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<div align="center"><b>PRESS RELEASE<br><br>
February 2010<br><br>
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<i>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br><br>
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</i></b>CONTACT: Judith Dixon, Chairperson<br><br>
Braille Authority of <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
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America<br><br>
PHONE: 1-202-707-0722<br><br>
E-MAIL: <a href="mailto:jdix@loc.gov">jdix@loc.gov</a><br><br>
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<b>BANA Adopts<i> IPA: Braille<br><br>
(International Phonetics Alphabet: Braille) <br><br>
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The Braille Authority of North America (BANA) announces that it has
adopted IPA Braille as the authorized BANA code for phonetics. This is a
braille code for the transcription of the International Phonetic Alphabet
as revised 2005 under the auspices of the International Council on
English Braille (ICEB). Further information about the development and
revision of this international code for phonetics may be found at the
ICEB website at
<a href="http://www.iceb.org/icebipa.htm">
http://www.iceb.org/icebipa.htm</a>. <br><br>
<h3><b>Electronic files of this code may be found on the ICEB website as
well as that of the Braille Authority of North America at
<a href="http://www.brailleauthority.org/">
http://www.brailleauthority.org</a> in the Publications link. The
following formats are available: </b></h3><b>Print Document<br><br>
</b>- IPA Braille (PDF
[Adobe] file format, 61 pages) <br><br>
<b>Braille Files (.brf format)<br><br>
</b>- IPA Braille - Part
1 (BRF format, 25 lines per page by 40 cells per line, 116 pages)
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- IPA Braille - Part 2
Introduction (BRF format, 25 lines per page by 28 cells per line, 13
pages) <br><br>
<b>Braille Files (Duxbury.dbx format)<br><br>
</b>- IPA Braille - Part
1<br><br>
- IPA Braille - Part 2
Introduction<br><br>
<b>Corel Draw File (cdr tactile graphics format)<br><br>
</b>- IPA Braille - Part
2 Tactile (CDR [Corel] format, 28 pages) <br><br>
<b>PDF File (Adobe .pdf tactile graphics format)<br><br>
</b>- IPA Braille - Part
2 Tactile (PDF [Adobe] format, 28 pages) <br><br>
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<i>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.<br><br>
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For additional resource information, visit
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www.brailleauthority.org<br><br>
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