[Nfbmd] Fw: [Md-sligo] FW: Open Forum

[Debbie Brown]

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From: "Brown, Debbie via Md-sligo" <md-sligo at nfbnet.org>
To: "'Sligo Creek Chapter list, NFB of Maryland'" <md-sligo at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2014 10:16 AM
Subject: [Md-sligo] FW: Open Forum


> Here is information about the Braille Authority of North America Open 
> Forum to be held in Alexandria on the morning of Saturday, November 8. 
> This is an opportunity to get your hands on more samples of UEB.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Judith M. Dixon [mailto:jdix at loc.gov]
> Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2014 9:35 AM
> To: Brown, Debbie
> Subject: Open Forum
>
>
> Braille Authority to Hold Open Forum in Alexandria on November 8th
>
> On Saturday, November 8, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM, the Braille Authority 
> of North America (BANA) will host an Open Forum at the AER headquarters 
> located at 1703 N. Beauregard Street, Suite 440, Alexandria, VA 22311. The 
> Open Forum agenda will include an overview of progress made toward the 
> transition to Unified English Braille, as well as ongoing plans for 
> informing braille readers and preparing educators and transcribers about 
> specific code changes. Participants will also be given the opportunity to 
> read and discuss example documents transcribed in UEB.
>
> This event provides a venue for participants to discuss braille with the 
> Board and to learn more about the workings of BANA. Open Forum 
> participants are encouraged to express their views and suggestions 
> surrounding braille and its future. Braille readers, teachers, and 
> students as well as producers and distributors of braille are encouraged 
> to take advantage of this opportunity to participate in a round-table 
> discussion with the members of the BANA Board. To reserve your space at 
> the Open Forum and to help ensure accurate counts for handouts, contact:
>
> Frances Mary D'Andrea
> Braille Authority of North America
> Phone: 412-521-5797
> Email: literacy2 at mindspring.com
>
> For additional  resource information, visit www.brailleauthority.org.
>
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