By vote of the Braille Authority of North America (BANA), the United States will shift to the Unified English Braille (UEB) code in 2016. UEB has many benefits, including easier translation between Braille and print and the elimination of the need to learn a separate “computer Braille” code. BANA did not see any benefit, however, in moving away from the Nemeth Braille Code for Mathematics and Science Notation, which has been the standard code for math and science materials in the United States for over forty years. As a result, BANA recommends the adoption of UEB along with the continued use of the Nemeth code, and has issued guidelines on how these two codes can work together. It has come to the attention of the National Federation of the Blind, however, that some states are moving or considering moving to unified math symbols instead of the Nemeth code. This will cause several problems, and we have advised each state department of education of these issues in a letter from President Riccobono. Federationists must be vigilant in ensuring that each state understands the significant barriers that a sudden move away from the Nemeth code would create for blind students. Please make sure that education officials in your state receive copies of this letter or are made aware of its contents.