Braille Authority of the United Kingdom

Welcome to the web site of the Braille Authority of the United Kingdom.

What's New

• The updated 2008 edition of Braille Science Notation is now available in braille from the publications page, to accompany the print version.
• BAUK has been conducting a public consultation on UEB (Unified English Braille), including a sample booklet and questionnaire. The closing date for the receipt of completed questionnaires has now passed, and the results have been analysed. A summary of these results and a statement from BAUK on UEB are given in the UEB Consultation section on the Current Projects page. The Current Projects page also contains further information about the UEB project generally.
• At its meeting on 3 July 2008, BAUK agreed to a merger with two other organisations, COTIS (Confederarion of Transcribed Information Services) and UKABP (United Kingdom Association of Braille Producers). This merger took effect on 1 January 2009, and a new organisation came into being called UKAAF (United Kingdom Association for Accessible Formats). The discussions leading up to this decision can be read in recent minutes of BAUK meetings. UKAAF will have its own web site, but until this is ready the current BAUK web site will be kept live, so that public access to the infomation and publications it contains is maintained.
• The resolutions made at the ICEB General Assembly held in April 2008 are available on the Current Projects page (under ICEB Assembly 2008).
• An article promoting the value of braille. You are welcome to use this as a handout at events, etc, to help encourage braille awareness and use. A version in MS Word format is also available from the BAUK Papers page.
• Minutes of meeting 1 December 2008

Directory of Site

• About BAUK
• Current projects
• Minutes of BAUK meetings
• Other BAUK papers
• BAUK publications
• Links
• Contacts

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