[real-eyes] Braille Test at Washington Seminar

From: <bigdaddylou63@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2008 08:35:57 -0500
> Dear NFB State Presidents,
>
>
>
> Please find attached a flyer announcing that testing for the National
> Certification in Literary Braille will be held on the Saturday prior
> to our Washington Seminar. Please pass this information along to your
> membership and others you think might be interested.
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
>
> -Louise
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>
>
> Louise G. Walch
> NBPCB Coordinator
>
> 210-464-6144
> Braille@xxxxxxxxx
> www.nbpcb.org
>
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> Braille Test at Washington Seminar
>
> Feb 7, 2009
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>
>
> THE NATIONAL CERTIFICATION IN
>
> LITERARY BRAILLE (NCLB)
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>
> As you may be aware, the National Literary Braille Competency Test
> (NLBCT) of the National Library Service (NLS) has been transferred to
> the administration of the National Blindness Professional
> Certification Board (NBPCB). With the NLBCT as its cornerstone, the
> NBPCB has established the National Certification in Literary Braille
> (NCLB), which is a complete professional credential that requires
> recertification on a five year cycle. Individuals who were certified
> with the NLBCT prior to 2006 will need to retest through the NBPCB;
> however, the initial fee may be waived if the applicant can show
> proof of original NLBCT credential.
>
>
>
> The NCLB is currently the only nationally recognized certification in
> literary Braille. The examination has not been substantially changed
> from its earlier version once administered by the NLS, however a five
> year recertification requirement has been instituted in the interest
> of maintaining high standards. The exam is not aimed at transcribers.
> Rather, it is a valid test of a person's ability to competently read,
> write, and understand contracted, literary Braille, and is being
> targeted to all individuals who teach Braille professionally, and/or
> those seeking to be credentialed in this area.
>
>
>
> The next scheduled exam open for certification and recertification in 2009 
> is:
>
>
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> Date:               Saturday, February 7, 2009
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> Time:               8:00am-5:00pm (Doors close 8:30am)
>
> Location:         Holiday Inn Capitol (Columbia II)
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> 550 C Street SW
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> Washington, DC 20024
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> Cost:                $250 combined application/testing fee
>
> Deadline:        Sunday, January 4, 2009
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>                         (or $275 late registration January 5-25)
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>
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> Subsequent NCLB examinations will be convened wherever an appropriate
> venue can be procured, and sufficient applicant numbers make it
> possible. Please contact the NBPCB for more details.
>
>
>
> To apply online go to:
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> http://www.nbpcb.org/nclb/application/
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> or to download the NCLB Candidate Guidelines please visit:
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> http://www.nbpcb.org/nclb/
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> For additional information please visit the NBPCB website at:
> www.nbpcb.org, call the NBPCB office at (318) 257-4554, or contact
> Louise Walch, NBPCB Coordinator, at: braille@xxxxxxxxxx 

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