August 2023 Webinars
Join us this month for these four free webinars!
These webinars are entirely free to anyone and don’t require registration. As long as you have an internet connection, you can click the join link below each description a few minutes before start time, and you’re in! These are intended to run short, so the content portion is typically around 15 minutes long, and then there’s a few minutes for any questions. We want you to be able to learn some new tricks without having to take a lot of time out of your busy day!
We hope you’ll be able to join us live, but if you can’t, remember that we record all our webinars. Those recordings are housed in the archive, and are available to current NBA members. If you want to watch later, just sign in with your member account, navigate to the skills area you’re looking for, and hit play! If you’re not a member and want access to training videos, checkout this page for more info about membership.
Prison Braille Services
Preparing and Supporting Reentry: Working with the Department of Corrections and Resources from State to State
Presenter: Nancy Mothersele, Member, Prison Braille Services Committee
Date: Thursday, August 17th at 2:00p ET
Description: This webinar will explore the steps needed to prepare for reentry, the resources available, and how to use them. We will discuss how to set up a meeting with the offender to begin implementing a plan for their future. Also, we will talk about the different rules encountered when working with various states and their Departments of Correction.
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Music Braille
Grouping Of Notes
Presenter: Kathleen Cantrell, Chair, Music Braille Committee
Date: Monday, August 21st at 1:00p ET
Description: The grouping of notes is a basic braille music procedure we can utilize to help organize groups of smaller note values. We will cover the basic rules and look at some interesting situations that may arise while using this helpful method of organization.
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Nemeth Code For Math And Science
Probability Notation and the Nemeth Code
Presenter: James Williams, Member, Nemeth Code For Math And Science Committee
Date: Wednesday, August 23rd at 1:30p ET
Description: This webinar will cover the rules for transcribing probability notation within the Nemeth Code. Examples from the code book and other sources will be presented.
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Tactile Graphics
Simplifying Maps
Presenter: Michigan Braille Transcribing Fund
Date: Tuesday, August 29th at 12:15p ET
Description: This webinar will reinforce the concepts that less is not always more and, in some occurrences, more can end up being less. We will show the balance needed between the creativity of Tactile Graphic Artists and the specificity desired by Braille Transcribers in relaying information. As Transcribers we can sometimes error by over simplifying in the name of clarity, creating confusion for the student, while making our processes easier. A few simple steps can alleviate some of the confusion created by Transcriber discretion.