Ugly English Braille! Someone should tell BANA.
Carol Ashland carol97...@gmail.com Sent from my BrailleNote Touch+On Jul 11, 2020 3:52 PM, WitKnit via Cookinginthedark <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> wrote: > > I have some cookbooks in my office but not many. The thermoform books were > great for us because if one managed to get something on one of the pages they > could just be wiped off with a damp cloth. As for UEB, I have a friend who > calls it “ugly English Braille.” Makes me grin every time it comes up. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jul 11, 2020, at 3:43 PM, Linda S. via Cookinginthedark > > <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> wrote: > > > > A lot of those books that were in my office were on thermoform so they > > held up pretty well. The binders and book covers got old and and started to > > break. Those books were treasures, but they were not mine to keep, > > otherwise I would have. > > > > Laura, I'm so sorry for your loss. This is so tragic, and you are in my > > thoughts > > > > Please take care of yourself and I'm so glad that you have those memories > > of good times together. > > > >> On 7/11/2020 3:37 PM, Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark wrote: > >> I can read the UEB but don't ask me to write it. I don't like it either. I > >> suppose many of us who have read braille forever don't tend to. > >> On a second topic, I just read through that list of cookbooks. Can you > >> imagine having all of those in your library? If they were braille rather > >> than electronic copies, I'd have to move out of my house in order to make > >> room for all the braille books. I thought I had collected a lot of recipes > >> over the years but mine are nothing compared to all the ones on that list. > >> > >> Pamela Fairchild > >> <pamelafairch...@comcast.net> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark > >> Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2020 5:52 PM > >> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > >> Cc: Linda S. <lindahoney...@gmail.com> > >> Subject: Re: [CnD] old braille cookbooks > >> > >> Hi everyone: > >> > >> > >> in the seventies there was a lady who wrote a Mexican cookbook who was > >> blind. Her name was Elena, and I can't remember the last name. She also > >> had a cooking/kind of dear Abby radio show in Los Angeles. Does anyone > >> know about her? > >> > >> Also, I wonder if we took a survey who would say they like Ueb? Maybe it's > >> just the learning curve, or something, but I wish Braille hadn't changed. > >> > >> > >> Everyone stay well and safe! > >> > >> > >> Linda and Lara > >> > >>> On 7/11/2020 11:38 AM, Lora Leggett via Cookinginthedark wrote: > >>> Hi Pauline,\ > >>> > >>> You may be right about places feeling uncomfortable about sending braille > >>> books out. > >>> I’ve gotten a couple of them from Dr. McGee’s Bible bus place in > >>> California over the summer. But they are for you to just keep, not > >>> something coming back to them if you are borrowing books as you would at > >>> the Library. > >>> They do sell copies of some of the stuff but cannot sell it if it was > >>> donated to them from someone. > >>> I like the cookbooks that they have from churches, those recipes are so > >>> good. > >>> > >>> They give you a month but you can ask for one more month if you can’t > >>> finish with it right away. > >>> I record them on my Victor Stream. That way I am not frazzled about > >>> getting them back to them on time. > >>> I did get your message in the other place and will get back to you very > >>> soon. > >>> Lora > >>> > >>> > >>> Sent from Mail for Windows 10 > >>> > >>> From: Pauline Smith via Cookinginthedark > >>> Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2020 1:52 PM > >>> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > >>> Cc: Pauline Smith > >>> Subject: Re: [CnD] old braille cookbooks > >>> > >>> Good Afternoon, > >>> > >>> I have not heard of this Indiana resource Lora mentioned. Could you > >>> post contact information for them, please? You may not be getting > >>> materials from them due to what's going on right now. I have heard > >>> from several correspondents that their libraries have temporarily > >>> stopped sending out braille materials due to the pandemic. One of the > >>> places that sends out monthly devotionals has done this. > >>> > >>> On another subject, I am with Lora as far as UEB. I can read it but > >>> don't like it. I wouldn't have taken courses to learn it if I hadn't > >>> had the possibility of needing to teach it. Of course, I don't have to > >>> worry about that right now. > >>> > >>> Pauline > >>> > >>> > >>> On 7/11/20, Lora Leggett via Cookinginthedark > >>> <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> wrote: > >>>> I can read the UEB, but don’t really have to like it, haha. > >>>> Hey, have any of you guys gotten braille cookbooks to borrow from the > >>>> Braille Library and Transcribing Service in Indianapolis, Indiana? > >>>> I just started getting them somewherearound a year and a half ago. I > >>>> think I had about 8 books, but have not received one for a couple months. > >>>> I also get Seeing It Our Way Magazine. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Sent from Mail for Windows 10 > >>>> > >>>> From: meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark > >>>> Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2020 1:19 PM > >>>> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > >>>> Cc: meward1...@gmail.com > >>>> Subject: Re: [CnD] old braille cookbooks > >>>> > >>>> Yes, they would have to be put into UEB. So somebody would have > >>>> weeks and weeks of back-translator fun. It would probably be easier > >>>> to just retype them. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>> From: Cookinginthedark <cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org> On > >>>> Behalf Of > >>>> lorischarff--- via Cookinginthedark > >>>> Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2020 10:51 AM > >>>> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > >>>> Cc: lorischa...@gmail.com > >>>> Subject: [CnD] old braille cookbooks > >>>> > >>>> I think for NLS to reissue the books they would have to be put into UEB. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> I have a braille copy of "THE BRAILLE COOKBOOK COMPILED FOR THE > >>>> BENEFIT OF THE BLIND HOUSEWIFE." By Marjorie S. Hooper, Braille > >>>> Editor American Printing House for the Blind and Mrs. Paul J. Langan > >>>> Kentucky School for the Blind. It says it was embossed in 1948. This > >>>> book is only one volume. It describes the labels in the introduction > >>>> but, the book I have does not have any remaining. It goes on to say > >>>> that you can purchase labels from APH or "the housewife can make her > >>>> own with a slate and > >>>> > >>>> Stiless and gummb lables from the dime store. > >>>> > >>>> Looked to see if I could locate the recipe for BIG BOY but it does > >>>> not seem to be in the index with that name. > >>>> > >>>> Lori > >>>> > >>>> and > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > >>>> https://www.avg.com > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Cookinginthedark mailing list > >>>> Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > >>>> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Cookinginthedark mailing list > >>>> Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > >>>> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Cookinginthedark mailing list > >>>> Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > >>>> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > >>>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Cookinginthedark mailing list > >>> Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > >>> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Cookinginthedark mailing list > >>> Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > >>> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Cookinginthedark mailing list > >> Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Cookinginthedark mailing list > >> Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > _______________________________________________ > > Cookinginthedark mailing list > > Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
