[Julie Sumwalt]

Hi Tung,

The grade 1 symbol indicator (dots 56, not 46) before the shape and arrow indicators is probably not necessary in that situation, though it couldn't hurt, either.

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Julie

[Julie Sumwalt]

Hi Fred,

No grade 1 indicator is needed before the superscript indicator because grade 1 mode is already in effect with the numeric indicator before the 3. The right parenthesis terminates numeric mode but not grade 1 mode, which is terminated by a space, hyphen, dash, or grade 1 terminator. (UEB 6.5.1, also 6.5.2)

The superscript 4 will need a numeric indicator before it since numeric mode has been terminated at the right parenthesis.

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Julie

[Julie Sumwalt]

Hi Abby,

Unfortunately, there is no established UEB indicator for double underlining. You will need to use a transcriber-defined indicator. See UEB 9.5.1.

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Julie

[Julie Sumwalt]

Hi Melissa,

Thanks for your patience while I hashed this out with the UEB Committee. The majority is of the opinion that there is no need to use the specific double quotation marks in this instance. They are clearly labeled as Quotation Marks and, as you say, using the specific marks would likely cause more confusion than not using them. Go ahead and transcribe them as nonspecific quotation marks within parentheses.

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Julie

[Julie Sumwalt]

Hi Deborah,

Please send your information to julie.sumwalt@wcbvi.k12.wi.us. Thanks much!

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Julie

[Julie Sumwalt]

... And for the lists of crusts and sauces, there are a number of legitimate ways to handle them. I've attached a BRF file with some options. My vote, and that of the UEB expert mentioned above, is to use capital word indicators throughout.

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Julie

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[Julie Sumwalt]

Hi,

The decision to keep the bullet or not is up to you, but a bullet it is. If you decide not to keep it, place the two headings on different lines. If you decide to place the headings on the same braille line, keep the bullet and follow print for spacing. If there is a table of contents with these headings, that can give you a clue as to how to handle it in the text.

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Julie

[Julie Sumwalt]

Hi Greta,

I have an answer for you about the fully capitalized addresses at last! Here is the recommendation from a top UEB expert: Consider each line as a text element in this case. Precede each line with the cap passage indicator, putting it before the number at the beginning of the second line because it is continuing an ongoing passage.  (If the passage started on that line, the indicator would be placed before CHERRY.)  Place the cap terminator after IL, before the zip code, in the third line.

BTW, postal codes in Canada are mixes of numbers and letters so the last line might be CONCORD ON L4K 5N2 and the cap terminator would follow the 2 for better readability.

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Julie

[Julie Sumwalt]

Hi Greta,

1. You've brailled this correctly. The passage begins with REDSKIN and ends with BROCCOLI. The number of symbols-sequences within each element is irrelevant. After the first line, the passage indicators are not starting new passages, but are telling the reader that capitals are continuing.
2. I think I know what to do for the crusts, and I might know what to do for the sauces, but let me verify first.

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Julie

[Julie Sumwalt]

Hi Greta,

I'll address the menu first. Yes, according to a UEB expert, the appetizer list would best be capitalized as a passage with multiple elements, as described in UEB 8.5.5. I agree that the side dishes are individual items, like a table of contents.

I'm still working on your earlier question about fully capitalized addresses. The UEB Committee is baffled, too! I'm sending it up the chain and will let you know what I find out as soon as I can.

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Julie

[Julie Sumwalt]

Hi Greta,

This is a great question! I am consulting with others to provide an answer for you.

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Julie

[Julie Sumwalt]

Hi Rebecca,

My apologies for the delay. In this case, your first option of capitalizing each letter individually is much more readable than the other two methods. Great question!

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Julie

[Julie Sumwalt]

Hi Kelly,

We recommend using a capital indicator before the B rather than a grade 1 indicator. A grade 1 indicator is usually used for lower case letters a-j after a numeral, so the capital B could easily be confused with a lower-case B.

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Julie

[Julie Sumwalt]

Hi Kelly,

This is an  interesting question! I'm consulting with the UEB Committee and will get back to you.

Regards,

Julie

[Julie Sumwalt]

Hi Donna,

Since this has to do with formatting, please repost your question on the formatting forum. FYI, the attachment didn't come through. The message is that the file was too large. I'm not sure why that would be the case if it is only one page.

Regards,

Julie

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