August 2025 Webinars
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 to join us live, but if you can’t, remember that we record all our webinars. Those recordings are housed in the archive, and are available to current NBA members. If you want to watch later, just sign in with your member account, navigate to the skills area you’re looking for, and hit play! If you’re not a member and want access to training videos, checkout this page for more info about membership.
Our live webinars and archived recordings have Closed Captioning available for those who would like it. Google Meet provides this for our live webinars and Vimeo provides this service for our hosted recordings. To turn on Closed Captioning, use the button in the tool bar with a “CC” in the square.
Braille Formats/Textbook
Braille Page Change and Blank Lines
Presenter: Michael Gunner, Chair, Braille Formats/Textbook Committee
Date: Wednesday, August 6th at 1:00p ET
Description: This webinar will clarify where to place the blank line when the rules require a blank line following text, and the text ends on line 24 or 25. We will also address where to place the blank line when the rules require a blank line before text, and there is text on lines 24 or 25 of the previous page.
Skill Level: Beginner
Music Braille
Slur and Ties
Presenter: Patrick Janson, Vice Chair, Music Braille Committee
Date: Monday, August 18th at 1:00p ET
Description: Sometimes that arched line between musical notes isn’t entirely clear whether it is a slur or tie. In this webinar, we’ll look over various examples that, at first, may be confusing.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Nemeth Code For Math And Science
Presenter: Michael Gunner, Member, Nemeth Code For Math And Science Committee
Date: Wednesday, August 27th at 1:00p ET
Description: This webinar will explore the differences in the use of English letter indicators when transcribing measurements in the Nemeth and Chemical codes. We will also take a look at the differences in how abbreviations are transcribed in both codes.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Tactile Graphics
Lines, Cartesians, TG Guidelines, Oh Yeah!
Presenter: Melissa Klepper, Member, Tactile Graphics Committee
Date: Thursday, August 28th at 12:30p ET
Description: Welcome back! This session picks up where we left off in May 2025. We’ll dig into real-world examples in both UEB Math and UEB with Nemeth. Get ready to explore side-by-side print and sim-braille tactile graphic samples of Line and Cartesian graphs, plus pick up plenty of practical tips for applying the guidelines to each graph type.
Whether you’ve been transcribing for years or you’re just getting started, this session will boost your confidence in applying Unit 6 of the GSTG to your everyday transcriptions.
Tip: If you missed the May 2025 webinar, be sure to check out the recording in the webinar archives for a quick review of the guidelines.
Skill Level: Intermediate