Ar 08:58 -0800 2000-01-11, scríobh Suzanne Topping:
>
>I have been asked to do some research on whether anyone out there is
>expanding the concept of globalization to include support for people with
>disabilities. Sometime recently there was a discussion on the Unicode list
>about Braille, and so I am hoping that some list members may be dealing with
>these issues.
>
>Any referrals to experts or to available resources on this topic would be
>appreciated.
I am actively investigating the UCS encoding of Blissymbolics, a language
used by non-speaking people (such as those with severe cerebral palsy) in
numerous countries (see http://home.istar.ca/~bci/ and
http://www.egt.ie/standards/by/bliss.html) and SignWriting, a writing
system for Deaf Sign Language, which is being taught quite successfully in
schools in many countries; Brazilian Sign Language and Irish Sign Language
dictionaries are about to be published. (http://www.signwriting.org). I
don't know if it is what you conceive of as "globalization support for
people with disabilities" or not, but I'm working on it.
Michael Everson ** Everson Gunn Teoranta ** http://www.egt.ie
15 Port Chaeimhghein Íochtarach; Baile Átha Cliath 2; Éire/Ireland
Vox +353 1 478 2597 ** Fax +353 1 478 2597 ** Mob +353 86 807 9169
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