BRAILLE-BR003 - Unified English Braille - Level 3

Format Online Self-paced Learning Activity

ASPIRE-Certificates

Course Description

This third course at the intermediate level of the program completes the study of Unified English Braille contractions. The student will become proficient at reading and brailling contracted braille, and at employing the rules of Unified English Braille as they apply to these contractions and shortforms. Topics studied include lower groupsigns bb, cc, ff, gg, ea, initial letter contractions, final letter contractions, and shortforms. Success completion of this course will prepare the learner to continue the study of Unified English Braille at the advanced level -- Level 4.

Prerequisites

Successful completion of Braille Level 2.

Acquired Braille Equivalency Chart:Please review the Braille equivalency chart for accepted equivalent courses from other institutions.

*Please note that admission to Western's UEB program does not guarantee a space in the Teaching Students who are Blind/Low Vision AQ courses. Candidates must register for the AQ separately.

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BRAILLE-BR003 - 001-WBS

Fall/Winter 2018/19

Online Self-paced Learning Activity

Available

Discussion

Jan 21, 2019 to Apr 12, 2019

Online Self-paced Learning Activity

Course Fee non-credit

$325.00

Required Textbooks

Course Materials below are supplied with Level 1 and will be used for all subsequent Braille Levels.

The Unified English Braille Instruction Manual, 2017 (online resource)

The Brailled Drills Supplement, 2017

Note: The above course materials are included with registration fees for Level 1, and will be used for ALL subsequent Braille Levels. They will only be supplied with Level 1. If a copy of these course materials is requested, after Level 1, an additional fee will be applied. Please access the Special Request tab to order your materials online..

Student will be responsible for providing the following required supplementary items at their own cost. These items will also be used for ALL subsequent Braille Levels.

Classic Perkins Brailler
- available from local school boards, special education division
- available for purchase from the American Printing House for the Blind or E-Bay
- occasionally available for loan at CNIB
Braille Paper (26.5cm x 30.5cm, or as close as possible)
- available from local CNIB offices
- available from the local school board

Section Notes

Available for Registration until January 11, 2019.