[blindkid] Hebrew Braille

Barbara Hammel poetlori8 at msn.com
Mon Mar 8 02:55:07 UTC 2010


    Thanks for setting me straight.
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.

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From: "Lenora J. Marten" <bluegolfshoes at aol.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2010 9:31 AM
To: <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blindkid] Hebrew Braille

>
> 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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