[nfbcs] Klingon Braille code

[Bryan Schulz]

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Subject: [nfbcs] Klingon Braille code

PRESS RELEASE


Klingon Braille code introduced

Perth, Australia
April 1, 2019

The Commonwealth Braille and Talking Book Cooperative is pleased to offer
today (01 April 2019) our latest in the development of Braille codes for
minor languages. The Klingon Braille will permit the writing of the Klingon
language in Braille and will aid in the education of those who are blind in
learning written Klingon.

To facilitate ease in learning the Klingon braille code, the code has, as
much as possible, tried to match its symbols to Braille patterns  with which
a new learner of the code is already familiar. Given the combative nature of
Klingon culture it would seem to be a safe assumption that blindness,
acquired in battle, is a common condition in the population.

The aim has been to develop a code that follows a logical pattern, and is
easy to both learn and reproduce.

The complete description of the Klingon Braille code can be found online at
https://www.cbtbc.org/braille/klingon/

History of the Klingon language

The Klingon language, sometimes called Klingonese, is the constructed
language spoken by the fictional Klingons in the Star Trek universe.

Described in the 1985 book The Klingon Dictionary by Marc Okrand and
deliberately designed to sound "alien", it has a number of typologically
uncommon features. The language's basic sound, along with a few words, was
first devised by actor James Doohan ("Scotty") and producer Jon Povill for
Star Trek: The Motion Picture. That film marked the first time the language
had been heard on screen. Klingon was developed by Okrand into a full
fledged language.

The Klingon language has no notion of upper and lower case letters, nor does
it employ any form of punctuation. Sentences are written on centre justified
lines one under the other.

For more information visit The Klingon Language Institute
(https://www.kli.org)

History of Braille

Braille is named after its creator, Frenchman Louis Braille, who became
blind as a result of a childhood accident. At the age of 15, Braille
developed his code for the French alphabet in 1824 as an improvement on
night writing used by the French army of the time. He published his system,
which subsequently included musical notation, in 1829.

Today Braille is an international standard for tactile reading. Braille
codes have been developed for most languages having a written form. Braille
literacy and education is important for developing reading skills among
blind and visually impaired children. Braille literacy directly correlates
with higher employment rates in this population.

About the Commonwealth Braille and Talking Book Cooperative

The Commonwealth Braille & Talking Book Cooperative (CBTBC) is intended to
promote the collaboration and sharing of resources among the Braille and
talking book libraries of the Commonwealth and other interested
institutions. Central to this collaboration is the sharing of Braille and
talking books between our respective institutions so as to benefit the
blind, vision impaired and print disabled of the Commonwealth. For more
information visit https://www.cbtbc.org/

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Commonwealth Braille & Talking Book Cooperative #320, 185-911 Yates Street
Victoria, BC V8V 4Y9 CANADA
Email: info at cbtbc.org
Web: www.cbtbc.org

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2219 Melholland Road
Lawrence, KS 66047
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