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The ExpertRating Online Braille Transcription Course
(leading to ExpertRating Braille Transcription Certification (Introductory)).

Prepare for a rewarding career as a Braille transcriber by learning to write and read the tactual language of the blind. You'll learn the history of Braille, and different ways of producing the Braille English alphabet, Braille numbers, Braille punctuation, and more. You'll also learn about employment opportunities for Braille Transcribers.

This course includes a knowledgeable and caring instructor who will guide you through your lessons, facilitate discussions, and answer your questions. The instructor for this course will be Dixie Mahaffie.

Dixie Mahaffie

About the ExpertRating Online Braille Transcription Course instructor : Dixie Mahaffie first became intrigued with Braille while attending elementary school. At sixteen, she became a Braille Transcriber for a metropolitan school district. In 1984, she received a Masters of Science Degree in Education with a Certification for Teaching the Visually Impaired, and she began work as a Braille instructor at a State Department of Services for the Blind. Mahaffie currently works as a Teacher of the Visually Impaired and an Orientation and Mobility Instructor. She conducts several accredited college-level Braille courses for sighted individuals and has helped many students achieve their goal of becoming Braille transcribers.

 Braille Transcription Course requirements: For taking this instructor led ExpertRating Online Braille Transcription Course you need You will need to install and use Perky Duck software for Brailling on a standard computer keyboard. This software comes in Macintosh and Windows versions and can be downloaded free of charge from
http://www.duxburysystems.com/
freeware.asp.Please be advised that Duxbury Systems, Inc. does not provide support for Macintosh users installing the Perky Duck software.You will also need to download and install the SimBraille font on your computer. The file you need is free and located at:
http://duxburysystems.com/
downloads/duxbrlf.exe You will also need Internet access, e-mail, and a and the Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox Web browser. Finally, you will need a keyboard that responds to simultaneous six-key input, in other words, a keyboard that has been manufactured to the original IBM PC specification. If you're talking to a computer tech, you will want to ask for an "IBM PC down/up encoded keyboard with n-key rollover."Be aware that many newer computer keyboards are NOT suitable. To determine if your keyboard will work, start a new document in any word processing program. Then press the keys sdf jkl all at the same time. Note what appears on the screen. A properly configured keyboard will generate all six letters (sdfjkl) on the screen--but not necessarily in that order.Each time you press all six keys at once, you should see all six of the letters you pressed on the screen. If this occurs, your keyboard will be perfectly acceptable for braille entry.If your keyboard generates only three or four letters instead of six, it will not work for Braille entry. Your instructor will be able to suggest affordable replacement keyboards that will meet your needs.

 Testimonials: The ExpertRating Online Braille Transcription Course has received overwhelming positive feedback and reviews from students around the world. Here are a few:
"Dixie presented the Introductory Braille material in an easy-to-understand format. I have never taken Braille before and now, I feel confident that I can continue into a more advanced course and learn what I need to know to become a Braille Transcriber. Thank you, Dixie!"
"Dixie, Whew! I'm so excited to have completed this challenging course. Your step-by-step instructions were always clear and kept my interest. You responded to my discussion questions/comments in a timely manner. I always looked forward to your replies."

"Excellent Course. I look forward to taking the second course."

"Great beginning course. I really found this helpful. I need to practice more to really get this down. It is like learning any other foreign language."

"I am so happy to have completed this course. The material was presented in a fun, nonstressful manner. I really enjoyed each and every lesson. This surprised me as I work at a computer every day at work. I tend to ignore my e-mail on my home computer as I am too tired to stare at another computer screen. I did look forward to coming home and working on these lessons, however. Dixie is an excellent instructor and it's a great teaching/learning format."

"I enjoyed this course very much and hope to pursue braille transcription."

"I have thoroughly enjoyed learning Braille and hope to continue with the advanced course."

ExpertRating Online Braille Transcription Course

(leading to ExpertRating Braille Transcription Certification (Introductory))

 ExpertRating is one of the world's only ISO 9001:2000 Certified companies (from TUV America) offering  an ExpertRating Online Braille Transcription Course (leading to ExpertRating Braille Transcription Skills Certification (Introductory)).

ExpertRating is a trusted name in online testing and certification with over 200,000 certified professionals in over 60 countries in more than 200 skill areas. ExpertRating offers its testing services to the world's best companies such as Convergys Corp, UPS, GAP, Sony, Coke, Citrix, Deltek Corp, IKEA Systems and Ericsson to name a few. See where ExpertRating Certified Professionals are working.

 It is very safe to buy from ExpertRating. Apart from being an ISO 9001:2000 company, it is a , Square Trade business member since 2002 and HackerSafe approved. ExpertRating has certified Several thousand individuals who are working with leading companies across the US and other countries. View list.

When you choose the ExpertRating Online Braille Transcription Course you can be sure that you are buying a premium International certification that is recognized by hundreds of employers and Government bodies in the US and other countries.

 With ExpertRating you get certified quickly online and you are equipped with a store house of information through the in-depth ExpertRating Online Braille Transcription Courseware which has been developed by experienced International Language Experts.

 The ExpertRating Braille Transcription Skills Certification (Introductory) is by far the best value for money instructor led Braille Program at $99.99 .

Some Popular questions and answers about this ExpertRating Online Braille Transcription Course and Certification:

 How much does the Braille Certification cost and what does it include?

You can buy this ExpertRating Online Braille Transcription Course leading to Braille Transcription Skills certification (Introductory) at a special offer price of only $99.99 which includes the in-depthExpertRating Online Braille Transcription Courseware and exam fee. This is the best value for money Braille Program available till date. You get the following services within the USD $99.99 fee.

     In-depth  ExpertRating Online Braille Transcription Courseware including scenarios and examples.

     An instructor to guide you through the course and to whom you can direct your questions.

     World wide airmail delivery of the hard copy Braille Certificate. The Braille Transcription Certificate can be used to prove your certified status and does not mention the words "online".

     An online transcript that can be used to prove your certified credentials on the internet at any time.

How do I get certified?

The process of getting yourself certified is very simple. All you have to do is buy the ExpertRating Online Braille Transcription Course for $99.99 . Log in to the instructor led course using your password. Go through the ExpertRating Online Braille Transcription Courseware (which would take you 6 weeks) and complete the final Braille Certification exam at your convenience. You can complete the exam within 2 months of buying the Braille Certification. The result of the exam appears as soon as it is completed, and your Braille Certificate is mailed immediately.

24 x 7 hour access to the courseware. A printer friendly version of the ExpertRating Online Braille Transcription Course is also provided

A friendly instructor to answer your questions online

A discussion area to have your questions answered

Chapter end quizzes to ensure that you are learning important aspects of every chapter

Chapter assignments to help you practically use the Braille Transcription Skills that you will learn during the Braille Course.

The final exam is fully based upon the  ExpertRating Online Braille Transcription Courseware that is provided along with the Braille Course. If you have gone through the courseware properly you should not have a problem clearing the exam. The exam consists of multiple choice questions from all chapters of the ExpertRating Online Braille Transcription Courseware.

ExpertRating instructor led courses commence every month, you can always choose a suitable date for your course commencement in any month. To see available course start dates, please click on the "Enroll now" button. All courses run for six weeks, with a two-week grace period at the end. Two lessons are released each week for the six-week duration of the course. You do not have to be present when the lesson is released, but you must complete each lesson within two weeks of its release.

A new section of each course starts on the second or third Wednesday of each month. If enrolling in a series of two or more courses please be sure to space the start date for each course at least two months apart.

The salary of the Level-3 Braille Transcribers ranges from $15.00 - $18.00 per hour.

A Braille transcriber’s job involves most appropriately presenting information from a source like a textbook and transcribing it for a visually impaired student or a student with a low vision into the Braille version. The desired qualities in a Braille transcriber include possessing a deductive reasoning and specialized computer skills. The Braille Transcription course will guide you to be well versed in the English Literary Binary Code, able to import publishers’ electronic files and give hands on knowledge of the Braille translation software.

The Braille Transcription course can be useful to if you are an employer or provider of services to the blind, a business owner having blind clients or if you want to become a Braille transcriber. The ExpertRating Braille Transcription Certification equips you to read, write, teach, learn and print the language of the visually impaired with ease.

ExpertRating Online Braille Transcription Course Coverage (6 weeks program)  

Week One

Wednesday - Lesson 01

Introduction to Braille

Friday - Lesson 02

Perky Duck Braille Software and Letters A-E

Week Two

Wednesday - Lesson 03

Letters F-J and Capital Letters

Friday - Lesson 04

Numbers, Period, Comma, and Decimal Point

Week Three

Wednesday - Lesson 05-

Letters K-O, Hyphen, and Emphasizing Words

Friday - Lesson 06

Letters P-T and Money

Week Four

Wednesday - Lesson 07

Letters U-Z, Question Mark, Exclamation Point, and Apostrophe

Friday - Lesson 08

Quotation Marks, Slash, Parentheses, Brackets, Colon, and Semicolon

Week Five

Wednesday - Lesson 09

Accent Sign, Spacing, Paragraphing, and Alphabet Words

Friday - Lesson 10

Dash, Double Dash, and the Words 'And,' 'Of,' 'For,' 'The,' and 'With'

Week Six

Wednesday - Lesson 11

Time, Dates, Telephone Numbers, Roman Numerals, and Additional Punctuation

Friday - Lesson 12

Mathematical Symbols, Measurement, Degrees, and Computer Braille Code Buy the ExpertRating Online Braille Transcription Course - $99.99

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