The Australian Braille Authority works with the Round Table on Information Access for People with Print Disabilities to produce standards and guidelines for the provision of braille and tactile graphics in Australia. There is also a separate code for the representation of the International Phonetics Alphabet in braille, known as IPA braille. The braille code for music is a separate, international standard. It is a one-to-one representation of letters without the use of contractions. Grade 1 (uncontracted) braille is used for signage in Australia. Refer to the UEB page for information, documentation and resources relating to the Unified English Braille code.
It includes symbols and contractions for literary, mathematical and scientific text and can also be used to the representation of line drawings.
Unified English Braille is the official braille code for usage in Australia. The braille alphabet – fact sheet (PDF).Triumph over darkness: the life of Louis Braille – biography by Lennard Bickel.Michael Mellor available in print or braille Louis Braille, a Touch of Genius – biography by C.Louis Braille and the braille system – short article by Duxbury Systems.
