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Braille Formats 2011 Advanced Formatting Techniques
CTEBVI Workshop 702
Presented by: Amanuensis BraillePresenter: Robert Roldan
Introduction• How to apply the Braille Formats Principals of
Print-to-Braille Transcription, 2011• What to do when what you see in print isn’t
covered in the Braille Formats guidelines• Braille examples using the new formats
guidelines
How to Apply Braille Formats
• Identify what you are looking at• Base the format for each type of material
identified on the most difficult one in the book • Find the Guidelines that apply• Adjust your decisions based on clarity• Use guidelines that closest fit the situation
when something is not covered in the code
Pre-Formatting
• Review the front matter, back matter, and text for material that should be transposed or placed in a separate volume.– Preliminary Volume– Supplementary Volume– Notes Volume– End of P pages
• Pronunciation Key• Exercises or Test at the back of the book• Charts, Formulas, Symbols, Abbreviations, etc. on or inside the cover • Repeated Cast of Characters
Sidebar
3/1 Paragraph with no italics
Braille Format Examples
Centered heading
Cell-5 Heading
Sidebars, boxed
Highlighted Text
Technical Text
Icon
Bold
Foreign Glossary
Centered heading
BoxCell-5 heading followed by a 1/3 list
3/1 Paragraph
Pronunciation Key Format
Omit print running heads
English entries in 1/5Spanish entries in 3/5
Omit dot showing division between multiple word entries. Explain in TN.
Math Symbols
Use foreign language symbols and uncontracted braille
Sidebar, Headings, and Bulleted ListsCentered heading
Cell-5 Headings
Bulleted List
Sidebar
Exercise Material
Lettered Exercise Direction
Displayed Material
Item Number
Lettered answer choices