[Nfbk] [BANA-Announce] BANA Publishes Full Article on the Evolution of Braille

[Nickie Pearl]

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Evolution of Braille


>Press Release
>February 2012
>For Immediate Release
>CONTACT: Frances Mary D'Andrea, Chair
>Braille Authority of North America
>Phone: 412-521--5797
>Email:
>literacy2 at mindspring.com
>BANA Publishes Full Article on the Evolution of Braille
>The Braille Authority of North America (BANA) has released the final 
>segment
>of a three-part article on the evolution of braille, which was authored by 
>the
>BANA Board. The article is titled "The Evolution of Braille: Can the Past 
>Help
>Plan the Future?" and is posted on the BANA website at:
>www.brailleauthority.org.
>Those who have followed this article know that Part One focuses on the
>changing nature of communication methods used by braille readers. It also
>looks at other relevant transitions, such as how blind children are 
>educated,
>the range of available technologies, and the evolution of braille and 
>print.
>Part Two of the article focuses on the complexities of code building as 
>well as
>on current challenges in transcription, translation, and backtranslation of
>braille. In Part Three, BANA presents possible solutions to the pressing 
>issues
>described in the first two parts.
>The three individual segments of the article are available on the BANA
>website. In addition, the three parts have been combined into one
>consolidated piece, which is also available at
>www.brailleauthority.org.
>BANA encourages everyone who is interested in the future of braille to read
>and consider the implications and the challenges presented in this article. 
>We
>also invite your feedback and comments.
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>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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