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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Subject:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> [BANA-Announce] The ABCs of UEB: New BANA Publication Available on Website<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:center;line-height:115%'><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><img width=184 height=74 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CF921E.C95EEF70"></span></i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Press Release<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>June 2014<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For Immediate Release<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><hr size=5 width="97%" noshade style='color:#943634' align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>CONTACT: Frances Mary D’Andrea, Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Braille Authority of North America<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Phone: 412-521-5797<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:13.7pt;margin-bottom:24.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Email: <a href="mailto:literacy2@mindspring.com">literacy2@mindspring.com</a><s><o:p></o:p></s></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:57.75pt;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>New Publication—<i>The ABCs of UEB—A</i>vailable on BANA Website<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style='border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 7.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:57.75pt;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in;line-height:115%;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Braille Authority of North America (BANA) is pleased to share a significant new publication—<i>The ABCs of UEB</i>—authored by Constance Risjord. This publication outlines the major differences between English Braille, American Edition (EBAE) and Unified English Braille (UEB). Although this is not a comprehensive instruction manual, it provides examples and practice exercises that allow people who already know EBAE to quickly build on their knowledge of braille to understand UEB. This is an extremely valuable resource that will help braille readers, transcribers, teachers, and families make the transition to UEB. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:57.75pt;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in;line-height:115%;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>BANA sincerely appreciates the work of Constance Risjord who volunteered to design and create this valuable project. We recognize and thank her for the contribution of her time, energy, and expertise.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:57.75pt;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in;line-height:115%;text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The ABCs of UEB</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> is available in PDF, BRF, and HTML formats on the BANA website at </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.brailleauthority.org/ueb.html"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>http://www.brailleauthority.org/ueb.html</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:57.75pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.5in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>NOTE: This press release is available in HTML on the BANA website at <a href="http://www.brailleauthority.org/pressreleases/pr-2014-6.html">http://www.brailleauthority.org/pressreleases/pr-2014-6.html</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:57.75pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.5in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For additional resource information, visit <a href="http://www.brailleauthority.org">www.brailleauthority.org</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:57.75pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.5in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>You can follow the work of BANA by signing up for BANA-Announce, a one-way email list that disseminates news and information. To join this list, send a blank email message to <a href="mailto:bana-announce-subscribe@brailleauthority.org">bana-announce-subscribe@brailleauthority.org</a> and follow the directions in the confirmation email that will be sent in response. You can also follow BANA on Facebook and Twitter! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:57.75pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.5in;line-height:115%;text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Board of BANA consists of appointed representatives from seventeen member organizations of braille producers, transcribers, teachers, and consumers.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:57.75pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%;text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The mission of the Braille Authority of North America is to assure literacy for tactile readers through the standardization of braille and/or tactile graphics. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:57.75pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%;text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:57.75pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.5in;line-height:115%'><i><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The purpose of BANA is to promote and to facilitate the uses, teaching, and production of braille. Pursuant to this purpose, BANA will promulgate rules, make interpretations, and render opinions pertaining to braille codes and guidelines for the<b> </b>provisions of literary and technical materials and related forms and formats of embossed materials now in existence or to be developed in the future for the use of blind persons in North America. When appropriate, BANA shall accomplish these activities<b> </b>in international collaboration with countries using English braille. In exercising its function and authority, BANA shall consider the effects of its decisions on other existing braille codes and guidelines, forms and formats; ease of production by various methods; and acceptability to readers.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><div style='margin-right:13.5pt'><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:115%;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><hr size=5 width="97%" noshade style='color:#943634' align=center></span></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe Script","sans-serif";color:black'>Mary Nelle McLennan, </span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>M.A.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:black'>American Printing House for the Blind (APH) <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:black'>APH Representatiave to Braille Authority of North America<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:black'>Vice Chair, Braille Authority of North America<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>