Sources of Braille Books and Materials

These agencies and organizations produce materials in braille.

Web-Based Organizations and Resources

Braille Services, Perkins School for the Blind
http://www.perkins.org/btbl/services/braille.html
Learn about the wide range of braille services offered by Perkins School for the Blind.

American Printing House for the Blind (APH)
http://www.aph.org/
APH is "the world's largest nonprofit organization creating educational, workplace, and independent living products and services for people who are visually impaired." Books are produced in four accessible formats, including braille.

Braille Literacy: Resources for Instruction, Writing Equipment, and Supplies, National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS)
http://www.loc.gov/nls/reference/circulars/brailleliteracy.html
NLS "lists instructional materials, supplies, and equipment currently available for learning braille, and cites sources about braille literacy."

Braille Resources, e-Advisor
http://www.e-advisor.us/teachers_braille.php?fontsize=normal&hicontrast
This page provides links to resources, information, classroom activities, and equipment.

Braille Transcribers: American Council of the Blind
http://www.acb.org/resources/transcribers.html
ACB's nationwide directory lists individuals and agencies who transcribe braille; arranged alphabetically.

Downloadable Braille Materials, Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (TSBVI)
http://www.tsbvi.edu/braille/index.htm
TSBVI provides links to a large number of downloadable braille materials, including chemistry charts and ebooks.

Electronic Book Resource List, Dinell Stuckey
http://www.perkins.org/assets/downloads/clearinghouse/e-book-resource-list.doc
Parent Dinell Stuckey compiled this resource list of e-books with a short description of what is available on each site.

The Electronic Braille Book Library, International Braille Library
http://www.braille.org/braille_books/
This collection of over 1,000 electronic braille (e-Braille) books is the largest in the world. Books can be read on-line or downloaded to braillers or electronic devices.

Kids Zone, National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS)
http://www.loc.gov/nls/children/index.html
The Kids Zone is the catalog of audio, braille, and print/braille NLS books for preschool through grade 8, which includes links to award-winning books, bibliographies, and selected series.

National Braille Press
www.nbp.org/
National Braille Press is "dedicated to braille printing and publishing," producing books and magazines in braille and electronic PortaBook format for children and adults.

EverythingBraille
http://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/publications/brailleresource-main.html
National Braille Press maintains this directory and clearinghouse of information about braille; includes many free downloads as well as links to products and commercial sites.

National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS)
http://www.loc.gov/nls/bds/index.html
"Through a national network of cooperating libraries, NLS administers a free library program of braille and audio materials circulated to eligible borrowers in the United States by postage-free mail."

Seedlings Braille Books for Children
http://www.seedlings.org/
Seedlings is "dedicated to increasing the opportunity for literacy by providing high quality, low cost braille books for children."

Sources of Braille Children's Books and Magazines, American Foundation for the Blind
http://www.afb.org/Section.asp?SectionID=6&TopicID=97&DocumentID=1249
AFB provides a list "of sources for borrowing or purchasing braille and print/braille children's books and magazines in the United States."

Sources for Online Books, Lighthouse International
http://www.lighthouse.org/accessibility/accessible-technology/sources/
"This is a list of online sources for electronic books, magazines, newspaper articles and other material. The files are in a variety of formats ranging from plain text to digital audio and digital braille."