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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Good Evening <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.brailleauthority.org/foreign-language/Provisional%20Guidance%20for%20Transcribing%20Foreign%20Language%20Material%20in%20UEB.pdf">https://www.brailleauthority.org/foreign-language/Provisional%20Guidance%20for%20Transcribing%20Foreign%20Language%20Material%20in%20UEB.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I hope this helps. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>Stephen Alexander Marositz J.D. CPACC ATAC<br>Section 504 Program Manager<br>CCC Accessibility Center<br><br>About CCCAC: Funded by a grant from the systemwide Chancellor’s Office, the CCC Accessibility Center is found within the CCC Technology Center, hosted by Butte-Glenn Community College District. Our mission is to support California community colleges and districts in their accessibility efforts by providing guidance, training, tools, and technical expertise. Memberships: Association of Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD), Access Technology Higher Education Network (ATHEN), International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> athen-list <athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Robert Beach via athen-list<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 27, 2025 6:20 AM<br><b>To:</b> Edward Martinez <emartin5@broward.edu>; Access Technology Higher Education Network <athen-list@u.washington.edu><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] Braille Types<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Is there a reason why the student needs grade 1?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Robert Lee Beach, Assistive Technology Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Kansas City Kansas Community College<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><a href="mailto:rbeach@kckcc.edu"><span style='color:#467886'>rbeach@kckcc.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>913-288-7671<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> athen-list <<a href="mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu">athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Edward Martinez via athen-list<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 26, 2025 3:36 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Athen] Braille Types<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Good Morning All,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>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. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Edward Martinez<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Broward College <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:gray'><br>Please Note: Due to Florida's very broad public records law, most written communications to or from College employees regarding College business are public records, available to the public and media upon request. Therefore, this email communication may be subject to public disclosure.</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='border:none;border-right:solid #005595 1.5pt;padding:0in 7.5pt 0in 0in'><p><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><img border=0 width=170 height=80 style='width:1.7708in;height:.8333in' id="Picture_x0020_7" src="cid:image001.png@01DB8934.B2AFEC20"></span><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:7.5pt 0in 7.5pt 7.5pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 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