Risjord Constance, Wilkinson John, Stark Mary. Instruction Manual for Braille Transcribing

Fourth Edition. — Louisville: National Library Service forthe Blindand Physically Handicapped, 2000. — 345 p. — ISBN 0-8444-1016-0.The Library of Confess has been training braille transcribers since 1918. The early instruction manuals were written by the Red Cross. The first instruction manual published by the Library of Congress in 1950 was titled A Manual ofStandard English Braille and was "compiled for the dual purpose of serving as a book of instruction for all students of Braille, and to establish uniform standards for both transcribers and embossers of Braille in the production ofbooks for libraries and schools for the blind.” Tht Manual combined instructional materials with a copy of the official rules (the code) in an appendix. With the 1962 version the name was changed to Instruction Manualfor Braille Transcribing, and the code was no longer included in the book. Rather, beginning with the 1962 edition, students were referred to the most recent version of English Braille, American Edition for all of the rules of braille that had been officially approved. Revisions have been triggered by changes in the code, changes in the certification requirements, and comments fi'om students and teachers. This edition reflects more of the same: new rules, modifications to the course, and an enhanced awareness of the principles of adult education. The original plan was to slightly modify the 1984 edition of the manual to reflect code changes adopted in 1987 and 1991. Therefore, the basic organization of the material remains the same and many of the previous examples, drills, and exercises appear in this edition. During the development of the text, the need for other changes emerged. Consequently, explanations have been expanded and many more simulated braille examples added. Drills and exercises have been updated and new ones added. Some lessons have been modified to make it easier for local instructors to teach the material in two sessions while enabling correspondence students to continue sending in exercise materials all at once.Braille - Problems, exercises, etc.
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