TO: AER Members
FROM: Mary Nelle McLennan, AER Rep to BANA
The final publication of Braille Formats: Principles of Print-to-Braille Transcription, 2016 is now posted on the BANA website and is available in several accessible versions. Details are in the announcement below.
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MNM
<>Publication Announcement
Final Release of Braille Formats, 2016
Now Available on BANA Website!
November 2017
For Immediate Release
The 2016 revision of Braille Formats: Principles of Print-to-Braille Transcription aligns BANA’s braille formatting guidelines with Unified English Braille (UEB). Earlier this year, BANA posted a pre-publication version and offered an open comment period for users to provide input. BANA has incorporated this feedback and now provides this final publication on the BANA website. We have also posted a change log that lists critical changes made to the Pre-Publication version. Links are provided below.
Braille Formats: Principles of Print-to-Braille Transcription, 2016 is available in three accessible electronic versions: BRF, enhanced PDF, and online HTML. Hard copy print and braille will be available at a later date from the American Printing House for the Blind (APH).
BANA is grateful to its Braille Formats Committee for their diligent work in revising BANA’s formatting guidelines to align with UEB. We especially thank Cindi Laurent, Formats Committee Chair, and Clovernook’s Saul Garza, Board Liaison to the Formats Committee, for their expertise in braille transcription, which made this revision possible, and for their tenacity in creating the BRF files.
We also owe a huge debt of gratitude to BANA Publications Committee members Susan Christensen, Sandy Smith, and Ruth Rozen for their immense skill and tireless work in creating the PDF and HTML versions of Braille Formats, 2016, and for assuring accessibility of its content.
Available Versions
Downloads
Download BRF:
Braille Formats 2016 BRF volumes http://www.brailleauthority.org/formats/2016manual-pdf/brf/brf-volumes.zip (zipped)
Braille Formats 2016 BRF files http://www.brailleauthority.org/formats/2016manual-pdf/brf/brf-individual.zip (zipped individual BRF files)
Download PDF:
These adapted PDF files have been crafted to provide enhanced functionality and navigational features. Bookmarks and links have been specifically designed to provide navigation for all users. Screen reader users can navigate all major sections using headings.
Braille Formats 2016 individual PDF files http://www.brailleauthority.org/formats/2016manual-pdf/PDF/pdf-individual.zip (zipped)
Braille Formats 2016 single PDF file http://www.brailleauthority.org/formats/2016manual-pdf/PDF/pdf-combined.zip (zipped)
Braille Formats 2016 Enhanced PDF portfolio http://www.brailleauthority.org/formats/2016manual-pdf/PDF/pdf-portfolio.zip (zipped) is a collection of individual files in a single PDF container. The portfolio is useful for those who want the files packaged together. Those who use screen readers will likely find the individual files easier to use.
Online
HTML version: This online version includes a customized search function specific to the online files. The HTML version is not formatted for printing.
www.brailleauthority.org/formats/2016manual-web/frontmatter.html http://www.brailleauthority.org/formats/2016manual-web/frontmatter.html
Change Log for Braille Formats 2016
The Change Log provides a list of the critical changes made to the Pre-Publication version.
PDF file http://www.brailleauthority.org/formats/2016manual-pdf/Change%20Log/Braille%20Formats%202016%20Change%20Log.pdf
Excel file http://www.brailleauthority.org/formats/2016manual-pdf/Change%20Log/Braille%20Formats%202016%20Change%20Log.xlsx
The Board of BANA consists of appointed representatives from seventeen member organizations of braille producers, transcribers, teachers, and consumers. For more information, visit www.brailleauthority.org http://mandrillapp.com/track/click/30489975/www.brailleauthority.org?p=eyJzIjoiSG5tSmlvUVY4VUs5Qm53MGduUy1UREoxaHljIiwidiI6MSwicCI6IntcInVcIjozMDQ4OTk3NSxcInZcIjoxLFwidXJsXCI6XCJodHRwOlxcXC9cXFwvd3d3LmJyYWlsbGVhdXRob3JpdHkub3JnXCIsXCJpZFwiOlwiNmJkZGExOWUxNGU3NGJkN2E2NDFmMWViMjg2NTk5ZWVcIixcInVybF9pZHNcIjpbXCJjZGZmNmE4YTZjYmJjYWY5ZGQxMWY0ODI0MzYzNDA0ZDQxNWMwYTAzXCJdfSJ9
Contact: Jennifer Dunnam, Chair
Braille Authority of North America
612-767-5658
chair@brailleauthority.org mailto:chair@brailleauthority.org