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bullet point sign;
copyright, trademark and registered trademark signs;
Braille Conventions:
options for poetry layout
Print abbreviations and indicators:
new print page indicator in transcribed books
Unit 24
Signs for email and website addresses:
dot, at, hyphen, underscore;
slash, colon;
numbers and capital letters in email and web addresses;
grade 1 terminator;
line continuation sign (dot 5)
RNZFB STAR (UEB)
The "RNZFB STAR" series is based upon the document entitled "STAR -- Order of introduction of
braille signs," prepared by the Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind. The contractions are
introduced in the following order:
Level 1.1 Alphabet letter wordsigns: like, can, but, knowledge, it, people, every
Level 1.3 Alphabet letter wordsigns: very, go, more, us, you
Level 1.5 Alphabet letter wordsigns: have, rather, do, that, so
Level 1.7 Alphabet letter wordsigns: from, just, quite, will, not, as
Level 1.8 Shortforms: about, above, according, also, again, almost, blind, little, either, immediate
Level 1.9 Shortforms: across, already, altogether, braille, could, deceive, deceiving, declare, declaring,
good, great, him, its, letter, paid, said, receive, receiving, today, together, tomorrow, tonight, your,
yourselves
Level 1.10 Shortforms: after, afternoon, afterward, always, friend, himself, myself, necessary, neither,
quick, rejoice, rejoicing, would, yourself, itself
Level 2.1 Contractions: and, for, of
Level 2.2 Contractions: the, with
Level 2.3 Contractions: st, ar, ing, still
Level 2.4 Contractions: ed, er
Level 2.5 Contractions: ou, ow, out
Level 2.6 Contractions: ch, gh, sh, child, shall
Level 2.7 Contractions:: th, wh, this, which
Level 2.9 Shortforms: themselves, herself, against, first, must, perceive, perceiving, perhaps
Level 2.10 Shortforms: children, much, such, should, although, ourselves, thyself
Level 3.1 Contractions: en, in (groupsign)
Level 3.2 Contractions: be (wordsign) were, his, was