BRL: Braille through Remote Learning

Braille Transcribers Course

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Session Topics
  • Punctuation and enclosures
  • Boxes
  • Displayed Materials
  • Omissions, Blanks, Errors

    Evaluation
  • Writing Exercise

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  • Session 9: Boxes, notes, and other marginal materials

    Sesion 9 looks at how to handle material that is designed to support or supplement the basic text, such as boxed or screened materials, notes in the margin, and special punctuation. This session also includes a short discussion of errors and omissions.

    1. Punctuation and enclosures
    2. Boxes
    3. Displayed Materials
    4. Omissions, Blanks, Errors


    Exercises for the Reader

    1. Carefully read the session readings.
    2. Prepare the page as presented in the reading. You can submit your transcription via email or from the assignment page itself, using any electronic braille software. Hard-copy braille is not accepted.