[duxuser] Re: [QUARANTINE] Re: Transcribing course

  • From: Tom Poulk <Tom@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 08:17:20 -0500


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. 

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