[Unified Braille For All] U.E. B. and UBC: Same Thing?AndWhat'sNUBS?

[Betty Nobel]

When UEB was adopted in the UK this included capital signs.  We need them
because it helps us to know how to capitalize in print as well as in
braille.

Betty  

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From: uba-bounces at moblind.org [mailto:uba-bounces at moblind.org] On Behalf Of
Ann K. Parsons
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 3:39 AM
To: Unified Braille for All
Subject: Re: [Unified Braille For All] U.E. B. and UBC: Same
Thing?AndWhat'sNUBS?

Hi all,

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From: "Ed Meskys" <edmeskys at roadrunner.com
To: "Unified Braille for All" <uba at moblind.org Date sent: Tue, 29 May 2012
17:31:21 -0400
Subject: Re: [Unified Braille For All] U.E.  B.  and UBC: Same
Thing?AndWhat's NUBS?

I like British Braille publications with no capital signs.  They are not
needed for understanding, and this saves space.  Ed Meskys

Well, Ed, I must disagree as a braille reader and an educator, the use of
the capital is an important concept.  It totally freaks me out when I see
messages from people where the first person pronoun isn't capitalized.
Capitalization means the word is more important than other words.  It has a
special significance.  I don't know how the Brits get along without some way
of indicating caps.  Maybe it is taught as part of the curriculum for
keyboarding.

At least here in the U.S.  if a child consistently uses a small i to refer
to himself, that indicates a very low self esteem.

I am prepared to admit that no caps does save space, but at what expense?

Ann P.


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