Introducing UEB Online Training

 

Welcome to UEB Online!

Welcome to the UEB Online website, administered by the NextSense Institute. This website offers online training programs and competency exams in braille literacy and mathematics using the Unified English Braille (UEB) code.

The purpose of the UEB Online website is to provide systematic instruction and accreditation in UEB for people worldwide who are teaching and promoting braille for persons with blindness, low vision, and deafblindness.

Target Audience

The UEB Online training programs and competency exams are suitable for anyone who wants to learn and teach braille. This includes educators, families, allied health professionals, and administrators and decision makers who promote the use of braille as a medium for information access and communication.

Website Accessibility Options

Accessible, inclusive digital technologies enable equitable information access for all through UEB Online.

  • Visual access mode: For people with sufficient sight to access regular sized print-based information on the website,
  • High contrast mode: For people with low vision who wish to adjust the font size, background colour or text color,
  • Non-Visual access mode: For people who wish to use a screen reader for accessing website information.

UEB Online is a training program for sighted people to learn Unified English Braille (UEB). Many countries have adopted Unified English Braille, replacing standard English braille. This program is the first online UEB training tool. The program is suitable for classroom and specialist teachers, parents, teacher aides and other professionals supporting children and adults with vision impairment.

The Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children’s Renwick Centre created this program.  We acknowledge the support and permission from the Round Table on Information Access for People with Print Disabilities and Australian Braille Authority for the adaptation of content from the Unified English Braille: Australian Training Manual, 2013 (edited by Howse, J., Riessen, K., & Holloway, L.).

I am presently taking this online class. I like to get the jump on knowledge so I can teach my students along the way to keep updated with braille in general. This class is excellent, self-paced…on either a Mac or PC…learning the new (2016) UEB Braille code. I highly recommend this great and easy way to learn. When you finish, get the certification you need….and it is free!

UEB online Accessible Braille Training
UEB online Accessible Braille Training

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By Dr Denise

I and my team have a passion for teaching blind and low vision children and adults how to become independent in all areas through the use of technology and other blind skills.