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Reminder to Nominate Someone For the NBA Board of Directors

By Chris Clemens | January 12, 2026
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Each year the National Braille Association seeks qualified, eager individuals to sit on our Board of Directors. NBA Members are allowed to nominate individuals to sit on our board and do so by submitting a nomination form. We previously posted an announcement seeking nominations, but that deadline is quickly looming. Our Nominations Committee wanted to remind all NBA members that if you’re planning to submit a nomination for an individual to sit on the organization’s Board of Directors, you’ll have until the end of this week to do so. Nominations received beyond the January 16th deadline cannot be accepted. To…

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January 2026 Webinars

By Chris Clemens | January 6, 2026
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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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Board and Officer Nominations 2026

By Chris Clemens | December 30, 2025
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The NBA Nominating Committee will be preparing a slate of officers and directors to stand for election at the Fall 2026 NBA Professional Development Conference. If you, or someone you know, is interested in serving on the NBA Board of Directors, please complete the form below. Available Positions The following positions are available to be filled: Vice President—To be eligible for this position, a candidate must be a current director in good standing for at least two years. This position is a two-year commitment. Secretary—To be eligible for this position, a candidate must be a current director in good standing…

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December 2025 Webinars

By Chris Clemens | November 25, 2025
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Join us this month for these two 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. 61, No. 3 – Fall 2025

By Chris Clemens | November 4, 2025
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The Fall 2025 BULLETIN: Vol. 61, No. 3 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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October 2025 Webinars

By Chris Clemens | September 26, 2025
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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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September 2025 Webinars

By Chris Clemens | August 27, 2025
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Join us this month for these two 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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August 2025 Webinars

By Chris Clemens | July 28, 2025
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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. 61, No. 2 – Summer 2025

By Chris Clemens | July 22, 2025
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The Summer 2025 BULLETIN: Vol. 61, 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 2025 Webinars

By Chris Clemens | July 8, 2025
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This schedule is a corrected one from the schedule that was sent on July 7th. Join us this month for 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…

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