Anyone can become a certified braille transcriber, visually impaired and sighted alike. The program is sponsored by the Library of Congress and is now run by the American Federation of the Blind. All of the details are available at the following link: http://www.afb.org/Section.asp?SectionID=44&TopicID=192 One does not enroll through the Library of Congress or the federal government. Enrollment details are at the above site. Please note that one does not have to be a "certified transcriber" to teach braille in a public or private school system. While it does help, it is not a requirement. There are hundreds of colleges that teach braille. These courses are usually designed around their home state's teaching requirements. Hadley's distance education courses "Introduction to Braille" and "Contracted Braille" carry CEUs that are accepted by many states and educational institutions. With respect to this subject, there has been a lot of misinformation passed around. Folks should get their facts together before responding to questions, and not pass on information based on personal experience, be it good or bad experience. Misinformation is misinformation and only sends people down the wrong road. Thank You. Thomas G. Poulk Director, Materials Production The Hadley School for the Blind 700 Elm Street Winnetka, IL 60093-2554 Phone: 847-784-2717 (direct) Fax: 847-784-9688 Email: tom@xxxxxxxxxx Check us out online: www.hadley.edu www.facebook.com/thehadleyschoolfortheblind www.twitter.com/thehadleyschool -----Original Message----- From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Terri Pannett Sent: Monday, April 25, 2011 8:44 PM To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [QUARANTINE] [duxuser] Re: Transcribing course Importance: Low I would be surprised if that didn't happen more often. After all, sighted people don't need a certificate from the ffederal government to teach print. They probably figure "If the person is blind and they know braille, that should be good enough." Terri, Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA. * * * * This message is via list duxuser at freelists.org. * To unsubscribe, send a blank message with * unsubscribe * as the subject to <duxuser-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>. You may also * subscribe, unsubscribe, and set vacation mode and other subscription * options by visiting //www.freelists.org. The list archive * is also located there. * Duxbury Systems' web site is http://www.duxburysystems.com * * * * * * * This message is via list duxuser at freelists.org. * To unsubscribe, send a blank message with * unsubscribe * as the subject to <duxuser-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>. You may also * subscribe, unsubscribe, and set vacation mode and other subscription * options by visiting //www.freelists.org. The list archive * is also located there. * Duxbury Systems' web site is http://www.duxburysystems.com * * *