[duxuser] Re: taking a transcriber cirtificate
- From: "Paul Ajuwon" <ajuwon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2007 20:24:51 -0600
Hi Heba:
I am from Africa but now live and work as a professor of special education
in the United States.
I thought Egypt uses the British system of Grade 2 braille which is widely
used in anglo-Africa, and some arab-speaking countries.
Actually, as a blind child, I learned and grew up on the British system of
Braille, before coming to get my university education in the United States
and Canada.
If Egypt uses the British system of Braille, I would advise you contact
the Royal National Institute for the Blind in London, England, and inquire
about their course for Braille transcribers.
It might be more beneficial for you to go through that course than
learning a system of rules and exceptions to Braille usage that
characterize the American Braille system, most of which are not relevant
to the British system.
I find that when I go to conduct Braille training programs in other African
countries, I have to put aside my American knowledge of rules of Braille
which I use on my job here in the United States. The American system of
Braille, in reality, has more rules governing its application, and I find
a rather small number of Americans themselves proficient in its use and
applications because of, among other things, the availability of assistive
technology which, although extraordinarily expensive, is often paid for
through government rehabilitation agencies and school districts, thus
keeping a rather small number of assistive technology manufacturers in
business.
Cheers.
Paul.
-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2007 8:08 AM
To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [duxuser] taking a transcriber cirtificate
Dear all
Sorry is this topic was off list but I thought you might help me.
I am a librarian from Alexandria Egypt. And I'd like to take the
transcriber certificate from the national library service in the library
of congress. Is this possible when I am not a US citizen and do not
leave in the united states?.
Tlhanks in advance. Anny responses are very much appreciated.
Best wishes to you all
Heba Kholeif
Taha Hussein library for the blind.
Alexandria Egypt
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