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Demonstrate knowledge of, and use, uncontracted braille with limited
punctuation
Level
4
Credits
4
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: outline the development of
braille and explain its use and relevance in today’s society; evaluate braille
writing equipment; read and write uncontracted braille with limited
punctuation, capital sign, and number sign; and apply braille for everyday
use.
Subfield
Community Support
Domain
Blindness, Deafblindness and Vision Impairment
Status
Registered
Status date
20 May 2008
Date version published
20 May 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2013
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Community Support Services Industry Training
Organisation Limited
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0024
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
Rules for braille are consistent with those endorsed by the Braille Authority of New
Zealand (BANZ). These are available from RNZFB, Private Bag 99941, Auckland.
2
Braille submitted for assessment should be produced on a braille machine (such as a
Perkins Brailler), a slate and stylus, or a dymo labeller as applicable. If candidates
are unable to use this equipment permission may be given to use alternative ways of
embossing excluding direct translation.
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Braille read for assessment may be read visually or tactually. The credit level
assumes that those who will be reading braille tactually already have well-developed
skills in tactual recognition.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Outline the development of braille and explain its use and relevance in today’s society.
Performance criteria
1.1
The history of the braille code is outlined to explain factors associated with its
creation and subsequent developments.
Range
creation – when, how, why;
developments – evidence is required for any three developments.
1.2
Braille is explained in terms of advantages over alternative tactual reading
methods.
1.3
Factors associated with braille and its production is explained in terms of their
impact of the use of braille in today’s society.
Range
1.4
Issues associated with literacy are explained in terms of their relationship to the
use of braille.
Range
1.5
portability, technology, cost.
impact of braille on literacy, impact of lack of braille literacy.
Motivating factors are explained in terms of their potential impact on learning
braille.
Range
evidence is required for any three factors.
Element 2
Evaluate braille writing equipment.
Range
Perkins Brailler, slate and stylus, dymo labeller, jumbo brailler.
Performance criteria
2.1
Each piece of equipment is evaluated in terms of its advantages and
disadvantages and a rationale for these is provided.
Range
evidence is required for a minimum of one advantage and one
disadvantage for each piece of equipment.
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Element 3
Read and write uncontracted braille with limited punctuation, capital sign, and number
sign.
Range
alphabet, number sign, capital sign, full stop, apostrophe, comma, question
mark, hyphen, colon.
Performance criteria
3.1
A passage of at least 50 words of uncontracted braille that includes at least one
example of each item in the range is read with 100% accuracy.
3.2
A passage of at least 50 words of uncontracted braille containing at least one
example of each item in the range is written with 100% accuracy using a braille
machine such as a Perkins Brailler.
Element 4
Apply braille for everyday use.
Performance criteria
4.1
Given name, family name, and telephone number are written with 100%
accuracy using a slate and stylus.
4.2
Braille labels are made for two practical uses with 100% accuracy using a slate
and stylus, Perkins Brailler or other braille machine, or dymo labeller.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Community Support Services Industry Training Organisation Limited
enquiries@cssito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit
standard.
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