To: Interested Braille Readers, Transcribers, and Educators
From: The Braille Authority of North America (BANA)
Date: April 25, 2001
BANA is interested in sharing a variety of samples of the proposed Unified English Braille Code (UEBC) with you and would like to hear your comments. Please review the enclosed UEBC Sampler and take a few moments to respond to the survey questions included in this volume. Your responses will further assist BANA in gathering feedback on the UEBC.
There are a number of informational presentations scheduled in various locations over the next year. You are invited to join BANA and participate in the information-sharing and discussion on the proposed Unified English Braille Code.
The following presentations have been scheduled in 2001:
California Transcribers and Educators of the Visually Handicapped (CTEVH)
April 26-28, 2001
Burlingame, CA
Contact: CTEVH, 510-794-3800 extension 208
E-mail: barbaramaher@yahoo.com
National Braille Association (NBA)
April 26-28, 2001
Milwaukee, WI
Contact: NBA National Office, 716-427-8260
E-mail: nbaoffice@compuserve.com
Odyssey 2001: New Frontiers
May 31-June 3, 2001
Vancouver, British Columbia
Contact: 604-269-2219
E-mail: awadsworth@prcvi.org
National Federation of the Blind (NFB)
National Association to Promote the Use of Braille (NAPUB)
June 30-July 5, 2001
Philadelphia, PA
Contact: Nadine Jacobson, 952-927-7694
American Council of the Blind (ACB)
Braille Revival League (BRL)
July 1-5, 2001
Des Moines, IA
Contact: Christopher Gray, 415-252-9320
E-mail: cgray@acb.org
Nuts and Bolts of UEBC Half-day workshop
November 7, 2001
Philadelphia, PA
Contact: Eileen Curran, 888-965-8965 ext. 17
E-mail: ecurran@nbp.org
Getting in Touch with Literacy (GITWL)
November 8-10, 2001
Philadelphia, PA
Contact: Ellen Croucher, 410-444-5000
E-mail: ellenc@mdschblind.org
If you or a friend or colleague would like additional copies of this publication, contact:
Requests for the braille edition should be directed to:
Kim Charlson, Braille Authority of North America,
617-972-7249 or e-mail charlsonk@perkins.pvt.k12.ma.us
Requests for the print edition (which includes copies of the original documents and simulated braille samples) should be directed to:
The American Foundation for the Blind
National Literacy Center
Attention: Frances Mary DAndrea, 404-525-2303 or
AFBs Information Center: 800-525-5463
E-mail: literacy@afb.net
Canadian residents should direct their requests for either braille or print copies to:
The Canadian National Institute for the Blind
416-480-7530 or 800-268-8818
E-mail: bogartd@lib.cnib.ca
Your involvement and feedback on the Unified English Braille Code will be very important to all braille readers. Please take the time to familiarize yourself with the samples and discuss UEBC with your friends and colleagues.