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The Braille Formats code, Principles of Print to Braille Transcription, 2011, has been used to transcribe educational textbooks for nearly six years. NBA is proud to be the only source in the United States for a transcriber to receive a certification in textbook formatting, and we’ve certified quite a few of you in recent years. Much like every braille transcription code there is a fresh, new update coming to Formats. In preparation for the new code, we will be temporarily suspending our offering of both study materials and the exam. Our staff and committees need time to review and learn…
Read MoreThe 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! For those of you who receive them, the braille, print and disc editions of the Bulletin are all in the mail and should arrive at your doorsteps within coming weeks. Remember: even if you receive any hardcopy form of the Bulletin, as a current member,…
Read MoreOne 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 often find that the Exhibit Hall provides them a unique opportunity for interacting directly with representatives of their favorite companies. Additionally, the Exhibit Hall provides an opportunity for companies to showcase their current products and services as well as share ideas about upcoming products. If…
Read MoreFor 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 NBA to host a fundraiser that is always a success for everyone. There is usually one or two items that are hotly contested (remember the braille cups in North Gaithersburg??), and as a result, there is often a buzz amongst the conference about who is winning…
Read MoreThe 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 now! For those of you who receive them, the braille, print and disc editions of the Bulletin are all in the mail and should arrive at your doorsteps within coming weeks. Remember: even if you receive any hardcopy form of the Bulletin, as a current…
Read MoreThe 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, the selected recipient will receive his or her award at our 2016 Fall Professional Development Conference in St. Louis, Missouri. The awardee is selected by the NBA Board of Directors, after a careful review of submitted nominations. If you would like to nominate someone for this year’s award,…
Read MoreEven 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 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! For those of you who receive them, the braille, print and disc editions…
Read MoreWe’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 fall conference available until summer, but we’ve been working extra hard to make this available much sooner in the year. We would like to cordially invite you to join us October 27, 28 and 29, 2016 in St. Louis. Missouri at the historic Union Station Hotel…
Read MoreFor 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, we have begun the process to review nominations for positions on the Board of Directors. Those selected to serve in the officer and director positions listed below will be installed in October during the conference. We encourage all members of NBA to become involved in this nominating…
Read MoreWhile 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 the Chair of our Computer-Assisted Braille Committee, Jan brings years of experience in using computer software that assists transcribers in producing an array of braille materials. She has spent countless hours in researching and developing methods for utilizing Duxbury Braille Translator to work with a…
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