[Blindtlk] Fwd: [BANA-Announce] BANA Releases Part 1 of Article on the Evolution of Braille

[David Andrews]

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>Press Release
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>May 2011
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>For Immediate Release
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>CONTACT: Judy Dixon, Chair
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>Braille Authority of North America
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>Phone: 202-707-0722
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>Email: jdix at loc.gov
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>BANA Releases Part One of Article on the Evolution of Braille
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>The Braille Authority of North America (BANA) has just released the 
>first segment of a three-part article on the evolution of braille. 
>In this initial piece, BANA focuses on the changing nature of 
>communication methods used by braille readers. It also looks at 
>other relevant transitions, such as how blind children are educated, 
>the range of available technologies, and the evolution of braille and print.
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>Part One of "The Evolution of Braille: Can the Past Help Plan the 
>Future?" is now posted on the BANA website at: 
><http://www.brailleauthority.org/article/evolution_of_braille-part1.pdf>www.brailleauthority.org/article/evolution_of_braille-part1.pdf. 
>Parts two and three of this article will be released in the coming 
>weeks. BANA will announce their publication through press releases 
>and email announcements.
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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 
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