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

Fri Aug 17 22:55:28 UTC 2012

NFB also said that UEB without Nemeth is unacceptable.

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On 17/08/2012, at 5:34 PM, "Lauren Merryfield" <lauren1 at catliness.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> I've heard that the NFb supports EUB.  I don't know if I do though. Especially without Nemeth Code.
> Thanks
> Lauren, who can read fine the way it is.
> 
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Humberto Avila" <avila.bert.humberto2 at gmail.com>
> To: "'NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List'" <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2012 3:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] [Wcb-l] BANA Prepares to Betray the Blind
> 
> 
>> Does the NFB have a decision for this? The article only states that the ACB
>> approves this horrible, awful change of braille.
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Gloria Whipple
>> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2012 2:35 PM
>> To: 'NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List'
>> Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] [Wcb-l] BANA Prepares to Betray the Blind
>> 
>> I hope it doesn't happen. It is scary!
>> 
>> Gloria Whipple
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of debby phillips
>> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2012 14:24
>> To: nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org
>> 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
>> 
>> ---- Original Message ------
>> 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 -----
>> From: Christopher Gray
>> To: ACB Board of Directors ; ACB Leadership List ; ACB General
>> Discussion
>> List
>> 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.
>> 
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