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.