Unified English Braille (UEB)
Unified English Braille (UEB) was developed by the International Council on English Braille to unify the braille codes used among English-speaking countries and to unify the braille symbols used in literary, mathematics and computing contexts.
It was ratified in 2004 and is now used in Australia, Botswana, Canada, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Kiribati, Malaysia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Tonga, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Vanuatu, Vietnam and Zimbabwe. The United States members of the Braille Authority of North America (BANA) voted to adopt UEB to replace English Braille American Edition (EBAE) on November 2, 2012, the nationwide implementation date was January 4, 2016. The Massachusetts Unified English Braille (UEB) State Implementation Plan, approved by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education on July 28, 2015, and updated July 11, 2016, was completed in 2020. UEB is a complete braille code that supports reading and writing both literary and technical, higher-level math and science (STEM; science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) content in braille.
Suggested UEB Resources
The official source of UEB information, this BANA page provides a list of links to various topics and learning/research resources. Instructional materials, including The ABCs of UEB, and example documents can be downloaded in both BRF and PDF.
International Council on English Braille (ICEB)
The UEB Rulebook and the Guidelines for UEB Technical Materials document are downloadable in PDF and BRF on this site.
Unified English Braille (UEB) is a complete code. It is a code that is used for both literary (non-technical) and STEM (technical) materials. This tutorial is designed to teach UEB for STEM (technical) materials with a focus on mathematics. The content is organized in chapters, with lessons accompanied by exercises for writing, reading, and proofreading. The lessons begin at a very basic level with numbers and simple operations, and gradually increase to more complex mathematical functions.
Accessible UEB Training Online (RIDBC)
A UEB online course offered by the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children in Australia. Self-paced completion of the 30 lessons and exercises will be aided by written and audio feedback