Posts by David Shaffer
New Accessibility Committee
The National Braille Association (NBA) is thrilled to announce that in April of this year its Board of Directors approved the creation of a new Accessibility Committee. The mission of the new committee is to advocate for, develop, and implement accessibility standards and practices that ensure the NBA’s programs, services, and operations are inclusive of…
Read MoreLife Memberships Return!
The NBA is pleased to share that it is once again accepting new Life Members. A Life Membership is exactly what it sounds like. It provides an individual with the benefits of an NBA membership throughout the duration of their life. These benefits are the same as what any level of membership would provide. The…
Read MoreSave The Date And Plan For the 2023 Conference
The National Braille Association recognizes that individuals who work for certain institutions/organizations need advance approval to attend our conferences. Sometimes this approval needs to be obtained long before an actual event is scheduled to occur. To get approval, individuals need to have information on an event’s location and the associated costs for attending. Having potential…
Read MoreCANCELED: 2021 Professional Development Conference
We are deeply disappointed to deliver the news that we are canceling our upcoming Professional Development Conference in San Antonio, Texas. This decision did not come easily and is a result of ever-increasing complications surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. Please know that we miss all of you, we want to see you, and that it saddens…
Read MoreNBA Launches New Program
The National Braille Association (NBA) is excited to announce the launch of its Prison Braille Program. The birth of this idea came from an acknowledgement that NBA’s traditional way of providing services is not accessible to many of the people who are preparing braille from behind the walls of a correctional institution. The program’s goal…
Read MoreIntroducing ‘Transcribers Connect’
Today, our world is facing a challenge of incredible significance. The rapid pace in which the coronavirus has changed our lives is truly surreal. Our hearts go out to all who have been negatively affected by this pandemic. Over the past several weeks, the National Braille Association (NBA) has focused its attention on protecting the…
Read MoreNominations for the NBA Board of Directors
For over 70 years, the National Braille Association has been guided by a volunteer Board of Directors. It is now time to nominate individuals to fill the upcoming board vacancies that will be available in the Fall of 2017. Those selected to serve in the officer and director positions listed below will be installed at NBA’s Professional…
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