[Nfb-krafters-korner] FW: BANA open forum November 3, 2011

Tue Sep 27 14:02:02 UTC 2011

The Braille Authority of North America, BANA, sets standards for Braille transcribers. They are "the big Kahuna" in the American-English Braille world. I noticed this craft item in their announcement (posted below):

"Discussions will include the revision of the formats guidelines publication and the guidelines for knit and crochet, which have been submitted for approval."

I am going to the Open Forum (I've already emailed to ask for a seat) but not sure yet whether I want to give up my weekend to listen in on their board meeting which will surely be full of nit-picking details about Braille that I won't understand. If any of you Krafters Korner folks are coming, let me know so I can say hi, okay?  Also I live here in Baltimore and work at NFB HQ so can answer transportation questions if you take an Amtrak train or bus or car to get here.

Your Viking wire-weaver friend,

Lorraine Rovig

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Press Release

September 2011

For Immediate Release
CONTACT: Judy Dixon, Chair
Braille Authority of North America
Phone: 202-707-0722, Email: jdix at loc.gov

BANA Invites Guests to Fall Board Meeting in Baltimore

The Braille Authority of North America (BANA) will hold its second semiannual meeting on November 3-6, 2011, in Baltimore, MD.  This meeting is hosted by the National Federation of the Blind (NFB), a BANA member organization. Meetings on November 4 and 5 will take place at the NFB headquarters on Friday and Saturday. The NFB headquarters is located at 200 East Wells Street. BANA's final session will be held Sunday morning, ending at noon, at the Baltimore - Inner Harbor Holiday Inn. The hotel is located at 301 W. Lombard Street.

BANA will host an Open Forum on Thursday, November 3, at 6:00 P.M. at the NFB headquarters. This forum provides an opportunity for participants to learn more about the workings of BANA and to provide feedback to the Board about braille. BANA Board members want to hear participants' views about issues surrounding braille and its future. Braille readers, teachers, and producers of braille are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to participate in a round-table discussion and to engage in a dialogue with the members of the BANA Board. To reserve your space at the Open Forum and to help ensure accurate counts for handouts, contact Judy Dixon at 202-707-0722 or jdix at loc.gov<mailto:jdix at loc.gov>.

Guests are invited to attend the BANA Board meetings and to observe the deliberations. Items on the Board's agenda include reports from all of BANA's committees as well as from September's World Congress Braille21 conference in Leipzig, Germany. Discussions will include the revision of the formats guidelines publication and the guidelines for knit and crochet, which have been submitted for approval. Space is limited. To reserve a seat, please contact BANA Chair Judy Dixon.

For additional resource information, visit www.brailleauthority.org<http://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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From: greater-baltimore-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:greater-baltimore-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jensen, Meleah
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:20 AM
To: NFB of Maryland Baltimore Chapter Discussion List
Cc: NFB of Maryland e-mail list
Subject: [Greater-baltimore] BANA open forum

    Good morning everyone,

Attached to this message you will find the press release discussing the upcoming BANA Forum which will be held at the NFB Jernigan Institute on November 3. Anyone is welcome to attend, however if you are the parent of a blind child, I would especially encourage you to come out and make your voice heard.

If you have any questions please feel free to use the information in my signature to contact me.

Warmest regards,

Meleah H. Jensen, MS

National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute

200 East Wells Street at Jernigan Place

Baltimore, MD 21230

Phone: 410-659-9314 ext. 2418

Fax: 410-659-5129

Email: mjensen at nfb.org<mailto:mjensen at nfb.org>

Web Site: www.nfb.org<http://www.nfb.org/>
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