November 2024 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.
Our live webinars and archived recordings have Closed Captioning available for those who would like it. Google Meet provides this for our live webinars and Vimeo provides this service for our hosted recordings. To turn on Closed Captioning, use the button in the tool bar with a “CC” in the square.
Tactile Graphics
GSTG 2022 Unit 3.3 Planning & Editing: Use of Planning Sheets and Designing
Presenter: Donald Winiecki, Chair, Tactile Graphics Committee
Date: Monday, November 4th at 12:00p Eastern
Description: In this webinar we review Guidelines and Standards for Tactile Graphics (GSTG) 3.3 and look in detail at an example of the use of planning sheets in designing a tactile graphic. We will then review GSTG guidelines to see how they are used in the final tactile graphic.
Unified English Braille Technical
Division (Spatial, aka Long Division)
Presenter: Kyle DeJute, Chair, Unified English Braille Technical Committee
Date: Thursday, November 14th at 1:00p ET
Description: Section 4.1.3 “Division” includes two examples. We will look closely at those and examine their details. Then we will try out some rules of thumb for arranging and aligning the pieces of a spatial division problem. This is the twenty-sixth webinar in a series examining the GTM one small piece at a time.
Music Braille
Percussion Method Books
Presenter: Patrick Janson, Vice Chair, Music Braille Committee
Date: Monday, November 18th at 1:00p ET
Description: There seem to be a rise in requests for Percussion and Keyboard Percussion method books in braille. We’ll take a look at these unique projects!
Prison Braille
Building Community and Developing Mentorship
Presenter: Jana Hertz, Vice Chair, Prison Braille Committee
Date: Wednesday, November 20th at 1:00p ET
Description: This webinar is aimed at those beginning their braille transcribing journey, but it is hoped experienced braille mentors can also learn skills to add to their talents. In this webinar, we’ll explore the power of human connection and the importance of a supportive network, especially when learning braille in a restrictive setting.