Basic Braille

Dates/Times

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In Person Location

OCALI | 470 Glenmont Ave | Columbus, OH 43214 

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Instructor

Shelley Mack, AT&AEM Center Braille Consultant, Certified Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments (CTVI) and Certified Braille Transcriber

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Audience

Educators and others who work with students who use braille

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Learning Objectives

The student will demonstrate:

• Increased braille literacy skills;
• Ability to write braille using 6-key input
• Ability to read, write and proofread the braille alphabet;
• Knowledge of braille numbers, punctuation and braille contractions;
• Awareness of resources and various pieces of technology and software for braille production

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Description

The Basic Braille Course will provide basic instruction in braille for paraprofessionals, parents, and teachers and is not intended to be a refresher for the experienced braille user. The course will introduce/review the braille alphabet, capitalization, punctuation, cardinal numbers, one-cell whole-word contractions, whole-word contractions, part-word contractions, and some short-form words, all according to UEB (Unified English Braille). This course will also introduce simple formatting. Students will participate in independent and group work via group video conferencing and will apply their knowledge as they read and write using 6-key input and proofread literary braille materials.

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Prerequisites

Familiarity with the braille alphabet will be helpful before starting this course.

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Class materials:

• Instruction Manual for Braille Transcribing - UEB Edition, 2015 (lessons 1-6 and Drills Reproduced in Braille) Will be provided through the BEST Grant.
• Additional handouts provided by instructor. Will be provided through the BEST Grant.
• The Rules of Unified Braille Second Edition, 2013 http://www.brailleauthority.org/formats/2016manual-web/frontmatter.html
• In person: Perkins brailler and 11 by 11 1/2" braille paper or laptop with Perky Duck (see below)

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Online Participation

Participants are required to use a computer with free Perky Duck software available at https://www.duxburysystems.com/products.asp

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Certificate of Attendance

25.5 contact hours will be offered for this 3-day course.

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Graduate Credit

Two (2) semester hours of Ashland University credit will be offered for each of the braille courses. The BEST Grant will pay for the college credit tuition for a limited number of Ohio teachers to register. 

Ashland registration link coming soon

You must also register via OCALI Pass through the link below!

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Registration

This training is limited to the first 20 participants to register. Classes fill-up fast, so don't delay signing up!

Registration deadline: May 31, 2024

Register online via OCALI Pass

For more information contact augusta_fisher@ocali.org - 614-410-1042