Braille into the next Millennium

CONTENTS

  • Foreword, Frank Kurt Cylke 8
  • Preface, Kenneth Jernigan 10
  • Editors Introduction, Judith M. Dixon 16

    • Part I: Braille in the Past

  • Origins of Braille, Pamela Lorimer 18
  • Embossed Printing in the United States, Carol B. Tobe 40
  • La Maison Natale de Louis Braille, Euclid J. Herie ... 72

    • Part II: Braille in the Present

  • The Literary Code, Darken E. Bogart 106
  • The Nemeth Code, Abraham Nemeth 120
  • The Braille Music Code, Harvey Horatio Miller .... 128
  • Code for Computer Braille Notation, Tim V. Cranmer 152
  • Unifying the Braille Codes, Darken E. Bogart, Tim V Cranmer; and Joseph E. Sullivan 160
  • The Braille Authority of North America and its Contribution to Braille Production, Dolores Ferrara-Godzieba 182
  • Alternative Methods of Braille Production, Geoffrey Bull 194
  • Tangible Apparatus, Carol Tobe 206
  • Braille Library Service, Kim Charlson 236
  • Braille Transcribing in the United States: Past, Present, and Future, Mary Lou Stark 256
  • Braille in the Law, Marc Maurer 278
  • Braille in the Workplace, Fredric Schroeder 296
  • Braille in the Environment, Freddie L. Peaco 314
  • Computer Access with Braille, Curtis Chong 334
  • Refreshable Braille Displays: Their Origins and Evolution, Judith M. Dixon 348
  • Tactile Graphics, Jane M. Corcoran 374
  • The Art of Marketing Braille: The National Braille Press Experience, William M. Raeder and Diane L. Croft 400
  • Braille Literacy, Susan Jay Spungin and Frances Mary DAndrea 434

    • Part III: Braille in the Future

  • Braille as a Predictor of Success, Ruby Ryles 462
  • Electronic Distribution of Braille, Jim Allan 492
  • Future Braille Codes and Fonts, John A. Gardner 514

    • End Section

  • Appendix: ASCII Braille Characters 532
  • List of Contributors 538
  • Bibliography, Linda Redmond 552