implementing ueb in the uk presented by claire maxwell rnib & james bowden ukaaf
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Implementing UEB in the UK presented
byClaire Maxwell RNIB
&
James Bowden UKAAF
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The main differences betweenUnified English Braille (UEB) and Standard English Braille (SEB)
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Unified English Braille (UEB)Summary of changes for
ordinary braille
• Introductions
• Draft version of summary document
• Braille signs now only represent one character – removing ambiguity
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Some familiar contractionsthat are no longer used
in UEB
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ble unablecom comedd daddyation na;nally tallyo’clock #c o'clockto to "winto 9to piecesby by !n
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Further examples
addition table addi;n table
station /a;n
into space 9to space
the toddler tumbled
! Toddl] tumbl$
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Sequencing has beenabolished in UEB
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Sequencing
All of these wordsigns must now be spaced from each other:
and &for =of (the !with )a a
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Examples
for the time being = ! "t ;+
of and for the people ( & = ! p
and with the result & ) ! result
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Use of the ence contraction
In words containing “enced” or “encer” the contraction ence is used rather than en then ed or er
silencer sil;er
silenced sil;ed
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Lower wordsigns
Lower wordsigns such as in, be and his can be used in contact with capital indicators or terminators even if the string does not include an upper sign.
Be Calm! ,2 ,calm6
His head ,8 h1d
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The ea contraction
The ea contraction is now permissible in words like caveat, genealogy, Montreal, pancreas, Neapolitan and Seattle.
The ea contraction can also be used as part of diphthongs as in Judaean.
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Contractions and the oblique strokeThe oblique stroke is not treated as a word boundary for some of the contraction rules in UEB.
Simple upper wordsigns (such as but and can) or lower groupsigns (such as be, con and dis) cannot be used in contact with the oblique stroke.
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Examples
print/audio pr9t_/audio
above/below above_/below
quite/very quite_/v]y
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CapitalsCapital indicators are the same as for SEB.
Symbol ,
Word ,,
Passage ,,,
Terminator ,'
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Examples
LEFT-HAND ,,left-,,h&
I AM HERE! ,,,I am "h6,'
NORTH/SOUTH ,,nor?_/,,s\?
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Italics, bold and underline
UEB has separate indicators for italics, bold and underline.
Italic Bold Underlinesymbol .2 ^2 _2
word .1 ^1 _1
passage .7 ^7 _7
terminator .' ^' _'
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Examples
books book^2s
reading The Times r1d+ .1,! .1,"ts
avant-garde .1avant-g>de
February _1,febru>y
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Quotation marks
Outer quotation marks have generic braille signs in UEB (the same as SEB) regardless of what is used in print.
Inner quotation marks have new signs in UEB
Outer: 8 0
Inner single: ,8 ,0
Inner double: ^8 ^0
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Email and web addresses
Email and web addresses are treated as normal text.
m>k@atrade#abc4;co4uk
fri5d@arog]s4com
ukaaf.orgukaaf4org
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Training and resources
What happens next?
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Academic year 2012/13
• Funding issues• Development of basic reference materials• Raise awareness of UEB• Develop course to upgrade from SEB to
UEB
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Academic year 2013/14• Updating of production software • Update braille learning courses
(prioritising those for younger learners)• Library titles to be converted to UEB or
purchased• Workshops for teachers on upgrading to
UEB
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Academic year 2014/15
• Children's braille courses complete. Conversion of adult courses begins
• All children's books and magazines being produced in UEB
• Second strand of workshops for teachers dealing with technical subjects in UEB
• Taster sessions etc for general readers
RNIB certificated course in 2nd grade Braille to include UEB
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Academic year 2015 to 2016• Most school children should be using
literary braille by year end• State exams in SEB and UEB for the
last year (apart from some agreed technical subjects)
• All general production of magazines and books in UEB
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When to start teaching UEB
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Resources and References
www.ukaaf.org
Or
http://www.iceb.org/
http://www.clearvisionproject.org
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