Chris Clemens
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Hi Brian.
I just opened your original post that can be found here.
You didn't do anything at all to break forum rules. However, the security software that protects our website from attacks probably flagged that post because of the number of hyperlinks included. Again, you didn't do anything wrong by including those, but the software assumed that kind of post was spam.
In the future, don't hesitate to reach out sooner if you don't get a response to a post. That one was sitting there in limbo and I was able to go in and push it through.
Hi Robin!
There is no requirement for waiting before taking the NBA Braille Formats Exam. Once a student feels confident they are ready, they can take the Formats Exam.
The NBA Braille Formats Exam can be taken as many times as an individual needs, but after three consecutive failed attempts, the individual must wait one year before their fourth attempt.
For individuals sitting for the exam who are incarcerated, there is a protocol in place that requires the use of a proctor. Give a call to the office when you have a moment and we can chat more about that protocol and how to get them going on the exam.
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Hi Susan,
Checkout the video in our Webinars Archive called "Wide Tables" presented by Cindi Laurent on August 2, 2019. You'll find it in the Braille Formats/Textbooks webinars. That webinar should provide all the answers you're looking for on this particular question.
Hi Christina!
You can search the forums, but we don't have an easy way of implementing a search by a topic so you won't be able to narrow it down. If you go to the main page for the list of groups, in the upper right hand corner of the page you should have a "search" field. That will look at all the forum groups and provide results from all of Ask An Expert.
Moderators: I've followed up with this and she's going to try reposting in a different thread with different file attachments.
In the braille for the web address the number sign required for the number 2 initiates grade one mode, so no contractions follow.
If you are using WORD and need to insert the long dash here is what you need to do:
enter 2015 and then alt+x. This will insert a long dash in WORD and DBT will transfer it to the right symbol when imported.
The checkmark in UEB is dots 5, 146 and can be found in section 8.3 of the Guidelines for Technical Material.
There is no general reference indicator in UEB. The BANA Braille Formats Committee will be addressing this issue in the update.
Cindi
(Reply posted on behalf of Betty Marshall)
It seems to me that the teacher has placed you in a very difficult position. You want to do what is best for the student, and you are trying to follow the Guidelines (which outline the best practices according to other tactile graphics experts), but if you are working with the teacher and the material is being used by only that student, you will probably have to comply with the teacher.
If the student gets used to seeing the images in conjunction with the actual shapes during the school year, they may be able to handle the test material, but this is a very difficult concept to grasp!! You could check with the teacher to see whether she will allow you to show a top (or bottom) view as well as a side view for each object. Again though, the student has to work with the actual shapes in order to learn how to put the images together mentally in order to determine the shape.
I have transcribed several provincial tests (equivalent to State exams), and they have always stated that classroom manipulatives are allowed to be used.
Sorry that I cannot be of more help. I have also checked with the chair of BANA's test committee to see if she can offer any further comments/suggestions.Betty
