[Blindtlk] FW: [BANA-Announce] BANA to Vote about Braille Code in November

[Chris Nusbaum]

Hi everyone,

 

It's official. BANA will vote on the adoption of UEB at its fall board
meeting in November. Here is the press release:

 

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Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2012 6:10 PM
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Subject: [BANA-Announce] BANA to Vote about Braille Code in November

 



Press Release

August 2012

 

For Immediate Release

CONTACT: Frances Mary D'Andrea, Chair

Braille Authority of North America

Phone: 412-521-5797

Email:  <mailto:literacy2 at mindspring.com> literacy2 at mindspring.com

 

BANA to Vote about Braille Code in November

 

At its fall 2012 meeting, which will be held November 2nd through 4th, the
Braille Authority of North America will take a vote that will set the course
for the future of braille codes in the United States. The direction under
consideration is the adoption of Unified English Braille while maintaining
the Nemeth Code for technical materials.

 

"We need to make improvements to reduce barriers that hinder timely and
accurate braille transcription and to ensure that braille will remain a
flexible, robust system that meets the needs of people who read and write
braille in this digital age," said Frances Mary D'Andrea, Chair of BANA. "If
the motion is approved, it would be the first step in the decision-making
process, which will include developing a carefully formulated plan for
transition and implementation of the code while as much as possible avoiding
disruption for current braille readers."

 

The Board of BANA consists of appointed representatives from fifteen member
organizations of braille producers, transcribers, teachers, and consumers.
Detailed information about the background of the code issues can be found in
the article "Evolution of Braille: Can the Past Help Plan the Future?" Links
to this article are available on the BANA website home page at
<http://www.brailleauthority.org/> www.brailleauthority.org. Print and
braille copies of this article are available upon request. Please send an
email to  <mailto:brailleauthority at gmail.com> brailleauthority at gmail.com,
providing your postal mailing address and stating if you want a print or
braille copy.

 

Additional information about UEB can be found at the website of the
International Council on English Braille at  <http://www.iceb.org/>
www.iceb.org. 

 

Details about the fall BANA Board meeting, to be hosted by the Braille
Institute of America in Los Angeles, will be announced in the coming weeks.
For additional resource information, visit
<http://www.brailleauthority.org/> www.brailleauthority.org.

 

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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