Hi Eleanor,have you received official word on that? I believe you could indeed use Duxbury on your computer which, after all, produces 'digital braille' files: You can even write files in .dxb - duxbury braille, and convert them to .brf - braille Ready Files. (you can (also, if preferred) use six-key perkins-style keyyboard braille entry, on your computer, using duxbury, and emboss that right away.) A file translated from Duxbury print to Duxbury braille is still a digital braille file. Hence, it would be best if NCBI or a competent authority would tell us (or those of us concerned) which format or kind of digital braille file is acceptable.
About the essay theme itself: this theme is the same as that of the competition three - or four - years ago. the WBU (World blind union) is still in overall charge, from what I can make of it. Now the NFB in north america is in charge of running the competition over in that region; and they do not mention digital braille or email as an option for entry. In the past, we were allowed to write/email files in any format, or the obvious braille on paper.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Eleanor Burke" <eleanorburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, April 29, 2011 8:58 AM Subject: [vip_students] Re: Fw: Re: EBU Braille essay contestAs long as it is Braille written on an electronic Braille device and them printed on an embosser but it cannot be written on a computer using word processing and transcribed to Braille with say Duxbury Braille Transcription.
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From: "tony sweeney" <deirton711@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: 29/04/2011 12:52 am Ah!Pondering here now of my question re digital braille in the context of the
competition! I don't use any of the products of converting print from the computer to braille but I think this is it!You type your essay in print on the computer and then convertt to braille
(digital) using something like Focus, and then you're done.Anyone with a better explaination then I'm happy that they do get back to
the list, interesting. Best,Tony----- Original Message -----
From: "tony sweeney" <deirton711@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, April 29, 2011 12:30 AM Subject: Re: [vip_students] Re: EBU Braille essay contest
Hi, Yep, am curious of digital braille myself in the context of The competition! Not entering myself but best to all who do.Is there a direct link to the web address of the competition that we cancheck out? Sorry if I missed that post. Tony----- Original Message ----- From: "John Lynch" <johnlynch7@xxxxxxxxxx>To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, April 29, 2011 12:15 AM Subject: [vip_students] Re: EBU Braille essay contestWell Nicky,I am sure that email is your man if you wish to submit your entry for thecompetition thus and my very best wishes to all who do. Those of us who've tried it before can always spice up our previous efforts, asthere's really not much we add or alter when it's the same topic everyyear. Then again, maybe we've had enough of it at this stage.To answer Eleanor's query, there was an Irish entrant among the winnersin 2009. I think he was of Indian origin, who repatriated to this country.Incidentally, the RNIB'S closing date for preselection entries is today,so not much time left for our British or UK-BASED friends left now.There were a few winning entries available online on the EBU'S website before, not sure if they're still up, but prior to that, when the contest was held for other regions of the world, Asia, Oceania and the US/Canada,winning entires were posted on the World Blind Union's website.As to how adjudication is conducted, I think once presentation of essays are up to the required standard, it's just a statement of preference of achosen few over others. John L----- Original Message ----- From: "Nicholas Kealy" <nicky.kealy@xxxxxxxxx>To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2011 11:18 PM Subject: [vip_students] Re: EBU Braille essay contestSorry Paul but digital braille? Like, can someone enlighten me here please?----- Original Message ----- From: "(NCBI) Paul Traynor" <paul.traynor@xxxxxxx>To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2011 10:07 AM Subject: [vip_students] EBU Braille essay contestHi All, Just forwarding the below for your attention. Paul. EBU Onkyo Braille Essay ContestThe European Blind Union (EBU) has launched the 2011 European Brailleessay contest, run by the EBU on behalf of Onkyo Co. Ltd. and the BrailleMainichi. The competition aims to promote the use of Braille as a keytoaccess to information and social inclusion for people who are blind orvision impaired.The contest theme is "Braille literacy changes my way of life". Throughpersonal experience, candidates should explain how Braille improves theirdaily lives. 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