[nobe-l] Fwd: [BANA-Announce] BANA to Vote about Braille Code in November

[Steve Jacobson]

If you look at the press release closely and our resolution, what the current thought is that we retain Nemeth for math and technical braille but use UEB for literary braille.  If UEB were adopted in total, it would 
replace Nemeth, too, but this isn't what is being considered or advocated.

Best regards,

Steve Jacobson 

On Fri, 17 Aug 2012 10:03:42 -0400, Ashley Bramlett wrote:

>Thoughts on this? Doesn't UEB get rid of nemeth? Perhaps nemeth needs 
>revision rather than getting rid of  it.

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>>
>>Press Release
>>
>>August 2012
>>
>>
>>
>>For Immediate Release
>>
>>CONTACT: Frances Mary D'Andrea, Chair
>>
>>Braille Authority of North America
>>
>>Phone: 412-521-5797
>>
>>Email: <mailto:literacy2 at mindspring.com>literacy2 at mindspring.com
>>
>>
>>
>>BANA to Vote about Braille Code in November
>>
>>
>>
>>At its fall 2012 meeting, which will be held November 2nd through 4th, the 
>>Braille Authority of North America will take a vote that will set the 
>>course for the future of braille codes in the United States. The direction 
>>under consideration is the adoption of Unified English Braille while 
>>maintaining the Nemeth Code for technical materials.
>>
>>
>>
>>"We need to make improvements to reduce barriers that hinder timely and 
>>accurate braille transcription and to ensure that braille will remain a 
>>flexible, robust system that meets the needs of people who read and write 
>>braille in this digital age," said Frances Mary D'Andrea, Chair of BANA. 
>>"If the motion is approved, it would be the first step in the 
>>decision-making process, which will include developing a carefully 
>>formulated plan for transition and implementation of the code while as much 
>>as possible avoiding disruption for current braille readers."
>>
>>
>>
>>The Board of BANA consists of appointed representatives from fifteen member 
>>organizations of braille producers, transcribers, teachers, and consumers. 
>>Detailed information about the background of the code issues can be found 
>>in the article "Evolution of Braille: Can the Past Help Plan the Future?" 
>>Links to this article are available on the BANA website home page at 
>><http://www.brailleauthority.org/>www.brailleauthority.org. Print and 
>>braille copies of this article are available upon request. Please send an 
>>email to <mailto:brailleauthority at gmail.com>brailleauthority at gmail.com, 
>>providing your postal mailing address and stating if you want a print or 
>>braille copy.
>>
>>
>>
>>Additional information about UEB can be found at the website of the 
>>International Council on English Braille at 
>><http://www.iceb.org/>www.iceb.org.
>>
>>
>>
>>Details about the fall BANA Board meeting, to be hosted by the Braille 
>>Institute of America in Los Angeles, will be announced in the coming weeks. 
>>For additional resource information, visit 
>><http://www.brailleauthority.org/>www.brailleauthority.org.
>>
>>
>>
>>The mission and purpose of the Braille Authority of North America are to 
>>assure literacy for tactile readers through the standardization of braille 
>>and/or tactile graphics. BANA promotes and facilitates the use, teaching, 
>>and production of braille. It publishes rules, interprets, and renders 
>>opinions pertaining to braille in all existing codes. It deals with codes 
>>now in existence or to be developed in the future, in collaboration with 
>>other countries using English braille. In exercising its function and 
>>authority, BANA considers the effects of its decisions on other existing 
>>braille codes and formats; the ease of production by various methods; and 
>>acceptability to readers.
>>
>>
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>>BANA-Announce mailing list
>>BANA-Announce at brailleauthority.org
>>http://www.brailleauthority.org/mailman/listinfo/bana-announce
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