Sheila,
I have worked with a few individuals in Malawi through CARE Ministries, and all used English at differing levels of proficiency. This may be one reason they contacted us and is not necessarily reflective of the country as a whole. That doesn’t really answer your question, but just to let you know if you cannot find the braille code you are looking for, English may be an alternative.
BJ
[cid:image001.png@01D2A7E9.D5A0F600]
B. J. LeJeune, CRC, CVRT
National Research and Training Center
on Blindness and Low Vision
P. O. Box 6189
Mississippi State, MS 39762
P: 662-325-2694
F: 662-325-8989
bjlejeune@colled.msstate.edumailto:bjlejeune@colled.msstate.edu
www.blind.msstate.eduhttp://www.blind.msstate.edu/
From: AERNet [mailto:aernet-bounces@lists.aerbvi.org] On Behalf Of FM DAndrea
Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2017 7:33 PM
To: Sheila Amato brltrans@frontier.com; AERNet aernet@lists.aerbvi.org
Subject: Re: [AERNet] question about African braille
The place to look is in World Braille Usage, which you can download for free from the Perkins site:
http://www.perkins.org/international/world-braille-usage
I don't see an entry for Malawi in that book, nor for that particular language. I see entries for many other languages spoken in Africa (such as Konkomba, Kabiye, Luganda, Kiswahili, Chibemba, Chinyaja, and more) but not for Chichewa. Hope this helps. And if you find out that there IS one, please let Perkins and NLS know!
--FM
-----Original Message-----
From: Sheila Amato
Sent: Mar 12, 2017 3:43 PM
To: AERNET
Subject: [AERNet] question about African braille
Hi, friends – I’ve asked some strange questions in the past, but this one might top my past history. Does anyone know if the language spoken in Malawi (Africa), Chichchewa (also known as Chewa) has a braille code? I haven’t found anything yet in my rudimentary Internet searches.
Many thanks,
Sheila
Sheila,
I have worked with a few individuals in Malawi through CARE Ministries, and all used English at differing levels of proficiency. This may be one reason they contacted us and is not necessarily reflective of the country as a whole. That doesn’t really answer your question, but just to let you know if you cannot find the braille code you are looking for, English may be an alternative.
BJ
[cid:image001.png@01D2A7E9.D5A0F600]
B. J. LeJeune, CRC, CVRT
National Research and Training Center
on Blindness and Low Vision
P. O. Box 6189
Mississippi State, MS 39762
P: 662-325-2694
F: 662-325-8989
bjlejeune@colled.msstate.edu<mailto:bjlejeune@colled.msstate.edu>
www.blind.msstate.edu<http://www.blind.msstate.edu/>
From: AERNet [mailto:aernet-bounces@lists.aerbvi.org] On Behalf Of FM DAndrea
Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2017 7:33 PM
To: Sheila Amato <brltrans@frontier.com>; AERNet <aernet@lists.aerbvi.org>
Subject: Re: [AERNet] question about African braille
The place to look is in World Braille Usage, which you can download for free from the Perkins site:
http://www.perkins.org/international/world-braille-usage
I don't see an entry for Malawi in that book, nor for that particular language. I see entries for many other languages spoken in Africa (such as Konkomba, Kabiye, Luganda, Kiswahili, Chibemba, Chinyaja, and more) but not for Chichewa. Hope this helps. And if you find out that there IS one, please let Perkins and NLS know!
--FM
-----Original Message-----
From: Sheila Amato
Sent: Mar 12, 2017 3:43 PM
To: AERNET
Subject: [AERNet] question about African braille
Hi, friends – I’ve asked some strange questions in the past, but this one might top my past history. Does anyone know if the language spoken in Malawi (Africa), Chichchewa (also known as Chewa) has a braille code? I haven’t found anything yet in my rudimentary Internet searches.
Many thanks,
Sheila
