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The Braille Authority of North America (BANA) is the standardizing body of English Braille orthography in the United States and Canada. It consists of a number of member organizations, such as the Braille Institute of America, the National Braille Association, and the Canadian National Institute for the Blind.
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| Purpose | Standardization of braille and tactile graphics |
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In late 2012 BANA announced the gradual phasing in of Unified English Braille for general use. Nemeth Code (1972) will continue to be used for mathematics and science, Music Braille Code (1997) for musical notation, and IPA Braille Code (2008) for linguistics.
Member organizations
The following organizations are members of the BANA:
Full members
- Alternate Text Production Center of the California Community Colleges (ATPC)
- American Council of the Blind
- American Foundation for the Blind
- American Printing House for the Blind
- Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind & Visually Impaired
- Associated Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired
- Braille Institute of America
- California Transcribers and Educators for the Blind and Visually Impaired
- Clovernook Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired
- CNIB (Canadian National Institute for the Blind)
- Council of Schools and Services for the Blind
- Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired
- Horizons for the Blind
- National Braille Association
- National Braille Press, Inc.
- National Federation of the Blind
- National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Associate members
- Braille Authority of New Zealand Aotearoa Trust
- Crawford Technologies
- T-Base Communications
References
- Braille Authority of North America. "BANA in Brief". Archived from the original on April 15, 2014. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
External links
- Official website
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Braille Authority of North America news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2014 Learn how and when to remove this message The Braille Authority of North America BANA is the standardizing body of English Braille orthography in the United States and Canada It consists of a number of member organizations such as the Braille Institute of America the National Braille Association and the Canadian National Institute for the Blind Braille Authority of North AmericaPurposeStandardization of braille and tactile graphicsLocationPittsburgh PennsylvaniaWebsitewww wbr brailleauthority wbr org In late 2012 BANA announced the gradual phasing in of Unified English Braille for general use Nemeth Code 1972 will continue to be used for mathematics and science Music Braille Code 1997 for musical notation and IPA Braille Code 2008 for linguistics Member organizationsThe following organizations are members of the BANA Full members Alternate Text Production Center of the California Community Colleges ATPC American Council of the Blind American Foundation for the Blind American Printing House for the Blind Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind amp Visually Impaired Associated Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired Braille Institute of America California Transcribers and Educators for the Blind and Visually Impaired Clovernook Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired CNIB Canadian National Institute for the Blind Council of Schools and Services for the Blind Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired Horizons for the Blind National Braille Association National Braille Press Inc National Federation of the Blind National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped Associate members Braille Authority of New Zealand Aotearoa Trust Crawford Technologies T Base CommunicationsReferencesBraille Authority of North America BANA in Brief Archived from the original on April 15 2014 Retrieved April 13 2014 External linksOfficial website This article about an organization in the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte
