[Nfbk] [BANA-Announce] Braille Formats Implementation Date Release

[Joey Couch]

From: Kim.Charlson at perkins.org
Date: Thu, 24 May 2012 13:00:00 +0000
Subject: [BANA-Announce] Braille Formats Implementation Date Release

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Press Release

May 2012

For Immediate Release

CONTACT: Frances Mary D'Andrea, Chair

Braille Authority of North America

Phone: 412-521-5797

Email: literacy2 at mindspring.com<mailto: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
www.brailleauthority.org<http://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

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.

Joey Couch
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