The Rules of Unified English Braille – third edition (2024)

The Rules of Unified English Braille (commonly known as the UEB Rulebook) was published by the Round Table in collaboration with the International Council on English Braille. It is the key reference text containing all of the rules of Unified English Braille with examples and further references.

Unified English Braille was developed by the International Council on English Braille to unify the braille codes used among English-speaking countries and to unify the braille symbols used in literary, mathematics and computing contexts. It was ratified in 2004 and is now used in many countries around the world, including Australia, Botswana, Canada, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Kiribati, Malaysia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Tonga, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Vanuatu, Vietnam and Zimbabwe. ICEB continues to monitor the use of UEB and clarify or review its symbols and rules as necessary.

History – The Rules of Unified English Braille (2010)

Christine Simpson with a bound copy of the UEB Rulebook — Editor, Christine Simpson, at the launch of the first edition of “The Rules of Unified English Braille”.

The launch of the first edition of the UEB Rulebook took place in June 2010.

The Australian Braille Authority is a subcommittee of the Round Table on Information Access for People with a Print Disability Inc.

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