[Blindtlk] Fwd: [BANA-Announce] BANA to Meet in Toronto

[David Andrews]

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>PRESS RELEASE
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>SEPTEMBER 2010
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>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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>CONTACT: Judith Dixon, Chairperson
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>Braille Authority of <?xml:namespace prefix = 
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>PHONE: 1-202-707-0722
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>E-MAIL: <mailto:jdix at loc.gov>jdix at loc.gov
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>BANA Holds Fall Meeting
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>The Braille Authority of North America (BANA) 
>will hold its fall meeting in Toronto, Ontario, 
>Canada from October 30 to November 1, 2010. This 
>meeting is being hosted by the CNIB (Canadian 
>National Institute for the Blind), a BANA member organization.
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>The CNIB 2010 Conference ”Now I Know My ABCs”: 
>Access, Braille, Communication will be held 
>October 28 – 29, 2010 at the CNIB Centre, 1929 
>Bayview Ave., Toronto, ON, Canada.
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>Following the close of that conference, BANA 
>will hold an OPEN FORUM, on Friday, October 29, 
>at 3:00 p.m. Please let CNIB know at 
><mailto:CNIBconference at cnib.ca>CNIBconference at cnib.ca 
>if you wish to attend the Open Forum.
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>The meeting of the Braille Authority of North 
>America will also be held at the CNIB Centre, 
>1929 Bayview Ave, Toronto, ON, Canada. BANA 
>sessions begin at 9:00 AM on Saturday, October 
>30, and end on Monday, November 1, 2010.
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>Guests are welcome to attend the BANA meetings 
>and observe the deliberations. Space is limited, 
>so to reserve a seat, please contact BANA Chair 
>Judith Dixon to register your desire to observe 
>any or all of the BANA sessions.
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>The mission and purpose of the Braille Authority 
>of North America are to assure literacy for 
>tactile readers through the standardization of 
>braille and/or tactile graphics. BANA promotes 
>and facilitates the use, teaching and production 
>of braille. It publishes rules, interprets and 
>renders opinions pertaining to braille in all 
>existing codes. It deals with codes now in 
>existence or to be developed in the future, in 
>collaboration with other countries using English 
>braille. In exercising its function and 
>authority, BANA considers the effects of its 
>decisions on other existing braille codes and 
>formats; the ease of production by various 
>methods; and acceptability to readers.
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>For additional resource information, visit 
><http://www.brailleauthority.org/>http://www.brailleauthority.org.

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