[Unified Braille For All] Changes in UEB

[Laura De Vries]

I agree, Mark.  As I understand it, the purpose of contractions is to 
compact braille.  What, then, is the advantage of UEB?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Blier" <mblier at cox.net>
To: "Susan Jolly" <easjolly at ix.netcom.com>; "Unified Braille for All" 
<uba at moblind.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 11:36 AM
Subject: Re: [Unified Braille For All] Changes in UEB


> Hi, All,
>
> Just from this short list of eliminated contractions, I do not think that 
> I would like UEB, so I am not interested in exploring it any further.
>
> As of now, my preferences are:
> Literary braille and computer braille with their current rules,
> Nemeth code for math and science, 1972, with its current updates, and
> NUBS with current updates, if a combination of codes is to be used.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Mark Blier
> Sierra Vista, Arizona
>
> -----
>
>
> On May 9, 2012, at 8:04 AM, Susan Jolly wrote:
>
>> Rhw purpose of this group is to oppose UEB NS I'm not sure we have the 
>> resources to explain all the differences between UEB and our current BANA 
>> codes.  It might be better to contact organizations that are supporting 
>> the change to UEB. Also, if you use Duxbury's DBT, it has a UEB option so 
>> you can make your own comparison for material of particular interest to 
>> you.
>>
>> Please remember that the change of most concern to this group is that the 
>> representation of mathematics is completely different from that in the 
>> Nemeth code.
>>
>> However, there are also changes to literary braille.  I will list some 
>> for your convenience but understand this list is not complete. You can 
>> try brailling some examples with just these changes.
>>
>> Words may not be written unspaced from each other.  So for example, with 
>> the is unspaced.  Also, this means that the contractions to, by, and into 
>> are eliminated.
>> Seven other contractions are eliminated.  They are ally, ation, ble, cc, 
>> com, dd and the shortform for o'clock.
>> The symbol for the decimal point is eliminated and is now the same as the 
>> period.
>> The left parenthesis is changed to a two-cell symbol, dots 5, 1-2-6.
>> The right parenthesis is changed to a two-cell symbol, dots 5, 3-4-5.
>> The dots 4-6 italic indicator must have a dot-2 after it if it applies to 
>> a word.  However, if it applies to a passage it must have dots 2-3-5-6 
>> after it. An italic passage is terminated by placing the new italic 
>> terminator, dots 4-6, 3 after the passage, not before its last word.
>>
>> Please note that UEB is designed such that all of the listed changes are 
>> required, there is no way to unchange them.
>>
>> Susan Jolly
>>
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