[Athen] Braille Types

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You will be providing materials in grade 2 for most documents.  There are situations, foreign language courses come to mind, when grade 1 is appropriate but you should allow your braille translator software to handle them in those cases. 

https://www.brailleauthority.org/foreign-language/Provisional%20Guidance%20for%20Transcribing%20Foreign%20Language%20Material%20in%20UEB.pdf

I hope this helps. 

Stephen Alexander Marositz J.D. CPACC ATAC
Section 504 Program Manager
CCC Accessibility Center

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From: athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu> On Behalf Of Robert Beach via athen-list
Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2025 6:20 AM
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Subject: Re: [Athen] Braille Types

 

Is there a reason why the student needs grade 1?

 

 

Robert Lee Beach, Assistive Technology Specialist

Kansas City Kansas Community College

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913-288-7671

 

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Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2025 3:36 PM
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Subject: [Athen] Braille Types

 

Good Morning All,

 

I am working with a blind student and had some questions about braille grades. When using a braille printer, do you print for students using Grade 1 or Grade 2? From the research I have done it seems that for textbooks and longer form documents Grade 2 is the standard since in truncates words and allows for fewer pages. Is Grade 1 viable for a college level textbook or would that be too cumbersome for the student? I can understand Grade 1 being used for in-class assignments but for a full textbook it seems like it would make the text challenging to navigate. 

 

Edward Martinez

Broward College 

 

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