HELP PRODUCE OUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE!
Since 1957, the National Braille Association has been producing professional development conferences across the nation, providing essential training to braille transcribers, accessible media producers, and Teachers of the Visually Impaired. Over the course of three days, instructors from all over North America provide training on the most-up-to-date technical information available.
While NBA does charge for registration, the revenue generated from that rarely covers all the expenses associated with producing the conference. Each year, we rely heavily on the support of our corporate friends so we can keep the cost of registration from increasing.
In 2025 the National Braille Association is celebrating 80 years of service to our community and organizations worldwide are celebrating the 200th anniversary of braille's development. This year your support will be an extra special celebration of those who prepare braille.
The price of travel right now is exponentially higher than recent years. This means that just the expense of getting our instructors to the conference will prove costly. When you add the costs of AV equipment, lodging, food, and the production of conference materials, the grand total of all these expenses will be significant.
While we use this conference to help celebrate 80 years of existence, our hope is to create a grand experience for attendees. We've added some new things this year to make it extra special, while still going a few extra steps to cut costs. We're hoping you will help us meet our goal of producing the best professional development conference in the industry.
JOIN US IN 2025
This year the National Braille Association will be hosting our annual Professional Development Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio. We'll be there with braille transcribers and teachers of the visually impaired from all over North America on October 29, 30, and 31.
Our hotel is The Summit on the north side of the city.
Attendees are typically:
- Braille Transcribers
- Teachers of the Visually Impaired
- other types of Accessible Media Producers
Professionally, these roles are usually held by:
- independent contractors and sub-contractors
- school employees
- prison braille program managers
- volunteer transcribers
- employees of production houses and organizations like American Printing House for the Blind and National Braille Press
QUICK INFO
- The National Braille Association is a non-profit organization located in the United States that provides continuing education to braille transcribers, teachers of the visually impaired, and anyone else involved in the preparation and production of braille. Although located in the United States, our products and services are utilized by countries around the world.
- This conference happens only once a year. Its purpose is to provide individuals with the education necessary to produce the best possible braille materials for readers.
- The costs of producing the conference far outweigh the revenue that is generated, which is why NBA relies heavily on the support it receives from our corporate friends.
WHY YOU BENEFIT FROM BEING A SPONSOR
- BRAND VISIBILITY
Get your brand name out in front of braille transcribers and teachers of the visually impaired from all over North America. Between our conference program, website and social media reach, and in-conference branding, your logo and brand name will be prominent to all attendees.
- SHOW SUPPORT
Show transcribers and teachers of the visually impaired that your brand supports their hard work! By sponsoring a portion of the conference, attendees will surely notice how you have helped them in learning.
- BUILD RELATIONSHIPS
Maybe you're a production house who is often hiring new transcribers and you're not sure how to reach them. By sponsoring a portion of the conference, you'll be putting your name and logo right in front of the people you want to reach.
Sponsorship Levels
NEW THIS YEAR!
Our sponsors are invited to a brand new concept we've developed, intended to help you directly interface with NBA members. All sponsors will have a place in our Virtual Vendor Hall in the weeks following the conference.
- Get a one hour session! You get to present your brand in any way you'd like. Attendees will be able to watch your presentation live and ask questions, giving you direct access to transcribers.
- Present from anywhere! Because our vendor hall will be virtual, you don't have to incur the costs of sending a representative to the conference!
Every sponsorship level this year gets their own dedicated hour in the virtual vendor hall. If you're ensure of how to take advantage of that hour, we're happy to help you brainstorm ideas that will get your brand out in front of transcribers and folks from the braille industry from all over the globe.