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The ExpertRating Online Braille Course
(leading to ExpertRating Braille Transcription Skills
Certification (Intermediate)).
Learn to produce the tactual written language of the blind and
prepare for the Library of Congress Braille Transcriber’s
Certification exam.
This course will begin with a refresher covering all 26
letters of the English alphabet, numbers and punctuation,
composition signs, and some basic whole word contractions. Next,
you'll discover the 63 contractions that make up Grade II Braille,
along with the rest of the symbols and contractions that comprise
the Literary Braille Code. You'll also learn about employment
opportunities for Braille transcribers.
An Introductory version of this course is also available. Both the courses may be bought together or separately for $129.99 each.
Buy the Course
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 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 Course you need
Completion of the Beginning Braille Transcription online course, experience with software for brailling on a standard computer keyboard, Internet access, e-mail, and the Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox Web browser.
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ExpertRating Online Braille Course
(leading to
ExpertRating Braille Transcription Skills Certification (Intermediate))
ExpertRating is one of the world's only ISO
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ExpertRating Online Braille Course (leading to ExpertRating Braille Transcription Skills Certification (Intermediate)).
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When you choose the
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quickly online and you are equipped with a store house of
information through the in-depth ExpertRating Online Braille Courseware which has
been developed by experienced Braille Experts.
The ExpertRating Braille Transcription Skills Certification is by far the best value for money instructor led
Braille Certification at $129.99.
Some Popular questions and answers about
this ExpertRating Online Braille Course and Certification:
How much does the
Braille Transcription Skills Certification (Intermediate) cost and what does it include?
You can buy this ExpertRating Online Braille Course
leading to
Braille Transcription Skills certification at a special offer price of only $129.99 which
includes the in-depthExpertRating Online Braille Courseware and exam fee. This is
the best value for money Braille Transcription Program available till date. You
get the following services within the USD $129.99 fee.
In-depth ExpertRating Online Braille Courseware including scenarios and case studies.
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 Transcription 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 Course for $129.99. Log in to the instructor led course using your password. Go through the ExpertRating Online Braille Courseware (which would take you 6 weeks) and complete the final
Braille Transcription Certification exam at your convenience. You can complete the exam within 2 months of buying the
Braille Transcription Certification. The result of the exam appears as soon as it is completed, and your
Braille Transcription Certificate is mailed immediately.
What learning aids will I get?
The
ExpertRating Online Braille Course includes the following learning aids:
24 x 7 hour access to the courseware. A printer friendly version of the
ExpertRating Online Braille 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 that you will learn during the Braille Transcription Course.
What is the final exam like?
The final exam is fully based upon the ExpertRating Online Braille Courseware that is provided along with the
Braille Transcription Certification. 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 Courseware.
What are the course start dates?
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.
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According
to a survey conducted by the AFB the range of annual salary for full
time, certified Braille Transcribers is $18,000 to $50,000, plus benefits.
A Braille
transcriber’s job involves most appropriately presenting information
from a source like a textbook and transcribing it into the Braille version for partially or completely visually
impaired persons. 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 impart comprehensive knowledge about 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 Course
Coverage (6 weeks program)
Week One |
Wednesday - Lesson 01 |
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The first lesson
will review what was covered in the Beginning
Braille course, which includes the braille
alphabet, braille numbers, punctuation, alphabet
word contractions, and the English letter
indicator. In addition, this lesson will review
the contractions for the words and, of, for,
the, and with. |
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Friday - Lesson 02 |
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Lesson 2 will
take a deeper look at the whole word
contractions and, of, for, the, and with. You'll
learn how they can be joined together within
sentences and how they can be used as parts of
words. |
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Week Two |
Wednesday - Lesson 03 |
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In this lesson,
you'll learn about three different types of
contractions. First this lesson will examine the
part word contractions for ch, sh, th, wh, ou,
and st. Then this lesson will explore the whole
word contractions for the words child, shall,
this, which, out, and still. And finally, this
lesson will look at the lower cell contractions
for in, en, be, con, com, and dis. |
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Friday - Lesson 04 |
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Lesson 4 will go over the rules for lower cell
contractions. You'll also learn the whole word
contractions for in, enough, be, his, was, and were;
and the part word contractions for ar, ed, er, gh,
ow, ble, and ing. |
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Week Three |
Wednesday - Lesson 05- |
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In
lesson 5 you'll learn the lower cell whole word
contractions for to, into, and by, and the lower
cell part word contractions for bb, cc, dd, ff, and
gg. You'll also get some practice finding braille
errors. |
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Friday - Lesson 06 |
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Lesson 6 will concentrate on the short form, whole
word contractions for the words about, above,
according, across, after, afternoon, afterward,
again, against, almost, already, also, although,
altogether, and always. You’ll also start studying
what are informally called dot contractions. There
are whole word and part word dot contractions.
You'll start with the contractions for the words
character, day, ever, father, here, know, lord,
mother, and name. |
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Week Four |
Wednesday - Lesson 07 |
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This lesson will review braille numbers, including
the use of decimal points and commas. In addition,
you'll learn the dot 5 whole word contractions for
the words one, ought, part, question, right, some,
there, through, time, under, where, work, and young. |
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Friday - Lesson 08 |
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In
lesson 8 you'll continue your study of whole word
and part word contractions. You'll learn the short
form whole word contractions for because, before,
behind, below, beneath, beside, between, beyond,
blind, braille, children, conceive, conceiving,
could deceive, deceiving, declare, and declaring.
You'll also learn the dot 4-5 whole word
contractions for these, those, upon, whose, and
word. |
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Week Five |
Wednesday - Lesson 09 |
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This lesson will
examine the short form word contractions for
either, first, friend, good, great, herself,
him, and himself. In addition, this lesson will
discuss the dot 4-5-6 whole word contractions
for cannot, had, many, spirit, their, and world. |
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Friday - Lesson 10 |
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Lesson 10 introduces the dot 4-6 part word
contractions for ance, ound, ount, and sion; and the
dot 6 part word contractions for ally and ation.
You'll also study the whole word contractions for
the short form words immediate, its, itself, letter,
little, much, must, myself, necessary, neither,
o'clock, oneself, and ourselves. |
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Week Six |
Wednesday - Lesson 11 |
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In lesson 11
you'll finish your study of the short form
whole word contractions. The contractions
this lesson will look at include the words
paid, perceive, perceiving, perhaps, quick,
receive, receiving, rejoice, rejoicing,
said, should, such, themselves, thyself,
today, together, tomorrow, tonight, would,
your, yourself, and yourselves. |
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Friday - Lesson 12 |
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