North America issued a press 
release in
which they indicate that a vote will be taken to decide whether 
to adopt
Unified
English Braille (UEB) during their November meeting in San Diego.  
This news
comes as a surprise to many who believed that the stage had been 
set for
changes
and modifications to UEB that would incorporate Nemeth Code 
within UEB.
This
was requested by the American Council of the Blind at its summer 
conference
and
convention in Louisville, KY.  Approval by ACB's representative 
to BANA was
conditioned on such incorporation.

"Either BANA has misinterpreted ACB's conditional approval of UEB 
or it has
decided to move ahead anyway," said Chris Gray, a participant in 
ACB's
resolution debate and other business regarding ACB's conditional 
approval of
UEB.  "To take a deciding vote in November simply gives BANA no 
time to hold
any
meaningful discussions or consideration of ACB's provisos."

In addition to ACB's resolution which has not yet been released 
for public
examination, Gray made a motion that a technical committee be set 
up within
ACB
to advise its representative, Kim Charlson, on the effectiveness 
of whatever
technique would be used by BANA to incorporate Nemeth Code into 
UEB.  During
the
debate on the motion to establish this group, Charlson informed 
the body
that
she had been contacted by BANA's Chair and assured that work was 
already
under
way to establish a working group to study this issue.

"Incorporating Nemeth Code into UEB, if it's going to be 
effective, will
take
time and careful study" says Gray.  "It is inconceivable that 
such an effort
could be planned and executed in less than five months after 
ACB's
provisions
were put forward.  It seems pretty clear that BANA has chosen to 
move ahead
despite ACB's resolution."

In the coming days, strong reactions and commentary are expected.  
UBA Press
will be watching these and keeping you informed of this 
situation.

For more detail and comprehensive background information on 
braille and
braille
unification, visit us on the web at 
http://www.unifiedbrailleforall.com or
on
Twitter at unifiedbrailleforall.  You can also subscribe to our 
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sending an email note to uba-join at moblind.org.

Copyright (c) 2012 Unified Braille for All




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