[duxuser] Re: 8-dot Braille
- From: Catherine Thomas <braille@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 17:56:14 -0400 (EDT)
Terri,
People who use Braille displays read the computer screen using 8-dot
Braille. The fact is that its use allows people to identify more than the
63 characters presented in literary Braille. I forget the precise number
of characters available by using 8 dotss--maybe 256 maybe more. As the
number of print symbols visible in all types of print lieterature
increases, literary Braille will be forced to accommodate this factor.
*-dot Braille is one choice. Besides this, two alternative Braille codes
exists--DotsPlus by John Gardner and NUBS by Dr. Abraham Nemeth, author of
the Nemeth Code. Since there are more than 63 print characters in daily
use, 8-dot Braille is one of the possible solutions.
Catherine
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