[nobe-l] Fwd: [BANA-Announce] BANA Publishes Provisional Guidance for Transcribing Foreign Language Materials in UEB

[David Andrews]

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>Press Release
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>July 2015
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>For Immediate Release
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>Contact: Jennifer Dunnam, Chair
>Braille Authority of North America
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>BANA Publishes Provisional Guidance for Transcribing Foreign 
>Language Materials in UEB
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>At its face-to-face meeting in May, the Braille Authority of North 
>America (BANA) approved a new publication, Provisional Guidance for 
>Transcribing Foreign Language Materials in UEB. This publication is 
>now available on the BANA website at 
><http://mandrillapp.com/track/click/30489975/www.brailleauthority.org?p=eyJzIjoiV3MybDYySlpFWEZ0Yi11LXB5R3JCVWhIMzdVIiwidiI6MSwicCI6IntcInVcIjozMDQ4OTk3NSxcInZcIjoxLFwidXJsXCI6XCJodHRwOlxcXC9cXFwvd3d3LmJyYWlsbGVhdXRob3JpdHkub3JnXFxcL2ZvcmVpZ24tbGFuZ3VhZ2VcXFwvaW5kZXguaHRtbFwiLFwiaWRcIjpcIjFiZjhkN2RjYWM0OTRmM2VhMmMxMjYyMWFmZjhkZjViXCIsXCJ1cmxfaWRzXCI6W1wiYmE2MDJiZDExYWI5OTg1M2U2ZjdhOTQwNmUwNzFkNTA5MDM3Yzg4ZlwiXX0ifQ>http://www.brailleauthority.org/foreign-language/index.html. 
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>The rules of Unified English Braille (UEB) allow a range of 
>approaches for transcribing foreign language text. These methods 
>result in braille that is appropriate for a variety of types of 
>texts as well as for different groups of readers. Full details are 
>given in Rules of Unified English Braille 2013, Sections 13 and 14.
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>The provisional guidelines for foreign language describe four 
>general methods for foreign language transcription, which should be 
>suitable to cover the majority of cases. The publication describes 
>each of these methods and indicates the circumstances for which each 
>is most appropriate. Method 1 and Method 3 in particular are 
>recommended for particular situations.
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>The examples and some of the language used in this document are from 
>the publication by the United Kingdom Association for Accessible 
>Formats (UKAAF), "Transcribing Foreign Language Material in UEB," 
>and are used with permission.
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>BANA welcomes feedback from users of the methods described in this 
>publication.
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>NOTE: This press release is available in HTML on the BANA website at 
><http://mandrillapp.com/track/click/30489975/www.brailleauthority.org?p=eyJzIjoiSlFPSHZNSkxNamdXM3hPSV9lR25vTFJmQnZ3IiwidiI6MSwicCI6IntcInVcIjozMDQ4OTk3NSxcInZcIjoxLFwidXJsXCI6XCJodHRwOlxcXC9cXFwvd3d3LmJyYWlsbGVhdXRob3JpdHkub3JnXFxcL3ByZXNzcmVsZWFzZXNcXFwvcHItMjAxNS03Lmh0bWxcIixcImlkXCI6XCIxYmY4ZDdkY2FjNDk0ZjNlYTJjMTI2MjFhZmY4ZGY1YlwiLFwidXJsX2lkc1wiOltcIjU1NjM5Y2I5ZjM0ZDQyODkxMmI1NjAxMjQwOWMzZmNhYjViOTg3NTlcIl19In0>http://www.brailleauthority.org/pressreleases/pr-2015-7.html 
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>eighteen member organizations of braille producers, transcribers, 
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>literacy for tactile readers through the standardization of braille 
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         David Andrews and long white cane Harry.
E-Mail:  dandrews at visi.com or david.andrews at nfbnet.org
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