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      ,backgr.d3
  ,! ,comput] ,brl ,code "<,,cbc"> 0
develop$ by ,,bana 9 ! #aihjs to address
! ne$ = precise repres5ta;ns ( symbols
us$ 9 comput] programm+ t cd n 2
repres5t$ 9 exi/+ codes )\t cr1t+
3flicts & ambigu;y4 ,,cbc us$ di6]5t brl
symbols = numb]s1 punctua;n1 & o!r
9dicators f ^? us$ 9 lit]>y brl4 ,z
electronic addresses & file"ns came 9to
"ey"d use1 brl us]s f all walks ( life
ne$$ to 2 famili> ) ,,cbc 9 ord] to r1d
& write ^! items4 ,) ! adop;n (       #a
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issues t br"\ ab ! orig9al ne$ = ,,cbc h
be5 elim9at$4 ,all ( ! symbols & modes
repres5t$ 9 ,,cbc c 2 unambigu\sly
repres5t$ 9 ,,ueb4

      ,,bana's ,posi;n on ,comput] ,brl
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_4 ,,cbc is n li/$ am;g ! 8(ficial
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  m develop;t4 ,x w n 2 updat$ any
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  c\rses = transcrib]s or t1*]s4
_4 ,! brl v].n ( ! code docu;t is
  transcrib$ 9 ,5gli% ,brl ,am]ican
  ,$i;n "<pre-,,ueb"> & w n 2 updat$4
_4 ,,cbc is no l;g] us$ 9 g5]al brl
  transcrip;ns = electronic addresses1
  file"ns1 scre5 %ots1 etc4
_4 ,specific 9=ma;n ab h[ to          #b
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  mat]ial 9 ,,ueb is giv5 9 ,! ,rules (
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  ,unifi$ ,5gli% ,brl ,guidel9es =
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    ,brl ,,ascii
      ,backgr.d3
  ,al? ,,cbc uses brl ,,ascii z xs
basis1 ! two >e n "o & ! same4 ,brl
,,ascii is a m1ns = repres5t+ six- &
ei<t-dot brl 9 a digital =mat4 ,six-dot
brl is repres5t$ ) a subset ( ! ,,ascii
"<,am]ican ,/&>d ,code = ,9=ma;n
,9t]*ange"> "* set : uses #fd ( !
pr9table ,,ascii "*s to repres5t all
possible dot comb9a;ns 9 six-dot brl4
,ei<t-dot brl c repres5t all #bef "*s (
! ,,ascii "* set "<al? "! has n"e be5 a
/&>d = do+ ?">4

      ,six-dot ,brl ,,ascii3
  ,brl emboss]s & refre%able brl devices
rcv _! 9put 9 six- or ei<t-dot brl
,,ascii4 ,brl transla;n s(tw>e c      #c
import & export six-dot brl          b#b
,,ascii =mat4 ,human brl transcrib]s
"s"ts use ? =mat to 5t] brl directly 9to
a docu;t4 ,x is al us$ by any"o wi%+ to
4play simulat$ brl 9 a docu;t or on a
web page4
  ,k & docu;ta;n ab brl ,,ascii rema9
ess5tial1 & ! be/ docu;ta;n ( six-dot
brl ,,ascii is f.d 9 ! >ticle 8,brl
,,ascii0 ref];ed at ! 5d ( ? docu;t4
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      ,ei<t-dot ,brl ,,ascii3
  ,refre%able brl devices (t5 provide a
me?od1 )9 r1l-"t 3tract$ brl transla;n1
( exp&+ a s+le ^w to 4play x 9
uncontract$ six- or ei<t-dot brl4 ,? is
use;l = cl>ifica;n ( spell+ or = $it+
purposes4 ,"s"ts m5u 9t]faces >e al
4play$ 9 brl ,,ascii1 & $it fields s* z
pass^ws >e "s"ts requir$ to 2 typ$ us+
brl ,,ascii4 ,? 0 a nec f1ture to cl>ify
ambiguities 9 pre-,,ueb brl4 ,n[1 9 a
,,ueb 3text1 x c cr1te 3fu.n4 ,:5 a ^w
is exp&$ to uncontract$ ei<t-dot      #d
brl1 all adjo9+ numb]s1 punctua;n1   a#c
& o!r non-alphabetic symbols *ange to _!
,,ascii repres5ta;ns4

      ,,bana's ,posi;n on ,brl ,,ascii3
_4 ,to avoid a c.t]productive require;t
  = brl us]s to 2 famili> ) alt]nate brl
  symbols1 develop]s ( s(tw>e =
  refre%able brl devices %d 4cont9ue !
  use ( brl ,,ascii "<"s"ts ref];ed z
  comput] brl"> z ! default = us]
  9t]faces1 $it fields1 or exp&$ ^ws
  .7:5 a ,,ueb transla;n table is
  9vok$4.'
_4 ,:5 ^ws >e exp&$ = $it+ )9 ,,ueb1 !y
  %d 2 repres5t$ 9 uncontract$ brl1
  reta9+ ! punctua;n1 capitaliza;n1 &
  o!r symbols us$ 9 3tract$ brl4
_4 ,if use ( brl 3trac;ns 9 ! pres5ta;n
  ( & 9put = dialog boxes & o!r us]
  9t]faces pres5ts an undue *all5ge =
  s(tw>e develop;t1 ^! 9t]faces c 2 r1d
  & giv5 9put )\t ambigu;y us+
  uncontract$ ,,ueb4
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_4 ,an op;n to *ange ! us] 9t]face   b#c
  to ei<t-dot brl ,,ascii %d 2 available
  to meet ! ne$s ( brl us]s :o utilize ?
  me?od4

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_4 ,! ,rules ( ,unifi$ ,5gli% ,brl & !
  ,unifi$ ,5gli% ,brl ,guidel9es =
  ,te*nical ,mat]ial >e available at
  www4iceb4org4
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_4 ,>ticle on 8,brl ,,ascii03
  https3_/_/54wikip$ia4org_/wiki_/"
  ,braille.-,,ascii
_4 ,>ticle on 8,e>ly ,hi/ory ( ,brl
  ,translators & ,emboss]s03
  http3_/_/www4duxburysy/ems4com_/"
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