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Subject: 	[BANA-Announce] The ABCs of UEB: New BANA Publication
Available on Website
Date: 	Fri, 27 Jun 2014 15:45:14 -0400
From: 	Mary Nelle McLennan via BANA-Announce
<bana-announce at brailleauthority.org>
Reply-To: 	Mary Nelle McLennan <mary.nelle at earthlink.net>
To: 	<bana-announce at brailleauthority.org>



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*Press Release*

*June 2014*

*For Immediate Release*

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CONTACT: Frances Mary D’Andrea, Chair

Braille Authority of North America

Phone: 412-521-5797

Email: literacy2 at mindspring.com <mailto:literacy2 at mindspring.com>

*New Publication—/The ABCs of UEB—A/vailable on BANA Website*

The Braille Authority of North America (BANA) is pleased to share a
significant new publication—/The ABCs of UEB/—authored by Constance
Risjord. This publication outlines the major differences between English
Braille, American Edition (EBAE) and Unified English Braille (UEB).
Although this is not a comprehensive instruction manual, it provides
examples and practice exercises that allow people who already know EBAE
to quickly build on their knowledge of braille to understand UEB. This
is an extremely valuable resource that will help braille readers,
transcribers, teachers, and families make the transition to UEB.

BANA sincerely appreciates the work of Constance Risjord who volunteered
to design and create this valuable project. We recognize and thank her
for the contribution of her time, energy, and expertise.

/The ABCs of UEB/is available in PDF, BRF, and HTML formats on the BANA
website at http://www.brailleauthority.org/ueb.html.

NOTE: This press release is available in HTML on the BANA website at
http://www.brailleauthority.org/pressreleases/pr-2014-6.html.

For additional resource information, visit www.brailleauthority.org
<http://www.brailleauthority.org>.

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/The Board of BANA consists of appointed representatives from seventeen
member organizations of braille producers, transcribers, teachers, and
consumers./

/The mission of the Braille Authority of North America is to assure
literacy for tactile readers through the standardization of braille
and/or tactile graphics. /

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/The purpose of BANA is to promote and to facilitate the uses, teaching,
and production of braille. Pursuant to this purpose, BANA will
promulgate rules, make interpretations, and render opinions pertaining
to braille codes and guidelines for the**provisions of literary and
technical materials and related forms and formats of embossed materials
now in existence or to be developed in the future for the use of blind
persons in North America. When appropriate, BANA shall accomplish these
activities**in international collaboration with countries using English
braille. In exercising its function and authority, BANA shall consider
the effects of its decisions on other existing braille codes and
guidelines, forms and formats; ease of production by various methods;
and acceptability to readers./

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/Mary Nelle McLennan, /M.A.

/American Printing House for the Blind (APH) /

/APH Representatiave to Braille Authority of North America/

/Vice Chair, Braille Authority of North America/




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