BRL: Braille through Remote Learning

Braille Transcribers Course
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Session Topics
  • The Professional Transcriber
    Evaluation
  • Proofreading Exercise
  • Reading Exercise
  • Writing Exercise
  • Complete our
    Interview
  • Special Codes course
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    Interview Form: The Professional Transcriber

    Directions: Answer as many of the questions as you can. You can make lists, enter complete sentences, whatever format you desire. We're trying to get a "profile" of the braille transcriber! Thanks for your help!

    Name:

    Email:

    Are you certified by the Library of Congress?
    Yes
    No

    Are you currently working as a braille transcriber?
    Yes
    No

    If you are working, are you paid or are you a volunteer?
    Volunteer
    Paid

    If you are a volunteer, are you a member of a transcribers guild or other volunteer organization?
    Yes
    No

    Years of Brailling Experience:
    1-5
    6-10
    11-15
    16-20
    21-25
    More than I care to count (>25)

    What does it mean to be a braille transcriber?

    What are the skill sets needed to be a transcriber?

    What do you think are the FIVE most important characteristics of the competent braille transcriber?

    What are the career opportunities (both paid and volunteer) available to the transcriber?

    What do you think the role of the computer is in braille transcription work?

    What continuing education opportunities are available for you as a transcriber?

    What do you think are the FIVE most important organizations to the braille transcriber?

    If you have the chance to talk with a class of potential braille transcribers, what would you tell them about the field they are considering?

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