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NEW PRESS RELEASE - December 2019
BANA Elects New Officers For 2020
and Welcomes New Board Member at Fall Meeting
UPDATED PRESS RELEASE - November 2019
Update - Press Release Announcing Darleen Bogart Award
NEW ANNOUNCEMENT
December 2019: BANA Releases New Podcast in
BANA Braille Bits Series
NEW RELEASE - November 2019
Provisional Guidance for Transcribing Mathematics in UEB
November 2019
RECENT RELEASE
Graphing Calculator Guidelines
BANA is pleased to announce a new publication—Graphing Calculator Guidelines!
Our Nemeth Code Technical Committee has worked diligently to develop this
new publication. It is based on the Nemeth Code and its updates as well as on
the Guidance for Transcription Using the Nemeth Code within UEB Contexts.
BANA welcomes feedback about this publication.
RECENT RELEASE
Provisional Guidance for Chemistry Notation
Using Nemeth in UEB Contexts
The BANA Chemistry Committee developed this provisional guidance for
transcribing chemistry using Nemeth in UEB contexts. BANA welcomes
feedback from users of this publication.
April 2018 Revision:
Guidance for Transcription
Using the
Nemeth Code within UEB Contexts
This is a revision of the guidance issued earlier.
HARD COPY NOW AVAILABLE
Braille Formats: Principles of Print-to-Braille Transcription, 2016
This revision aligns formatting guidelines with Unified English Braille (UEB).
Hard copy print and braille versions are available for purchase from
the American Printing House for the Blind (APH).
Find Out About Unified English Braille (UEB)
Check out new additions to resources and information about the transition to UEB.
UEB Resources Suggested for Adults Who Read Braille
Selections from BANA's UEB page of particular interest to braille readers.
UEB Resources Suggested for Professionals Who Teach or Transcribe Braille
Selections from BANA's UEB page of particular interest to teachers and transcribers.
Questions about UEB?
Do you have questions about the Unified English Braille (UEB) code and how it works? BANA's General Committee on UEB is here to answer your questions. Click on the link below to send your question to the committee.