[Nfbofnc] FW: Braille Test Scheduled for Washington & New York

[Tim Jones]

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Tim Jones

VP, National Federation of the Blind of N.C.

Phone: 704-491-1486

Email:  <mailto:tjnc2 at carolina.rr.com> tjnc2 at carolina.rr.com

 



 

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From: Braille Certification [mailto:braille at nbpcb.org] 
Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 5:40 PM
To: Louise Walch
Subject: Braille Test Scheduled for Washington & New York

 

Dear NFB Affiliates,

 

As you know, testing for the National Certification in Literary Braille
(NCLB) will be held at our upcoming Washington Seminar. The deadline for
early registration is this Friday, January 9th, so those planning to certify
should apply promptly. We are also pleased to announce that testing is soon
to be held in New York in March, and plans are in progress for testing in
several other states.

 

Please help us get the word out.

 

Best regards,

 

Louise

 

Louise G. Walch
NBPCB Coordinator

210-464-6144
Braille at nbpcb.org
www.nbpcb.org <http://www.nbpcb.org/> 

 

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THE NATIONAL CERTIFICATION IN

LITERARY BRAILLE (NCLB)

 

As you may be aware, the National Literary Braille Competency Test (NLBCT)
of the National Library Service (NLS) has been transferred to the
administration of the National Blindness Professional Certification Board
(NBPCB). With the NLBCT as its cornerstone, the NBPCB has established the
National Certification in Literary Braille (NCLB), which is a complete
professional credential that requires recertification on a five year cycle.
Individuals who were certified with the NLBCT prior to 2006 will need to
retest through the NBPCB; however, the initial fee may be waived if the
applicant can show proof of original NLBCT credential.

 

The NCLB is currently the only nationally recognized certification in
literary Braille. The examination has not been substantially changed from
its earlier version once administered by the NLS, however a five year
recertification requirement has been instituted in the interest of
maintaining high standards. The exam is not aimed at transcribers. Rather,
it is a valid test of a person's ability to competently read, write, and
understand contracted, literary Braille, and is being targeted to all
individuals who teach Braille professionally, and/or those seeking to be
credentialed in this area.

 

The next exams scheduled for 2009 are:

 

WASHINGTON, DC

Date:                Saturday, February 7, 2009

Time:                8:00am-5:00pm (Doors close 8:30am)

Location:          Holiday Inn Capitol (Columbia II)

550 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20024

Cost:                $250 combined application/testing fee

Deadline:          Friday, January 9, 2009 (or $275 late registration
January 10-25)

 

NEW YORK, NY

Date:                Sunday, March 15, 2009

Time:                8:00am-5:00pm (Doors close 8:30am)

Location:          Lighthouse International (6th Floor Studio/Jr. Ballroom)

111 East 59th Street, New York, NY 10022-1202

Cost:                $250 combined application/testing fee

Deadline:          Sunday, February 15, 2009 (or $275 late registration Feb
16-Mar 1)

 

To apply online go to:

 <http://www.nbpcb.org/nclb/application/>
http://www.nbpcb.org/nclb/application/

 

or to download the NCLB Candidate Guidelines please visit:

 <http://www.nbpcb.org/nclb/> http://www.nbpcb.org/nclb/

 

Subsequent NCLB examinations will be convened wherever an appropriate venue
can be procured, and sufficient applicant numbers make it possible. For
additional information please visit the NBPCB website at:
<http://www.nbpcb.org/> www.nbpcb.org, call the NBPCB office at (318)
257-4554, or contact Louise Walch, NBPCB Coordinator, at:
<http://mail.nbpcb.org/src/compose.php?send_to=braille%40nbpcb.org>
braille at nbpcb.org.

 

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