[nabop] BANA Braille Codes Update 2007 Announced

[David Andrews]

>From: "Warren Figueiredo" <warrenfigueiredo at cox.net>
>To: "'NFBnet National Association to Promote the Use of Braille MailingList'"
>         <napub at nfbnet.org>
>Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:14:48 -0600
>Subject: [napub] BANA Braille Codes Update 2007 Announced
>
>PRESS RELEASE
>
>
>November 2007
>
>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>CONTACT: Judith Dixon, Chairperson
>Braille Authority of North America
>PHONE: 1-202-707-0722
>E-MAIL: jdix at loc.gov <mailto:jdix at loc.gov>
>
>BANA Codes Update 2007
>
>In a continuing effort to be as responsive as possible to braille readers
>and braille transcribers, the Braille Authority of North America (BANA) has
>created a new publication entitled BANA Braille Codes Update 2007. It is a
>compilation of braille code changes approved by BANA over the past few
>years.
>This publication contains updates to the following three codes:
>
>*       English Braille American Edition 1994, Revised 2002
>*       Braille Formats: Principles of Print to Braille Transcription, 1997
>*       Nemeth Code for Mathematics and Science Notation, 1972 Revision
>BANA is currently undertaking a comprehensive revision of English Braille
>American Edition and of Braille Formats: Principles of Print to Braille
>Transcription.  This update is a preliminary release of specific changes
>prior to the complete revision and publication of new editions of each of
>the codes.  The Nemeth portion of this update is a compilation of all
>changes and errata to the 1972 edition of the Nemeth Code.  It is intended
>that subsequent BANA Braille Codes Updates will be published as necessary
>and will contain code changes adopted following the release of this Update.
>
>The Update is being distributed in several electronic formats through the
>BANA web site (www.brailleauthority.org). Users can easily create print
>and/or braille versions from the provided files. Hard copy print or braille
>versions will be available free of charge upon request to the BANA Chair
>using the contact information above.
>
>These code changes take effect on January 1, 2008.
>www.brailleauthority.org <http://www.brailleauthority.org/>

David Andrews and white cane Harry.