[nfbcs] Klingon Braille code

[Greg Kearney]

Good catch but all the same it is a fully useful Braille code. You can In fact write the Klingon language in it. 

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> On Mar 31, 2019, at 5:50 PM, Tracy Carcione via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I Love this!  But I take note of the date.
> Tracy
> 
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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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> Victoria, BC V8V 4Y9
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> Email: info at cbtbc.org
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