The Duxbury Braille Translator Producers’ Manual for the production of Unified English Braille in Australia and New Zealand (2026) is intended as an accompaniment to the Duxbury Braille Translator (DBT) software application. The manual was been written with specific reference to DBT versions 14.1, but much of the content will also be applicable to earlier and later versions of DBT.
DBT is designed to suit the needs of braille publishers worldwide and as such supports a wide variety of languages, translation codes and formatting requirements. Published by the Round Table on Information Access for People with Print Disabilities, this manual has been written specifically for use in Australia and New Zealand, for the production of Unified English Braille, in accordance with our local standards for formatting.
The manual is available as a free download using the links below.
Updates
Since the publication of the DBT Producers Manual, Duxbury have released DBT 15.1, please note the following changes to the software and recommendations for its use in Australia.
Click here to read about DBT updates for 15.1
Please contact us if you are aware of any further changes that have been made or improvements that are required.
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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