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UEB: It Doesn’t Have To Be A Mystery
Dan Brown
Blindness Product Specialist
(800) 722-3393, X 272
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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: [email protected]
For More Information - Contact Us!
HumanWare confidential / 15
Demonstrations
BrailleNote Apex Mountbatten
Learning System
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Questions? Discussion...