Unified English Braille Codebooks

The Rules of Unified English Braille - UEB Rulebook available on the UEB page of the International Council on English Braille (ICEB) website.

UEB Guidelines for Technical Materials - Guidelines available on the UEB page of the International Council on English Braille (ICEB) website.


Terminology: UEB Math/Science and UEB with Nemeth

A Position Statement by the Braille Authority of North America

Adopted September 2020

Terminology: UEB Math/Science and UEB with Nemeth in PDF and BRF


Provisional Guidance for Transcribing Mathematics in UEB

This new publication from BANA provides provisional guidance for use in UEB transcription that involves mathematics. These guidelines, intended for use in the US and Canada, supplement the rules and guidance presented in the international publications Rules of Unified English Braille, 2013 (RUEB) and Unified English Braille Guidelines for Technical Material (GTM) authorized by the International Council on English Braille (ICEB). The purpose of this document is to provide additional clarification and practical suggestions for the transcription of "technical" texts (i.e., mathematics and science) transcribed using Unified English Braille.

PDF, BRF


BANA Board Statement — At its Fall 2015 meeting, the Board of BANA approved the statement about the use of UEB and Nemeth codes that is reported in this press release:
https://www.brailleauthority.org/november-2015-bana-takes-action-fall-meeting-crystal-lake-il