[blindkid] Hebrew Braille

[DrV]

Thanks so much Lenora.
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On Mar 7, 2010, at 7:31, "Lenora J. Marten" <bluegolfshoes at aol.com>  
wrote:

>
> Hebrew Braille is read from left to right while written Hebrew is  
> read from right to left. It's similar to the Braille system used  
> with the Roman Alphabet
> and there are Hebrew contractions specific to the Hebrew language.  
> You will find more information at www.hebrewvisions.org, a website  
> sponsored by the
> Jewish Braille Institute. They have a digital library of Hebrew  
> texts that have been translated into Hebrew Braille and are  
> available for download. They also
> have a translator which will take digital Hebrew text and translate  
> it into computer Braille. There are no fees charged. The Jewish  
> Braille Institute (JBI)
> website is www.jbilibrary.org and their phone number is 1-800-433-1531
>
> Lenora
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Barbara Hammel <poetlori8 at msn.com>
> To: NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List,(for parents of blind children) <blindkid at nfbnet.org 
> >
> Sent: Sat, Mar 6, 2010 11:34 pm
> Subject: Re: [blindkid] Hebrew Braille
>
>
> I'm sure it's grade one Braille because it may use contractions to  
> represent other sounds. French, Spanish and German Braille do this  
> to so it's just a guess on my part. I've posed the question on  
> another list where there, at least used to be, at least one Hebrew  
> Braille user. If no one else answers, I'll let you know what I hear.  
> Remember it will read from right to left like print Hebrew does.
> Barbara
>
> A Congress that will always do its work in the dark must have  
> something to hide. The people have spoken, yet they do not listen.
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "DrV" <icdx at earthlink.net>
> Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 4:37 PM
> To: "NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List,(for parents of blind children)" <blindkid at nfbnet.org 
> >
> Subject: [blindkid] Hebrew Braille
>
>> Hi Everyone,
>> Can someone tell me if Hebrew braille is just grade 1 or if Hebrew  
>> also > uses contractions?
>> Thanks
>> Eric V
>>
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