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- Storybooks are short stories within a text that have panels. They are intended to be cut out and put together into a small story for young readers...they usually cover 2-6 print pages and are on the front and back side of the page...the panels are numbered to show in which order they are read. If you ever have one in a book, you will know immediately what it is. Anything else is "narrative" text.
- Use braille pages for things that have no print pages - in our example, it would be listed as "braille page p_".
Cindi
The spacing as in 11-8 is used when the numbers are aligned for calculation. This spacing (between the numeric indicator and the following number) is not required when the numbers are aligned by place value.
Cindi
As I'm reading this, I want to be sure I understand...In this volume, you ONLY have ONE page of R1 - not the entire three pages (I'll assume it is some type of appendix or end matter and you only need the one page in THIS volume). If I am reading this correctly, then in this volume, you only have R1 - one page of the reference material. The title page should reflect that.
If I've misread your question and you DO have all three pages of R1 in a volume, the title page would read R1-bR1.
Cindi
I like your second option as well - using one of the t-d typeform indicators so you can use the symbol, word, passage concepts with a shape indicator preceding so you can distinguish between them. It helps keep things consistent for the reader when you need more typeforms that you have symbols for!
On another note, I'd love some pages from both of these books as they would be great examples for workshops! If you get a minute, would you scan some pages and send them to me? claurent@nationalbraille.org. thanks!
Cindi
10.6.5 is is for answer cues/numbers that assist in understanding what the answer should be. 10.6.11 is the number of the answer/blank line, an identifier. Does that help? I'll add this to my list of things that should maybe be clarified 🙂
Cindi
As you know, there are not eleven typeform indicators. The idea of using the shapes is a good one. I would suggest using one of the transcriber define typeform indicators preceded by the shape indicator with a space between. That way you can show highlighting with a typeform symbol, word or passage indicator and then indicate what color using the shape. It requires writing a really good TN.
Cindi
There are no formal rules about QR codes. What I've seen most is the general TN on the TN page that all QR codes are omitted. However, if you can easily "see" the links that they refer you to and it is not the SAME link every time, a more specific TN at each site might be helpful for the reader. Choose and then be consistent.
Cindi
No print page indicators are used for the front/back cover materials. A transcriber's note should be inserted:
"The following material is from the front cover of the book"
Each item in the preliminary pages begins on a new braille page so if you have front cover AND back cover material, they should each start on separate braille pages (and each should have a TN).
Cindi
This is verse poetry. I can tell because of the short lines and the line numbers. It doesn't rhyme, but it's verse.
Cindi
Option 1: Leave the table where it is in print and reference the location in a transcriber's note at the first mention of it. You should be specific for its location. For example, it's on page a13 not just page 13.
Option 2: At the first mention of the table insert a TN that says that the table is moved from print page ___. At the second mention, do a TN stating that the table was moved and can be found on page ___ (again, being specific).
Either way works 🙂
Cindi
Section 14.1 would be the rule to follow and so emphasis should be retained.
If you feel very strongly about leaving off the bold because this is for a young reader, put a TN before the play (or on the TN page) that speaker names are bold in print but not in braille.
Cindi
The intent is that each item in the front matter is on a separate page (or pages as in the contents). So the dedication should be on a page by itself.
Cindi
Wow. That is a ridiculous table! Based just on this one page, here is a suggestion. I would require a tn stating that column headings are separated from table entries by a colon and that the table is done as a nested listed. I would keep the bullets that appear in print so some of your cell 1 entries would have bullets and some won't (just like in print). If it's hard to tell, this is a cell 5 heading followed by a cell 7 heading and then a 1-5, 3-5 list. Use three dot fives for blank spaces in the table (tn required). I can't get the braille in here with the indentions I want so I am uploading a screenshot.
Cindi
