[Pibe-division] BANA Article on UEB & Nemeth

[Hertz, Jana]

Please write a letter to BANA and ask they to postpone their vote,
although since they did NOT release this article as a Press release, I
think their minds are made up with total disregard to what the majority
of folks want. Remember, they are NOT a government agency and have no
legal authority. In addition, please consider expressing  your
thoughts/concerns to your state and federal educational agencies.

Jana Hertz
Certified Braille Transcriber/Alternate Media Specialist 
Program for Visually Impaired Students 
George White Elementary School P-5
25422 Chapparosa Park Drive
Laguna Niguel, CA  92677
(949) 489-7484
Fax (949) 249-6781

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-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:pibe-division-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Steve Jacobson
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2012 10:41 AM
To: Professionals in Blindness Education Division List
Subject: Re: [Pibe-division] BANA Article on UEB & Nemeth

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

>Certified Braille Transcriber/Alternate Media Specialist

>Program for Visually Impaired Students

>George White Elementary School P-5

>25422 Chapparosa Park Drive

>Laguna Niguel, CA  92677

>(949) 489-7484

>Fax (949) 249-6781

> 

>[if mail is returned undeliverable,

>please resend to JanaBrailles at aol.com]

> 


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