Julie Sumwalt

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  • in reply to: an underlined and circled number #32388
    Julie Sumwalt
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    Hi,

    First, are you transcribing this in UEB or Nemeth? Can you provide the print?

    Regards,

    Julie

    in reply to: Typeform indicators #32364
    Julie Sumwalt
    Participant

    Hi Deborah,

    Use the italic symbol indicator for P. because it is an initial. Use the italic word indicator for "aurelia" and "caudatum" because those are words.

    Braille on,

    Julie

    in reply to: Compound hyphenated words #32264
    Julie Sumwalt
    Participant

    Dan is correct; I couldn't have said it better.

    Braille on,

    Julie

    in reply to: Does one use a UEB typeform word or symbol indicator for "I"? #31957
    Julie Sumwalt
    Participant

    Hi Rebekah,

    The UEB code takes preference for the treatment of "I" in these cases--follow the examples in 9.2.1 and 9.2.2.

    Braille on,

    Julie

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    in reply to: Number lines #31879
    Julie Sumwalt
    Participant

    Hi Lynnette,

    You'll be happy to hear that Guidelines for Technical Material does provide for this situation. See GTM 4.4.2, second bullet point, which says the hyphen may be substituted for the two-cell negative sign if space is needed on an axis. A transcriber's note explains this substitution.

    Also, the provisions of Guidelines and Standards for Tactile Graphics still hold. The numeric indicator is omitted from number lines. Divide the number line as needed according to GSTG.

    So, you'll have upper-cell numbers; dots 2, 456 for scale marks; arrows and line mode according to UEB; hyphens for the negative signs; with no numeric indicator according to GSTG.

    That should help!

    Braille on,

    Julie

    in reply to: Bar Model in UEB math #31733
    Julie Sumwalt
    Participant

    Hi Susie,

    Guidelines and Standards for Tactile Graphics 11.2.3 states that graphics for grades K-3 should be drawn. Draw the bar model and the bracket underneath. Use underscores for the blanks provided for writing answers in the left part of the box model and in the center underneath. The solid square should be done as a tactile square rather than a braille-dot shape symbol at this age as well. Do not draw a rectangle for the large blank workspace.

    Braille on,

    Julie

    in reply to: Spaced or unspaced equations #31732
    Julie Sumwalt
    Participant

    Hi Susie,

    The UEB Guidelines for Technical Material give quite a bit of leeway on this issue. See GTM 1.1.2. However, most mathematical material is transcribed with unspaced signs of operation and spaced signs of comparison, even at third grade. We strongly recommend this, spacing around signs of operation only when specifically asked to do so.

    All the best on your venture,
    Julie

    Julie Sumwalt
    Participant

    Hi,

    Thank you for your patience. In this instance, we recommend the "directly over" approach to the question mark. We don't believe a grade 1 indicator is needed for the question mark, as it is at the end of the sequence and would not be confused with an opening quotation mark.

    Please note, also, that the check mark at the bottom of the page is brailled as dots 4, 146, officially adopted a few weeks ago. This replaces the proposed symbol of dots 5, 146.

    I've attached the braille symbols.

    Braille on,

    Julie

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    in reply to: Attribute or Source Citation? #31581
    Julie Sumwalt
    Participant

    Hi Mary,

    We're glad you asked. Please repost this on the Formats forum.

    Thanks,

    Julie

    Julie Sumwalt
    Participant

    Hi,

    My apologies for the delay. I'm researching this. We've almost reached a consensus and am waiting for confirmation.

    Braille on,

    Julie

    in reply to: Braille Symbol Indication – Willie Sitton #31397
    Julie Sumwalt
    Participant

    Hi,

    Include the colon in the bold. It's messy not to, clutter that isn't needed. See UEB 9.7.2 and 9.7.3 about generally including (non-paired) closing and incidental punctuation within the typeform indicators.

    Braille on,

    Julie

    in reply to: UEB and WEB or email addresses #31363
    Julie Sumwalt
    Participant

    Hi Susan,

    So sorry for the delay. This forum is new and it slipped my attention. I'm moderating for now.

    You are correct; that seems to be a glitch in the Braille2000 programming. Dots 25 represent the contraction "cc" ONLY when it is between two letters so there is no need for the grade 1 symbol indicator in the instance of "https://" because the forward slash isn't a letter. The same for "c:\". If, however, you have "c:index" (I'm making something up; I've no idea if that would ever happen in the computer world.), then you would need the grade 1 symbol indicator because dots 25 are between two letters.

    Braille on,

    Julie

    in reply to: Page change indicators and passage indicators #31343
    Julie Sumwalt
    Participant

    It depends on what comes after. Can you provide the print and braille you're talking about?

    Julie

    in reply to: Transcriber-Defined Typeforms for Small Capitals #31209
    Julie Sumwalt
    Participant

    Hi,

    The transcriber-defined typeform word indicator must use a terminator if the effect stops within a symbols-sequence, following the rules of typeform indicators. The rules of capitalization do not apply to typeform indicators. And, P.S., where capitalization IS shown, the rules of capitalization apply, not the rules of typeform indicators.

    Braille on,

    Julie

    in reply to: brailling 1st with the st raised #31181
    Julie Sumwalt
    Participant

    Hi,

    Please contact me directly with this question. julie.sumwalt@wcbvi.k12.wi.us

    Regards,

    Julie

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