Braille Literacy

Braille Index

Braille transcription and proofreading courses, National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), Library of Congress administers a program of courses leading to certification in braille transcribing and proofreading
Adult Braille Literacy Empowerment Guidelines by the American Foundation for the Blind
Braille Authority of North America
The Braille Forum is the monthly magazine of the American Council of the Blind. Besides this web version, the Forum is available in braille, audio cassette, and large print.
Braille Institute is a private, nonprofit organization whose mission is to eliminate blindness and severe sight loss as a barrier to the fulfillment of life.
Canadian Braille Authority: "Promoting braille as a primary medium for blind persons"
Internet Law Library Handicapped individuals and the law
The Jewish Braille Institute of America a resource of information on blindness that it would greatly benefit the Jewish blind
Lutheran Braille Workers, Inc.: a non-profit organization devoted to providing braille and large-print Bibles and Christian reading materials to the blind and visually handicapped of the world.
National Braille Press: Catalog listing books, booklets, and reference cards

International Council on English Braille
- Unified English Braille Code: The largest project of the ICEB has been to develop a single Unified English Braille Code (UEB or UEBC) for both literary and technical purposes throughout the English-speaking world. See UEB Project Information.
- Tactile Graphics: This project is to coordinate research and write guidelines for the production of tactile graphics and related teaching methods. See Tactile Graphics Project Information.
BANA Braille Research
Emerson Foulke
Publications of Susan J. Lederman Ph.D. in tactile psychophysics and haptic perception. The Touch Laboratory, a member of the Robotics and Perception Lab at Queen's University in Kingston Ontario is directed by Dr. Susan Lederman.

Become A Braille Transcriber: National Braille Press has a 27-week training program which will prepare students for certification in Unified English Braille (UEB) transcription from the Library of Congress.
Braille Certification Training Program: NFB
Braille Courses at Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired: Adult Continuing Education and High School Program and Hadley Institute for Professional Studies
BRL: Braille Through Remote Learning is no longer holding remote classes but you can download the lessons for self-instruction.
Braille Books and Aids at Amazon.com
Future Aids- Braille Bookstore.
Dancing Dots: Accessible Music Technology for Blind & Low Vision Performers since 1992
Duxbury Braille Translator grade 2 braille translation and editing software with versions for DOS, Windows, and Macintosh systems.
Music Braille Code: BANA is pleased to announce the publication of the new Music Braille Code, 2015. This completely revised publication is available for free download in two electronic versions: PDF and BRF. Hardcopy versions will also be produced and sold by the American Printing House for the Blind.
Tack-Tiles Braille Systems are interchangeable with standard international toy building blocks. They provide a unique bridge, a smoother, shorter, more interesting path to Braille literacy.

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Duxbury Systems maintains a list of transcribers.
A2i Transcription Services Braille, Large Print, Tape and Disk Birmingham, United Kingdom
Braille Plus Transcription Service a leading provider of Braille transcription and embossing, large print documents, audio services, voice synthesis, and more serving the blind and disabled community and those who work with and/or serve them.
Braille Jymico: production of graphics using raised contours and the first Canadian enterprise to produce musical texts in braille.
Clovernook's Braille Printing House is recognized as one of the largest volume producers of Braille in North America. The Printing House annually produces more than 40 million pages.
Midwestern Braille Volunteers Organization Web Site, St. Louis, MO Midwestern Braille Volunteers have been producing Braille material since 1963. We were originally formed as a service organization to produce Braille documents for the Catholic Church. As demand for other Braille materials grew, we formed a stand-alone non-profit organization serving schools and businesses with all kinds of Braille material in addition to our work for the church.
World Wide Braille Producers

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BANA UEB Rules and Guidelines: Paths to Literacy
UEB Quick Reference Sheet from Paths to Literacy
UEB Chart from Duxbury Systems-PDF
UEB Resources for Learning the New Braille Code
The UEBOT project was developed to meet the unique need of retraining a nation of professionals that instruct and produce braille.

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