[Pibe-division] Fwd: [BANA-Announce] BANA Adopts Unified English Braille (UEB) for United States

[Kirsten Peterson]

Does anyone know where to find the timeline for the implementation of UEB?
I know it will likely take years before fully implemented, but I have a
young student who is just learning Braille, and I am wondering if I should
teach him UEB now, as he is just learning the Braille Code, or if I should
stick with teaching the Braille code as it is presented in his texts/novels
now.

Thanks for any guidance,
Kirsten

On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 7:15 PM, David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com> wrote:

>
> *Press Release
> *
>
> *November 2012
> *
>
> *
> *
>
> *For Immediate Release
>
> *
> CONTACT: Frances Mary D但ndrea, Chair
>
> Braille Authority of North America
>
> Phone: 412-521-5797
>
> Email: literacy2 at mindspring.com
>
> *
> *
>
> *BANA Adopts Unified English Braille (UEB) for United States
> *
>
>
>
> On November 2, 2012, the Braille Authority of North America (BANA) set a
> new course for the future of braille in the United States (U.S.) when it
> adopted Unified English Braille (UEB). The motion, which passed decisively,
> specifies that UEB will eventually replace the current English Braille
> American Edition and that the U.S. will retain the Nemeth Code for
> Mathematics and Science Notation.
>
>
>
> The transition to UEB will not be immediate and will follow a carefully
> crafted timeline. Implementation plans will be formulated with the input
> and participation of stakeholders from the consumer, education,
> rehabilitation, transcription, and production communities. Plans will take
> into consideration the various aspects of creating, teaching, learning, and
> using braille in a wide variety of settings. The plans will be designed to
> provide workable transitions for all involved in braille use and production
> and to minimize disruption for current braille readers.
>
>
>
> UEB is based on the current literary braille code and was developed with
> input from many people, primarily braille readers, who worked to achieve an
> optimal balance among many key factors. Those factors include keeping the
> general-purpose literary code as its base, allowing the addition of new
> symbols, providing flexibility for change as print changes, reducing the
> complexity of rules, and allowing greater accuracy in back translation.
>
>
>
> Letters and numbers will stay the same as they are in the current literary
> code. There will be some changes to punctuation, but most will remain the
> same. Some rules for the use of contractions will change. Nine contractions
> will be eliminated, and some contractions will be used more often. A FAQ
> providing more detail about changes is available on the BANA website.
>
>
>
> After implementation, the official braille codes for the United States
> will be *Unified English Braille*; *Nemeth Code for Mathematics and
> Science Notation, 1972 Revision* and published updates; *Music Braille
> Code, 1997*; and *The IPA Braille Code, 2008*.
>
>
>
> More detailed information about UEB and the motion that BANA passed can be
> found on the BANA website at www.brailleauthority.org .
>
>
>
>
>
> *The Board of BANA consists of appointed representatives from fifteen
> member organizations of braille producers, transcribers, teachers, and
> consumers.
> *
> *
> *
> *The mission and purpose of the Braille Authority of North America are to
> assure literacy for tactile readers through the standardization of braille
> and/or tactile graphics. BANA promotes and facilitates the use, teaching,
> and production of braille. It publishes rules, interprets, and renders
> opinions pertaining to braille in all existing codes. It deals with codes
> now in existence or to be developed in the future, in collaboration with
> other countries using English braille. In exercising its function and
> authority, BANA considers the effects of its decisions on other existing
> braille codes and formats; the ease of production by various methods; and
> acceptability to readers.
> *
>
>
>
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-- 
Kirsten M. Peterson, M.S.Ed.
Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments
Perandoe Special Education District
1525 Locust
Red Bud, IL 62278
(618) 282-6251 ext. 104


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