Chris Clemens
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This seems like a Braille Formats question, so I would suggest posting it there. I would also strongly suggest that a scan of the actual print page be posted along with it.
--Joanna
Tim,
Hello! I would suggest you either take the course from NFB or someone who is certified in literary braille either through a class or an online setting. You are free to do the course at your own pace but without a certified transcriber/instructor reviewing your work, how are you going to know if you are brailling the lessons correctly? You are free to send in a manuscript on your own (that is, without being affiliated with a transcribing group) ... but NFB is going to want to know who you learned from, or how you learned. Where did you get your materials? Did you register with NFB prior to strating the course? If you are concerned about the time involved to get the lessons evaluated, it is very minimal if you are part of a class, either in a classroom setting or online. Let me know if you have any further questions. I would be happy to answer them and/or work with you in preparation for obtaining certification.
Jana
A Cartesian graph is one which shows numerical relationships by drawing points, lines, curves, or geometric shapes on the Cartesian plane. The Cartesian plane consists of two or more axes joined at a single point called the origin and possibly a grid to help index points on the graph. Numeric indicators should not precede the numbers on the x- and y-axis lines regardless of whether the text is transcribed in literary or Nemeth (mathematics and science) code.
Since the reader is going to graph the equation on this grid (and it seems to fit the definition above), I would not use the numberic indicator on the values shown along the x- and y-axis. If the reader was going to use it to create a scatter plot or a bar graph, I would use the numeric indicator. Since the Guidelines and Standards for Tactile Graphics is still a DRAFT document, and has not yet been approved by BANA, it would not be incorrect (at this point in time) to use the numeric indicator.Betty
Thanks for the prompt reply to our question. When I shared the answer, I learned that my reference to this as a cartesian grid may have swayed the answer a bit. I should have noted it as a grid or graph - we're not sure which because the x and y labels are throwing us off.
Please look closely at the sample and offer an opinion on whether it is, in fact, a grid or a graph, and offer an answer based on that. The sample attached to the original message is a bit fuzzy, but the main point to note is that each axis begins at 0 and ends with an arrow labeled with either x or y.
Thanks so much and know that we look forward to your response.
Marie
According to the draft copy of Guidelines and Standards for Tactile Graphics, it is not necessary to use the numeric indicator on the values for the x- and y-axis of a Cartesian graph. Any other labels within the quadrant would use (or not use) the numeric indicator according to the braille code being used.
BettyI will attach a copy (both CorelDRAW and pdf files) of schematic symbols which I have saved in a file from which I copy and paste for other electrical circuits. I place the ones that I use in a key prior to the diagram. Labels may be added to indicate the the known values in a circuit -- the amount of resistance or number of volts in the power supply, whether a bulb is lit or not. Simplify without distorting the information. The number of long and short lines (and their order of placement) in important for the power supply. The filament in a light bulb can be simplified to a single loop. I hope you find this answers your questions.
BettyNBA offers the Braille Textbook Formats Course. An exam can follow the course which if passed gains the exam taker a certification in Textbook Format.
The NFB administers the Library of Congress Braille certifications in Literary Braille, Nemeth Braile (for math and science) and Music Braille.
For more information about the NFB courses you should visit their website and do a site search on braille courses.
hope this helps.
Hi, Ruth,
I think this is a very good example of an obvious case. The slurs make it even more clear, and it's fortuitous that it occurs in both hands.
Larry
The Angstrom and Greek letter ohm are abbreviations and are spaced as abbreviations, but punctuated mathematically.
Hi Barbara. I have the same thing noted in my Intro to Braille Math -- and there is no errata for that section in the Nemeth Code. The note I have in my student book is that you can't begin on line 2. If there is no running head the arrangement would begin on line 1 and if there is a running head the arrangement would begin on line 3. But the restriction would still apply because if the arrangment is too wide to fit on line 1 you would not be able to drop it down and start it on line 2 because the necessary blank cells would not be there. I think it's just a semantics thing.
[quote=julie.sumwalt]Does anyone out there use Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop to make tactiles? I'm brand-new to these programs and could use some help from a braillist's perspective, if I could contact you directly.
Julie[/quote]
Hi JUlie: I just purchased Adobe Illustrator to do the tactile graphics. I have started listening to the tutorials. Do you have information on how to do line graphs? I need some simple steps. Do you use Braille 29 for the words and do you enter the words first and then the graph? I am talking about the title line, page number, Chapter, title of graph, etc. Do you do the actual graph and the entering of the words with Adobe or do you just cut and paste? How do you control the margins? I have so many questions so any information will be greatly appreciated? my email address is heinz@4dv.net
Thank you, Linda
The numeric indicator must be used in the table you show. The statement about headings applies only to column headings -- the row headings are considered entries in the body of the table. If, however, you have to switch columns and rows because there is not room for the columns across the braille line, then the letters would become column headings and the numeric indicator would not be required. If you must use guide dots, then the numeric indicator would have to be used.
As to the comments following the steps of the solution, I simply follow the equation with the comment on the same line. If the statement didn't fit on the line, it would runover in the correct runover position for the equation. In the simbraille below, the full cells represent empty spaces. I couldn't make it do empty spaces.
[braille]w+32+w .k #40 ,write equ,n4 ,if "! 7 m1
==x wd runov] 9 cell #3_4
[braille]#2w+32 .k #40 ,-b9e l t]ms4
[braille]#2w .k #8 ,subtract #32 f ea* side4
