News and Updates
Announcing: Availability of the Braille Formats Exam
We are pleased to announce that certification exams for the newest Braille Formats code are now available! National Braille Association is the only organization to offer a proficiency exam in the Principles of Print to Braille Transcription, 2016 code. Since the code was published, we’ve been re-writing both the study materials and the exam. Though…
Read MoreOctober Is Near!
As the days grow shorter and fall approaches, we are gearing up to spend the next few weeks putting the final touches on our 2018 Professional Development Conference in Detroit. If you’re registered to join us next month at the conference, this will guide you through some important steps in preparing to have a fun,…
Read MoreSeeking 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award Nominations
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,…
Read MoreAnnouncing the 2018 Professional Development Conference
We 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…
Read MoreSpring News
This 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…
Read MoreIntroducing Two New Publications!
This 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…
Read MoreSubmit Your Nominations to Serve on NBA’s 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 2018. Those selected to serve in the officer and director positions listed below will be installed at NBA’s Professional…
Read MoreCall to Vendors and Businesses
Now that registration for the 2017 Professional Development Conference in Orlando is underway, it is time for us to extend the invitation to those wishing to reach our audience as a business. At each conference, vendors who have a product or service that would be of interest to braille transcribers and teachers of the visually…
Read MoreJoin Us in Orlando, Florida!
We are very excited to officially invite you to our 2017 Professional Development Conference! Typically, we have registration for our conferences open about four-to-five months in advance. We know many of you working in school districts have to submit budgets for the fall during your spring semester. So, this year, we worked extra hard to be able…
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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