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Barbara,
Thank you for your question.
The value $5.43 should be transcribed in Nemeth Code (see #3 on page 2 of the Guidance for Transcription Using the Nemeth Code within UEB Contexts). Similarly, any number that is paired with a dollar sign should be transcribed in Nemeth Code.
A range of numbers like "14-17" should not be transcribed in Nemeth Code.
–Kyle
Thank you, Teresa, for your question.
I would say that since there are specific Nemeth Code rules for a numeral that is divided into segments (Nemeth Code sections 19 & 11.c), the example you describe should be transcribed in Nemeth Code.
–Kyle
Trumbull,
Good day! Kudos to you for working to subdue your bugaboo.
I would say that the word "unit(s)" is not a "measurement unit" in the way that feet or minutes are. So, I would say that #5 on page 7 of the Guidance does not apply to the word "unit."
As with other words, if "unit" appeared in a math expression such as x units + y units = 1 order, then you should include the whole math expression "x units + y units = 1 order" within Nemeth switch indicators (uncontracted).
I have not heard any talk of changing the Guidance for Transcription Using the Nemeth Code within UEB Contexts. I believe what we have now is the official guidelines document that we will have for some time.
However, a new Nemeth course that introduces Nemeth while working within UEB context is in the works, and that new Nemeth course will include further examples and discussion of the Guidance.
Thank you, as always, for your thoughtful question.
–Kyle
Thank you for the follow-up. In response to your question:
This will work very nicely as a tactile graphic, since the focus here is the shape of the molecules and chains and not on their bonds. I would suggest using circles with two different fill textures.
A texture key would begin the page, labeling the two textures being used so that the graphic will not be cluttered with the Hs and the Cs. Use the UEB Grade 1 symbol indicator in the texture labels (H and C).
Following Chemistry Code layout instructions, the molecular labels ("Ethylene monomer" "Polyethylene chain" and "Polyethylene Branch") should be on the line above each drawing (with a blank line before and after the drawing itself) starting in the same cell as the leftmost location of the tactile. I believe cell 1 is the recommended location (according to Tactile Graphic Guidelines).
Each pair of examples shown in the book (Ethylene monomer & Polyethylene chain and Ethylene monomer & Polyethylene [chain with] Branch) is made of two separate molecules, so print's side-by-side layout is not important -- I would start each polyethylene diagram on a new line at the margin to allow the use of the full width of the paper. I imagine they will be pretty small at only 11" wide, so I don't see any reason why you can't delete a couple of the molecules in each polyethylene chain to allow for a better graphic.
Since no Nemeth Code is needed in the drawings, a code switch is unnecessary.
May the force be with you and your embosser never drop a dot!
–Kyle (with consulation help)
Jay,
Thank you for your question and for the well attached file. Could you please give me a bit more information? Namely:
- In what code (or combination of codes) are you transcribing this print?
- Are you able to present material using a tactile graphic, or are you are limited to using braille dots?
Thank you.
–Kyle
Hullo, Kim:
Is your question: "What is the UEB symbol for a check mark?"
If so, then I direct you to a similar questions on the Ask an Expert forum:
–Kyle
Good day, Kim.
If I understand your question correctly, you are wondering how to transcribe the series of steps with comments at the end of your sample text.
It is almost certainly not necessary to indicate that the comment text is blue. Context should make it abundantly clear to the reader what is part of the math expression and what is comment. Add to that the use of Nemeth Code switch indicators as illustrated in the attached files, and your braille reader should be very well off.
An image of the appropriate braille is attached as well as a BRF. [I am afraid it is not possible to attach a Braille2000 file at this time.]
Thank you for your question.
–Kyle
I would format the answers for questions 1 and 2 in 3-5, treating them as subentries to the questions, which would be in 1-5.
Cindy,
I believe your question may be better suited for the UEB category of the Ask an Expert forum.
In response to your question, since your example fraction is not entirely numeric (section 6.1 in the Guidelines for Technical Material), you should use the general fraction indicators (section 6.4 in the GTM). And, since your minus/negative signs are not in the superscript position, you should simply use the minus symbol (section 3.4 of the GTM)
The following is how I would transcribe your sample fraction (simbraille image attached):
"-;("-#a./"-#b)
[The grade 1 symbol indicator is used before the opening general fraction indicator so that it is not misread as the "of" contraction. No other grade 1 indicators are used because 1) the minus symbol cannot be misread, and 2) the first numeric indicator sets grade 1 mode.]
–Kyle
The GTM (UEB Guidelines for Technical Material) can be found through BANA's website.
I'm afraid that your attachment did not come through, because it is too large for the Ask an Expert forum.
Nonetheless, I may be able to answer your questions:
- In a transcription that uses the Nemeth Code, main items should be in 1-5, and subitems should be in 3-5 (even when the main item is only a number or letter and includes no words).
- Yes, in the phrase "less than 1/4 turn" only "1/4" should be enclosed in Nemeth switch indicators.
Thank you for the questions and for trying to include an attachment. If the above does not fully address your concerns, please do follow up here.
Cheers!
–Kyle
No, the list to which you refer includes the listing "blank table entries to be filled in," because there are Nemeth-specific rules for some instances of such things.
To answer your broader question:
If a table is done in UEB, then 2016 Formats, which BANA has approved and which will be released soon, says to use a series of dot 5s for blank cells within a table (and explain the use of these in a transcriber's note).
If a table is transcribed in Nemeth Code:
1) If there is an actual blank space, you would use the general omission symbol.
2) If there is a dash or a shape indicating something to be filled in, use that dash or shape as Nemeth requires.
--Kyle (with Dorothy Worthington's helpful input)
If you would like to discuss this further, please include an example of the print table(s).
Cindy,
I opened so many browser tabs! And I finally found a video on "constant functions" that shows an image similar to what you're asking about–That image changed, from a multiplication sign to a division sign, to plus sign, etc., based on the type of function being set as constant. This character seems to be automatically generated by the calculator as a sort of status reminder.
I strongly believe that the character you reference following the 3, 5, and 7 in your PDF is a white plus sign on a black background; in other words, it's a plus sign. I strongly suspect that what follows the 2 is the same character but poorly reproduced.
Thanks to you and to your braillist for asking!
–Kyle
The video I found is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECNsabnKZaE
Yes, the Guidance for Transcription Using the Nemeth Code within UEB Contexts tells us to transcribe in Nemeth Code "isolated signs of operation or comparison when mentioned in reference to [any mathematical expression or chemical formula]." So, for your example, I would open Nemeth Code after the word "of" and close it before the comma following the minus sign.
Thank you for your question.
–Kyle
