James: I was able to set the page/embosser setup for 40 characters per line,
and 25 lines per page. However, I was not able to find, under the Global
settings, the braille importer option. Perhaps it is elsewhere? Thanks.
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From: Bowden, James
Sent: Thursday, December 1, 2016 4:03 AM
To: ueb-ed@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ueb-ed] Re: Process for UEB "Certification"
Hi,
Are you finding that if you simply click the BRF files on the website they
open in your internet browser?
If so, Right click and from the menu, choose Save target as (or equivalent).
This will save the BRF files to your hard disk.
To load them into Duxbury to emboss:
1. Open Duxbury.
2. Ensure the Global -> Braille Importer is set to no interpretation.
3. Ensure the Global -> Embosser page settings are set to 40 characters by
25 lines (at least).
Note, you only need to check steps 2 and 3 once.
4. File -> Open and load any of the BRF files.
Then proceed in the normal way to emboss.
I hope this helps.
With best regards,
James.
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From: ueb-ed-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ueb-ed-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of jyandt.martin@xxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: 30 November 2016 20:57
To: ueb-ed@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ueb-ed] Re: Process for UEB "Certification"
Thanks, it makes perfect sense. And I probably will have at least a million
questions. Like this one: what is the process for downloading and brailling
the materials? I attempted this and could not figure it out. I have Duxbury
and a Juliet Pro 60 embosser. Thanks again.
From: D'Andrea Frances Mary
Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2016 1:43 PM
To: ueb-ed@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ueb-ed] Re: Process for UEB "Certification"
Hi again, Jerry,
I’d check out the resources from the “Learn UEB” link that’s on the mail UEB
page: http://www.brailleauthority.org/ueb.html#learn
But if you are preparing for the Letter of UEB Proficiency exam, I really
would suggest that you download the 20 lessons from the UEB Transcriber
course and go through those lessons. I mean the ones here:
https://nfb.org/braille-transcribing
I haven’t taken the proficiency exam myself (I’m a teacher, not a
transcriber) but I understand that the exam is quite thorough and rigorous.
Going through the exercises (the ones that provide the answers) in each
section of the course will help you prepare. The other materials on the BANA
web site will certainly be helpful to you to get an overall sense of the
changes between EBAE and UEB, but will not be as detailed as what is
provided in the actual transcriber course.
Hope this makes sense to you! <smile> Let me know if you have additional
questions.
—FM D'Andrea
On Nov 30, 2016, at 12:36 PM, jyandt.martin@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Thanks for the resources. I just checked out the shorter list. I was
wondering as to which resource I would need for study materials,
specifically for UEB proficiency. Thanks again.
From: D'Andrea Frances Mary
Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2016 11:03 AM
To: ueb-ed@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ueb-ed] Re: Process for UEB "Certification"
Dear Jerry,
The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS)
is the certifying body for transcribers and proofreaders in the United
States. NLS contracts with the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) to
fulfill this process.
On the BANA web site (Braille Authority of North America), you can find
links to the transcriber certification information.
If you wish to become a new transcriber in UEB, please go to this link for
information: https://nfb.org/braille-transcribing
That link is also where you’ll find the UEB Transcriber course, which has 20
lessons that can be downloaded as pdfs or in brf format. You can use this as
your study material, if you wish.
If you are already certified and want to add UEB, you may take an
examination to add a Letter of UEB Proficiency to your existing
certification. That information can be found here:
https://nfb.org/ueb-resources
There are other resources on the BANA web site that can help you prepare for
certification. All of the UEB information can be found here:
http://www.brailleauthority.org/ueb.html
This is a very large page, so we have created a subpage for teachers and
transcribers that includes just a selection of resources:
http://www.brailleauthority.org/ueb/professionals-resource-suggestions.html
I hope this information is helpful to you. Please let me know if you have
additional questions.
—Frances Mary D’Andrea, chair UEB General Committee, BANA
On Nov 30, 2016, at 10:30 AM, <jyandt.martin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
<jyandt.martin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
To Whom It May Concern:
Good Morning. I was wanting to see if anyone can tell me the process for
getting “certified” in UEB. I have already passed my certification in EBAE
via the NFB Braille Transcribing course. Also, can you tell me where I can
obtain the study material in a braille format? Thanks.
Jerry D. Martin
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