Posts by Chris Clemens
Bulletin: Vol. 52, No. 3 – Fall 2016
The Fall 2016 NBA Bulletin (Vol. 52, No. 3) is now officially available for current NBA Members to download right from the Member’s Section of our website. Once you’re logged in, navigate to the Member’s Section using the link at the very top of your screen. Both PDF and BRF files are available to download right now!…
Read MoreBecome a Vendor in Our Exhibit Hall
One of the features of the 2016 NBA Fall Professional Development Conference in St. Louis this October will be our Exhibit Hall. Vendors representing companies that serve many different products and services that are of interest to braille transcribers will be on site to greet and interact with conference attendees. Professionals who attend our conferences…
Read MoreNow Accepting Silent Auction Items!
For those of you who are regulars at the National Braille Association Professional Development Conferences, you know that each Spring we have a Silent Auction. Now that we’ve made the changeover to having only a Fall conference, the 2016 Silent Auction will be taking place in St. Louis. The Silent Auction provides an opportunity for…
Read MoreBulletin: Vol. 52, No. 2 – Summer 2016
The Summer 2016 NBA Bulletin (Vol. 52, No. 2) is now officially available for current NBA Members to download right from the Member’s Section of our website. Once you’re logged in, navigate to the Member’s Section using the link at the very top of your screen. Both PDF and BRF files are available to download right…
Read MoreSeeking Lifetime Achievement Award Nominees
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. Each year, one individual is selected to receive the NBA Lifetime Achievement Award. For 2016,…
Read MoreBulletin: Vol. 52, No. 1 – Spring 2016
Even with the weather not in full cooperation in all parts of the U.S., the spring season is in full blossom. And, so is the newest edition of the NBA Bulletin!! The Spring 2016 NBA Bulletin (Vol. 52, No. 1) is now officially available for current NBA Members to download right from the Member’s Section…
Read MoreAnnouncing the 2016 NBA Fall Professional Development Conference
We’ve been getting some calls and emails to the office asking for more information about the 2016 Fall Professional Development Conference. Previous to now, we’ve only been able to share the dates and location of the conference, but we’re pleased to announce that registration is now ready to go! We typically don’t have registration for the…
Read MoreNominations for the NBA Board of Directors
For over 70 years, the National Braille Association has been guided by a volunteer Board of Directors. Members of the NBA Board join an esteemed list of those who’ve made a difference in how we serve braille transcribers and ultimately braille readers. As we prepare for our 2016 Fall Professional Development Conference in St. Louis,…
Read MoreNBA’s Newest Publication
While we continue to prep for the 2016 Fall Professional Development Conference this coming October, we’ve been reviewing previous workshop materials to make them available to you. This month, we’re releasing a publication that has been presented at a few previous conferences and written by Jan Carroll. As both a Past President of NBA and…
Read MoreAnnouncing New NBA Publications!
With the transition to Unified English Braille that took place earlier this year, we strongly feel that relaying instruction about how to produce consistently high quality accessible materials in UEB is imperative to promoting braille literacy. We are pleased to announce that we’ve recently made a number of new publications available exclusively in the online National…
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