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October 2023 Webinars

By Chris Clemens | October 2, 2023
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Join us this month for these four free webinars! These webinars are entirely free to anyone and don’t require registration. As long as you have an internet connection, you can click the join link below each description a few minutes before start time, and you’re in! These are intended to run short, so the content portion is typically around 15 minutes long, and then there’s a few minutes for any questions. We want you to be able to learn some new tricks without having to take a lot of time out of your busy day! We hope you’ll be able…

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More Updates on the 2023 Professional Development Conference

By Chris Clemens | September 27, 2023
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We are now less than a month from the start of our 2023 Professional Development Conference! With just a little time left for planning, we wanted to reach out one more time with some more information for those planning to attend. Lodging Please note that our room block at the hotel is at capacity. That means if you haven’t booked your room yet, the special rate for our conference is no longer available. Registration Rates The On Time Registration rates are about to switch over to Late Registration which means the fees will be increasing. To avoid paying just a…

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September 2023 Webinars

By Chris Clemens | September 12, 2023
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In addition to scheduling two webinars this month, we’d also love your feedback on our webinar programming! To assist us in better serving you with online education, please take a few minutes to complete this survey. Your answers will help us make improvements to NBA’s online training offerings so your time and consideration in providing feedback is greatly appreciated. These webinars are entirely free to anyone and don’t require registration. As long as you have an internet connection, you can click the join link below each description a few minutes before start time, and you’re in! These are intended to…

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Updates on the 2023 Professional Development Conference

By Chris Clemens | August 14, 2023
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With summer flying by, we wanted to take a few moments to update you on a few things regarding our upcoming conference. Our 2023 Professional Development Conference will be held in Knoxville this October. As we loom closer toward fall, there’s some deadlines and important info coming up! Registration You will be able to register for this year’s conference at any time. Even if you want to walk onsite the morning of, we’ll be able to get you registered. There’s a couple reasons to avoid waiting though: If you’ve not yet registered, you can visit this link to get started.…

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August 2023 Webinars

By Chris Clemens | July 31, 2023
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Join us this month for these four free webinars! These webinars are entirely free to anyone and don’t require registration. As long as you have an internet connection, you can click the join link below each description a few minutes before start time, and you’re in! These are intended to run short, so the content portion is typically around 15 minutes long, and then there’s a few minutes for any questions. We want you to be able to learn some new tricks without having to take a lot of time out of your busy day! We hope you’ll be able…

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BULLETIN: Vol. 59, No. 2 – Summer 2023

By Chris Clemens | July 19, 2023
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The Summer 2023 BULLETIN: Vol. 59, No. 2 is now available for current NBA Members to download right from our website! Once you’re logged in, navigate to the “My Account” using the link at the very top of your screen. Then you’ll find a link to the Bulletin page. Both PDF and BRF files are available to download right now! For those who receive the braille, print, and disc editions of the Bulletin, you should be receiving those within the next month. Remember: even if you receive any hardcopy form of the Bulletin, as a current member, you still have…

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July 2023 Webinars

By Chris Clemens | July 10, 2023
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Join us this month for these three free webinars! These webinars are entirely free to anyone and don’t require registration. As long as you have an internet connection, you can click the join link below each description a few minutes before start time, and you’re in! These are intended to run short, so the content portion is typically around 15 minutes long, and then there’s a few minutes for any questions. We want you to be able to learn some new tricks without having to take a lot of time out of your busy day! We hope you’ll be able…

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We Are Seeking Your Input!

By Chris Clemens | June 22, 2023
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The National Braille Association and the NBA Braille Formats/Textbook Committee are looking to gauge interest in the creation of an online formats course. We’d love your input while we develop an educational experience that is unlike anything we’ve attempted before. Our hope is to create an intensive and supportive online learning environment aimed at providing transcribers with the best possible training in Principles of Print To Braille Transcription, 2016 with a clear path to certification. The goal for this concept is to find a cost-effective method to provide training and certification to those who learn best from an instructor, thrive…

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Nominate Our 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient

By Chris Clemens | June 13, 2023
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The National Braille Association is thankful for the countless men and women who have dedicated their lives to ensuring that individuals who are blind receive high quality braille. In 2011, we began to honor these individuals by presenting them with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Due to COVID restraints and canceled conferences, the award process was put on hold for a couple years. We’re thrilled to begin this program again and we’re opening the nominations process to select an award winner this fall. Each year, one individual is selected to receive the NBA Lifetime Achievement Award. For 2023, the selected recipient will receive the award at…

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June 2023 Webinars

By Chris Clemens | June 5, 2023
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Join us this month for these four free webinars! These webinars are entirely free to anyone and don’t require registration. As long as you have an internet connection, you can click the join link below each description a few minutes before start time, and you’re in! These are intended to run short, so the content portion is typically around 15 minutes long, and then there’s a few minutes for any questions. We want you to be able to learn some new tricks without having to take a lot of time out of your busy day! We hope you’ll be able…

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