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<h1><b><a name="_GoBack"></a>Press
Release</b></h1><a name="_GoBack"></a><br>
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December 2017<br>
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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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<h1><b>BANA Holds Fall Meeting at Hadley Institute, <br>
Approves Region 4 Education Service Center’s Application for
Membership</b></h1>
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<dd>The Braille Authority of North America (BANA) held its fall 2017
meeting November 2-4 at The Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually
Impaired, a BANA member organization, in Winnetka, Illinois. <br><br>
<dd>During its three-day meeting, the BANA Board reviewed semiannual
reports from its eighteen general and technical committees, each of which
works on specific charges, and acted on committee recommendations.
Portions of the Thursday and Friday meetings were dedicated to further
development of BANA’s strategic planning. <br><br>
<dd>In addition, the Board approved the application for full BANA
membership of Texas' Region 4 Educational Service Center. Guy Toles was
welcomed as the Board representative for new BANA member AMAC
Accessibility Solutions and Research Center, and Johanna Anand was
welcomed as the new Board representative of Council of Schools and
Services for the Blind, a BANA associate member.<br><br>
<dd>The Board established the 2018 budget and elected officers for 2018.
The elected officers are:<br><br>
<dd>Chair: Jennifer Dunnam (National Federation of the Blind);<br><br>
<dd>Vice-chair: Sandra Ruconich (American Council of the Blind);<br><br>
<dd>Secretary: Dawn Gross (Alternate Text Production Center of the
California Community Colleges);<br><br>
<dd>Treasurer: Jackie Sheridan (National Braille Press). <br><br>
<dd>Frances Mary D'Andrea serves as BANA's Immediate Past Chair.<br><br>
<dd>BANA's spring 2018 meeting will take place at the Los Angeles Airport
Marriott Hotel, 5855 West Century Boulevard, Los Angeles, California
90045. The meeting will be hosted by Alternate Text Production Center of
the California Community Colleges (ATPC), a BANA member organization, and
will immediately precede the annual conference of the California
Transcribers and Educators of the Visually Impaired (CTEBVI).<br>
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