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During the second half of the session, we proceeded to share an overview of a
comprehensive Nemeth searchable database available at
http://accessibility.pearson.com/nemethdatabase/. The database is a free resource and
includes a list of symbols commonly used in mathematics and science classes at the
middle school through college level. Each term is linked to a description of how to write
this symbol in Nemeth code. The description also includes a link to a Word document with
examples in SimBraille, ranging from simple math expressions to more complex. In
addition, the examples are available as brf files in both Nemeth within UEB Contexts and
Nemeth within English Braille American Edition (EBAE). Both contextual codes are
provided as some students are still in the transition process and may be using textbooks
transcribed in the older code, Nemeth within EBAE. We will continue to add symbols and
examples to the database. Individuals are also welcome to offer suggestions of additional
symbols and examples that might be helpful.
For example, if students are unsure about how to write degrees Fahrenheit, they
could select the link for degrees which would take them to the following definition:
Degrees can be used to specify an angle or arc measure, to write degrees
Fahrenheit, and to write degrees Celsius or Centigrade. The degree symbol is
actually three cells long. It begins with the superscript indicator (dots 4-5), since
it is raised, followed by the two-cell hollow dot symbol (dots 4-6 and then dots
1-6). Nemeth within EBAE, Nemeth within UEB contexts, or Nemeth in print and
SimBraille.
If they select one of the links at the end of the description, they will be taken to a
file with examples such as the following:
