Duxbury Braille Translation (DBT) Software Trainings

The BEST Grant in collaboration with the AT & AEM Center, American Council of the Blind of Ohio (ACBO), Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence (OCALI), the Ohio Center for Deafblind Education (OCDBE) and the Ohio State School for the Blind (OSSB) invite educators, support staff, and braille transcribers of programs serving students with visual impairments to attend Duxbury Braille Translation I and II (DBT) Trainings. Participants are required to attend the initial 2-day training in October and then the follow-up training in March.

Determining which DBT Workshop to Attend

You should attend the DBT I Training if:

  1. You have not previously attended a training on using the BANA Braille Template with SWIFT and Microsoft Word to format text for use with DBT.
  2. You have previously attended a training on using the BANA Braille Template with SWIFT and Microsoft Word (as outlined in the course description below), but believe that a refresher course on those skills is what you need.

You should attend the DBT II Training if you are comfortable performing the skills listed under DBT I. DBT II includes a very limited review, and focuses on building on techniques learned in DBT I.

Duxbury Braille Translation I

Course Description

This training is designed to teach participants how to use the BANA template for Microsoft Word to format text for use in DBT. This training includes the following skills:

  1. Configuring Microsoft Word (Options, Quick Access Toolbar)
  2. Configuring DBT (Embosser Setup, Import Options, Word Importer, Formatted Braille Importer; opening and embossing brf files)
  3. Microsoft Word basics to improve productivity
  4. Using SWIFT and the BANA braille template
  5. An overview of new UEB features
  6. Using styles to efficiently format documents for braille
  7. Introduction to tables
  8. Introduction to foreign language documents and accented letters
  9. A discussion about the brf files and appropriate uses

Dates / Times
October 11-12, 2017 from 8:30 am – 4:00 pm
March 6-7, 2018 from 8:30am – 4:00pm

Location
470 Glenmont Ave. - Columbus, OH 43214

Facilitator
Susan Christensen, DBT Specialist

Contact Hours
Twenty-three (23) contact hours will be offered for four days of training. Attendance is required all four days to receive certificate.

Duxbury Braille Translation II

Course Description

This training is designed for participants who are able to perform the skills listed on the DBT I course description. This training will focus on teaching the following skills:

  1. Introduction to find & replace
  2. Table techniques, and what to do when DBT can’t handle a complex table
  3. Displayed material
  4. An overview of new UEB features
  5. UEB typeform indicators (italics, bold, underline, script, transcriber-defined)
  6. Plays and poetry (including line numbered)
  7. Diacritics (pronunciation)
  8. A discussion about brf files and appropriate uses
  9. Attendees are encouraged to bring problem files to share and discuss

Dates / Times
October 25-26, 2017 from 8:30 am – 4:00 pm
March 8, 2018 from 8:30am – 4:00pm

Location
470 Glenmont Ave. - Columbus, OH 43214

Facilitator
Susan Christensen, DBT Specialist

Contact Hours
Seventeen and one-fourth (17.25) contact hours will be offered for three days of training. Attendance is required all three days to receive certificate.

Additional information pertaining to both trainings:

Materials Provided

A copy of DBT 12.2 software or an upgrade will be provided to each district/agency represented (one copy per district/agency).

Note

The trainings are limited to the first 15 participants to register.

Registration deadline: Oct. 2, 2017

Registration

DBT I – October 11-12, 2017 and March 6-7, 2018

Register Online via OCALI Pass

DBT II – October 25-26, 2017 and March 8, 2018

Register Online via OCALI Pass