[Nfbf-l] FW: [napub] Fwd: [BANA-Announce] Survey on Quotation Marks & Apostrophes in UEB

[Camille Tate]

Thanks. 

Camille Tate 

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From: Tekesha Saffold [mailto:tnsaffold82 at gmail.com] 
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Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] FW: [napub] Fwd: [BANA-Announce] Survey on Quotation
Marks & Apostrophes in UEB

I will forward this information 

Thanks,


Tekesha Safold 

> On Jun 11, 2017, at 9:02 AM, Camille Tate via Nfbf-l <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
wrote:
> 
> For all Braille users in Florida. 
> 
> Sincerely,
> Camille Tate
> 
> Board Member, Melbourne Space Coast Chapter
> 
> Board Member, National Federation of the Blind, FL
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NAPUB [mailto:napub-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of David 
> Andrews via NAPUB
> Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2017 11:28 PM
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> Cc: David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>
> Subject: [napub] Fwd: [BANA-Announce] Survey on Quotation Marks & 
> Apostrophes in UEB
> 
> 
>> 
>> The UEB Code Maintenance Committee is seeking opinions on a possible 
>> change to the representation of single quotation marks and 
>> apostrophes in
> UEB.
>> 
>> An explanatory document (in print and braille) and survey link are 
>> located on the ICEB home page at www.iceb.org.
>> 
>> Please spread the word of the survey through your local listservs, 
>> social media, newsletters, meetings and word-of-mouth.
>> 
>> It is important that we reach as many people as possible. Adults who 
>> read a lot of electronic braille, adults who read mainly hard copy 
>> braille, teachers of children learning braille and braille 
>> transcribers are all likely to hold different opinions and their 
>> voices need to be heard. Moreover, there is a big difference in the 
>> predominance of single quotation marks in print across countries.
>> 
>> The survey will be open for the month of June.
>> 
>> The Code Maintenance Committee (CMC) of the International Council on 
>> English Braille (ICEB) would like your input on possible changes to 
>> the braille representation of single quotation marks and the 
>> apostrophe to facilitate translation and reading on electronic 
>> braille devices. The explanatory document gives an explanation of the 
>> problem and the options under consideration. (Thanks to James Bowden, 
>> UK, and Leona Holloway, Australia, for their work on this.)
>> 
>> After reading the information, please complete the survey at
>> 
>> www.surveymonkey.com/r/UEB-apostrophe [1]
>> 
>> to indicate your preference. The CMC will use the results of the 
>> survey to guide their decision on this issue.
>> 
>> The survey will be available until the end of June. If necessary, 
>> this time frame may be extended.
>> 
>> Please share this message with any colleagues who may be interested 
>> (with apologies for all the cross-postings I hope this will generate).
>> 
>> Thanks for your attention to this issue.
>> 
>> With best regards,
>> 
>> Phyllis Landon
>> ICEB Code Maintenance Officer
>> 
>> Links:
>> ------
>> [1] 
>> http://webmail.anchor.net.au/www.surveymonkey.com/r/UEB-apostrophe
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>> http://www.brailleauthority.org/mailman/listinfo/bana-announce
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