Foundations of Duxbury

Описание: Where to start with Duxbury Braille Translator (DBT)? We start with the program’s nuts and bolts. We will clearly explain the inner workings of DBT, and how you can get it to purr … or quack … happily for you.


Instructor: Kyle DeJute

Instructor’s Title: Braille Trainer
Instructor’s Affiliation: American Printing House for the Blind


Primary Core or ECC Area:  Compensatory Skills (specifically, braille) and Assistive Technology

Target Audience: transcribers, teachers of the visually impaired, paraprofessionals who know braille, prison braille groups, administrators, anyone who uses DBT or assigns someone else to use it

Pre-requisite knowledge:   basic braille knowledge

Lesson Plan Goal:  Explain software concepts that are foundational for using Duxbury Braille Translator (DBT) and demonstrate how those concepts affect braille transcription

Learning Objectives:  
1) identify and describe the three file types created by DBT [.dxp, .dxb, .brf], 2) define “character style,” “paragraph style,” and “code” in regard to DBT,
3) describe what a “template” is in regard to DBT,
4) Explain and locate the setting “read formatted braille without interpretation”,
5) identify that DBT documentation [i.e., “help menu”] is available online

Materials Needed:  It is not necessary, but having a copy of DBT installed and ready to use is ideal.