guys, seriously?
This has been on the table for more than a decade.  And honestly the UEB is 
hardly much different than what we learned originally.
It's no more difficult to read or write than grade two braille.
So aposing change makes absolutely no sense at all.
Sighted readers deal with vastly differet forms of writing everyday and you 
don't hear people moaning and groaning about that.
I've used a similar form of UEB in my braille writing for years and 
years...allot of it is easier and quicker than sticking to some ancient form 
of grade two braille, or making separation between grade 1, 2 and 3 along 
with nemeth code.
I learned braille almost 30 years ago so it's not like I'm just coming into 
it now.

73
Colin, V A6BKX
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From: "Harvey Heagy" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2014 2:16 PM
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: UEB

> That's probably because neither organization had the guts to stand up and
> oppose it.  Like I said, it is very similar to the old Unified
> Braille Code, but they just call it something different that they hope is
> better sounding, and all of a sudden it's fine.
> Harvey
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Bob Ray
> Sent: Wednesday, October 8, 2014 3:09 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: UEB
>
> Well, the last I heard it will be standard for textbooks next July and NLS
> will switch the first of January 2016.  Yes,  there are things that we 
> don't
> like about it.  Our country is the last English speaking country to adopt 
> it
> so there really isn't much choice. As I understand it, all of the Braille
> display manufacturers, with one exception, have now included it as an
> option.
>
> Bob KD0BR