Press Release
May 2026
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jen Goulden, BANA Chair
Braille Authority of North America
613-552-4191
chair@brailleauthority.org
BANA 50th Anniversary T-Shirt!
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Braille Authority of North America (BANA) with this specially designed t-shirt!
The shirt is red with white letters and graphic, reflecting the colors in the BANA logo. On the front, the words Braille Rules! appear in print and braille above a whimsical drawing of an enlarged braille cell being crowned by a happy looking dot character. The dot with the crowning privileges is somewhat larger than the dots on the cell, and has a smiling face with two stick legs and arms. The arms are reaching up to place a three-pointed regal-looking crown on the top of the braille cell. The back of the shirt reads Braille Authority of North America, 50th Anniversary, 1976-2026 in print and braille.
BANA 50th anniversary t-shirts are available at Aloha Braille. Use code ALOHABANA50 to buy one braille shirt, get a second shirt 50% off. Coupon is limited to the first 50 orders and applies to any shirt they sell.
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The mission of the Braille Authority of North America is to assure literacy for tactile readers through the standardization of braille and/or tactile graphics.