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Braille Formats Principles of Print-to-Braille Transcription

The 2016 revision of Braille Formats Principles of Print-to-Braille Transcription is now available online in multiple formats.

The 2016 revision of Braille Formats Principles of Print-to-Braille Transcription is available online in multiple formats from the Braille Authority of North America (BANA).  This document aligns BANA’s braille formatting guidelines with Unified English Braille (UEB). 

Available Formats

Braille Formats: Principles of Print-to-Braille Transcription, 2016 is available in three accessible electronic versions: BRF, enhanced PDF, and online HTML. Hard copy print and braille are available from the American Printing House for the Blind (APH). 

Table of Contents

  • Section 1 Basic Principles and General Formats
  • Section 2 Transcriber-Generated Pages and Front Matter
  • Section 3 Transcriber’s Notes
  • Section 4 Headings
  • Section 5 Font Attributes
  • Section 6 Illustrative Materials
  • Section 7 Boxed Material
  • Section 8 Lists
  • Section 9 Displayed Material, Attributions, and Source Information
  • Section 10 Exercise Material
  • Section 11 Tables and Related Columns
  • Section 12 Sidebars
  • Section 13 Poetry and Song Lyrics
  • Section 14 Plays, Cartoons, and Graphic Novels
  • Section 15 Line-Numbered and Line-Lettered Text
  • Section 16 Notes
  • Section 17 Spellers
  • Section 18 Grammar
  • Section 19 Codes and Puzzles
  • Section 20 Pronunciation
  • Section 21 Alphabetic References
  • Section 22 Bibliographies
  • Appendix A Changes and Amendments
  • Appendix B Agency Decisions
  • Appendix C Blank Lines
  • Appendix D Foreign Language
  • Appendix E Interpoint Guidelines
  • Appendix F Glossary for Transcribers
  • Appendix G General Purpose Symbols

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