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<h1><b><a name="_GoBack"></a>Press
Release</b></h1><a name="_GoBack"></a><br>
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December 2016<br>
For Immediate Release<br>
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Contact: Jennifer Dunnam, Chair<br>
Braille Authority of North America<br>
612-767-5658<br>
chair@brailleauthority.org<br><br>
<h1><b>BANA Takes Action at Fall Meeting in Atlanta, GA</b></h1><br><br>
The Braille Authority of North America (BANA) held its 2016 fall meeting
November 3–5 in Atlanta, Georgia. The American Foundation for the Blind
(AFB), a BANA member organization, hosted the meeting, which took place
at the Center for the Visually Impaired. <br><br>
During its three-day meeting, the BANA Board reviewed semiannual reports
from its eighteen committees and acted on committee recommendations. The
Board also engaged in thought-provoking analyses designed to feed into an
updated strategic plan. In addition, the Board reviewed and considered
the results of the survey completed by delegates to the 2016 UEB
Transition Forum. The delegates' feedback is helping inform the
development of BANA’s updated strategic imperatives and decision-making
processes. <br><br>
The Board established the 2017 budget and elected officers for 2017. The
officers are Chair: Jennifer Dunnam (National Federation of the Blind);
Vice-chair: Sandra Ruconich (American Council of the Blind); Secretary:
Dawn Gross (Alternate Text Production Center); Treasurer: Jackie Sheridan
(National Braille Press).<br><br>
The Board recognized that 2016 marks BANA's 40th anniversary of promoting
literacy for tactile readers in the U.S. and Canada. Remarkably, five
individuals who have served as BANA Chair were in attendance: Darleen
Bogart, Kim Charlson, Frances Mary D’Andrea, Judy Dixon, and Jennifer
Dunnam. Together, these Past Chairs represent nearly two decades of BANA
leadership.<br><br>
BANA's spring meeting will occur at the San Francisco Marriott Hotel on
March 12–14, 2017, in conjunction with the annual meeting of the
California Transcribers and Educators of the Blind and Visually Impaired
(CTEBVI), also a BANA member organization.<br><br>
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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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