[Cinci-nfb] Thinking of postponing Membership Committee meeting

Sat Oct 8 15:28:31 UTC 2016

Lisa.

My apologies for the delay in responding. First of all--a very heartfelt
congratulations on passing the UEB Certification Exam for Braille
Transcribers. I know this is a difficult exam, and UEB has been a sticking
point for many TVI's serving students in elementary and secondary education,
particularly since there is a shortage of TVI's anyway. I noticed your
Facebook post about going to Blue Agave to celebrate. Awesome and richly
deserved. I agree wholeheartedly that we need to continue to reach out to
the helping professions concerning Blindness and continue our initiatives
from earlier this year. 

I do have a quick question: do you know if the press release that Jackie
Connor gave out at our last Chapter meeting concerning the Ohio Braille
Challenge is in a form that we can post to Facebook? If so, please let me
know ASAP.

Very Best,

Chris

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Hi Chris and everyone on the membership committee,

I would echo the same that Paul says.

We can at least say that we have found someone who can assist us and provide
guidance in making NFB of Cincinnati visible and look good overall. If we
are going to reach out to new people all areas should be
consider: parents and teachers of blind children, blind students, the
elderly population who are losing vision now, etc. Whenever we lose someone
in our state whether it be a death, someone moving to another state to start
school, a new job, etc. every effort should be made in recruiting more than
one person to replace what is lost. We also need to educate the medical
professions such as ophthalmologist, optometrist, nurses, and all other
people in the social work field about positive attitudes of blindness and
what we can do to help all blind people become the best they can be.

On a personal note, I am happy to report that on Monday, October 3, 2016, I
receive a letter from National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institue
Braille Certification Program that I have successfully passed the Unified
English Braille Proficiency Exam. Since 2004, I have been a Braille
Transcriber under the old code of English Braille American Edition otherwise
known as literary braille in the U.S. Now I will have another credential
added to my certification that I can transcribe any literary material by
following rules and guidelines written in the Unified English Braille
codebooks. Since I work for Clovernook Center for the Blind, I primarily do
braille proofreading in which my responsibility is held accountable for any
mistakes made by a transcriber not following rules written. It is wonderful
to have a network of transcribers and proofreaders in this state and around
the country that can provide support when needed. If there is something we
are not knowledgeable in such areas like Nemeth or scientific notation
whether it be computer notation, chemistry notation, music notation, or
textbook formatting, every effort is made to contact National Braille
Association and/or California Transcribers and Educators for the Blind and
Visually Impaired to ask questions when in doubt. There is no such thing as
stupid question. I can now help others learn the UEB code to become braille
proofreader or transcriber to anyone who is blind or sighted. There is a
severe shortage of professionals in this area right now. This course is
rigorous and for those who are still transcribing under the old code should
think very seriously in upgrading their skills. There are numerous ways to
learn the new code. I will mention some of the ways to anyone who is
considering doing that. It can be done and it's possible.

Have a great day everyone.

Sincerely,

Lisa Hall

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Lisa Hall
http://www.lisa-halls-world.org

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