[Nfbmd] BANA Open Forum on Thursday at NFB

[Riccobono, Mark]

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>.



Below is the agenda for the gathering:


Braille Authority of North America
Open Forum
Hosted by National Federation of the Blind
Baltimore, MD
Nov. 3, 2011, 6:00-7:30 p.m.

Agenda

1. Welcome and Introduction: Judy Dixon, Chair of BANA and Frances Mary D'Andrea, Chair, Education & Outreach committee

2. Self-introductions of participants

3. Brief overview of how BANA works and how it communicates with constituents (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, articles, etc.).

4. This year, BANA has published a series of articles about the current state of braille. Now it’s your turn to tell it to BANA! We want to hear from you about:

A. How much should braille follow print?

B. How important is backtranslation (from braille to print) in your work and life? How much paper braille are you using, and for what purposes?

C. What worries do you have about braille?

D. How can BANA best meet the needs of readers, teachers, students, and transcribers in the 21st Century?

5. Other issues or topics to discuss?

Please visit BANA’s website, www.brailleauthority.org.

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Follow the directions in the confirmation email which will be sent automatically in response to a subscription request.




　
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