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 D’Andrea, 404-525-2303 or

AFB’s 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.