[Missouri-l] Fw: [BANA-Announce] BANA Article Release with Letterhead & .PDF File

[Jeanne Fike]

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Press Release 
February 2012 

For Immediate Release 
CONTACT: Frances Mary D'Andrea, Chair 
Braille Authority of North America 
Phone: 412-521--5797 
Email: 
literacy2 at mindspring.com

BANA Publishes Full Article on the Evolution of Braille 

The Braille Authority of North America (BANA) has released the final segment 
of a three-part article on the evolution of braille, which was authored by the 
BANA Board. The article is titled "The Evolution of Braille: Can the Past Help 
Plan the Future?" and is posted on the BANA website at: 
www.brailleauthority.org.

Those who have followed this article know that Part One focuses on the 
changing nature of communication methods used by braille readers. It also 
looks at other relevant transitions, such as how blind children are educated, 
the range of available technologies, and the evolution of braille and print. 
Part Two of the article focuses on the complexities of code building as well as 
on current challenges in transcription, translation, and backtranslation of 
braille. In Part Three, BANA presents possible solutions to the pressing issues 
described in the first two parts. 

The three individual segments of the article are available on the BANA 
website. In addition, the three parts have been combined into one 
consolidated piece, which is also available at 
www.brailleauthority.org.

BANA encourages everyone who is interested in the future of braille to read 
and consider the implications and the challenges presented in this article. We 
also invite your feedback and comments. 

Follow BANA's work via BANA-Announce, a one-way email list that shares 
news and information. To join this list, send a blank email to 
bana-announce-subscribe at brailleauthority.org
and follow the directions in the confirmation 
email. 

The mission and purpose of the Braille Authority of North America are to assure literacy 
for tactile readers through the standardization of braille and/or tactile graphics. BANA 
promotes and facilitates the use, teaching, and production of braille. It publishes rules, 
interprets, and renders opinions pertaining to braille in all existing codes. It deals with 
codes now in existence or to be developed in the future, in collaboration with other 
countries using English braille. In exercising its function and authority, BANA considers 
the effects of its decisions on other existing braille codes and formats; the ease of 
production by various methods; and acceptability to readers. 




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