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A braille abbreviation for 'accessibility' (self.Blind)
submitted by CodeMacabre
I'm very much a beginner with braille and haven't been able to figure this one out. Any braille-readers' advice would be appreciated. (Note, I have included braille unicode text in my question below; I apologise if it's not accessible to screen readers - I am still learning).
The numeronym abbreviation for 'accessibility' is a11y, which I believe when directly translated into braille, would be:
⠁⠼⠁⠁⠽ (the letter a, followed by the ligature for numbers, followed by two ones, followed by the letter y)
Is this nonsensical or is it recognisable as the accessibility abbreviation? Or is there an alternative a11y-equivalent abbreviation in braille?
Many thanks.
The numeronym abbreviation for 'accessibility' is a11y, which I believe when directly translated into braille, would be:
⠁⠼⠁⠁⠽ (the letter a, followed by the ligature for numbers, followed by two ones, followed by the letter y)
Is this nonsensical or is it recognisable as the accessibility abbreviation? Or is there an alternative a11y-equivalent abbreviation in braille?
Many thanks.
CloudyBeep 3 points 3y ago
As you know, a11y was created for online communication, so it is unlikely that you would see it written that way most of the time. And you would never change the whole word to a11y to save space.
CodeMacabre [OP] 2 points 3y ago
Good point, although folks using braille displays would likely encounter it. I had read a lot about braille abbreviations and was curious how well a11y translated to braille in that context.
CloudyBeep 2 points 3y ago
You might be confusing braille contractions with print abbreviations. Maybe not, but some people get them confused.
CodeMacabre [OP] 2 points 3y ago
I'm familiar with them as separate entities, but beyond the obvious I'm not entirely sure how they really differ. Something for me to go and read up on.
FantasticGlove 2 points 3y ago
I don't get this a11y business. It must mean something because to me, its some kind of useless code. I'm 20 and blind but have absolutely no clue what this code means.
CloudyBeep 1 points 3y ago
Twitter has a character limit. Instead of saying "accessibility", you can say "a11y". The "11" stands for the 11 letters between the "a" and the "y".
dmazzoni 2 points 3y ago
I've used a11y in braille before, but only when I'm sure my target audience is educated and techy. In both Nemeth (math) braille and computer braille, you can write numbers just by dropping them down one dot - so 1 is dot 2, for example - no nber sign needed. Then it fits in just 4 cells and it's pretty compact. Techy people will figure it out quickly.
Non-techy people who have never seen computer braille may not get it, but then again they've probably never seen a11y either.
Non-techy people who have never seen computer braille may not get it, but then again they've probably never seen a11y either.
CloudyBeep 2 points 3y ago
You can't do this in UEB.
BlakeBlues 1 points 3y ago
Dropping down the numbers like that is for nemeth, the math code
CodeMacabre [OP] 1 points 3y ago
Interesting, I wasn't aware that you could do that to represent numbers. Thank you.
BlakeBlues 2 points 3y ago
It technically makes sense if you are trying to type a11y. ⠁⠒⠑⠎⠎⠊⠃⠊⠇⠰⠽⠀in braille
bscross32 1 points 3y ago
You'd want a dots 5 6 to indicate back to letters, though I don't know if that still holds with UEB, I'm old school and I hate UEB with a fiery passion.
CloudyBeep 5 points 3y ago
No. In UEB, no dots 5-6 is necessary.
bscross32 5 points 3y ago
OK
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\*grumbles about how they fucked up braille\*
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\*grumbles about how they fucked up braille\*
DrillInstructorJan 1 points 3y ago
I am grumbling about braille because it is hard and there are now 101 mutually incomprehensible versions of it. I'm sticking with jaws.
bscross32 1 points 3y ago
It sucks lol. don't touch what works.
Laser_Lens_4 2 points 3y ago
You only need a grade one indicator if the letter also represents a number. Y isn't a number, and it's not a contraction because it's not on its own.
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