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<div align="center"><b>Press Release<br><br>
October 15, 2014<br><br>
For Immediate Release<br>
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CONTACT: Frances Mary D’Andrea, Chair<br><br>
Braille Authority of North America<br><br>
Phone: 412-521-5797<br><br>
Email:
<a href="mailto:literacy2@mindspring.com">literacy2@mindspring.com</a><br>
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<div align="center"><b>BANA Offers New Publication<i>The UEB
Reader<br><br>
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The Braille Authority of North America (BANA) is pleased to make
available <i>The UEB Reader</i>, a resource designed to introduce braille
readers to Unified English Braille (UEB). This introductory hardcopy
braille booklet incorporates into one document several key resources
found on the BANA website. <i>The UEB Reader </i>is available free of
charge upon request.<br><br>
<i>The UEB Reader </i>includes content from BANA’s publication<i>,
Overview of Changes from Current Literary Braille to UEB</i>, plus
several example documents transcribed in UEB for readers to use as
practice. This resource was compiled to help current braille readers
become more familiar with UEB and to assist braille readers,
transcribers, teachers, and families as they make the transition to
UEB.<br><br>
To receive a free braille copy of <i>The UEB Reader</i>, contact Kim
Charlson at
<a href="mailto:kim.charlson@perkins.org">kim.charlson@perkins.org</a>
with your name and address for mailing purposes. Requests for the UEB
Reader including your name, address, and phone number can also be left on
the UEB Information Line at 617-972-7248.<br><br>
NOTE: This press release is available in HTML on the BANA website at
<a href="http://www.brailleauthority.org/pressreleases/pr-2014-10-15.html">
http://www.brailleauthority.org/pressreleases/pr-2014-10-15.html</a>t
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For additional resource information, visit
<a href="http://www.brailleauthority.org">www.brailleauthority.org</a><br>
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<i>The Board of BANA consists of appointed representatives from seventeen
member organizations of braille producers, transcribers, teachers, and
consumers.<br><br>
The mission of the Braille Authority of North America is to assure
literacy for tactile readers through the standardization of braille
and/or tactile graphics. <br><br>
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The purpose of BANA is to promote and to facilitate the uses, teaching,
and production of braille. Pursuant to this purpose, BANA will promulgate
rules, make interpretations, and render opinions pertaining to braille
codes and guidelines for the<b> </b>provisions of literary and technical
materials and related forms and formats of embossed materials now in
existence or to be developed in the future for the use of blind persons
in North America. When appropriate, BANA shall accomplish these
activities<b> </b>in international collaboration with countries using
English braille. In exercising its function and authority, BANA shall
consider the effects of its decisions on other existing braille codes and
guidelines, forms and formats; ease of production by various methods; and
acceptability to readers.<br><br>
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