[Pibe-division] BANA Article on UEB & Nemeth

[Steve Jacobson]

Wow, it makes more sense to me to use one system for text rather than use UEB for text and the Nemeth rules that govern text 
surrounding math.  Why should we have to deal with UEB text plus Nemeth rules for text surrounding math?  It is my impression, 
though, that there is still work being done to figure out where the line should be drawn between the two.

Best regards,

Steve Jacobson

On Fri, 14 Sep 2012 08:40:45 -0700, Hertz, Jana wrote:

>Good morning,

> 

>For those who are unaware (and interested), there is an article on the
>BANA website dated September 6, 2012, in which they describe how they
>plan to incorporate the use of Nemeth within a UEB transcription. This
>article reads quite differently than what the Press Release announcement
>of a vote in November seemed to indicate with the statement, "The
>direction under consideration is the adoption of Unified English Braille
>while maintaining the Nemeth Code for technical materials."  I
>understood that statement to mean that the Nemeth Code would still be
>kept for all of the higher math transcription - not that it would be
>embedded within a UEB transcription.

> 

>If nothing else, take time to read the SUMMARY OF FINDINGS AND
>RECOMMENDATIONS, on the final page.  At the very end, it states, "This
>report was accepted by the board of the Braille Authority of North
>America on September 10, 2012."

> 

> 

>Jana Hertz

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