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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Hi Cathy,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Sorry, I can't be availabel until 9:30PM.
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<DIV>Best, Pamela</DIV>
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<A title=cathyj1949@gmail.com href="mailto:cathyj1949@gmail.com">Cathy
Jackson</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=nfbk@nfbnet.org
href="mailto:nfbk@nfbnet.org">Nfbk</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, February 18, 2013 5:50
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Nfbk] Fwd: [Nfbnet-master-list]
Fwd: [BANA-Announce] BANA RecentActions Release</DIV>
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<DIV>Take a minute to read.</DIV>
<DIV>Cathy<BR><BR>Sent from my iPhone</DIV>
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<DIV><B>From:</B> David Andrews <<A
href="mailto:dandrews@visi.com">dandrews@visi.com</A>><BR><B>Date:</B>
February 16, 2013, 3:34:10 PM EST<BR><B>To:</B> <A
href="mailto:nfbnet-master-list@nfbnet.org">nfbnet-master-list@nfbnet.org</A>,<BR><B>Subject:</B>
<B>[Nfbnet-master-list] Fwd: [BANA-Announce] BANA Recent Actions
Release</B><BR><BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite">From: <<A
href="mailto:Kim.Charlson@Perkins.org">Kim.Charlson@Perkins.org</A>><BR>To:
<<A
href="mailto:BANA-Announce@brailleauthority.org">BANA-Announce@brailleauthority.org</A>><BR>Date:
Fri, 15 Feb 2013 22:42:09 +0000<BR>Subject: [BANA-Announce] BANA Recent
Actions Release<BR><BR>
<DIV align=center><B>Press Release<BR></B></DIV><BR>
<DIV align=center><B>February 2013<BR></B></DIV><BR>
<DIV align=center><BR> </DIV><BR>
<DIV align=center><B>For Immediate Release<BR><BR></B></DIV>CONTACT:
Frances Mary D’Andrea, Chair<BR><BR>Braille Authority of
<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /> North
America<BR><BR>Phone: 412-521-5797<BR><BR>Email: <A
href="mailto:literacy2@mindspring.com"><FONT
color=#0000ff>literacy2@mindspring.com</FONT></A><FONT
color=#0000ff><BR></FONT><BR>
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<DIV align=center><B>Recent Actions: BANA Adopts UEB for United States;
Elects Officers, Approves Modifications of Nemeth Code and Computer
Braille Code<BR></B></DIV><BR> <BR><BR>The Braille Authority of North
America (BANA) held its 2012 fall meeting on November 2 – 4 in Los
Angeles, CA. The Braille Institute of America (BIA), a BANA member
organization, hosted the meeting. A well-attended Open Forum provided an
opportunity for participants to learn more about the workings of BANA and
to provide feedback. Members of the BANA Board reviewed the history and
rationale behind <I>Unified English Braille </I>(UEB)<I> </I>and responded
to participants’ questions and concerns about its adoption.<BR><BR>During
its three-day meeting, the BANA Board reviewed and acted on semiannual
reports from its eighteen committees and deliberated issues and challenges
facing braille users and producers. Based on recommendations from BANA
technical committees, the following rulings were
approved:<BR><BR><U>Modification to Section 191 of the Nemeth Code</U>: A
minor wording change to Section 191 of the Nemeth Code was recommended by
the BANA Mathematics Technical Committee and approved by the BANA Board.
By removing the word "outlines" from this section of the Nemeth Code,
transcribers can use the nested list format detailed in <I>Braille
Formats: Principles of Print-to-Braille Transcription, 2011</I> when
transcribing outlines and tables of contents in Nemeth. This change is
effective immediately, and it is posted on the BANA
website.<BR><BR><U>Minor change in wording of the Computer Braille Code
Update:</U> The Board approved a clarification to the Computer Braille
Code Special Symbols Update 2010. This update makes clear the fact that
CBC symbols are to be listed on the Special Symbols page in a specific
order. This clarification is reflected in the files on the BANA
website.<BR><BR><U>Document approved – <I>Application of the Formats
Guidelines 2011 to Nemeth Transcriptions</I>:</U> BANA’s Mathematics
Braille Technical Committee created a document that provides a quick guide
to the updated <I>Braille Formats: Principles of Print-to-Braille
Transcription, 2011</I> for transcribers and proofreaders who produce
Nemeth code materials. The Board approved this document, and it will soon
be posted on the BANA website.<BR><BR> <BR><BR>BANA welcomed a new
member organization, the Alternate Text Production Center of the
California Community Colleges (ATPC), and their representative to the
Board, Sandy Greenberg. BANA also welcomed two new Board Representatives –
Nancy Niebrugge from the Braille Institute of America and Jackie Sheridan
from National Braille Press.<BR><BR> <BR><BR>The Board elected
officers for the 2013 calendar year, and they are:
<BR><BR> <BR><BR><B>Chair: Frances Mary D’Andrea</B>, representing
the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB); <BR><BR><B>Vice Chair: Mary
Nelle McLennan</B>, representing the American Printing House for the Blind
(APH);<BR><BR><B>Secretary: Jennifer Dunnam</B>, representing the National
Federation of the Blind (NFB);<BR><BR><B>Treasurer: Sue Reilly,</B>
representing the California Transcribers and Educators of the Blind and
Visually Impaired (CTEBVI); and<BR><BR><B>Immediate Past Chair: Judy
Dixon</B>, representing the National Library Service for the Blind and
Physically Handicapped (NLS).<BR><BR> <BR><BR>As reported in a press
release distributed in early November 2012, the most notable action by the
Board was the adoption of the <I>Unified Braille Code</I> (UEB) in the
United States. The transition to UEB will take time and will require
extensive preparation and coordination. The transition will follow a
carefully crafted implementation timeline and plan that will take into
consideration the various aspects of using, teaching, and producing
braille. At its November meeting, the BANA Board appointed a UEB
Implementation Task Force, which is constructing an implementation plan
that will reflect input from the diverse communities involved in using,
teaching, learning, and producing braille. Opportunities for input into
the implementation plan will continue through the summer and fall as well
as throughout the transition period. After the implementation plan is put
into action and the transition time is determined, the official braille
codes for the United States will be <I>Unified English Braille</I>;
<I>Nemeth Code for Mathematics and Science Notation, 1972 Revision</I> and
published updates; <I>Music Braille Code, 1997</I>; and <I>The IPA Braille
Code, 2008</I>. <BR><BR> <BR><BR>BANA’s next meeting will be
sponsored by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped (NLS). Meetings will be held at the Library of Congress in
Washington, DC. The dates of this spring meeting will be April 11 through
13, 2013, with the Open Forum scheduled for Saturday, April 13 at the
Arlington, VA, Public Library. Observers are welcome; however, interested
guests must register in advance with the BANA Chair in order to conform
with special security requirements and procedures for entry to federal
buildings. Additional details about the spring meeting and the Open Forum
will be announced soon.<BR><BR> <BR><BR>For additional resource
information, visit <A
href="http://www.brailleauthority.org/">www.brailleauthority.org</A>
<BR><BR><I>The Board of BANA consists of appointed representatives from
fifteen member organizations of braille producers, transcribers, teachers,
and consumers.<BR></I><BR><I>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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