Jeff Bazer, Sales Manager, Dolphin Computer Access
Disability Area: Topic Area:
Length of Session (in hours): 1-hr
Format: Lecture
Expertise Level: Intermediate
Type of session: Not provided
Summary of Session
3 years on from the decision by the Braille Authority of North America to adopt Unified English Braille for use in the United States, is your organisation truly on track to deliver the new code to learners? How can you be confident that your assistive technology tools and transcription systems are ready to deliver accurate Unified English Braille.
Abstract
States are expected to have most plans to transition to Unified English Braille in place by January 4, 2016.
The session serves as a useful refresher highlighting the main differences between English Braille American Edition (EBAE) and Unified English Braille (UEB) including the removal of 9 contractions and the introduction of new type form indicators.
The session will also consider the benefits of having one global code for all subjects, greater computability and back translation. The session does not cover mathematics and science. No prior knowledge of UEB is required, knowledge of an existing Braille code SEB or EBAE is beneficial.
The session will work through several examples to check the accuracy of screen reader and transcription software UEB output against human translated code. Is the computer translation up to scratch?
Suitable for trainers, educators, transcribers and Braille users.
Keypoints
UEB benefits over EBAE
Reading and writing UEB is not vastly different from EBAE, at least for literary texts.
Some UEB implementations are more accurate than others.
Speaker Bio(s)
Jeff Bazer
Jeff's roots are deep in access technology. More than 10 years working in the AT industry, coupled with a personal internet in screen reading as a user himself, ensures Jeff’s expertise and knowledge. Jeff has recently presented at ATIA Chicago, CSUN and Access Higher Ground.
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