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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">2015 NBA Fall Professional Development Conference<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Louisville, Kentucky<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Celebrating 70 Years of Service!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Thursday, October 22, 2015 - Saturday, October 24, 2015</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Calling all Transcribers, TVIs, Paraprofessionals, and other professionals,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">I would like to extend an invitation to the National Braille Association Fall 2015 Professional Development Conference
</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">and the continuing celebration of our 70<sup>th</sup> anniversary year. From October 22<sup>nd</sup> to
</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""> October 24</span><sup><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">th</span></sup><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">, we will convene in historic Louisville, Kentucky! Louisville,</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#252525;background:white">
also known as the Gateway to the South, is sometimes referred to as either one of the northernmost Southern cities or as one of the southernmost Northern cities in the United States, and</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""> is the home of the
American Printing House for the Blind, the oldest producer of braille books in the United States, and the famous Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby!
</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">We are pleased to announce that we will be offering workshops on the Unified English Braille (UEB) code, perfect fare to accommodate the January 4, 2016 implementation of the Unified English
Braille Code in the United States. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Join us to </span>
<span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#222222;background:white">Explore how the Nemeth code can work within a Unified English Braille (UEB) context. We will discuss the necessary symbols and formats complete with a number of examples. The material
for this workshop has been prepared according to BANA's, "Provisional Guidance for Transcription Using the Nemeth Code within UEB Contexts."
</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Will UEBe Ready? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">** This will be the last National Braille Association conference
<b>until</b> the Fall of 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Additionally, we will be offering a three-day “Braille Boot Camp, featuring UEB” as well as numerous other workshops to choose from. Some workshops are limited in the number of participants,
so don’t delay in registering. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Our host is the historic Galt House, located on the Ohio River. This is the largest hotel in Kentucky. The room rate is $139.00 per night for single or double occupancy. Reservations must be
made on or before September 28, 2015 to receive the conference rate. Registration Rates are posted on the NBA webpage. To register, and for additional information, visit our website:
</span><a href="http://www.nationalbraille.org"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">www.nationalbraille.org</span></a><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas">Jana Hertz<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas">Certified Braille Transcriber/Alternate Media Specialist
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas">Program for Visually Impaired Students
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas">George White Elementary School P-5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas">25422 Chapparosa Park Drive<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas">Laguna Niguel, CA 92677<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas">(949) 489-7484<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas">Fax (949) 249-6781<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">CTEBVI Literary Specialist<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">National Braille Association - Vice President<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">National Braille Association - Public Relations & Marketing<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">National Braille Association - Educator Services Committee<o:p></o:p></p>
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