[bookshare-discuss] Fw:BANA Press Release

"Shelley L. Rhodes" <juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx> · Fri, 8 Oct 2004 14:51:42 -0400

PRESS RELEASE
October 2004
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Kim Charlson, Chair
Braille Authority of North  America
PHONE: 617-972-7249
E-MAIL: kim.charlson@xxxxxxxxxxx
BANA Announces Fall Meeting; Hosts Open  Forum
The Braille Authority of North America (BANA) will hold its  fall meeting in
Cincinnati,  Ohio from November 4-7, 2004. The meeting will be hosted by the
Clovernook  Center for the Blind and Visually  Impaired.
Over the course of four days, the activities of BANA will  include:
Thursday, November  4, 2004 - 5:30 PM to 7:30  PM
BANA Open Forum
Hilton  Cincinnati  Netherland  Plaza
The Mayflower Room, Lower Level
35 West Fifth  Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
513-421-9100
Cincinnati was  selected as the location for the first of such planned
Reader's Forums to be  held in conjunction with BANA meetings all across the
country. BANA members want  to hear from braille readers (of all ages), 
educators,
transcribers,  proofreaders and parents regarding their thoughts about 
braille.
Some topics to  be discussed include: What is BANA and what does it do; 
plenty
of opportunity  for participants to provide BANA with feedback on such 
topics
as symbols for  representing copyright, trademark and registered trademark;
ideas about formats  and layout for braille readability; print and braille 
page
numbering; and  several other topics on which input is being sought. Don't
miss this opportunity  to give your opinions on braille to BANA by attending
this Open Forum. To  reserve your spot at the Forum and to help ensure 
accurate
counts for handouts  and refreshments, contact David Grimes at the 
Clovernook
Center at 513-522-3860  ext. 2244 or e-mail dgrimes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx no later
than Friday, October  29th.
On Friday, November 5th (9:00 AM-5:00 PM), the BANA meeting  will be held at
the Clovernook Center for the Blind, 7000 Hamilton Avenue in  Cincinnati.
Guests are welcome to attend the meeting and observe the  deliberations. 
Space is
limited, so to reserve a seat, please contact BANA Chair  Kim Charlson to
register your desire to observe the  meetings.
The BANA meetings for November 6th (9:00 AM-5:00 PM) and 7th  (9:00 AM to
1:00 PM) will return to the Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza  Hotel, 35 
West
Fifth Street, Cincinnati. For reservations or directions, contact  the hotel 
at
513-421-9100.
The mission and purpose of the Braille Authority of North  America is 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.
For additional resource information, visit  www.brailleauthority.org.

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