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The following statement was approved by the BANA Board in November, 2015
The Braille Authority of North America (BANA) recognizes and appreciates the genuine concerns from the braille community regarding the transition to Unified English Braille (UEB). BANA stands by our original motion to adopt UEB as a complete code as well as the implementation statement issued in 2014 in which we expressed that the Nemeth Code remains integral to braille in the United States. The Board of BANA could not reach consensus regarding the establishment of a single standard code for technical materials for braille in the United States. The decision to use UEB or the Nemeth Code within UEB context for technical materials should be made based on braille readers' individual needs.
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Do you have questions about the Unified English Braille (UEB) code and how it works? BANA's General Committee on UEB is here to answer your questions. Click on the link below to send your question to the committee.