About these guidelines
The UEB training manual provides a comprehensive and practical resource to support both new and experienced learners of braille across Australia. Developed to align with the Unified English Braille (UEB) code, these guidelines aim to strengthen knowledge, build consistency, and support high-quality braille literacy. The manual reflects a careful review of the relevant UEB documentation and brings together clear explanations, structured learning pathways and accessible formatting to assist teachers, transcribers and professionals working with people who use braille.
This manual revised in 2022 is a series of lessons and practice exercises by which teachers, transcribers and parents can learn UEB. The 2022 edition is an update of the 2013, 2014 and 2016 editions with some changes as listed in this Word file.
This manual is available to download from the Round Table’s OneDrive account: UEB Australian Training Manual (link opens in a new tab)
Acknowledgments
This manual represents the collective efforts of a small and highly committed editorial team. Sincere thanks are extended to Kathy Riessen (South Australian School for Vision Impaired) and Leona Holloway (Vision Australia) for their collegial input throughout the finalisation of the manual. Special acknowledgement is also given to Colleen Flood (Vision Australia) for her detailed and thoughtful proofreading, which strengthened the accuracy and clarity of the content.
Round Table is grateful to the NSW Department of Education and Communities, the South Australian School for Vision Impaired and Vision Australia for enabling staff to contribute their expertise to this project. Appreciation is also extended to the Australian Braille Authority (ABA) and the Round Table on Information Access for People with a Print Disability Inc. for their support and financial assistance for the editorial teleconferences. Their combined efforts have resulted in a rich and valuable professional learning tool for the Australian braille community.
Josie Howse, Editor