So, I have a new-to-me copy of Euphonia and the Flood

[conuly]

I LOVED this book as a kid, and I couldn't for the life of me remember the name, so I finally asked on what_was_that_book and they told me. And I ordered a new copy, and would you believe it came with two pages ripped clear out? When I order used picture books I'm fairly tolerant of mild scribbling or tears - I'd rather see a loved book than a pristine one anyway, and children can be hard on the things they love - but this was a bit much. So I got me my refund and sent off for aNOTHER new copy, and it came, and it's here - and it's from Agbu Armenian Elementary School and so it has what I presume to be Armenian on the inside of the cover! Awesome!

Which reminds me. A few days ago I bought some band-aids. I decided to splurge a little and really make the nieces happy, so I bought character band-aids - a box each Barbie, Disney Princess, and Dora. And as I picked up the boxes I went "That's weird, it has bumps - wait! BRAILLE!" (Each niece had the same reaction, except that I'm the one who shouted BRAILLE! for both of them, too.)

I don't have the boxes to hand, but what's weird is it doesn't seem to say "Band-aids" or any variation thereof. I just looked up the Braille alphabet, and it looks like the first letter (which I remember how it looks by virtue of it NOT looking like the six letters I know - a, b, c, d, r, and w) seems to be "m". (So now I guess I know seven letters?) What on earth does it say, though? I could just run up and get a box, but I'm a. lazy and b. slightly daunted at the idea of abbreviations anyway. (If nobody helps me, though, I'll do what I must.)

Comments

[keeva]

the google

visionrehabtherapist list

trendhunter magazine:

You might be surprised to find that in addition to the standard label, your next box of Band-Aids have Braille imprinting. An increasing number Braille-labeled packages are showing up on U.S. retailers’ shelves.

All pharmaceutical packaging destined for EU use is required to have information in Braille as of 2010, but the U.S. has no such requirement. In response, the International Association of Diecutting and Diemaking (IADD), an independent U.S. trade organization, has drawn up its own set of Braille standards for pharmaceutical packaging.

The labels finding their way to U.S. stores aren’t limited to prescription medications: Common brands of adhesive bandages and other medicine cabinet items sport the raised dots.

here's a picture

[conuly]

Ah, thank you :)

[leora.livejournal.com]

I could probably tell you what it says if I knew what dots there were. Each character in Braille is described by a cell of six possible places for a dot to be. They are numbered like this:

14
25
36

You can define a cell by saying which numbers are present. So a is 1 and m is 134.

The Braille is probably grade 2, so it's more complicated than just the alphabet.

[conuly]

I'll go fetch one of the boxes later, then, and thank you :)

[pewter-wings.livejournal.com]

'Because if a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing well'

I love that book!

Ok, carry on. :)

[conuly]

"Row, Fatly!" "So the pig rowed fatly, the broom swept briskly, and Mary Anne, she floated very well thank you."