[Ncabs] Braille Code Changes

[Alan A. Chase]

Some of you may know that the Braille Authority of North American (BANA) is
making some changes to the current braille code.  Unified English Braille
(UEB) will replace the current system.

Down the road, The Hadley School will be offering a distance-education
course for sighted professionals who know the current braille code and want
to update their skills to UEB (Unified English Braille). The course will
provide self-correcting exercises for drill and assignments graded by an
instructor. It will include comparisons between the current literary code
and UEB to facilitate the learning. We will be developing a similar course
for current tactile braille readers.

Watch the BANA website (www.brailleauthority.org) for announcements about
the application of the UEB code in the United States, and the Hadley
website (www.hadley.edu) for announcements about these and other courses.

-- 
*Alan A. Chase, M.Ed.*
Occupational Course of Study Teacher, New Hanover County Schools
Program Coordinator, Envisioning Youth Empowerment Retreat
President, North Carolina Association of Blind Students
Secretary, Governor Morehead School Alumni Association