The Australian Braille Authority was pleased to present a poster and display of our guidelines at the SPEVI Conference for South Pacific Educators in Vision Impairment in Adelaide, January 2020. Our thanks are extended to Kathy Riessen for this work…
2019 ABA Annual Meeting wrap-up
The Australian Braille Authority meets annually, preceding the Round Table Conference on Information Access for People with Print Disabilities. Reports were presented on the work of the Australian Braille Authority, international collaboration and the work of member organisations. These are summarised…
Congratulations Dorothy Hamilton
The Australian Braille Authority extends our congratulations to Dorothy Hamilton, who was named in the 2019 Australia Day Honours. Dorothy was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for her service to music. Blind from birth, Dorothy developed an…
2018 Trans-Tasman Proficiency Test
ABA jointly administers the Trans-Tasman Certificate of Proficiency in UEB, the only braille certification available in Australia. The 2018 test was held over the first two weeks of October and marking is now underway.
Congratulations Christine Simpson
Congratulations are extended to Christine Simpson, the 2018 recipient of the Tammy Axelsen Lifetime Achievement Award for service to the Round Table on Information Access for People with Print Disabilities Inc. Christine has been involved with the Australian Braille Authority for over 25…
2018 Round Table Conference wrap-up
The 2018 Round Table Conference was held at Rydges Sydney Central with the theme “Advances in Information Access – Opportunities, Applications and Technologies”. The Conference was preceded by the ABA Annual Meeting, at which a new Executive was elected. We are pleased…
Congratulations Gillian Gale
Congratulations to Dr Gillian Gale on her award as a member (AM) in the general division of the Order of Australia in recognition of her extensive work supporting the education of children with a vision impairment throughout Australia. Among her many achievements,…
Braille Camp 2018
The Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children (RIDBC) and their Telelink team held their biggest ever Braille Camp in January 2018. Over 150 members from remote and regional families came together over four days to practice hands-on skills and network with other families.
Australian copyright amendment
The Australian Braille Authority applauds the Australian Government’s Copyright Amendment Act 2017, which introduced a number of measures to comply with and exceed the requirements of the Marrakesh Treaty for the production and international sharing of accessible formats for people with a…