[rehab] Register now for the Unified English Braille Workshop in Orlando

[Edward Bell]

Unified English Braille Workshop

 

Sponsored by

National Blindness Professional Certification Board

National Organization of Professionals in Blindness Education

Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness

 

Rosen Centre Hotel

9840 International Drive

Orlando, Florida 32819

 

Tuesday, July 1, 2014 

2:00-5:00 PM

 

 

Participants will:

*        Obtain a working knowledge of UEB

*        Receive information about how code changes affect braille
production and instruction

*        Have hands-on practice and feedback on production and proofreading
of UEB

*        Be given resources for additional practice

*        Learn about National Certification in UEB 

 

Participants are responsible for:

*        Registering prior to the deadline (Space is limited)

*        Providing their own Perkins Braillewriter, note taker with braille
display,  or slate and stylus

 

Participants will be provided with:

*        Braille paper for written work 

*        Comprehensive handouts in print or braille 

*        Various practice materials

 

Cost and logistics: 

*        Participation in the workshop is $40 for professionals and $20 for
consumers and students. 

Register as a "student" if you are a consumer. 

*        Everyone must register to confirm their participation as seating
will be limited. 

*        Continuing Learning Units (CLU) will be provided to workshop
participants 

 

Register now at:

 <https://nbpcb.org/members/er.php?eid=193>
https://nbpcb.org/members/er.php?eid=193

For additional information or questions please contact Maria at
<mailto:braille at nbpcb.org> braille at nbpcb.org or (318) 299-8310

 

 

 

Edward C. Bell, Ph.D., CRC, NOMC

 

REGISTER TO TAKE THE NATIONAL CERTIFICATION IN LITERARY BRAILLE (NCLB) Exam
<http://www.nbpcb.org/pages/announcements.php>
http://www.nbpcb.org/pages/announcements.php

 

Director, Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness
Louisiana Tech University

210 Woodard Hall

PO Box 3158

Ruston LA  71272

Office: 318.257.4554

Fax: 318.257.2259 (Fax)

Skype: edwardbell2010

 <mailto:ebell at latech.edu> ebell at latech.edu

 <http://www.latech.edu/instituteonblindness>
www.latech.edu/instituteonblindness

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brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and
died in cotton fields and sweatshops."

-- Stephen Jay Gould