A suggestion from Judy Dixon is forwarded below with permission.
I invite your free association on graphic symbols and a reference
document here. If you are inspired to comment on the unified
braille code project, brctr@ulkyvm.louisville.edu is the place to
do that.
Tim Cranmer
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From: "Judith M. Dixon" <jdix@loc.gov>
To: "T. V. Cranmer" <tvc@iglou.com>
Subject: Tactile Graphics
Tim, I have been thinking for some time that what is needed is a
comprehensive reference book on fonts, symbols, etc. in tactile
form.
Whenever I see letters reprinted from people who are so opposed to
the
UBC, I am more and more convinced that we need to create the
materials to
train people about print. In my opinion, UBC as currently proposed
only
takes a small baby step closer to being able to represent the
myriad of
styles and forms of print without even getting into full-fledged
graphics. I think that most blind people are woefully ignorant
about
print and symbology. What do you think of a reference document?
How
could we get the ball rolling on something like this? Take care.
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