the American style of English Braille (more time is required before the exact level of transitional pain can be pinpointed, but studies in Australia and the UK indicate that braille users in the United States will also likely cope quite easily) Making braille more computer-friendly, especially in terms of translation and backtranslation of the encoding system Fully extensible encoding system, where new symbols can be added without causing conflicts or requiring coding-overhauls Not all the symbol-duplications were eliminated (there are still at least two representations of the $ symbol for instance). Since there are still two major coding-systems for math-notation and other technical or scientific writing (Nemeth as an option in the United States versus the Taylor-style math-notation recently added to uebLiterary that will likely be used in other countries), some rule conflicts remain, and braille users will be required to "unlearn" certain rules when switching. In the long run, whether these accomplishments will translate into broader goals, of reducing community fragmentation among English-speaking braille users, boosting the acquisition speed of reading/writing/teaching skill in the use of braille, and thereby preserving braille's status as a useful writing-system for the blind, as of 2013 remains to be seen. See also American Braille Gardner Salinas braille Nemeth Braille References External links The Rules of Unified English Braille (2013) Comments on Mathematical Aspects of the UEBC by Dr. Abraham Nemeth, inventor of the Nemeth Braille Code International Council on English Braille (ICEB) National Braille Press has a free booklet about the UEBC (in braille or electronic braille only) Some Thoughts on the UEBC History of standardization of braille-encodings, 1860 through 1950 Braille Constructed languages introduced in the 1990s 1991 introductions