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The Burns Braille Transcription Dictionary

The Burns Braille Transcription Dictionary

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Author: Mary F. Burns
Publisher: Amer Foundation for the Blind
Category: Book

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars 3 reviews
Sales Rank: 1297922

Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 96
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 5.7 x 0.3

ISBN: 0891282327
Dewey Decimal Number: 686.282
EAN: 9780891282327
ASIN: 0891282327

Publication Date: November 1, 1991
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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
This handy, portable guide is a quick reference for anyone who needs to check print-to-braille and braille-to-print meanings and symbols. This easy-to-use listing provides readers with the essential alphabet, contractions, punctuation, and signs and symbols for braille, as well as brief descriptions of rules for their use. Organized into four clear sections aimed at providing information at a glance, this valuable tool is an ideal reference for teachers, rehabilitation professionals, braille transcribers, and parents, as well as for signage companies, architects, and graphic artists.


Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Excellent reference book   March 8, 2007
GZ (USA)
I am a para professional in a high school working with visually impaired and blind students. This book is an excellent reference book when preparing materials for these students. There are so many rules in braille and sometimes it's hard to remember them all - especially if they're not used often.


5 out of 5 stars excellent reference   January 30, 2002
Kristin (Wisconsin)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful

This book is an excellent reference for those Teachers of the Visually Impaired who's braille skills may be a little rusty. It's also a great cheat sheet for those who have newly learned braille, for transcribing. I've recommended this book to parents of visually impaired children who have taken my braille class, and they love it!


2 out of 5 stars Too basic for Braillists, too difficult for beginners   February 19, 1999
Steve McRoberts (USA)
31 out of 33 found this review helpful

This is a book of just the basic contractions and rules. It is not a dictionary of print-text and their braille equivalents (other than the standard contractions and short-form words).pThere is a section of print-text to braille in alphabetic order, and one of braille to print-text in cell order. The rules relating to each word or symbol are placed right by the word or symbol, and this is the best thing about the book.pA beginner is not going to learn braille from this book; it is a handy, small reference for those who already know the rules and just need a quick refresher on usage.