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# NLS Reference Circulars

## Braille Literacy: Resources for Instruction, Writing Equipment, and Supplies 

Issued 2004 

### Introduction

This reference circular lists instructional materials, supplies, and equipment currently  available for learning braille, and cites sources about braille literacy. The resources given  are intended to assist sighted individuals who are interested in learning braille or want to  transcribe print materials into braille; instructors who teach braille; persons with visual  impairments who are interested in learning to read and write braille; and family members,  friends, and professionals who desire information about braille literacy.

Unless otherwise indicated, items listed in this circular are not part of the National  Library Service for the Blind program, and their listing does not imply endorsement.  Prices are subject to frequent change and should be verified with the supplier before  ordering. Complete addresses of sources are listed in Section VI: Addresses of Sources.

### Contents

- Resources for Braille Instruction    -  Braille Code Books
  - Instruction for Transcribers and Teachers      - Manuals, Guidebooks, and Teaching Materials
    - NLS Correspondence Courses and the National Braille Competency Test
    - University Courses and Local Volunteer Classes
    - Links to Courses on the Internet 
  - Instruction for Braille Readers (Adults and Children)      - Resources for Reading Readiness
    - Tools and Games for Learning to Read and Write Braille
    - Manuals and Guidebooks for Learning to Read and Write Braille
    - Correspondence Courses for Learning to Read and Write Braille
    - Local Training Resources and Links to Online Courses 
- Books, Articles, and Videos Related to Braille Literacy and Braille Instruction
- Awareness Resources
- Sources of Equipment and Accessories for Reading and Writing Braille    - Manual Equipment      - Braillewriters and Accessories
    - Slates and Styluses 
  - Computer-related Equipment      - Braille Displays and Notetakers
    - Braille Embossers
    - Braille Translation and Transcription Software
    - Music Translation Software
    - Translation Software for Braille Mathematics 
- Supplies for Writing and Embossing Braille
- Addresses of Sources and Suppliers

### I. 	Resources for Braille Instruction

(Full addresses are in section VI.)

#### A. Braille Code Books

	Code books are the official documents that set forth rules of usage for, or the  transcription of, the various types of braille (literary, mathematics, computer, and  music) in the United States. The Braille Authority of North America (BANA)  provides current information about all braille codes www.brailleauthority.org.

##### Literary braille code 

English braille, American edition, 1994; revised 2002. Compiled under the authority  of the Braille Authority of North America. Louisville: American Printing House  for the Blind. $20 print or braille, CD-ROM edition available from Opus  Technologies. $49.

Chart of contractions, selected symbols, and simplified rules.  Compiled by the  Illinois Braille and Sight Saving School, Jacksonville, IL, 1959. Available from  the American Printing House for the Blind, $2.72 braille.	

Guidelines for linear braille format. Compiled by the Braille Authority of North  America. Louisville: American Printing House for the Blind, 1987. $2.50 print or  braille. Braille transcribers certified by the Library of Congress may obtain braille  or print copies free on request from the Braille Development Section (BDS),  National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. 

##### Mathematics braille code

Nemeth braille code for mathematics and science notation, 1972 revision. Compiled  by the American Association of Workers for the Blind, Association for the  Education of the Visually Handicapped, the National Braille Association, and the  Braille Authority of North America. Louisville: American Printing House for the  Blind, 1972. $40 print or braille. 

Addendum 1 to the Nemeth braille code for mathematics and science notation,    1972 revision: Ancient Numeration Systems. Adopted by the Braille Authority of North  America; transcribed by Von E. Eulert, American Red Cross Braille Service.  Louisville: American Printing House for the Blind, 1991. $5 print or braille.

Reference sheet. Louisville: American Printing House for the Blind. $2.50 print or  braille.               

Braille code for chemical notation. Louisville: American Printing House for the  Blind, 1997. $20 print or braille. 

##### Computer braille code 

Computer braille code: 2000. Compiled by the Braille Authority of North America.  Louisville: American Printing House for the Blind, 2000. $20 print or braille.

The Computer braille code made easy. 3rd ed. Boston: National Braille  Press, $7 print or braille. 

Step-by-step guide on the computer code. Includes    tips on how to read e-mail and web addresses. 

Flowchart design for applicable braille codes supplements. Compiled    by the Braille Authority of North America. Louisville: American Printing House for the Blind,  1992. $17 print or braille. 

##### Music braille code

Music braille code. Compiled by the Braille Authority of North America. Louisville:  American Printing House for the Blind, 1997. $41 print or braille. Also available  from National Braille Association.

#### B.Instruction for Transcribers and Teachers

##### Manuals, guidebooks, and teaching materials 

###### Literary braille

Alphabetical index of braille signs. Arranged for braillewriter and slate work.  Louisville: American Printing House for the Blind. $2.50 print. 

Braille: a code for success; a comprehensive tutorial for the National    Literary Braille Competency Test. Compiled by the International Braille Research Center,  National Federation of the Blind, and the National Library Service for the Blind  and Physically Handicapped. Washington: U.S. Dept. of Education, Rehabilitation  Services Administration, 1999. Print or braille available free from National  Federation of the Blind. 

Braille codes and calculations. By Mary Ellen Pesavento. Berkeley, CA: Pesavento  Press. Revised 1997. Although sold separately, *Braille Codes and Calculations*  and *Dot Writing* are designed to be used together. Available from Exceptional  Teaching Aids, $72; with *Dot Writing* $86.95.

Braille enthusiast's dictionary. Compiled and edited by M. Cay Holbrook and Alan J.  Koenig. Germantown, TN: Scalars Publishing, 1995. $65 print, plus $3.50  shipping. 

Braille formats: principles of print to braille transcription, 1997. Developed under  the sponsorship of the Braille Authority of North America. Louisville: American  Printing House for the Blind, 1998. $30 print (three volumes) or braille (twelve  volumes).

Braille letter drill. By H.R. Latimer, revised by Marjorie Hooper. Louisville:  American Printing House for the Blind, 1943. $4.96 print; $7.92 print/braille.

Braille transcribing workbook. By Norma L. Schecter. Huntington Beach, CA:  Beach Cities Braille Guild, 1992. $7 plus $2 shipping, print. Used with lessons  in braille transcribing.

The Burns braille transcription dictionary. By Mary F. Burns. New York: AFB Press,  1991. $19.95 print.

Chart of braille characters and contractions. By Bernard M. Krebs. Louisville:  American Printing House for the Blind, 1968. $25 braille. 

Dot writing. Available from Exceptional Teaching Aids. $16.95.  Includes a systematic introduction to standard English braille plus practicewords and sentences.

The computerized braille tutor. By Gaylen Kapperman, and others. Alexandria, VA:  Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired  (AER). $11 for AER members; $21 for non members (Canadian orders, add  $2.50/tutor; overseas orders, add $5/tutor).

Instruction and practice for the basic literary braille code. (Requires DOS  computer with a hard drive that can allocate five megabytes of memory.)

English braille grade 2 contractions: word signs, short form words,    punctuation, and composition signs. Louisville: American Printing House for the Blind, 1960.  63¢print; 27¢ braille, up to five copies free. The print version of this guide isalso known as the alphabetical index of braille signs. 

Handbook for learning to read braille by sight. By Leland Schubert. Louisville:  American Printing House for the Blind, 1968. $20.40 print.

Instruction manual for braille transcribing. Revised edition by Constance Risjord,  John Wilkinson, and Mary Lou Stark. Washington: Library of Congress, 2000.  Free to enrollees in the Library of Congress correspondence course. Also available  from the American Printing House for the Blind. $26.50 print, $136 braille. 

Drills reproduced in braille: supplement to instruction manual for braille  transcribing, 2000. Produced in braille for the Library of Congress. Available  from American Printing House for the Blind. $8 braille.               

Lessons in braille transcribing. By Bernard Krebs. Louisville: American Printing  House for the Blind, 1978. $6.50 print, $50.60 braille. Addendum, $1 print, $3.60  braille.           

Literary braille practice sentences. By Dorothy Quenten Joseph; revised by Roberta  Becker and Phillip Mangold, 1994. Castro Valley, CA: Exceptional Teaching  Aids. $17.95 print, plus $4.25 shipping. 

NBA literary braille refresher course for teachers and transcribers.  Rochester, NY: National Braille Association, revised 2002. $50 print; $158.40  braille for individuals; $391.50 braille for all others. Assists teachers preparing  for state or national competency tests, and transcribers and proofreaders wishing  to sharpen their braille skills.

New programmed instruction in braille. 3rd ed. By Samuel C. Ashcroft,  LaRhea Sanford, and Alan Koenig. Germantown, TN: Scalars Publishing, 2001.  $60 print, plus $3.50 shipping. Integrates, cross references, and summarizes  current English Braille, American edition rules. Provides tests and answer  keys to facilitate learning independently or with a class or instructor. A  companion reader with correlated chapter readings in tactile braille is available.

Quick reference list of braille signs. Compiled by the Louis Braille  Center. Edmonds, WA: Louis Braille Center. $5 braille and print, $4 braille  only. Includes reference lists of the braille alphabet, numbers, contractions,  and composition and punctuation signs.

Quick reference manual, to accompany braille formats: principles of    print to braille transcription. Rochester, NY: National Braille Association, 1997. $20 print for  members, $40 non members, $75.80 braille for individuals, $186.50 for all others. 

Rehabilitation teaching braille textbook review. By Cheryl Richesin.  Alexandria, VA: Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and  Visually Impaired (AER). $30 for AER members; $40 for non-members. Available  in print, large print, and on disk. Canadian orders, add $6/book; overseas  orders, add $12/book. Developed as a resource manual for rehabilitation teachers  who teach braille readers. 

Signs and rules of English braille. Compiled by the Louis Braille  Center. Edmonds, WA: Louis Braille Center. $12 print with simulated braille.  A basic handbook covering uncontracted and contracted braille. Includes thealphabet, numbers, punctuation, and contractions with simplified rules ofusage, Roman numerals, and special symbols. Concepts are illustrated withexamples. Suitable as a self-teaching book for beginners or as a referencebook for those with some knowledge of braille.

###### Mathematics braille

Braille transcribers' kit: math. Louisville: American Printing	  House for the Blind. $12. Raised-line graphics of commonly occurring figures	  for transcribing of elementary math books. Master sheets contain five each	  of rulers, number lines, protractors, unlabeled thermometers, clock faces,	  as well as three sizes of low-relief graph paper. Master sheets can be thermoformed	  to provide multiple copies of figures.

Computerized Nemeth code tutor. By Mario Cortesi, and others. Alexandria,VA :  Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired  (AER), $11 for AER members; $21 for non-members; overseas orders add  $2/book.

Cracking the Nemeth code. By Michael Czerwinski. Newark: New Jersey  Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, 1978. Available from  Metropolitan Chapter, American Red Cross. $65.74 includes print and braille.

Guidelines for mathematical diagrams, including number lines addendum. By Braille  Authority of North America. Rochester, NY: National Braille Association 1983,  1990 addendum. $22 print, $56.40 braille for individuals, $136.50 braille for all  others.

An introduction to braille mathematics. By Helen Roberts, Bernard Krebs, and  Barbara Taffet. Washington: Library of Congress, 1978. Available from the  American Printing House for the Blind. $50.85 print, $114.40 braille. Errata,  1995. $25 braille.

Learning the Nemeth braille code: a manual for teachers and students. By Ruth H.  Craig. Salt Lake City: Brigham Young University Press, 1979. Available from  American Printing House for the Blind. $32 print or braille. 

Multiplication and division table. Louisville: American Printing House for the Blind,  2000. $25 braille.

Nemeth code reference sheet. Louisville: American Printing House for the Blind.  $2.50 print; $5 braille.

Nemeth reference sheets. Boston, MA: National Braille Press, 2003. $14.95 print or  braille; $25 print/braille.

Strategies for developing mathematics skills in students who use braille. By Toni  Heinze, Gaylen Kapperman, and Jodi Sticken. Alexandria, VA: Association for  Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER). $20 for  AER members; $30 for non-members; Canadian orders add $2/book; overseas  orders, add $10/book; $25 with the Nemeth code tutor.

###### Music braille

Introduction to braille music transcription. By Mary Turner De Garmo. Washington:  Library of Congress, braille edition 1970, braille addenda 1974 and 1983; print  edition including addenda, 1974; addenda, 1974 and 1983. Available from the  American Printing House for the Blind. $75.19 print; $1.83 print addenda for  1983 only; $124.80 braille; $6.80 braille addenda.

Lessons in braille music. By H.V. Spanner. Louisville: American Printing House  for the Blind, 1961. $4.73 print, $43.20 braille, $22 exercises only. Used  in connection with the revised International manual of braille music notation,  1956. 

New international manual of braille music notation, 1997. Compiled by Bettye  Krolick.  Amsterdam: Braille Music Subcommittee, World Blind Union.  Available from Opus Technologies. $79 print, $89 braille, $149 CD-ROM.

###### Foreign language braille

Contracted German: the reformed German braille contractions. By Adam Heinz.  Louisville: American Printing House for the Blind, 1972. $10.80 braille.

Interim manual for foreign language braille transcribing. By Barbara H. Tate and  others. Rochester, NY: National Braille Association, 2002. $16 print for NBA  members, $32 print non members; $100 braille for NBA members, $248 braille  non members.

##### NLS Correspondence Courses and the National Braille Competency Test

The Braille Development Section of the National Library Service for the Blind  and Physically Handicapped (NLS), Library of Congress, offers free  correspondence courses leading to certification in braille transcribing or  proofreading, provides certification for those who successfully complete training  through other programs, and administers the National Literary Braille  Competency Test to applicants who wish to demonstrate competence in the  application of literary braille. Interested persons are encouraged to enroll in a  locally sponsored braille class, if possible; however, correspondence instruction is  available for persons who do not have local options or who prefer to study  through correspondence. Instructional materials for each course are provided free.  Individuals must purchase equipment and paper; sources for these items are listed  in Sections III and IV. To enroll in one of the courses, request an application form   from Braille Development Section, National Library Service for the Blind and  Physically Handicapped, braille@loc.gov.

###### Literary braille transcribing

Instruction in the formation and rules for the use of braille letters, numbers,  contractions (braille abbreviations for letter groups), and other braille signs  used in transcribing general, nonscientific literature from print into braille.  Consists of nineteen lessons and a final examination. Completion of the course  earns the Library of Congress literary braille transcribing certificate. This  course is a prerequisite to all other transcribing courses. 

Prerequisite: applicants    must be citizens or residents of the United States and must have a high school    diploma or equivalent. 

Application for certification as a literary braille    transcriber

###### Mathematics braille transcribing

Instruction in the braille signs, rules, and concepts used to transcribe mathematics  and scientific texts into braille. Consists of sixteen lessons and a final  examination. Completion of the course earns the Library of Congress mathematics  braille transcribing certificate. 

Prerequisites: general eligibility for braille    courses; Library of Congress certification in literary braille; minimum of    six months transcribing experience as a certified braillist transcribing  textbooks. 

Application for certification as a mathematics (Nemeth code) braille transcriber

###### Music braille transcribing

Instruction in the braille signs, rules, and concepts used to transcribe conventional  print music notation into braille. Course consists of thirty-four lessons,  a preparatory exercise for the final examination, and the final examination.  Completion of the course earns the Library of Congress braille music transcribing  certificate. 

Prerequisites: general eligibility for Library of Congress braille    courses; Library of Congress certification in literary braille transcribing;    a minimum of six months transcribing experience as a Library of Congress  certified literary braille transcriber; ability to read accurately moderate  to complex conventional music notation. 

Application for certification as a music braille    transcriber

###### Literary braille proofreading

Instruction in the special techniques and the code rules required to proofread  literary braille transcriptions. Includes lessons assigned from the Library  of Congress literary braille transcribing manual, five proofreading lessons,  and a final examination. Completion earns the Library of Congress literary  braille proofreading certificate. 

Prerequisites: general eligibility for Library    of Congress braille courses; broad reading experience with braille books  and materials; ability to read and write braille, using correct character formation    and literary braille format; ability to type 25 words per minute without  error. 

Application for certification in literary braille proofreading

###### Mathematics braille proofreading

Instruction in the braille signs, rules, and concepts required to proofread  mathematics braille transcriptions. The course consists of sixteen lessons  and the final examination. Completion earns the Library of Congress mathematics  braille proofreading certificate. 

Prerequisites: general eligibility for Library    of Congress braille courses; Library of Congress certification in either  literary braille proofreading or mathematics braille transcribing; ability  to type 25 words per minute without error. 

Application for certification in mathematics    (Nemeth code) braille proofreading

###### National literary braille competency test

Examines general knowledge and use of the literary braille code; designed  primarily for individuals who teach children and adults who are blind or visually  handicapped. 

Prerequisites: United States citizenship or residency; either a    passing grade on at least one college-level braille course, or successful  completion of the Library of Congress literary braille transcribing course  through Lesson 14, or five years of experience in reading and writing braille. 

##### University Courses and Local Volunteer Classes

	Colleges and universities that offer special education or rehabilitation training related  to visual impairments often provide classes for learning braille. A listing of the  colleges and universities offering courses in education of visually impaired and  deaf-blind students and in orientation and mobility is available at www.aerbvi.org  or contact the Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually  Impaired (AER).

###### Local volunteer groups that teach braille transcribing

	The directory *Sources of custom-produced books:   braille, audio  recordings, and large print* lists organizations and volunteer groups   that transcribe braille or teach transcribing classes. The directory is online atwww.loc.gov/nls/reference/directories/sources.html,   in web-braille at   www.loc.gov/nls/reference/directories/sources1.brf, or available in large print or  hardcopy braille from the Reference Section, National Library Service for the Blind  and Physically Handicapped.

#### Links to Courses on the Internet

	This listing does not imply NLS endorsement or verification of accuracy.

-  BRL -- Braille through remote learning www.brl.org
-  A series of three integrated online courses in braille and braille transcribing:		Introduction to braille: transcribers course, and specialized codes course.		BRL is a project of the Shodor Education Foundation, Inc. www.shodor.org.
- Braille review www.vhighline.net/braille
- Created for transcribers or instructors to review basic braille codes and contractions.
- Braille school www.brailleschool.com/index.php
- Also known as BRL (Blindness Related Learning). Provides web-based communication    learning tools for the visually impaired, their friends, and family; offers    the ability to learn blindness-related subjects such as braille at one's    own pace; all services are free.
- The computerized braille tutor www.tsbvi.edu/Education/index.htm#Braille
- Self-study literary code materials for transcribers or instructors to download.
- The Nemeth code tutor www.tsbvi.edu/math/math-resources.htm
- Self-study Nemeth code materials for transcribers or instructors to download.

### C. 	Instruction for Braille Readers (Adults and Children) 

#### Resources for reading readiness

Beginning with braille: first hand experiences with a balanced approach    to literacy.  By Anna M. Swenson. New York: AFB Press, 1998. $45.95, paperback and  ASCII disk.

Provides activities for promoting literacy at the early stages of braille  instruction, includes strategies for designing and delivering braille instruction,  and offers suggestions for tasks such as reading aloud to young children,  selecting and making early tactile books, and teaching tactile and hand  movement skills. Also provides tips for designing worksheets, introducing  braille contractions, teaching the use of the braillewriter, and facilitating the  writing process in braille. 

Learning media assessment of students with visual impairments:    a resource guide.  By Alan J. Koenig and M. Cay Holbrook. Austin: Texas School for the Blind and  Visually Impaired, 1995. $25 print or braille. 

Designed for teachers and diagnosticians working with visually impaired  students of all ages, including students with additional disabilities, to assess  and evaluate appropriate learning and literary media for them. Featured topics:  use of sensory channels and determining types of general learning media.

Lots of dots: learning my ABC's. Louisville: American Printing House for the Blind,  2003. $24. 

A raised-line coloring book designed to facilitate braille character recognition  through repetitive activities. Each page consists of a jumbo braille cell, upper  and lowercase letters shown with their braille equivalents, and a tactile graphic  depiction of an easy-to-find object that begins with that letter. 

On the way to literacy: early experiences for visually impaired children. By  Josephine M. Stratton and Suzette Wright. Louisville: American Printing House  for the Blind, 1991. $15.95 print handbook, $219.95 for the complete braille set. 

Consists of a print handbook for parents and teachers and ten storybooks in  braille and in print that feature tactile and visual illustrations and  provide  practice in refining finger and hand skills. The handbook and storybooks can  be purchased separately or as a complete package.

Patterns prebraille program. By Hilda Caton, Eleanor Pester, and Eddy Jo Bradley.  Louisville: American Printing House for the Blind, 1987. $28.95 braille (complete  kit). 			

A sequential readiness program designed for use generally at the preschool or  kindergarten level, before students begin a basic braille reading program.

Touch and tell. By Betty Duncan. Louisville: American Printing House for the Blind,  1969. 			

A three-volume set and a booklet of teacher instructions. Embossed  illustrations of simple objects helps a child learn concepts such as left and  right shapes, size, number, and tracking across the page. For ages five to six.

#### Tools and Games for Learning to Read and Write Braille

BrailleMaster™ talking braille tutor. Jericho, NY: Independent Living Aids,  Inc. $295.

Introduces students to groups of braille characters or words with similar  characteristics. As the buttons representing the characters are pressed, a voice  identifies the character. Nineteen lessons provide a logical progression  covering the alphabet, numbers, punctuation, single cell-letter combination  contractions, single-cell whole word contractions, dot-preceded contractions,  and seventy-three standard abbreviated words. 

Speech assisted learning (SAL). Castro Valley, CA.: Exceptional Teaching Aids, Inc.  Available from Freedom Scientific Blind/Low Vision Group. $4,595 complete  curriculum. 

A braille instruction method using speech-assisted learning on an interactive  braille instruction station. Consists of a pressure-sensitive platform, electronic  braille keyboard, stereo speakers, compact flash, standard disk drive, earphone  jack, volume control, speech-rate control, microphone, foot pedal, and  rechargeable battery. The station recognizes braille from worksheets and  speaks appropriate directions.

Tack-Tiles® braille systems. Plaistow, NH: Tack-Tiles® Braille Systems, LLC.  $695.

Consists of 320 TACK-TILES®, four slates that hold eight rows of twenty  tiles, two slates that hold four rows of ten tiles, and a carrying case. Literary  braille sets in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish. Sets are also  available for nonliterary braille codes: Nemeth, music, and computer notation.  TACK-TILES® may be used with or as a supplement to most standard and  established braille-instruction techniques.

The Braille game board. St-Lambert, Quebec, Canada: Rudbecom Inc., $79.99 US. 

A learning tool for braille readers to invent and play games while sharpening  their braille skills. Consists of a pegboard grid with which to create words. 

	Additional tools and games for learning to read and write braille are available from  American Printing House for the Blind, Braille Institute of America, and Exceptional  Teaching Aids. 

Also consult Guidelines and games for teaching efficient    braille reading. By Myrna R. Olson and Sally Mangold. New York: AFB    Press, 1981. $24.95 print. 

#### Manuals and Guidebooks for Learning to Read and Write Braille

##### Literary braille code

ABCs of braille. By Bernard Krebs. New York: Jewish Guild for the Blind, 1973.  Available from American Printing House for the Blind. $77 braille. $25 teacher's  guide.

Beginning braille for adults. By Ramona Walhof. Baltimore: National Federation of  the Blind, 1996. $10 braille manual with instructional cassette.

Braille: a different approach. By Jeff Weiss and Johnette Weiss. Louisville:  American Printing House for the Blind, 1984. $34.88 braille. Volumes 1 and 2,  contracted braille. 1984. $25 per  braille volume. Instructor's manual, 1984. $25  braille, $3 cassette. 

Braille beginnings: a phonics based braille reading series. By Karen Condie.  Published in cooperation with Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind. Available  from Karen Condie.

Designed to make learning to read braille fun. Consists of a series of eighty  phonics-based lessons in three levels that teach braille contractions. Provides  story or prose work pages for independent work and word search or braille art  activities. Each level includes a separately priced workbook, student text, and  teacher's manual.				

Braille by touch: a home-study course in uncontracted braille. By the Louis Braille  Center. Edmonds, WA:  Louis Braille Center. $10-40.		

Consists of three braille books and three corresponding large- print books on  basic braille concepts, practice readings in uncontracted braille, and  instructions on using various types of numbers. Books may be purchased  separately or in combinations. Designed as a self-teaching course for  individual study or for small groups and classes for blind and sighted persons  who wish to learn braille together.	

The Braille code: a guide to grade three. By Ruth Hayden. Louisville: American  Printing House for the Blind, braille edition, 1958; print edition, 1976. $25 print;  $38 braille; available on loan from network libraries, BRA18831.

The Braille connection: a reading and writing program    for former print users (formerly Read again). Developed by American Printing House for the Blind  (APH) and the National Federation of the Blind (NFB). Louisville: American  Printing House for the Blind, 1998. Complete kit. $163.50 print, $204.50 braille.  Workbooks and practice book can be purchased individually or in combination.

Designed to teach former adult and teenage print readers how to read braille.  Guides students through tactual discrimination to uncontracted braille and  then through contracted braille. For use under the supervision of a qualified  braille teacher.

Braille FUNdamentals: a braille curriculum for students from primary    to high school levels. By Jeri Cleveland, Nancy Levack, Debra Sewell, and Renée Toy. Austin:  Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, 2002. Prices range from $20  for the assessment to $400.

A comprehensive program for teaching the braille code to beginning braille  readers or to those readers who need to learn braille when they are older. Four  volumes cover primary, upper elementary, middle school, and high school  levels with age-appropriate activities included at each level.  Includes pre  braille assessment, braille checklists, and ideas for games. Can order  individual volumes or the complete set. 

Braille in brief. Jumbo dot edition. By Bernard Krebs. New York: Jewish Guild for  the Blind, 1973. Available from Braille Institute of America. $53.20 print/braille.  Braille in brief kit. 1968. $13.62 braille.

Braille series, books I-III. Program for teaching braille reading to    blind adults.  Jackson, IL: Illinois Braille and Sight Saving School. Available from American  Printing House for the Blind, 1992.  $5.59, book I, uncontracted braille, one side;  $7.25, book II, beginning contracted braille, one side; $8.51, book III, completing  contracted braille, interpoint.  (Print editions of books I-III are printed parallel to  the braille line-for-line and page-for-page). Practice materials. $2.70 print, $16.28  braille.

Stories progress from uncontracted to slightly contracted braille and from  much enlarged to standard braille. The practice materials are sold separately  (fifteen stories) and relate to specific pages of the three books in the series.

Braille too! Cedar Rapids, IA: Grant Wood Area Education Agency. $215 complete  instructional program.

An instructional braille reading and writing program for secondary students. It  includes six hundred pages of reading material and almost two hundred pages  of writing practice. Sample packets are available free of charge.

Braille writing dot by dot kit. Louisville: American Printing House for the Blind.  Contains: Teacher's manual (ten basic lessons in each writing method, three  beyond the basics lessons); exercise cassette with dictation exercises; alphabet;  braille reference sheet; peg slate and big cell (teaching device for the slate). $42  print kit; $47 braille kit.			

Comprehensive instruction in writing braille with either a braillewriter or a  slate and stylus. Appropriate for blind children or adults who want to learn to  write braille.

Discovering braille: a workbook for beginning readers. By Michael Czerwinski.  Newark: New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, 1977.  Available from Metropolitan Chapter, American Red Cross. $30 includes print  and braille. Workbook of special signs. $30 includes print and braille. 

Getting in touch with reading: a fresh approach. By Margaret M. Smith. Louisville:  American Printing House for the Blind, 1993. $25 braille. Jumbo braille edition  available from Braille Institute of America.

Designed for beginning braille readers.

A guide to the slate and stylus. By Jennifer Dunnam. Baltimore: National Federation  of the Blind, 2000. $8 braille, $14 print; available on loan from network libraries,  BR13457.

Advocates the use of the slate and stylus as a means of taking braille notes  before learning electronic methods. Provides suggestions and exercises to  assist in becoming proficient in this skill, which is equivalent to writing with a  pen or pencil. 

Just enough to know better: a braille primer. By Eileen P. Curran. Boston: National  Braille Press, 1988. $15 print/braille.

A self-paced workbook that teaches just enough braille for one to learn to  identify the braille alphabet, numbers, contractions, and even a few exceptions  to the rules.

Kester braille. By Louise Johnson. Orem, UT: Louise Johnson. The Level 1 and  Level 2 teacher's guide and student workbooks are $25 each, print. 

	An introductory braille instruction manual written to teach braille reading and  writing for children ages four to eight can be adapted for older children who  have difficulty learning. 

Key to grade three braille. By Louis Rodenberg. Louisville: American Printing  House for the Blind, braille edition 1945; print edition 1977. $18.20 print, $16  braille; available on loan from network libraries, BRA18832.

Learning to read braille contractions. By Michael Czerwinski. Newark: New Jersey  Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, 1975. Available from  Metropolitan Chapter, American Red Cross, $34.32 includes print and braille.  Workbook. 1977. $39.52 includes print and braille.

The McDuffy reader: braille primer for adults. By Sharon Duffy. Baltimore: National  Federation of the Blind. $15 braille or print (pictures of the dot formations);  teacher's guide, $10 braille, print, or cassette. 

Modern methods of teaching braille. By Claudell Stocker and others. Book one:  Kansas braille reading-readiness book, student's text (braille only). Book two:  Braille reading simplified, student's text (braille only). Teacher's manual (braille  and print). Louisville: American Printing House for the Blind, 1970. Book one,  $24.96 braille only; book two, $22.08 braille only; teacher's manual 76¢ print,  $10.56 braille.

Patterns: the primary braille reading program. By Hilda Caton. Louisville: American  Printing House for the Blind, 1980, 1982. Has six levels, from readiness to the  third reader level. Each level consists of pupil and teacher texts, worksheets, and  post tests. $64.95- $206.95 price range for kits for each level.

Patterns library series. By Eleanor Pester and others. Louisville: American Printing  House for the Blind, 1980. Practice books designed to follow each level of the  Patterns program. Each kit contains twenty-two to twenty-seven books. $49.95-$85.95 braille kits.

Print and braille literacy: selecting appropriate learning media. Edited by Hilda  Caton. Louisville: American Printing House for the Blind, 1991. $5.50 print,  $14.50 large print, $10.50 braille.

Teaching the braille slate. By Phillip Mangold. Castro Valley, CA: Exceptional  Teaching Aids, 1993. $15 print. 

Tools for selecting appropriate learning media. Edited by Hilda Caton. Louisville:  American Printing House for the Blind, 1994. $26 print, $28.75 large print, $45  braille.

The world at my fingertips. By Norma L. Schecter. Huntington Beach, CA: Beach  Cities Braille Guild 1985. 

Braille with facing print pages. Free to rehabilitation counselors and other  agencies working with blind adults. A jumbo-braille primer on jumbo braille  intended for blind adults with loss of tactile sensitivity. 

##### Music braille code

Braille music chart. New revised edition. Compiled by Edward W. Jenkins.  Louisville: American Printing House for the Blind, 1960. $2.33 print; $12.32  braille.

Dictionary of braille music signs. By Bettye Krolick. Washington: Library of  Congress, Music Section, 1979. Available on free loan from NLS Music Section.

How to read braille music. By Bettye Krolick. San Diego: Opus Technologies, 1998.  $12.95 print, $19.95 braille, $79 CD-ROM. Also available from Dancing Dots.  $19.95 braille, $79 CD-ROM; braille edition on loan from NLS Music Section,  BRM 29811.

An introduction to music for the blind student: a course in braille    music reading, Parts I and II. By Richard Taesch. Valley Forge, PA: Dancing Dots. The full set  includes three print volumes and four braille volumes. $249 part I, $179 part II. 

Part I is an instructional course-curriculum in music fundamentals, music  reading, sight singing, theory, and ear-training using the braille music code as  the medium. Part II includes a detailed set of "theory examinations" and a  separate volume of exercises in the form of single-line melodies, duets, and  canons.

Primer of braille music. Revised edition. Compiled by Edward W. Jenkins.  Louisville: American Printing House for the Blind, 1960 with 1971 addendum.  $24.95 print, $17.28 braille.

Who's afraid of braille music? A short introduction and resource handbook    for parents and students. By Richard Taesch and William McCann. Valley Forge, PA:  Dancing Dots. $10 print and braille.

Designed for teacher or parent of a blind student who has an interest or need to  learn to read braille music, or for a blind musician who wants to know more  about how music looks in braille, and to learn to read, write, play, and sing  music using braille. 

##### Foreign-language braille code 

Manual for Spanish braille. By D. Goodlin. Allentown, PA: Lehigh Valley Braille  Guild, 1978. Available from the American Printing House for the Blind. $23.85  braille.

#### Correspondence Courses for Learning to Read and Write Braille 

	The Hadley School for the Blind offers several tuition-free home- study courses to  help newly blinded persons acquire skills in communication, with a special emphasis  on braille. Academic credits are given for some courses. Courses are available in  braille and on audio cassette: 

- Braille Placement . One lesson. Assesses the competency of a student with      previous braille experience.
- Braille Reading I . Twenty-four lessons. 
- Braille Reading II . Twenty-eight lessons.
- Braille Reading Review . Five lessons.
- Braille Writing . Ten lessons.
- Essentials of Nemeth . Nine reading exercises, nine writing exercises.
- Grade 3 Braille . Thirty-five lessons. Highly contracted braille for note    taking and speed writing.
- Music Notation . Twenty-eight lessons. Instruction in reading the braille    music code.
- Rapid Braille Reading . Nine lessons. Techniques to increase speed and      comprehension in reading braille. Good fully contracted braille-reading    ability required.
- Relevant Braille . Five lessons. How to read and write uncontracted braille    for taking personal notes and telephone numbers. 

To enroll or for more information contact Hadley School for the Blind.

##### Local Training Resources and Links to Online Courses	

	Classes or personal assistance for learning to read and write braille are offered by  most state commissions and lighthouses for the blind and other rehabilitation  agencies. A local library or telephone operator can provide the telephone number of  the nearest agency.

	The Nemeth Code Tutorial 	

	www.freedomscientific.com/fs_downloads/notenemeth.asp

A free tutorial for braille readers and persons who may be interested in using  braille note-taking devices to study the Nemeth Code. 

	Braille school or blindness-related courses

www.brailleschool.com/index.php

Do-it-yourself course in text format for those who use a screen reader to learn  braille at their own pace.

### II. Books, Articles, and Videos Related to Braille Literacy and Braille Instruction (Full  addresses are in section VI.)

Beginning with braille: a balanced approach to literacy. By Anna M. Swenson. New  York: AFB Press, 1998. $39.95 print and ASCII disk. 

Braille into the next millennium. Published jointly by the Library of Congress, National  Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped and the Friends of  Libraries for Blind and Physically Handicapped Individuals in North America.  Washington: National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped,  2000.  Free, print; braille (BR 13188) and cassette (RC 50969) on loan from regional  libraries.

Anthology of articles by international braille experts. 

Braille literacy curriculum. By Diane P. Wormsley. Philadelphia: Overbrook School for  the Blind. $36, plus shipping and handling, print.

Presents strategies for incorporating braille into the total curriculum for blind  students. Includes resources, references, tips, and techniques for making braille  come alive for the students. 

Determining the reading medium for students with visual impairment:    a diagnostic teaching approach. By Alan J. Koenig and M. Cay Holbrook. Journal of visual  impairment and blindness, v. 83, June 1989: 296-302.

Determining the reading medium for visually impaired students via diagnostic    teaching.  By Alan J. Koenig and M. Cay Holbrook. Journal of visual impairment and  blindness, v. 85, Feb. 1991: 61-68.

DOTS for braille literacy. Atlanta: AFB National Literacy Center.

A free newsletter published three times a year that includes information about new  braille-related products, strategies for teaching, and resources for teachers, family  members, and others interested in braille literacy.

Handbook for itinerant and resource teachers of blind and visually impaired    students. By  Doris M. Willoughby and Sharon L.M. Duffy. Baltimore: National Federation of the  Blind, 1989. 533p. 

Library of Congress certification in braille transcribing through distance    learning.  Houston, TX: Region IV Education Service Center, 1994. Twenty-one videotapes.  $630.

A parent's guide to the slate and stylus. By Barbara Cheadle. Future reflections, v. 13, fall  1994: 6-14.

"Prebraille readiness." Future reflections, v. 10, winter-spring 1991: 13-16.

Print and braille literacy: selecting appropriate learning media. By Hilda Caton.  Louisville: American Printing House for the Blind, 1991. 

"Print...braille...literacy." Journal of visual impairment    and blindness,  v. 83, June 1989: 288-313.		

"A process approach to teaching braille writing at the primary level." By  Anna M. Swenson. Journal of visual impairment and blindness, v. 85, May 1991:  217-221.

The reading fingers: life of Louis Braille, 1809-1852. By Jean Roblin, translated  from the French by Ruth Mandalian. Edmonds, WA: Louis Braille Center. $14 print  or braille. 

See/hear. A quarterly newsletter of the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired  (TSBVI) for families and professionals on visual impairments and deafblindness. 

Specifications for selecting a vocabulary and teaching method for beginning    braille readers. By Hilda Caton, Eleanor Pester, and Sharon Goldblatt-Bensinger.  Louisville: University of Louisville and American Printing House for the Blind,  1979.

Teaching braille: a creative and practical art. By Ruth Dean Zulli. Dialogue, v. 32,  summer 1993: 14-18.

Understanding braille literacy. New York: AFB Press, 1993. Twenty-five-minute video.  $39.95 plus $4.50 shipping.

The war of the dots. By Robert B. Irwin. New York: AFB Press, 1970. 56p.

World braille usage. UNESCO and the National Library Service for the Blind and  Physically Handicapped. Washington: Library of Congress, 1990.  124p.  Free.   Print.

The world under my fingers: personal reflections on braille. Edited by Barbara Pierce.  Baltimore: National Federation of the Blind, 1995. Free.

Discusses who should learn braille, usefulness of braille, the value of learning  braille as a child, reflections on braille, what is braille, and what does it mean to a  blind person.

### III.  	Awareness Resources 

(Full addresses are in section VI)

For individuals who have family members or classmates who read braille, or for students  who wish to gain awareness of communication avenues for blind persons.

The braille is beautiful curriculum. Baltimore: National Federation of the Blind. 	Available at  www.nfb.org/bibsite/bibenter.htm.    $250.

Provides a basic knowledge of braille and an awareness of blindness for children  in grades four through six. Includes instruction and student workbooks, two video  presentations, sets of slates and styli, braille paper, books written by blind persons  on the topic of braille, a teacher's guide, plastic sheets for creating braille labels,  braille alphabet cards, quizzes, and interactive games.

Braille literacy: issues for blind persons, families, professionals,    and producers of braille.  By Susan J. Spungin. New York: AFB Press, 1990. 12p.

Braille for the sighted. By S. Harold Collins.  Eugene, OR: Garlic Press. $6.95 print. Also  available from some local bookstores.

A thirty-two-page book in a puzzle and game format that uses simulated braille to  teach the alphabet and numbers.

The braille trail: an activity book. By Frances Mary D'Andrea, and Anna M. Swenson.  New York: AFB Press. 42p. $30.

Designed to teach sighted children about braille and to encourage literacy among  all children. It includes braille sheets, fifty Braille Bug alphabet cards, a  parent/teacher guide, games, graphics, activities, the biographies of Helen Keller  and Louis Braille, and information about braille, and assistive technology.

Braille workbox. Edmonds, WA: Louis Braille Center. $38.

A four-part unit consisting of print and simulated braille that contains the story of  Louis Braille, an explanation of the fundamentals of braille, exercises for reading  simple words and sentences, four pages of braille to provide the experience of  reading by touch, a lesson in braille writing with a slate and stylus, a braille  alphabet card, and a book in embossed braille with a print translation of either *The  Night Before Christmas, The Shoemaker and the Elves,*or*Aesop's Fables.*

Discovering the magic of reading: Elizabeth's story.  Louisville: American Printing House  for the Blind, 1995. Twenty-five minute video. Request price.

A pre-literate exposure to braille for parents of visually impaired preschoolers.

The secret code (Rookie Readers). By Dana Meachen Rau, and illustrated by Bari  Weissman.  Published by Children's Press, 1998. Available from Amazon.com  through the SpedEx web site at www.spedex.com/text/store/literacy/9.htm. $13.30  print.

Oscar, a blind boy, explains to his classmates that his books are not written in  secret code, but in braille. The braille alphabet is illustrated so that sighted  children can learn to recognize the letters and decipher a note that Oscar sends to a  friend. Reading level, ages 4-8, 32p.

Braille alphabet cards may be obtained from the following sources; contact the  organizations regarding price:

- American Foundation for the Blind, AFB Press, Order Department 
- American Printing House for the Blind
- National Braille Press
- National Federation of the Blind, Materials Center
- National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (free)

###### Links to online awareness resources

-  The Braille alphabet: www.nbp.org/alph.html
-  Braille bug: www.afb.org/braillebug/
-  Braille on the Internet: www.nyise.org/braille.htm
-  Facts: About Braille:  www.loc.gov/nls/reference/factsheets/braille.html

### IV. Sources of Equipment and Accessories for Reading and Writing Braille (Full  addresses are in section VI)

#### A. 	Manual equipment

##### Braillewriters and Accessories

	Perkins Brailler, standard manual $595, electric $855

	Perkins Unimanual Brailler (for persons limited to the use of one hand), $645 

	Perkins large-cell brailler, manual, jumbo dot $685, $930 electric

	Extension keys for Perkins brailler, $35.50

	Narrow-paper adapter for Perkins brailler, $14.75

	Dymo tape holder, $23.75

	Line scale, $17.50

American Printing House for the Blind (quota funds only)

Braille Institute of America

Howe Press of Perkins School for the Blind

TAJ Braille Typewriter; portable, lightweight, similar to Perkins  braillewriter, $475, plus $10 shipping/handling

Maxi Aids

##### Slates and Styluses 

	A wide assortment of slates and styluses is produced for a variety of uses. Slates  generally come in one-line, four-line, six-line, and eight-line models and vary in the  number of cells per line. Styles include E-Z Read slate, pocket slate, desk slate,  playing-card slate, correction slate (for transcribers), jiffy slate, cassette-labeling  slate, loose-leaf pocket-notebook slate. Although the standard stylus accompanies all  slates, various additional styluses are available. Examples include reversible stylus,  regular stylus, pencil stylus, and flat stylus. Slates and styluses are also available for  jumbo braille.

American Printing House for the Blind

Braille Institute of America

Howe Press of Perkins School for the Blind

Independent Living Aids

Lighthouse International Store

LS&S Group

Maxi Aids

National Federation of the Blind

Royal National Institute for the Blind

#### B. Computer-related equipment 

	Computer-related equipment is constantly changing and improving. Please contact  the companies listed for information on new equipment.

##### Braille displays and notetakers

	Braille displays provide braille access to computers by converting the information on  a computer screen into braille. In response to information from the computer, braille  is produced on the display by pins that are raised and lowered (refreshed) in  combinations to form braille characters. When used with screen access programs,  braille displays allow users to access any portion of the screen information. They are  commonly available in twenty-, forty-, or eighty-character braille-cell configurations  of six or eight dots each. Some displays are portable and battery-powered. 

	Braille notetakers are portable devices that allow a user to take notes by inputting  standard braille characters using a braille-style or QWERTY keyboard. Some of  these devices also allow users interaction with the text through synthesized speech, a  braille display, or both. Some allow the text to be edited and translated from the  braille characters to their print equivalents.

- 	ALVA Braille Terminal (ABT)
- Runs with MS-DOS, IBM OS/2, Windows 95/98, Windows NT, and UNIX.    Comes in different models: a portable, battery-operated model with forty-three    braille cells and a desktop version with either forty-five or eighty-five braille cells.    Has extra status cells so one hand can monitor status information and attributes    and the other hand can read the text on the display. 
- Adaptive Technology , $3,495; $4,795; $9,995
- PulseData HumanWare ,  $4,695; $7,395; $9,995

- ALVA Delphi series
- Consists of three models: ALVA Delphi 440 is portable and has forty-three cells    (three status cells); ALVA Delphi 440D desktop model has forty-five cells (five    status cells); and ALVA Delphi 480 desktop model has eighty-five cells (five    status cells).

Adaptive Technology, $5,295; $10,495

Electronic Vision Access, $5,030.25; $9,970.25

Keyboard Alternatives, $5,795; $10,995

PulseData HumanWare, $5,295; $10,495 
    - 	ALVA Satellite series

- Comes in two models: ALVA 544 Satellite is portable with forty-four braille    cells, four navigation front keys, and ten replaceable and rechargeable penlight    batteries; ALVA 570 Satellite Pro has seventy braille cells and six navigation    front keys.

Adaptive Technology, $6,295; $9,995

Electronic Vision Access, $5,980.25; $9,495.25

GW Micro, $6,295; $9,995

PulseData HumanWare, $6,245; $9,995 

- 	Braille Lite
- Comes in two models: M20 has a twenty-cell, refreshable eight-dot braille display    and M40 has a forty-cell, refreshable eight-dot braille display. Both feature    built-in 56K baud modem, internal speech synthesizer, and POP 3 e-mail    capability. Stores up to eight hundred pages of braille in up to forty-one files and    features parallel printer-port capability.

Bartimaeus, $3,495 		

Enabling Technologies, 70BSLITE, $3,395; 70BSBLT4, $5,495

Freedom Scientific, $3,495; $5,595

Keyboard Alternatives, $3,445; $5,495
    - 	BrailleNote

- A personal data assistant that provides a choice of output options by combining a    braille display and speech. Available with either eighteen or thirty-two cell    refreshable braille display. Serves as a braille terminal for a PC. One-handed    mode for people with limited manual mobility. Other features include cursor    routing, key navigation by line, sentence, or paragraph, word processing and    translation between braille and text formats including Microsoft Word, sending    and receiving e-mail with attachments, reading e-books in standard braille or text    formats, in any level of braille.

PulseData HumanWare
    - BrailleNote 32 (Braille keyboard), $5,799
    - BrailleNote PK $4995
    - BrailleNote 18 Braille keyboard. $4,099
    - BrailleNote QT32 $5,899 Windows-style keyboard
    - BrailleNote QT18 $4,199 Windows-style keyboard

- 	Braille-n-Print
- Connects to a printer and produces a braille and print copy of documents created    on a modified Perkins Brailler. Has 22K of memory allowing up to four files to be    stored and printed at a later time. Available in two models: the Slimline snaps to    the bottom of a Perkins and the Mark 2M allows multi-user settings.

LS&S Group, $995

PulseData HumanWare,  $995

- Braille 'n Speak
- Converts data entered through a braille-style keyboard into speech. It    features a braille-to-print "back translator." Can be connected    to a computer or modem and can also be configured with an external disk drive.    Available in eleven languages. Two models.

Freedom Scientific, $1,299, $1,399

LS&S, $995, $1,299

- 	Braille Voyager (HumanWare)
- Has a USB port and a macro program, called Tieman Express, to control the    computer from the display regardless of the compatible screen reader being used.    Gives the user eight command keys logically configured as braille writing keys.

Adaptive Technology, $4,999-$9,999	

Electronic Vision Access, $5,034.05-$9,499.05

PulseData HumanWare, $5,299-$9,999

- 	Braille Wave (Handy Tech)
- Features include forty concave braille cells with routing keys, status cells that can    be switched on according to requirements, serial port, and three-hour charging    time. Can run twenty hours on a battery.
- Adaptive Technology , $4,995
- 	Braille Window (HumanWare) 
- Has two models: a portable model with forty-five eight-dot cells and a desktop    model with eighty-five eight-dot cells. Both models allow users to navigate    Windows or DOS.

Adaptive Technology, $5,699; $10,899

Electronic Vision Access, $10,354.05

PulseData HumanWare, $10,899

- 	BRAILLEX (Papenmeier)
- Offers two-dimensional displays that show the structure of the computer screen    for users who are visually impaired. Works with screen-reader programs.    Available in different models: EL 40p has forty cells with integrated cursor    routing keys; EL 2D-40 has forty cells and a thirteen-cell vertical display; EL    2D-66 has sixty-six cells and a thirteen-cell vertical display; EL 2D-80 has eighty    cells and a twenty-cell vertical display; EL-80 offers eighty cells with two status    cells; and Tiny has forty cells.

Electronic Vision Access, $4,275-$13,371.25

Sighted Electronics, $4,500-$14,075

- 	BRAILLEX  EL, BRAILLEX  EL Braille Assistant (ELba)
- A twenty or thirty-two cell, eight-dot braille notetaker, available with either a    braille or a QWERTY-type keyboard for refreshable braille and easily understood    speech in different languages. Features built-in modem, Ethernet port or 802.11b    wireless internet support, 32 MB of flash memory, 32 MB RAM,  a multi-tasking    Linux operating system with a word processor, e-mail, Internet browser,    day-planner, address book, and scientific calculator.

Sighted Electronics, Inc. Call for price.	

- 	DM 80 plus (Baum) 
- Display features eighty braille cells and four status elements, six pre-defined mode    switches, and user-definable function keys for macros and overlays. Has optional    speech output. Includes serial and parallel interfaces and the option of installing a    special interface card. 

Baum. Call for price.

- 	Liber Braille Display (VisuAide) 
- Gives access to a forty-character window on the computer screen. Offers a range    of screen-review commands. Has modules for braille display with eighty-four,    forty-four, or twenty-four braille elements; a braille keyboard; and a sixteen-key    function pad or speech module that can be combined to create a personal system.

Adaptive Technology, $10,995

VisuAide, $4,195  

- 	PowerBraille 
- Versions include PowerBraille 40, a forty-character, eight-dot display for PB40    notebook or desktop computers; PowerBraille 65, a sixty-five- character, eight-dot    braille display for desktop computers; and PowerBraille 80, an    eighty-one-character, eight-dot braille display for desktop computers. 

Adaptive Technology, $4,495; $8,565; $10,550

Electronic Vision Access, $4,270.25; $8,136.75; $10,022.50

Keyboard Alternatives, $5,950; $8,615

- 	RBT40 Refreshable Braille Terminal
- A forty-cell display with tactile function switches for movement of the cursor and    six function keys for commands.

Electronic Vision Access, $5,125.25

- 	Vario (Baum)
- Can be used with a PC-laptop or -desktop system. Works with Windows-based    software packages. Comes in a forty-cell and eighty-cell version.

Baum, call for pricing

GW Micro, $4,800; $9,800

##### Braille embossers 

	Braille embossers produce tactile braille output. They differ in such factors as  embossing speed, line width, and type and weight of  paper. Embossers may print on  either one or two sides of the paper and may produce either six- or eight-dot braille.

	Prices given are subject to change without notice and may not include shipping and  handling and other charges that may be incurred. Please contact the companies  directly (see address section) to verify current prices and product specifications.

- 	Braille Blazer
- Embosses at 15 characters per second in either six- or eight-dot braille. Has a    built-in speech synthesizer. Can be used to configure the Blazer or as a stand    alone speech device. The embosser is supported by most popular screen-reading    packages. Handles paper up to 8-1/2 inches wide, in any length.

Freedom Scientific, $1,695

- 	Braille BookMaker
- An interpoint desktop embosser. Runs at 80 characters per second and can be used    with various paper stock. Commands can be issued from its calculator-style    keypad and confirmed by tones.

Enabling Technologies, $10,500

- 	Braille Express 100 and 150
- An upgraded version of the braille BookMaker embossing at 100 and 150    characters per second, respectively. 	

Enabling Technologies, $15,995

- 	Braillo Comet
- Embosses at 50 and 75 characters per second. Includes graphics access and serial    and parallel ports.

American Thermoform Corporation, M4/0-0060, $3,795

- 	Braillo 200 and 400
- Embosses interpoint and single-sided braille. Produces 600 and 1200 pages an    hour, respectively. Utilizes standard continuous fanfold paper.

American Thermoform Corporation, M4/0-0200, $36,995; M4/0-0400,    $77,995.

- 	Dot and Print
- Produces braille and print on the same page simultaneously. Has braille-only or    print-only options and a speed of 50 characters per second.

American Thermoform Corporation, $3,950

- 	ET
- Is similar to the Juliet Classic, but has a shorter 40-character line and more speed.

Enabling Technologies, $3,795

PulseData HumanWare, $3,795

- 	Index Basic-D
- Produces two-sided braille text or graphics at 100 characters per second using    continuous tractor-feed paper.

American Thermoform Corporation, M7/E-0200, $3,695

Sighted Electronics, $3,695

- 	Index Basic-S 
- Is similar to Index Basic-D, but embosses one-sided at 50 characters per second.

Sighted Electronics, $2,995

- 	Index Everest-D
- Acts as a two-sided printer using single-sheet paper, embossing 91 characters per    second or 340 pages per hour.

American Thermoform Corporation, M7/E-0100, $4,295

Sighted Electronics, $4,295

- 	Index 4x4 PRO
- Embosses at 100 characters per second or 380 pages per hour to produce    magazines, books, and newspapers in a saddle-stitch binding format.

Sighted Electronics, $8,140

- 	Juliet Classic, Pro and Pro60
- Has a speed ranging from 55 to 60 characters per second, two-sided embossing,    and graphics capabilities. Can use standard and variable paper sizes and weights.

Enabling Technologies, $3,795; $4,095 for Pro or Pro60

PulseData HumanWare, $3,795

- 	Marathon
- Runs at 200 characters per second. Is equipped with both serial and parallel ports    to allow interface with virtually any computer system or host device.

Enabling Technologies, $14,995

- 	Mountbatten Brailler
- Can be used as an embosser, a braille writer, or a notetaker. Can type braille    directly into an electronic memory rather than on paper. Has a forward translation    system that translates print into braille and a back translation system for the    braillist who wants a print copy. Can be driven by an external keyboard for    one-handed use.

PulseData HumanWare, $3,695-$3,945

- 	Paragon
- Has an operating speed of 40 characters per second or 120 pages per hour. Allows    text embossing in either the vertical or horizontal axis.

PulseData HumanWare, $3,295

- 	Porta-Thiel
- Embosses two-sided six- and eight-dot braille on single sheets, continuous forms,    plastic, and magazine sheets. Uses a built-in speech synthesizer to signal when    paper is out and waits for more to be inserted. Has both serial and parallel    interfaces. 

Sighted Electronics, $1,995 single-sided, $2,835 double-sided

- 	Romeo RB-25 and RB-40 (classic)
- Embosses one-sided braille at 25 and 40 characters per second, respectively.

Enabling Technologies, $2,495-$2,995 and $3,795 respectively

PulseData HumanWare, $2,495

- 	Thiel IMPACTO 600
- Offers six- or eight-dots collating or continuous two-sided printing at a rate of 600    pages per hour.

Sighted Electronics, $37,000

- 	Thomas
- Has a speed of 40 characters per second. Can combine graphics or tactile pictures    with text and print them on a separate sheet without stopping.	

Enabling Technologies, $3,295-$3,595

- 	TIGER (Tactile Graphics Embosser)
- Embosses text into braille and reproduces graphics in tactile form simultaneously.    Uses a standard Windows graphics-capable printer driver that allows printing    from any application running in the Windows 95, 98, or NT environment.

ViewPlus Technologies, $9,750

- 	VersaPoint Duo
- Embosses either six- or eight-dot braille and tactile graphics at 60 characters per    second across its forty-character-line length in one- or two-sided mode.

Freedom Scientific, $3,795-$4,045

- 	WinBraille
- Supports Index embossers. Provides a software package that allows for braille    translating, formatting, and embossing from the print icon in the Windows editor.    Free for Index users;  download at  www.indexbraille.com/downloads/index.htm.

##### Braille translation and transcription software

	Software for braille transcription includes automated translators that convert letters,  numbers, and other standard characters into contracted braille, and direct-input  programs that require a knowledge of braille codes and a one-for-one input of each  character to be output in braille.

- 	Braille2000
- Consists of two bodies of software:  the braille-text editing tool and the    printer-driver for embossing. Can read and write braille XML files, translate XML    print text into braille, and send braille documents via the Internet. Compatible    with ED-IT PC. Operates on Windows95, Windows98, WindowsME,    Windows2000, and WindowsXP.

Computer Application Specialties Company, monthly license subscriptions    ranging from $11 for single users to $39 for five users; or one-time fees    beginning at $269. 

- 	Braille Board 
- A translator designed for production of ADA-compliant signs. Compatible with    graphic layout programs such as CASmate, CorelDraw, FlexiSign, Graphix    Advantage, PageMaker, and SignLab. Language support is limited to English.    Includes regular braille and SimBraille (with shadow dots) fonts, scaleable.    System requirements: 386, 486, Pentium or better CPU 4Mb RAM, 1Mb available    hard drive space and Microsoft Windows. 

Duxbury Systems, $595

- 	BrlProof-2000
- A back-translation proofreading program for Windows; back-translates braille    dots into the original print characters and also checks for missing contractions. 

National Braille Association, $5

- 	Duxbury Braille Translators (DBT)
- Each version contains such features as braille table of contents generator, capacity    to produce textbook format braille, and translation tables in accordance with the    Braille Authority of North America (BANA). Available for Windows or    Macintosh.

Duxbury Systems, $595-$645

Freedom Scientific, $595

GW Micro, $595  

- 	MegaDots Version 2.2 on CD
- Produces BANA textbook format braille. Works under all versions of Microsoft    Windows, including XP. Imports eBook, Daisy/NISO, XML, HTML, and SGML    files. Provides tools for creating a variety of braille constructs, including tables,    footnotes, line-numbered poetry or prose, and dictionary diacritics according to    BANA textbook format requirements. It is a DOS application that works with all    commercially available braille embossers. Speaks with screen readers that work    with MS-DOS applications, including JAWS for Windows. 

Duxbury Systems, $595

- 	Micro Braille
- Direct input software that allows user to see a full screen of braille characters. 

Micro Engineering, $155

- 	NFBTRANS
- A text-to-braille software program that operates on an MS-DOS operating system,    with a brailling device, and with word-processing software. The most recent    version of contracted braille translation software program is NFBTRANS 7.70. It    is a self-extracting executable file available for downloading.

National Federation of the Blind, free download

- PerkyDuck
- 	Software that emulates the Perkins brailler. It allows Windows and Macintosh    users to create electronic braille files on their computer through six-key input.    Braille files can then be printed, embossed, or e-mailed to an instructor for    examination and grading. Does not have translation capabilities and very little    formatting. 

Duxbury Systems, free download

- 	Pokadot
- Software for transcribing and embossing braille files. Operates under Windows  and DOS. 

National Braille Association, free download;  disk version is $5

- 	TranSend
- Software used with the Thomas braille embosser. Translates text into print or    braille or both on the same page, line for line. Allows a user who does not know    braille to produce a braille document by proofreading the accompanying print.    Can provide proper braille spacing with 14-point print size. 

Enabling Technologies, $4,600

##### Music translation software

- 	Goodfeel; Goodfeel Lite		
- Converts music files to braille, the same files used to produce the score in print.    Braille reading knowledge is not a requirement to use the program. Includes    integrated literary braille translation for most western languages that allows    translation of both words and the tune. GOODFEEL Lite has all the features of the    full product but is limited to either instrumental music, vocal parts, or keyboard.

Dancing Dots, $795 and $295 respectively 

, $795

- 	Opus Braille Font Pack
- Creates printed materials with braille characters. Displays and prints ASCII text    files from Pokadot, MicroBraille, and MegaDots. The fonts allow preparation of    print copies of braille Duxbury Systems  materials, at varying point sizes and in any combination of    braille and ASCII.

Opus Technologies, $99

- 	OpusDots Lite
- For transcribers, parents, teachers, or aides who know basic print music notation    but may not know braille. Uses proprietary scan and click technology for    transcribing printed sheet music into music braille. The user scans the printed    sheet music, then enters the musical elements by clicking over them in the    scanned image. The entered music is then translated automatically into music    braille. Translates single-line music for band instruments, orchestral instruments,    chorus, and sight-reading or music theory exercises. 

Opus Technologies, $299

- 	Toccata Braille Music Translator software program
- Transcribes music of any complexity, including single-line instrumental music,    songs with lyrics, piano music, and orchestral scores. Produced by Optek Systems    of Australia and distributed in North America by Opus Technologies. Knowing    the music braille code is not a requirement for using the program.

Opus Technologies, $795	

##### Translation Software for Braille Mathematics

- 	DBT American Math and Science Code (Nemeth) translation 
-    		Can be included as a feature of the standard DBT software package.

Duxbury Systems, no extra cost

- 	MegaMath Translator for MegaDots
-    		Available as an add-on to the Megadots software package.

Duxbury Systems, $395

### V.    	Supplies for Writing and Embossing Braille (Full addresses are in section VI.)

#### Braille Writing Paper 

	Braille writing paper is available in a variety of sizes to accommodate an array of  braille writing and embossing equipment. Sizes include 3" x 5", 3" x 6", 5" x 8" for  looseleaf binders, 5" x 11" for Mini Pitch Brailler, 8 1/2 " x 11", 9" x 12", and 11" x  11". Other sizes are also available. Braille writing paper is available in heavy and  light grades. Heavy grade provides more durable dots; light grade is easier to emboss  by slate and stylus. Braille paper is available in buff, white, manila, or brown-glazed  finish and may be ordered unpunched or punched for three, six, or nineteen holes.  Paper is packaged in different quantities. (Not all sources stock all sizes.)

American Printing House for the Blind

Braille Institute of America

Howe Press of Perkins School for the Blind

Independent Living Aids

LS&S Group

Maxi-Aids

Royal National Institute for the Blind

#### Braille (Ohtsuki) Paper

Heavy-grade manila paper specially developed for the Ohtsuki BT-5000 embosser  that can also be used on vacuum-form machines.

American Printing House for the Blind

American Thermoform Corporation

Braille Institute of America

Maxi-Aids

#### Brailon 

A plastic-like paper developed for use with the thermoform machine. Can be used  in a braillewriter or with a slate and stylus. Available in heavy and light grades  and in several sizes.

American Thermoform Corporation

#### Computer Braille Paper

Tractor feed, available in sizes 8-1/2" x 11", 11" x 11-1/2," 14" x 11", and 6" x 6"  continuous cards. Comes in heavy and light grades. 

American Printing House for the Blind

American Thermoform Corporation

Braille Institute of America

Howe Press of Perkins School for the Blind

LS&S Group

Maxi-Aids

National Federation of the Blind

Royal National Institute for the Blind

Star Continuous Card Systems

#### Other Supplies

##### Binders

An assortment of notebooks and binders suitable for storing various sizes of  braille paper and cards: three-ring pocket notebook, six-ring pocket notebook, and  three-ring notebook for 8-1/2"  x 11" and 11" x 11-1/2"; nineteen-ring looseleaf  binder and nineteen-ring Krebs binders for 11" x 11-1/2" paper in three paper  capacities; spiral-bound pocket notebook, plastic and cardboard covers cut to size  and punched for plastic comb binding.

American Printing House for the Blind

American Thermoform Corporation

General Binding Corporation

Howe Press of Perkins School for the Blind

Independent Living Aids

LS&S Group

Maxi-Aids

Royal National Institute for the Blind

Southwest Plastic Binding Company

##### Impresser 

An embosser for making braille business cards. A handheld device that allows one  to emboss up to four lines of braille, thirteen cells each on a business card by  squeezing the handle. The die for each Impresser must be custom made. 

American Printing House for the Blind

##### Labeling Tape

Labeling materials include Dymo braille tape, Teflon-skied tape, aluminum tape,  clear cassette labels, braillabels (8-1/2"x 11" adhesive-back sheets that can be cut  to size), perma clear adhesive-back labels, embossables (for use with braille  embossers, tractor fed, 8-1/2" x 11", adhesive back), and 2" x 5" clear plastic  labels.

American Printing House for the Blind

American Thermoform Corporation

Braille Institute of America

Howe Press of Perkins School for the Blind

Independent Living Aids

Label Specialties

Lighthouse Store 

LS&S Group

Maxi-Aids

##### 3M Braille Labeler 

Embosses braille on vinyl or magnetic tape. Dial includes complete braille  alphabet, some contractions, and punctuation. Holds 1/2" width tape. 

Braille Institute of America

Independent Living Aids

Lighthouse Store 

LS&S Group

Maxi-Aids

### VI. 	Addresses of Sources and Suppliers

Adaptive Technology Consulting, Inc.

P.O. Box 778

Amesbury, MA 01913

(978) 462-3817

(978) 462-3928 fax

gyarnall@adaptivetech.net

www.adaptivetech.net

AI Squared

P.O. Box 669

Manchester Center, VT 05255

(802) 362-3612 

800-859-0270 

(802) 362-1670 fax

sales@aisquared.com

www.aisquared.com

American Foundation for the Blind

11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300

New York, NY 10001

(212) 502-7600

(212) 502-7777 fax

afbinfo@afb.net

www.afb.org

American Foundation for the Blind  National Literacy Center

100 Peachtree Street, Suite 620

Atlanta, GA 30303

(404) 525-2303

(404) 659-6957 fax

literacy@afb.net 

www.afb.org/section.asp?sectionid=50.			

American Printing House for the Blind

1839 Frankfort Avenue

Louisville, KY 40206

(502) 895-2405  

800-223-1839 

(502) 895-1509 fax

info@aph.org

www.aph.org

American Red Cross Metropolitan Chapter

209 Fairfield Road

Fairfield, NJ 07004

(973) 797-3336

(973) 575-8548 fax

jbente@rcmetronj.org

American Thermoform Corporation

1758 Brackett Street

La Verne, CA 91750

(909) 593-6711  

800-331-3676

(909) 593-8001 fax

sales@americanthermoform.com

www.atcbrleqp.com

Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired

1703 North Beauregard Street

Suite 440

Alexandria, VA  22311

(703) 671-4500

877-492-2708

(703) 671-6391 fax

aer@aerbvi.org

www.aerbvi.org

Bartimaeus Group

1481 Chain Bridge Road 

Suite 100

McLean, VA  22101

(703) 442-5023

(703) 734-8381 fax

adapt2c@bartsite.com

www.bartsite.com

BAUM USA

info@baum.de

www.baum.de/index.php

Beach Cities Braille Guild

P.O. Box 712

Huntington Beach, CA 92648

(714) 536-9666

Braille Authority of North America

c/o Kim Charlson, Chair

Braille and Talking Book Library

  Perkins School for the Blind

  175 North Beacon Street

  Watertown, MA 02472

(617) 972-7249

  (617) 923-0004 fax

kim.charlson@perkins.org 

www.brailleauthority.org

Braille Institute of America

741 North Vermont Avenue

Los Angeles, CA 90029

(323) 663-1111, (323) 660-3880

(323) 663-0867 fax

info@brailleinstitute.org

www.brailleinstitute.org

Carolyn's Low Vision Products

1415 57th Avenue West

Bradenton, FL 34207-3646

(941) 739-5555

800-648-2266

(941) 739-5503 fax

sales@carolynscatalog.com

www.carolynscatalog.com

Computer Application Specialties Company

P.O. Box 22219

Lincoln, NE 68542-2219

(402) 423-4782

(402) 423-5154 fax

BRLquestion@c-a-s.com

www.braille2000.com

Dancing Dots  

1754 Quarry Lane 

P.O. Box 927 

Valley Forge, PA 19482-0927 

(610) 783-6692 

(610) 783-6732 fax

info@dancingdots.com

www.dancingdots.com

Duxbury Systems, Inc.

270 Littleton Road, Unit 6

Westford, MA 01886

(978) 692-3000

(978) 692-7912 fax

orders@duxsys.com

www.duxburysystems.com

Electronic Vision Access Solutions 

39 Canal Street 

P.O. Box 371 

Westerly, RI 02891

(401) 596-3155

800-872-3827

(401) 596-3979 fax

contact@evas.com

www.evas.com

Enabling Technologies 

1601 Northeast Braille Place

Jensen Beach, FL 34957

(772) 225-3687

800-777-3687

(772) 225-3299  fax

info@brailler.com

www.brailler.com

Exceptional Teaching Aids

20102 Woodbine Avenue

Castro Valley, CA 94546

(510) 582-4859

800-549-6999

(510) 582-5911 fax

ExTeachings@aol.com

www.exceptionalteaching.com

Freedom Scientific   Blind/Low Vision Group

11800 31st Court North

St. Petersburg, FL 33716-1805

(727) 803-8000

800-444-4443

(727) 803-8001  fax

Info@freedomscientific.com

www.freedomscientific.com

Garlic Press

1312 Jeppesen Avenue

Eugene, OR 97401

(541) 345-0063

(541) 683-8767 fax

www.garlicpress.com

General Binding Corporation

One GBC Plaza

Northbrook, IL 60062

800-723-4000

www.gbcconnect.com

Grant Wood Area Education Agency

4401 Sixth Street SW 

Cedar Rapids, IA 52404-4499 

(319) 399-6415  

(319) 399-6457 fax

info@medten.aea10.k12.ia.us

www.aea10.k12.ia.us/divlearn/

brailletoo.html

GW Micro, Inc.

725 Airport North Office Park

Fort Wayne, IN 46825

(260) 489-3671   

(260) 489-2608 fax

support@gwmicro.com

www.gwmicro.com

Hadley School for the Blind

700 Elm Street

Winnetka, IL 60093

(847) 446-8111

800-323-4238

(847) 446-9916 fax

student_services@hadley.edu

www.hadley-school.org

Howe Press

Perkins School for the Blind

175 North Beacon Street

Watertown, MA 02472

(617) 924-3490

(617) 926-2027 fax

Info@Perkins.org

www.perkins.org

Independent Living Aids, Inc.

200 Robbins Lane

Jericho, NY 11753-2341

(516) 937-1848

800-537-2118

(516) 937-3906 fax

can-do@independentliving.com

www.independentliving.com

Karen Condie

7859 South 280 East

Sandy, UT 84070

(801) 569-9061

leekarencondie@msn.com

Keyboard Alternatives

c/o The Gilman Group, L.L.C.

P.O. Box 6356

Rutland, VT 05702-6356

(802) 775 1993

(802) 773 1604 fax

info@abilityhub.com 

www.abilityhub.com/keyboard/ 

Label Specialties

2501 Technology Drive

Louisville, KY 40299

(502) 261-9000

(502) 261-9001 fax

The Lighthouse Store (retail)

111 East 59th Street

New York, NY 10022

(212) 821-9384

(212) 821-9707 fax

For mail order:

Low Vision Products

36-20 Northern Boulevard

Long Island City, NY 11101

800-453-4923

The Louis Braille Center

320 Dayton Street, Suite 125

Edmonds, WA 98020-3590 

(425) 776-4042

(425) 778-2384 fax

lbc@louisbraillecenter.org

www.louisbraillecenter.org

Louise Johnson

197 West 1100 South

Orem, UT 84058

sierra@fiber.net

LS&S Group

P.O. Box 673

Northbrook, IL 60065

(847) 498-9777

800-468-4789

(847) 498-1482 fax

lssgrp@aol.com

www.lssonline.net

Maxi-Aids

42 Executive Boulevard

P.O. Box 3209

Farmingdale, NY 11735

(631) 752-0521

800-522-6294

(631) 752-0689 fax

sales@maxiaids.com

www.maxiaids.com

Micro Engineering

5714 Skyloft Drive

Riverside, CA 92509-6338

(909) 685-6338

National Braille Association

Three Townline Circle

Rochester, NY 14623-2513

(585) 427-8260

800-424-5797

(585) 427-0263 fax

nbaoffice@nationalbraille.org

www.nationalbraille.org

National Braille Press

88 Saint Stephen Street

Boston, MA 02115

(617) 266-6160

800-548-7323

888-965-8965

(617) 437-0456 fax

www.nbp.org

National Federation of the Blind

1800 Johnson Street

Baltimore, MD 21230

(410) 659-9314

(410) 685-5653 fax

materials@nfb.org

www.nfb.org

National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped   Library of Congress

1291 Taylor Street NW

Washington, DC 20542

(202) 707-5100

braille@loc.gov

www.loc.gov/nls/bds.html

Opus Technologies  

13333 Thunderhead Street

San Diego, CA 92129-2329

(858) 538-9401 phone and fax

866-678-7832

opus@opustec.com

www.opustec.com 

Overbrook School for the Blind 

Towers Press

6333 Malvern Avenue

Philadelphia, PA  19151

(215) 877-0313

(215) 877-2709 fax

www.obs.org

Pulse Data HumanWare

North American Sales Office

175 Mason Circle

Concord, CA 94520

(925) 680-7100

800-722-3393

(925) 681-4630 fax

usa@pulsedata.com

www.pulsedata.com

Region IV Education Service Center

7145 West Tidwell

Houston, TX 77092-2096

(713) 744-6368

Royal National Institute for the Blind

105 Judd Street

London WC1H 9NE

ENGLAND

020 7388 1266

020 7388 2034 fax

helpline@rnib.org.uk

www.rnib.org.uk			

Rudbecom Inc.

P.O. Box 67014 Lemoyne

St. Lambert, Quebec, J4R 2T8

CANADA

(514) 996-4430

(450) 671-5921 fax

info@braillegame.com

www.braillegame.com 

Scalars Publishing 

P.O. Box 382834 

Germantown, TN 38183-2834

(901) 737-0001

(901) 737-2882 fax

info@scalarspublishing.com

www.scalarspublishing.com

The Shodor Education Foundation, Inc.

923 Broad Street, Suite100

Durham, NC 27705 

(919) 286-1911

(919) 286-7876 fax

www.shodor.org            

Sighted Electronics, Inc.

69 Woodland Avenue

Westwood, NJ 07675

800-666-4883 

sales@sighted.com 

www.sighted.com

Southwest Plastic Binding Company

109 Millwell Court

Maryland Heights, MO 63043

(314) 739-4400

800-325-3628

www.swplastic.com

Star Continuous Card Systems, Inc.

32 Bacton Hill Road

Frazer, PA 19355-1026

800-458-1413

800-637-6708 fax

sales@braillepaper.com

www.braillepaper.com

Stipes Publishing L.L.C.

204 West University Avenue

Champaign, IL 61820

(217) 356-8391

stipes@soltec.net

www.stipes.com

Tack-Tiles® Braille Systems, L.L.C.

P.O. Box 475

Plaistow, NH 03865

800-822-5845

braille@tack-tiles.com

www.tack-tiles.com

Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired 

TSBVI Outreach

1100 West 45th Street

Austin, TX 78756

(512) 206-9103 

800-872-5273

www.tsbvi.edu/Outreach/seehear

ViewPlus Technologies

1853 Southwest Airport Avenue

Corvallis, OR 97333

(541) 754-4002

(541) 738-6505 fax

info@viewplus.com

www.viewplus.com

VisuAide, Inc.

841, Jean-Paul-Vincent

Longueuil, Québec

CANADA, J4G 1R3

(450) 463-1717

888-723-7273

(450) 463-0120 fax

info@visuaide.com

www.visuaide.com

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