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The National Braille Association is thankful for the countless men and women who have dedicated their lives to ensuring that individuals who are blind receive high quality braille. In 2011, we began to honor these individuals by presenting them with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Each year, one individual is selected to receive the NBA Lifetime Achievement Award. For 2018, the selected recipient will receive his or her award at our 2018 Professional Development Conference in Detroit, Michigan. The awardee is selected by the NBA Board of Directors, after a careful review of submitted nominations. If you would like to nominate someone for this year’s award, we encourage…
Read MoreDuring the month of June, we’ll be continuing to offer three short-length webinars at no cost to the public, and adding a fourth! As always, we’ll have our Braille Formats webinar on the first Friday of the month, a Music Braille webinar, and our rotating topic. Additionally, we’ll be offering a repeat of May’s tactile graphics webinar. The webinars last on average about fifteen minutes and are intended to touch on an area of instruction that allows an attendee to learn a new skill (or update an old one) without needing to commit an extended amount of time during their…
Read MoreFor someone that isn’t familiar with braille transcription, the process of learning how to get something transcribed into braille can be daunting. Here at the National Braille Association, we often get questions from the public about how to get something transcribed. Since we no longer have a transcribing or production facility at NBA, we often respond to inquiries by providing as much information as possible to help someone find a service that will work best for their needs. We received an inquiry from Christopher B. of Winter Park, Florida wanting to know more about how he could get sheet music…
Read MoreThe Spring 2018 NBA Bulletin (Vol. 54, No. 1) is now available for current NBA Members to download right from the Member’s Section of our website. Once you’re logged in, navigate to the Member’s Section using the link at the very top of your screen. Both PDF and BRF files are available to download right now! For those who receive the braille, print, and disc editions of the Bulletin, you should be receiving those editions within coming weeks. Remember: even if you receive any hardcopy form of the Bulletin, as a current member, you still have access to the digital edition.…
Read MoreDuring the month of May, we’ll be continuing to offer three short-length webinars at no cost to the public. As always, we’ll have our Braille Formats webinar on the first Friday of the month, a Music Braille webinar, and our rotating topic. The webinars last on average about fifteen minutes and are intended to touch on an area of instruction that allows an attendee to learn a new skill (or update an old one) without needing to commit an extended amount of time during their day. Anyone with an internet connection is invited to the first come, first serve attendance…
Read MoreWe are very excited to announce that registration for the 2018 NBA Professional Development Conference is live!!! For this year’s annual conference, we’ll be hosted by the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel in Detroit, Michigan on October 24, 25, and 26. The Conference For those unfamiliar with our annual conferences, we pack three days with a wide selection of workshops specifically tailored to braille transcribers and teachers of the visually impaired. Our lineup of experts is well underway in their preparation of creating workshop materials intended to help you gain a better understanding of the latest transcription codes, and how best…
Read MoreHere in the office at the National Braille Association we often get questions via email. Sometimes those questions are from transcribers seeking support, and sometimes they’re from the general public. Recently, we got an interesting question from someone who isn’t a braille transcriber. Luke S. writes and asks: I am looking to get the number 6 tattooed on me, because it has a very significant meaning to me. However, I am getting a few different results for what that is in Braille. What exactly is the correct way to say 6 in Braille and if so what are different options…
Read MoreThis season has been a busy one, and we’ve made a lot of announcements recently. We wanted to take an opportunity and touch base this week to provide an update on everything that is happening with NBA! Braille Formats Last month we published the 2018 Braille Formats Study Guide. Though the study guide is not a required purchase before taking the Formats Exam, many find that using the publication is a great way to prep for getting certified. It’s available in our website store in print and ebook for $50.00 for either edition. We still aren’t ready to make the…
Read MoreDuring the month of April, we’ll be continuing to offer three short-length webinars at no cost to the public. As always, we’ll have our Braille Formats webinar on the first Friday of the month, a Music Braille webinar, and our rotating topic. This month we’ll also be conducting a four-hour length webinar called Using UEB in Technical Materials. If you missed our post with information on that, you can find it here. The webinars last on average about fifteen minutes and are intended to touch on an area of instruction that allows an attendee to learn a new skill (or…
Read MoreThis month we are introducing two new publications to our library. Both have been widely anticipated, so we’re excited to make them available! The Braille Formats Study Guide With the adoption of Unified English Braille, the Braille Formats code required a substantial update. Since BANA’s release of Braille Formats: Principles of Print-to-Braille Transcription, 2016, our committee of experts have been re-writing educational materials to incorporate these changes. While a certification in Braille Formats doesn’t require the purchase of the Study Guide, many who are seeking certification find that the simple outline of the Study Guide is a great way to learn the…
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