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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> tech-vi@groups.io <tech-vi@groups.io> <b>On Behalf Of </b>David Goldfield<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 17, 2022 5:35 PM<br><b>To:</b> Tech-VI Announcement List <tech-vi@groups.io><br><b>Subject:</b> [tech-vi Announce List] >From The Announcement List of ICEB, The International Council on English Braille: From Rulebook updates<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:iceb-announce@groups.io">iceb-announce@groups.io</a> <<a href="mailto:iceb-announce@groups.io">iceb-announce@groups.io</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Kathy Riessen<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>Following long discussions of the Code Maintenance Committee and the approval of the ICEB Executive, I am pleased to announce that 3 updated sections of the Rules of Unified English Braille (2013) have been posted on the ICEB website, at iceb.org/ueb.html<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>These changes clarify how and when indicators (just the capital at this stage) may occur within a longer word containing a shortform, the need for which followed the approval of DeafBlind (Capital Deaf, capital Blind) in 2020 as an exception. The updated rules mean that this word is no longer an exception but falls within the rules.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>The updated sections are 2.6 Standing Alone, 10.9 Shortforms and Appendix 1: Shortforms List.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-AU>2.6:</span></b><span lang=EN-AU> Previous additions to this sections are included. Section 2.6.4 has been expanded and reworded and 2.6.5 has been added to clarify standing alone for non-alphabetic symbols such as punctuation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-AU>10.9:</span></b><span lang=EN-AU> New sections 10.9.4 relates to words with an interior capitals indicator or terminator, 10.9.5 clarifying the addition of “s” or “apostrophe s” to shortform words; 10.9.6-10.9.9 give greater clarification with regards to avoiding confusion with shortforms that was previously stated. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-AU>Appendix 1: </span></b><span lang=EN-AU>The shortforms list has been reworked, adding rules for specific words where appropriate and removing words which already meet these rules. Longer words are now listed alphabetically under each shortform. The rules for list construction which the Code Maintenance Committee must follow when considering words to be added have been updated to allow for longer words with interior indicators. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>In addition to the above updates: a new symbol has been approved for the German sharp s, and German capital sharp s. A new section numbered 4.6 has been approved for addition to the Rulebook.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>The updated sections can be downloaded in 3 different formats: .brf (formatted for 30 cells by 25 lines), PDF with Unicode characters for braille examples, PDF with Simbraille characters for braille examples.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>There is also a file summarising the Rulebook changes which have occurred since its 2013 publication.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>Kathy Riessen<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>Code Maintenance Officer<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>David Goldfield,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Blindness Assistive Technology Specialist<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.freedomscientific.com/Training/Certification"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=86 height=86 style='width:.8958in;height:.8958in' id="_x0000_i1027" src="cid:image001.png@01D8FAAB.099E98D0" alt="JAWS Certified, 2022"></span></a><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://certification.nvaccess.org/">NVDA Certified Expert</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Subscribe to the Tech-VI announcement list to receive news, events and information regarding the blindness assistive technology field.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Email: <a href="mailto:tech-vi+subscribe@groups.io">tech-vi+subscribe@groups.io</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.DavidGoldfield.org">www.DavidGoldfield.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:white'>_._,_._,_<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div><p class=MsoNormal>Groups.io Links:<o:p></o:p></p><p>You receive all messages sent to this group. <o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="https://groups.io/g/tech-vi/message/2980" target="_blank">View/Reply Online (#2980)</a> | <a href="mailto:tech-vi@groups.io?subject=Re:%20%5Btech-vi%20Announce%20List%5D%20From%20The%20Announcement%20List%20of%20ICEB%2C%20The%20International%20Council%20on%20English%20Braille%3A%20From%20Rulebook%20updates" target="_blank">Reply To Group</a> | <a href="mailto:david.goldfield@outlook.com?subject=Private:%20Re:%20%5Btech-vi%20Announce%20List%5D%20From%20The%20Announcement%20List%20of%20ICEB%2C%20The%20International%20Council%20on%20English%20Braille%3A%20From%20Rulebook%20updates" target="_blank">Reply To Sender</a> | <a href="https://groups.io/mt/95101109/318502" target="_blank">Mute This Topic</a> | <a href="https://groups.io/g/tech-vi/post">New Topic</a><br><a href="https://groups.io/g/tech-vi/editsub/318502">Your Subscription</a> | <a href="mailto:tech-vi+owner@groups.io">Contact Group Owner</a> | <a href="https://groups.io/g/tech-vi/leave/11013341/318502/1820159643/xyzzy">Unsubscribe</a> [floza58@bellsouth.net]<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:white'>_._,_._,_<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>