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<h1><b><a name="_GoBack"></a>Publication

Announcement</b></h1><a name="_GoBack"></a><br>

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<h1><b>Final Release of Braille Formats, 2016 <br>

</i>Now Available on BANA Website!</b></h1><br><br>

<b>November</b> 2017<br>

For Immediate Release<br><br>

<font face="Verdana">The 2016 revision of </font><i>Braille Formats:

Principles of Print-to-Braille Transcription</i><font face="Verdana">

aligns BANA’s braille formatting guidelines with Unified English

Braille (UEB). Earlier this year, BANA posted a pre-publication version

and offered an open comment period for users to provide input. BANA has

incorporated this feedback and now provides this final publication on the

BANA website. We have also posted a change log that lists critical

changes made to the Pre-Publication version. Links are provided

below.<br>

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<i>Braille Formats: Principles of Print-to-Braille Transcription,

2016</i> is available in three accessible electronic versions: BRF,

enhanced PDF, and online HTML. Hard copy print and braille will be

available at a later date from the American Printing House for the Blind

(APH). <br><br>

<font face="Verdana">BANA is grateful to its Braille Formats Committee

for their diligent work in revising BANA’s formatting guidelines to

align with UEB. We especially thank Cindi Laurent, Formats Committee

Chair, and Clovernook’s Saul Garza, Board Liaison to the Formats

Committee, for their expertise in braille transcription, which made this

revision possible, and for their tenacity in creating the BRF files.

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<font face="Verdana">We also owe a huge debt of gratitude to BANA

Publications Committee members Susan Christensen, Sandy Smith, and Ruth

Rozen for their immense skill and tireless work in creating the PDF and

HTML versions of <i>Braille Formats, 2016</i>, and for assuring

accessibility of its content.<br>

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<h2><font size=4><b>Available Versions</b></font></h2><br><br>

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<h3><b>Downloads</b></h3><br><br>

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<h3><b>Download BRF:</b></h3><br><br>

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specifically designed to provide navigation for all users. Screen reader

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Braille Formats 2016 single PDF file</a> (zipped) <br><br>

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Braille Formats 2016 Enhanced PDF portfolio</a> (zipped) is a collection

of individual files in a single PDF container. The portfolio is useful

for those who want the files packaged together. Those who use screen

readers will likely find the individual files easier to use.<br><br>

<h3><b>Online</b></h3><br><br>

HTML version: This online version includes a customized search function

specific to the online files. The HTML version is not formatted for

printing.<br>

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<h3><b>Change Log for Braille Formats 2016 </b></h3><br><br>

The Change Log provides a list of the critical changes made to the

Pre-Publication version.<br><br>

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Excel file</a><br><br>

The Board of BANA consists of appointed representatives from seventeen

member organizations of braille producers, transcribers, teachers, and

consumers. For more information, visit

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www.brailleauthority.org</a><br><br>

Contact: Jennifer Dunnam, Chair<br>

Braille Authority of North America<br>

612-767-5658<br>

<a href="mailto:chair@brailleauthority.org">chair@brailleauthority.org</a>

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