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Standardisation of Braille in EU and Other European Countries

Understanding the importance of standardization process of braille and braille related issues is important for experts that are working with persons with visual impairment. Standardisation documents can help in preparation and development of braille, and can be accepted with consensus or with acceptable level of consensus of the expert group. This paper uses qualitative method and presents results of the analysis of standardization of braille in EU in 31 European states. It is determined the state of art (standardisation) in the member states EU (N=27) and states candidates (N=4). The aim of this paper is to determine the state of standardisation and acceptance of relevant documents EN 15823, CEN/TR 1575, EN 1332-5, CWA 15778.

standardization; braille

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