[Menvi-discuss] Fwd: [CCB-L] FW: [acb-l] BANA Prepares to Betray the Blind

[Chela Robles]

Here is another braille related article...interesting if I do say so 
myself. Wonder if the arguing will turn into a political or grammatical 
debate. Anyway, whatever the decision, I know now it will be minor.


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Subject: 	[CCB-L] FW: [acb-l] BANA Prepares to Betray the Blind
Date: 	Fri, 17 Aug 2012 12:33:06 -0700
From: 	Tuan Nguyen <ngtapop925 at hotmail.com>
To: 	<ccb-presidents at ccbnet.org>, <ccb-l at ccbnet.org>, 
<bsc-officers at ccbnet.org>, <bsc at ccbnet.org>, 
<acbcapchap at topgunntet.com>, <acb-chat at acb.org>, <nabs at acb.org>



Greetings fellow ACB members and friends,
I am forwarding a press release that we should take it very seriously on 
whether the the Braille Authority of North America (BANA) to adopt Unified
 > English Braille (UEB).
Best Regards,
Tuan Nguyen, CCBS Vice President

 > Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2012 14:17:01 -0500
 > From: chris at bayareadigital.us
 > To: board at acb.org; Leadership at acb.org; acb-l at acb.org
 > Subject: [acb-l] BANA Prepares to Betray the Blind
 >
 > The following press release was issued today through Unified Braille 
for All.
 >
 > BANA Prepares to Betray the Blind
 > UBA Press
 > August 17, 2012
 > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 >
 > Yesterday, the Braille Authority of North America issued a press 
release in
 > which they indicate that a vote will be taken to decide whether to 
adopt Unified
 > English Braille (UEB) during their November meeting in San Diego. 
This news
 > comes as a surprise to many who believed that the stage had been set 
for changes
 > and modifications to UEB that would incorporate Nemeth Code within 
UEB. This
 > was requested by the American Council of the Blind at its summer 
conference and
 > convention in Louisville, KY. Approval by ACB's representative to 
BANA was
 > conditioned on such incorporation.
 >
 > "Either BANA has misinterpreted ACB's conditional approval of UEB or 
it has
 > decided to move ahead anyway," said Chris Gray, a participant in ACB's
 > resolution debate and other business regarding ACB's conditional 
approval of
 > UEB. "To take a deciding vote in November simply gives BANA no time 
to hold any
 > meaningful discussions or consideration of ACB's provisos."
 >
 > In addition to ACB's resolution which has not yet been released for 
public
 > examination, Gray made a motion that a technical committee be set up 
within ACB
 > to advise its representative, Kim Charlson, on the effectiveness of 
whatever
 > technique would be used by BANA to incorporate Nemeth Code into UEB. 
During the
 > debate on the motion to establish this group, Charlson informed the 
body that
 > she had been contacted by BANA's Chair and assured that work was 
already under
 > way to establish a working group to study this issue.
 >
 > "Incorporating Nemeth Code into UEB, if it's going to be effective, 
will take
 > time and careful study" says Gray. "It is inconceivable that such an 
effort
 > could be planned and executed in less than five months after ACB's 
provisions
 > were put forward. It seems pretty clear that BANA has chosen to move 
ahead
 > despite ACB's resolution."
 >
 > In the coming days, strong reactions and commentary are expected. UBA 
Press
 > will be watching these and keeping you informed of this situation.
 >
 > For more detail and comprehensive background information on braille 
and braille
 > unification, visit us on the web at 
http://www.unifiedbrailleforall.com or on
 > Twitter at unifiedbrailleforall. You can also subscribe to our 
mailing list by
 > sending an email note to uba-join at moblind.org.
 >
 > Copyright (c) 2012 Unified Braille for All
 >
 >
 >
 >
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