?I was contacted by a special education director with a very broad question and am hoping you can help me out. He has an acquaintance who brings exchange students from China to the United States for a (two week ?) stay, after providing instruction on the English language. He has a student who is blind who would like to be part of that program. He is looking for some help on how to teach this student English. I would assume that this would all be done auditorily, but am wondering if there is anyone who knows of resources that I am not aware of. I am also wondering if the Chinese Braille code is similar to UEB? Thanks everyone! Linda Kraft ND Vision Services/School for the Blind 1321 23 Street South, Suite A Fargo, ND 58103 (701) 739-3429

If I understand the question correctly, they are looking for ways to teach the student to speak/listen in English? Does the student have access to technology such as an iPhone or iOS device? If so, here is an article about language-learning apps - these apps are accessible with VoiceOver. http://www.perkinselearning.org/technology/blog/language-learning-iphone Language-Learning on the IPhone | Perkins eLearning<http://www.perkinselearning.org/technology/blog/language-learning-iphone> www.perkinselearning.org iOS Apps that are accessible with VoiceOver that teach various foreign languages. Diane ________________________________ From: AERNet <aernet-bounces@lists.aerbvi.org> on behalf of Kraft, Linda D. <lkraft@nd.gov> Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2016 9:26 AM To: aernet@lists.aerbvi.org Subject: [AERNet] Resources in China I was contacted by a special education director with a very broad question and am hoping you can help me out. He has an acquaintance who brings exchange students from China to the United States for a (two week ?) stay, after providing instruction on the English language. He has a student who is blind who would like to be part of that program. He is looking for some help on how to teach this student English. I would assume that this would all be done auditorily, but am wondering if there is anyone who knows of resources that I am not aware of. I am also wondering if the Chinese Braille code is similar to UEB? Thanks everyone! Linda Kraft ND Vision Services/School for the Blind 1321 23 Street South, Suite A Fargo, ND 58103 (701) 739-3429

China iOS market share is around 25% according to the last numbers I looked up. But access to an iPod wi preloaded software may be a bette way to go. I just learned yesterday that French is undergoing a unification as well when a representative from Canada shared that they are adopting two new codes! Not sure about China though. I will try to ask someone here at WBU. Sean Tikkun Northern Illinois University ACVREP CATIS Assistant Project Director VITALL - Visual Impairments Technology for ALL UEBOT - Unified English Braille Online Training Sent from my iPad On Aug 23, 2016, at 10:13 AM, Diane Brauner <dianebrauner@live.com<mailto:dianebrauner@live.com>> wrote: If I understand the question correctly, they are looking for ways to teach the student to speak/listen in English? Does the student have access to technology such as an iPhone or iOS device? If so, here is an article about language-learning apps - these apps are accessible with VoiceOver. http://www.perkinselearning.org/technology/blog/language-learning-iphone Language-Learning on the IPhone | Perkins eLearning<http://www.perkinselearning.org/technology/blog/language-learning-iphone> www.perkinselearning.org<http://www.perkinselearning.org> iOS Apps that are accessible with VoiceOver that teach various foreign languages. Diane ________________________________ From: AERNet <aernet-bounces@lists.aerbvi.org<mailto:aernet-bounces@lists.aerbvi.org>> on behalf of Kraft, Linda D. <lkraft@nd.gov<mailto:lkraft@nd.gov>> Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2016 9:26 AM To: aernet@lists.aerbvi.org<mailto:aernet@lists.aerbvi.org> Subject: [AERNet] Resources in China I was contacted by a special education director with a very broad question and am hoping you can help me out. He has an acquaintance who brings exchange students from China to the United States for a (two week ?) stay, after providing instruction on the English language. He has a student who is blind who would like to be part of that program. He is looking for some help on how to teach this student English. I would assume that this would all be done auditorily, but am wondering if there is anyone who knows of resources that I am not aware of. I am also wondering if the Chinese Braille code is similar to UEB? Thanks everyone! Linda Kraft ND Vision Services/School for the Blind 1321 23 Street South, Suite A Fargo, ND 58103 (701) 739-3429 You are subscribed to AERNet, The Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired Listserv. To post a message to all the list members, send an email to aernet@lists.aerbvi.org<mailto:aernet@lists.aerbvi.org>. Address list requests to: aernet-request@lists.aerbvi.org<mailto:aernet-request@lists.aerbvi.org> To unsubscribe from this list, go to http://lists.aerbvi.org/mailman/listinfo/aernet_lists.aerbvi.org and follow instructions to unsubscribe. Go to the same address to access the list archives. _______________________________________________ AERNet mailing list AERNet@lists.aerbvi.org<mailto:AERNet@lists.aerbvi.org> http://lists.aerbvi.org/mailman/listinfo/aernet_lists.aerbvi.org

Yes, actually there are several “unification” efforts going on worldwide between countries that speak the same language. Just as UEB has united English-speaking countries, there are various efforts going forth with French-speaking and Spanish-speaking countries as well. However, Chinese braille is not anything like UEB. Each country (and now language) has its own braille code (because, as you recall, braille is not a language but a tactile code for reading and writing in a language). You can look at the “World Braille Usage” book for more information about various braille codes around the world. You can download a copy free in pdf or brf formats from : http://www.perkins.org/international/world-braille-usage —FM > On Aug 23, 2016, at 11:25 AM, Sean Tikkun <stikkun@niu.edu> wrote: > > China iOS market share is around 25% according to the last numbers I looked up. But access to an iPod wi preloaded software may be a bette way to go. I just learned yesterday that French is undergoing a unification as well when a representative from Canada shared that they are adopting two new codes! Not sure about China though. I will try to ask someone here at WBU. > > Sean Tikkun > Northern Illinois University > ACVREP CATIS > Assistant Project Director > VITALL - Visual Impairments Technology for ALL > UEBOT - Unified English Braille Online Training > > Sent from my iPad > > On Aug 23, 2016, at 10:13 AM, Diane Brauner <dianebrauner@live.com <mailto:dianebrauner@live.com>> wrote: > >> If I understand the question correctly, they are looking for ways to teach the student to speak/listen in English? Does the student have access to technology such as an iPhone or iOS device? If so, here is an article about language-learning apps - these apps are accessible with VoiceOver. >> >> >> http://www.perkinselearning.org/technology/blog/language-learning-iphone <http://www.perkinselearning.org/technology/blog/language-learning-iphone> >> Language-Learning on the IPhone | Perkins eLearning <http://www.perkinselearning.org/technology/blog/language-learning-iphone> >> www.perkinselearning.org <http://www.perkinselearning.org/> >> iOS Apps that are accessible with VoiceOver that teach various foreign languages. >> >> >> >> >> Diane >> >> >> >> From: AERNet <aernet-bounces@lists.aerbvi.org <mailto:aernet-bounces@lists.aerbvi.org>> on behalf of Kraft, Linda D. <lkraft@nd.gov <mailto:lkraft@nd.gov>> >> Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2016 9:26 AM >> To: aernet@lists.aerbvi.org <mailto:aernet@lists.aerbvi.org> >> Subject: [AERNet] Resources in China >> >> I was contacted by a special education director with a very broad question and am hoping you can help me out. He has an acquaintance who brings exchange students from China to the United States for a (two week ?) stay, after providing instruction on the English language. He has a student who is blind who would like to be part of that program. He is looking for some help on how to teach this student English. I would assume that this would all be done auditorily, but am wondering if there is anyone who knows of resources that I am not aware of. I am also wondering if the Chinese Braille code is similar to UEB? Thanks everyone! >> >> Linda Kraft >> ND Vision Services/School for the Blind >> 1321 23 Street South, Suite A >> Fargo, ND 58103 >> (701) 739-3429 >> You are subscribed to AERNet, The Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired Listserv. >> >> To post a message to all the list members, send an email to aernet@lists.aerbvi.org <mailto:aernet@lists.aerbvi.org>. >> >> Address list requests to: aernet-request@lists.aerbvi.org <mailto:aernet-request@lists.aerbvi.org> >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, go to http://lists.aerbvi.org/mailman/listinfo/aernet_lists.aerbvi.org <http://lists.aerbvi.org/mailman/listinfo/aernet_lists.aerbvi.org> and follow instructions to unsubscribe. Go to the same address to access the list archives. >> _______________________________________________ >> AERNet mailing list >> AERNet@lists.aerbvi.org <mailto:AERNet@lists.aerbvi.org> >> http://lists.aerbvi.org/mailman/listinfo/aernet_lists.aerbvi.org <http://lists.aerbvi.org/mailman/listinfo/aernet_lists.aerbvi.org> > You are subscribed to AERNet, The Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired Listserv. > > To post a message to all the list members, send an email to aernet@lists.aerbvi.org. > > Address list requests to: aernet-request@lists.aerbvi.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, go to http://lists.aerbvi.org/mailman/listinfo/aernet_lists.aerbvi.org and follow instructions to unsubscribe. Go to the same address to access the list archives. > _______________________________________________ > AERNet mailing list > AERNet@lists.aerbvi.org > http://lists.aerbvi.org/mailman/listinfo/aernet_lists.aerbvi.org