UEB: It Doesn’t Have To Be A Mystery

Dan Brown

Blindness Product Specialist

(800) 722-3393, X 272

Dan.Brown@humanware.com

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Agenda:

• The Importance of Braille.• UEB Resources.• UEB Changes• UEB on the BrailleNote Apex nd Mountbatten

Learning System• Product Demonstrations: BrailleNote Apex and

MountBatten Learning System.• Q and A.

Is Braille Still Relevant?

National Braille Press:

“Braille Literacy plays the same

Key Role in a Blind person’s life, that Print Literacy does in a sighted person’s –

it Increases Opportunities.”

•Although Recorded Material, and Computers with Screen-readers are Important Sources of Information for Blind people:•Only Braille allows for Complete Command of Written Language

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Benefits of Braille Literacy

• Spelling• Punctuation• Reading Comprehension• Just as with a sighted students reading print:

blind students should use Braille Only• Improved Grammar

UEB Resources

• Braille Authority of North America: http://www.brailleauthority.org/ueb.html

• This page provides UEB rules and guidelines, available courses, and state plans for UEB implementation.

• Example Documents: The Gettysburg Address, Pumpkin Pie Recipe, I Have A Dream, Papa John's Online Menu, and The Wizard of Oz, chapter 1.

• UEB Reader

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UEB Changes

• Most changes were made to ensure consistency.

• For example, period is always Dots 2,5,6.• Other changes make braille more similar to

print.• For example, a, and, for, of, the, and with

are no longer joined together.• Dot formations of some other symbols were

changed to avoid the necessity for special spacing rules.

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UEB Changes

Nine contractions are no more!

BY INTO TO

BLE COM DD

ATION ALLY O’C

BrailleNote Apex

• KeySoft: Simplicity and accessibility- includes 14 audio & braille applications

• Print or emboss documents via USB or Bluetooth

• Context Sensitive Help available at all times• Ergonomic, efficient braille input & output• Removable media slots: SD & USB• Create professionally formatted documents• Oxford Concise Dictionary & Thesaurus

UEB On The BrailleNote Apex

• Press Space with O, Options Menu• Press B, Braille Options• Space down to “Preferred English Braille

Code.”• Press Space with Dots 3,4 until

“UEB” is shown.• Press Enter.• Press Space with E, Exit.

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Mountbatten Learning System

Fun and Inclusive Introduction to

Braille Literacy - Links Technology and

Braille as Life Skills Develops Awareness of Braille Characters-

Using Speech Output to Reinforce Learning Useful from Pre-School through to

High School and Beyond

• Ergonomic Keyboard• Auditory Feedback• Forward & Back

Translation• Memory to save files• Hard copy Braille

output• Easy Correct

Function

Key Features of Mountbatten

UEB On The Mountbatten Learning System

• Ensure that you are in Advanced Mode.• Press Command, ADV, Enter.• Select UEB.• Press Command, DFLN OZ, Enter.

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Visit the BrailleNote Tutorials page: http://support.humanware.com/en-usa/support/braillenote_apex/tutorials

Visit the Mountbatten Tutorials page: http://support.humanware.com/en-usa/support/mountbatten

Call Us: 800.722.3393 Email: support@humanware.com

For More Information - Contact Us!

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Demonstrations

BrailleNote Apex Mountbatten

Learning System

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Questions? Discussion...