[nabs-l] Fwd: [BANA-Announce] Braille Formats ImplementationDate Release

Humberto Avila avila.bert.humberto2 at gmail.com
Thu May 24 21:49:14 UTC 2012


Here is the article, if this didn't come through. It was copied and pasted
from an original post that Mr. Andrews also posted to the Blind Talk list:


>[]
>
>Press Release
>May 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
>
>
>Implementation Date Set for 2011 Braille Formats
>
>
>
>On April 24, BANA released the new Braille Formats: Principles of 
>Print-to-Braille Transcription, 2011. This completely revised 
>publication is available in three accessible electronic versions: 
>enhanced PDF, BRF, and online HTML. These are available at 
><http://www.brailleauthority.org/>www.brailleauthority.org and are 
>offered without charge. Print and braille versions will be available 
>for purchase from the American Printing House for the Blind later this
year.
>
>This is an extensive revision of the previous formats publication. 
>Appendix A of the new publication provides a quick reference of 
>changes and additions.
>
>The official implementation date for use of Braille Formats 2011 is 
>January 1, 2013. The principles set forth in the Braille Formats 
>2011 supersede all previous formats documents, including the rules 
>and appendices regarding formatting given in English Braille 
>American Edition (EBAE).
>
>BANA wishes to thank the tireless members of the Braille Formats 
>Technical Committee and their Chair Lynnette Taylor for their decade 
>of work and commitment that made this publication possible.
>
>
>Direct link to this press release on the BANA website: 
><http://www.brailleauthority.org/pressreleases/pr-may2012.html>http://www.b
railleauthority.org/pressreleases/pr-may2012.html
>
>
>
>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. 

-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Sophie Trist
Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 12:04 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Fwd: [BANA-Announce] Braille Formats
ImplementationDate Release

I don't see why BANA feels it must change the perfectly good Nemeth code
that millions of blind users already know. There's nothing wrong with
Nemeth.Sent from my iPhone

On May 24, 2012, at 9:49 AM, Joshua Lester <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu>
wrote:

> I think the formats that wil be emplemented, will also be the changes
> to the Nemeth Braille code, for math, that I've been fighting against.
> Blessings, Joshua
> 
> On 5/24/12, Brandon Keith Biggs <brandonkeithbiggs at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hello,
>> The article didn't come through.
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Brandon Keith Biggs
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: David Andrews
>> Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 6:20 AM
>> To: david.andrews at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [nabs-l] Fwd: [BANA-Announce] Braille Formats Implementation
Date
>> Release
>> 
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