This is not a complete listing of braille document producers. Nor is it an endorsement by the American Council of the Blind.
If you cannot find what you are looking for here, try searching on Duxbury’s World Wide Braille Producers page — which includes braille producers in foreign countries — at www.duxburysystems.com/brailleprod.asp or NLS Reference Guides page at https://www.loc.gov/nls/about/services/reference-publications/guides/.
Many of these providers also produce large print and other accessible formats.
Access-USA
242 James St.
PO Drawer 160
Clayton, NY 13624
Toll-free: 1-800-263-2750
Toll-free fax: 1-800-563-1687
Email: info@access-usa.com
Website: www.access-usa.com/Welcome_1.htm
Transcribes print documents such as billing statements, brochures, business cards, correspondence, reports, manuals, menus and other materials. Also offers large print and audio versions of documents. Price quotes are available upon request.
Adapt to Dot
Attn: Jennifer Sparks
104 Champagne Ct.
Naples, FL 34112
(317) 538-5257
Email: jenny@legend-oldies.com
A home-based braille transcription service that caters to individual service. They can receive documents in print or on disk.
Adapt to Dot can handle literary braille, math, and computer-related materials, but not music. They can accommodate a rush job for an extra charge. Contact them for price quotes.
Alabama Instructional Resource Center
705 South St. E.
Talladega, AL 35160
(256) 761-3237
Email: cox.caitlin@aidb.org
Website: www.aidb.org
Produces accessible textbooks and educational material for blind and visually impaired students in the state of Alabama. Takes on additional Braille translation projects in literary and Nemeth Braille as time permits.
Allyant
USA:
Washington, D.C.:
1200 G Street NW
Suite 865
Washington, DC 20005
Edina, MN:
4600 W 77th St.
Suite 295
Edina, MN 55435
Ogdensburg, NY
806 Commerce Park Dr.
Ogdensburg, NY 13669
Canada:
885 Meadowlands Dr. E., Suite 401
Ottawa, ON K2C 3N2
Canada
(613) 236-0866
Toll-free: 1-800-563-0668
To send email, go to https://allyant.com/#contact
Website: https://allyant.com/
Allyant provides alternative format solutions, assisting government and Fortune 500 companies to communicate with their customers who cannot access information in conventional ways. Specializing in website accessibility, braille, large print, e-text and audio formats, these services offer leading organizations the opportunity to reach a wider audience while simultaneously meeting the diverse information needs of their client base.
Aloha Braille & Company LLC
2260 S. Ferdon Blvd. #314
Crestview, FL 32536
(678) 347-6704
Email: randy.davis@alohabraille.com
Website: https://alohabraille.com/
We are a full-service braille services agency specializing in high quality braille transcription, production, training, consulting and more.
American Council of the Blind
225 Reinekers Ln., Suite 660
Alexandria, VA 22314
(202) 467-5081
Toll-free: 1-800-424-8666
Email: info@acb.org
Website: www.acb.org
Can handle small to medium-size jobs, from playbills and notices to letters, memoranda, etc. For information on services and pricing, contact them.
American Printing House for the Blind
1839 Frankfort Ave.
Box 6085
Louisville, KY 40206-0085
(502) 895-2405
Toll-free: 1-800-223-1839
Fax: (502) 899-2284
Email: info@aph.org
Website: www.aph.org/
Request a quote at https://www.aph.org/accessibility-solutions/#request-a-quote
Can do business cards, tests, and other documents. Also does tactile graphics, large print documents, and audio versions.
Audio & Braille Literacy Enhancement, Inc.
Central Library Building
803 W. Wells St.
Milwaukee, WI 53233
(414) 286-3039
Fax: (414) 286-5450
Email: info@ablenow.org
Website: https://www.ablenow.org/
Provides high quality audio, digital and braille transcriptions of a broad range of printed materials, including school textbooks, adult and children’s library books, magazines, professional job-related materials, tax forms, medical handouts, crucial health-related materials, restaurant menus and even wedding programs. Can also do tactile graphics.
Beth Ann’s Brailling Harp
7069 Nash Rd.
North Tonawanda, NY 14120
(716) 743-0523
Email: bethannesbraillingharp@gmail.com
Website: https://www.babharp.com/
Can do special notes, novels, textbooks, menus, programs, newsletters, legal documents, appliance directions, recipes, children’s books and more. Call, email, or visit the web site for quotes.
Blind Industries and Services of Maryland
3345 Washington Blvd.
Baltimore, MD 21227
(410) 737-2600
Toll-free: 1-888-322-4567
Fax: (410) 737-2665
Email: amciver@bism.org
Website: www.bism.org/
Can produce up to 500 copies of a document. Call or e-mail for a quote.
Braille Access Center
Washington State School for the Blind (WSSB)
2214 E. 13th St.
Vancouver, WA 98661-4120
(360) 947-3340 or (360) 947-3344
E-mail: braille@wssb.wa.gov
Website: https://www.wssb.wa.gov/departments/bac/
The Braille Access Center brailles bills; bus schedules; business cards; business forms; catalogs; concert programs; conference materials; court hearings; equipment manuals; government documents; hotel information; informational brochures; newsletters; religious material; restaurant menus; textbooks; various service letters; voter’s pamphlets.
Braille by Marie Vater
1210 Highfield Ct.
Apt. 301
Bethel Park, PA 15102
(412) 979-2177
Email: mnv12@pitt.edu
Marie transcribes literary and math materials in UEB. Please contact her for pricing.
Braille by Multimedia Transcription Service (MTS)
131 Main St., Suite 120
Hackensack, NJ 07601
(201) 996-9100 ext. 21
Fax: (201) 996-9422
Email: mts@hipcil.org
Website: https://mts-braille.com/
Their product offerings consist of all types of print material transcribed into braille, large print, and MP3 files to ensure full access for people with vision loss.
Braille Enterprises
3713 Swift Run Court, Suite 100
Abingdon, MD 21009
(410) 877-5835
Email: sales@brailleenterprises.com or bob@brailleEnterprises.com
Produces menus for restaurants, medical documents, brochures, program handouts, utility bills, training materials, business cards, certificates. Also produces large print.
Braille Hub USA
Tashya Taylor
(785) 393-2202
Email: ttaylor@braillehubusa.com, braillehub@gmail.com
Website: https://www.braillehubusa.com/
Our teams focus is on the smaller jobs, such as music lyrics, poems, menus, signs and even jewelry. Our Braillists are certified in UEB literary braille. We also transcribe Nemeth within UEB and music braille.
If large print is needed, we create documents according to an individual’s specifications.
Visit our website or give us a call for estimates.
BrailleIt.com
4910 Dawnview Terrace
Golden Valley, MN 55422
(763) 522-2501
Email: maureen@brailleit.com
Website: www.brailleit.com/
Braille It transcription service is a self-run home-based business run by Maureen Pranghofer. BrailleIt.com has the technology and skill to produce high-quality braille documents in an affordable, timely, and professional manner.
Braille materials can be produced from print, CD or email files sent in a doc or PDF format.
Approximate costs are as follows:
- $1 per print page (minimum charge $5)
- $0.75 per page if more than one copy is needed.
- $6 per bind of each volume. Binding is sturdy spiral with a crystal see-through front cover and black back cover. Volumes can have covers labeled in Braille upon request.
- $100 additional fee if items are not sent via email and need to be scanned in from hard copy.
- $50 if material is sent in PDF format
Braille Plus
PO Box 1104
Gilbert, AZ 85299-1104
(480) 782-0223
Fax: (480) 782-0267
Email: info@brailleplus.com
Website: www.brailleplus.com/
Braille Plus accepts information in print or electronically. Your print document can be turned into any alternate format, from hard copy or electronic file. Documents and faxes that are not scannable are hand-entered. Files from most software applications are usable. Contact them for a free estimate.
BrailleSmith
Alabama
(205) 388-7261
Email: braillesmith@gmail.com
Website: http://braillesmith.net/
Does braille business cards, greeting cards, menus, recipes, contact lists, medical records, legal documents and more. Call or email for a price quote.
Braille This, LLC
584 Shark Ln.
Manahawkin, NJ 08050
(609) 978-9724
Email: braillethis@verizon.net
Website: http://braillethis.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrailleThis
Braille This, LLC is a print to braille transcription/embossing service specializing in literary materials (all types) and Nemeth materials (grades K-3rd). Offering uncontracted (Grade 1) or contracted (grade 2), single-sided or interpoint (double-sided) materials. Accepts print, thumb drive, or email documents. Also offers binding services and interlining services. Patricia Brown holds Library of Congress Braille Transcriptionist Certification. She also specializes in chapter books, educational worksheets/materials and all types of literary materials, as well as special transcription requests for both literary and Nemeth braille.
Braille Works
941-942 Darby Lake St.
Seffner, FL 33584
(813) 654-4050
Toll-free: 1-800-258-7544
Email: info@brailleworks.com
Website: https://brailleworks.com/
From companies on the Fortune 100 list to small businesses, Braille Works offers literary braille in English, grades 1 and 2, and Spanish, as well as accessible PDFs, large print, and audio transcription services.
They produce bank statements and notices for the largest banks in the U.S., as well as notices for several large U.S. federal government agencies. In addition, they serve most industries, including health insurance/healthcare, state and local government agencies, utility companies, restaurants, manufacturers, transportation providers, hospitals, universities, and many more.
Braille Works is SOC II Type 2 certified, GPO SPA vendor, and certified women-owned business.
No-obligation proposals are available upon request.
Canadian Braille Press
5793 Leitrim Rd.
Carlsbad Springs ON K0A 1K0
Canada
(613) 822-4774
Toll-free: 1-833-833-2506
Fax: (613) 274-4443|
To send email, go to https://www.canadianbraillepress.com/contact-us.php.
Website: https://www.canadianbraillepress.com/
Produces monthly & annual reports, policy statements, invoices & billing, brochures & schedules, manuals, directories, guidebooks, collateral materials, information packages, procedural information, menus, and more in braille. Also produces large print.
Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB)
Beyond Print
1929 Bayview Ave.
Toronto, ON M4G 3E8
Canada
Toll-free: 1-800-563-2642
Email: beyondprint@cnib.ca
Website: https://cnib-beyondprint.ca/
CNIB Beyond Print is one of Canada’s oldest and most experienced producers of accessible materials, with over a century of lived experience through CNIB. We are global industry experts in the leading accessible literacy formats and keep the needs of the print disabled community at the forefront of our work. We produce braille, electronic publications and audiobook materials for individuals and organization across Canada.
Carri LaGioia
145 Slenderleaf Dr.
Marble Falls, TX 78654
Phone: (325) 899-7981
Email: carridarby03@gmail.com
Carri is certified in UEB Literary and NBA Braille Formats. I have over 7 years of experience in the braille field and currently serve on two Braille committees. I have transcribed, proofread, and conducted quality assurance on hundreds of volumes in multiple codes, including but not limited to: EBAE Literary, EBAE Nemeth, CNIB Literary, CNIB Technical Material, UEB/Nemeth, and UEB Literary for all grade levels for both Braille and tactile graphics in Corel. Contact her for a price quote.
CCVIP at Helen Keller Services for the Blind
180 Livingston Street, 2nd Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Email: CCVIP@helenkeller.org
Website: https://www.helenkeller.org/hksb/ccvip
Phone reservation is required; call Lisa Saunders, (718) 522-2122 ext. 2716.
CCVIP’s Braille Production service is both quick and affordable. We produce short documents and brochures. This service is available to companies, organizations and individuals. If you are interested, please call CCVIP at (646) 312-1420 for more information.
Cincinnati Bindery & Packaging
2838 Spring Grove Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45225
(513) 542-3777
Cell: (513) 448-5846
Fax: (513) 542-9777
Email: karl@cincybindery.com
Binds and repairs braille books. Can make any type of book, any size, any quantity you need. Also manufactures binders, slipcases and boxes.
Clovernook Center
7000 Hamilton Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45231
(513) 522-3860
To send an email, go to https://clovernook.org/contact/
Website: https://clovernook.org/
As a large braille press, they can produce production orders of books and magazines. Also does tactile graphics and braille business cards. Price quotes are available upon request.
Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind
Services for the Visually Impaired
8720 Georgia Ave., Suite 210
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(301) 589-0894
Toll-free fax: 1-877-595-9228
Email: info@clb.org
Web site: https://www.clb.org/
Produces agendas, brochures, budgets, business cards, correspondence, directories, flyers, greeting cards, invitations, letters, manuals, and restaurant menus in braille.
Crawford Technologies Inc.
Toronto Office:
20 Bay Street
Suite 1105
Toronto, Ontario,
Canada, M5J 2N8
Phone: (416) 923-0080
Fax: (416) 923-8897
New York Office:
22 Depot St.
PO Box 5198
Potsdam, NY 13676-5198
Toll-free: 1-866-679-0864
Fax: (315) 274-9073
Fort Collins Office:
4715 Innovation Drive, Suite 110
Ft. Collins, CO 80525
Phone: 1-866-679-0864
To send an email, go to https://crawfordtech.com/contact-us/
Website: https://crawfordtech.com/
Crawford Technologies offer a range of Document Accessibility Services, such as Braille printing services, large-print documents and conversion to audio and eText.
Dancing Dots
1754 Quarry Ln., Suite DD
Phoenixville, PA 19460
(610) 783-6692
Fax: (610) 500-5072
To send an email, go to https://www.dancingdots.com/main/info.htm.
Website: www.dancingdots.com/main/index.htm
Dancing Dots can transcribe a printed score or create the braille transcription from your Lime, MusicXML or MIDI computer music files.
Education Service Center, Region 20
Braille Services
1314 Hines Ave.
San Antonio, TX 78208-1899
(210) 370-5680
Website: https://www.esc20.net/apps/pages/braille-services
To contact Susan Moravec, email her at susan.moravec@esc20.net.
The trained and certified employees of the Braille Services Department at ESC-20 provide transcription and production of quality braille materials. For information on services or pricing, please contact them.
Essentially Braille
Contact: Tonya Drew
5730 E 500 S
Waldron, IN 46182
(502) 706-5007
Email: essentiallybraille@gmail.com
Website: https://essentiallybraille.com/
Please submit your print materials for an estimate. The following charges are subject to change with unique features of the job.
Price per braille page: $4.00-$6.50. Special types of braille paper may be available, please contact us for availability and pricing.
Item available only in hard copy print: $125 fee per volume.
Binding: First volume of a book is free; $15 for each book/volume after.
Item available only on Kindle or other limited digital format: $100 per book/volume.
Due to inflation costs, there is a minimum charge for any project of $25.
Prices are adjusted according to the project. We try our best to be fair and give the best possible prices for the time and materials.
Future Aids: The Braille Superstore
(A Division of MarvelSoft Enterprises, Inc.)
88 Captain Morgans Blvd.
Nanaimo, BC V9R 6R1
Canada
Toll-free: 1-800-987-1231
Toll-free fax: 1-800-985-1231
Email: info@braillebookstore.com
Website: http://www.braillebookstore.com/Copy-Center
Simply send an e-mail and indicate how many copies of the document you need brailled. Then, just copy and paste the text you would like transcribed into the body of the email, and hit Send. (Please note that they no longer accept attached documents; the text must be present in the body of the email that requests the transcription. In addition, they cannot work from printed hard copies - an electronic file must be supplied.) If you need your Braille documents urgently, please kindly also include your phone number in the email message, so they can finalize the order and ship your box as quickly as possible. Once they have received and reviewed your document, you will be contacted via e-mail with a price quote.
Get Braillle
Boston, MA
Phone: (978) 882-1691
To send email, go to https://getbraille.com/contact-get-braille/
Website: https://getbraille.com/
We at Get Braille provide high quality braille, large print and audio transcriptions of a broad range of printed materials. Our team handles small- to medium-size jobs. We offer 2/3 inch braille labels (great for tags and business cards) and full adhesive-backed 8.5 by 11 plastic sheets (ideal for diplomas, certificates and temporary signs). We transcribe UEB literary braille with computer translation software and emboss materials on high-capacity embossers. Large print materials are produced on heavy weight paper; the documents are available in Word for electronic distribution. Our audio production methods include human voice narrations and realistic-sounding synthesized speech files.
Our specialty items: braille labels and tags for products and business cards, technical manuals, product catalogs, local publications, bulletins, playbills, notices, exams, restaurant menus, letters, utility bills, medical handouts, tax documents, wedding programs, concert programs, greeting cards and messages, agendas, invitations, manuals, conference materials, government documents, hotel information, brochures, newsletters, religious materials, voter pamphlets, diplomas and certificates, career/vocational materials, memoranda, tables, etc.
Hadley Institute for the Blind
700 Elm St.
Winnetka, IL 60093
(847) 446-8111
Toll-free: 1-800-323-4238
Fax: (847) 446-9820
Email: BraillingServices@hadley.edu
Website: www.hadley.edu/brailling.asp
Brailles personal items such as greeting cards, invitations, short personal letters of one to two pages, labels for identifying belongings and other short print items of a personal nature. Mailing of greeting card to the recipient is included if you provide Hadley with a print card and the name and address of the person you want it mailed to. To be eligible for the mailing service, the recipient must be visually impaired and eligible to receive free matter. Fee: Negotiable (Free estimate)
Hope Braille
Amy and Robert Furman
Atlanta, GA
Phone: (470) 270-9590
Email: amy@hopebraille.com
Website: www.hopebraille.com
Full spectrum braille service provider, transcribing braille since 2004. Providing transcription of any materials from textbooks and educational materials to insurance and legal documents. Elementary to college level transcription services available with a specialty in higher level math and sciences. Other services include tactile illustration (in-house illustrator), thermoforming, digital file delivery, embossing (single-sided, interpoint, and Tiger), binding, labeling, Braille consulting, and proofreading. NLS Certified in Literary Braille and Literary Braille Proofreading. Fluent in: UEB, UEB Technical, Nemeth, EBAE, Foreign Language, Computer Braille Code, Promising Practices, formats and more. Contact for information and pricing.
Horizons for the Blind
125 Erick St., Suite A103
Crystal Lake, IL 60014
(815) 444-8800
Toll-free: 1-800-318-2000
Fax: (815) 444-8830
Email: mail@horizons-blind.org
Website: https://www.horizons-blind.org/
They provide accessible billing and financial statements, newsletters, restaurant menus, hotel directories and user manuals for cell phones and other electronic equipment. They process over 25,000 billing statements per month in braille, large print and audio for financial institutions, utility companies, communications companies and others.
JBI International
110 E. 30th St.
New York, NY 10016
(212) 889-2525
Toll-free: 1-800-433-1531
Fax: (212) 689-3692
Email: admin@jbilibrary.org
Website: www.jbilibrary.org/
JBI produces a great deal of customized braille for blind children and adults.
Kansas Braille Transcription Institute (KBTI)
PO Box 48091
Wichita, KS 67501
(316) 265-9692
Fax: (316) 265-0184
Email: info@kbti.org
Website: www.kbti.org/
Hours of operation: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. CST
Low-cost and speedy turnaround Braille transcription services: literary, early developmental braille literacy, textbook, Nemeth, music, tactile graphics (raised line drawing, collage, and computer-generated), multiple foreign languages (including Arabic), proofreading, low-cost mass production capabilities, binding/labeling/shipping. Provides large print: full color, black-and-white, low-cost mass production capabilities, binding/labeling/shipping. Also offers free braille transcription training and proofreading to the level of national certification (distance learning). Repairs both manual and electric braille writers.
Lutheran Braille Workers
13471 California St.
PO Box 5000
Yucaipa, CA 92399
(909) 795-8977
Toll-free: 1-800-925-6092
Fax: (909) 795-8970
Email: lbw@lbwloveworks.org
Website: https://www.lbwloveworks.org
Lutheran Braille Workers produces Braille Bibles in Amharic, Arabic, French, Kiswahili, Spanish, and English Grade 2 Braille and Unified English Braille.
A Grade 2 Bible produced by Lutheran Braille Workers consists of 37 volumes embossed on durable 10x12 quality Braille paper. Each Bible takes up 5 feet of shelf space and is lovingly produced by their volunteers. The Bibles are provided free of charge to Blind and Vision Impaired readers throughout the world. In addition to the Bible, LBW also offers a variety of other Christian books and pamphlets in both Braille and Specialized Large Print. For more information about the titles offered, please visit their website or call the number provided.
Mark Wagner
211 Riverside Ln.
Sonora, KY 42776
(502) 999-2374
Email: markwagnerr20@gmail.com
Formerly worked at American Printing House for the Blind. Certified in braille, including braille music.
Metrolina Association for the Blind
VP Accessible Braille Services
704 Louise Ave.
Charlotte, NC 28204
Telephone: (704) 372-3870
Toll-free: 1-800-926-5466
Email: ADS_Sales@mabnc.org
Website: https://www.mabnc.org/accessible-document-services
Documents may be received in electronic data files as encrypted data sent over public networks, data sent to a file transfer protocol drop box, or data sent over a dedicated data line. Also accepts paper hard copies, which can be scanned and edited by their editors for production in braille, large print and audio CD format.
Michigan Braille Transcribing Fund
3500 N. Elm Rd.
Jackson, MI 49201
(517) 780-5096
Fax: (517) 780-5448
Email: cindymbtf@gmail.com
Website: http://mi-braille.org/
MBTF targets and specializes in the "hard to do braille," such as math, science, geography, spelling, and social studies. The organization offers K-12 braille textbook transcription and can take on college textbooks and non-textbook educational material as well.
For textbooks in production, volumes are shipped as completed to stay ahead of the student during the school year. MBTF retains the original and ships a copy. Deadlines for other materials depend upon the length and content.
MBTF also transcribes tactile graphics, and virtually any type of document for business and/or government. We are willing to review any transcribing project you may have: voting information, tests, menus, legal documents, catalogs, training manuals, health care plans/information, tactile graphics, business cards, and newsletters.
Midwestern Braille Volunteers
104 W. Adams Ave.
Kirkwood, MO 63122
(314) 966-5828
Fax: (314) 966-0388
Email: mbvol@sbcglobal.net
Website: www.mbvol.org/
Braille production of textbooks; fiction; non-fiction; newsletters; play scripts; manuals; job instructions; menus; patient instructions; recipes; cookbooks; legal documents; contracts; wills; music; personal letters; greeting cards; invitations; and financial statements.
Mohawk Valley Braille Transcribers (MVBT)
Nancy Hester, Production Center Coordinator
c/o CABVI
507 Kent St.
Utica, NY 13501
(315) 797-2233
Fax: (315) 223-4512
Email: mvbt@cabvi.org
Website: https://www.cabvi.org/about/mohawk-valley-braille-transcribers/
Mohawk Valley Braille Transcribers is a non-profit organization dedicated to formatting all types of ordinary texts into braille. Its primary focus is textbook transcription, but has included church bulletins, restaurant menus, and other materials. Also offers classes in literary braille transcription. Call for information on pricing.
Montana Braille Wright LLC
Thomas Evered
PO Box 1199
5830 Palin Drive
Lolo, MT 59847
Email: mtbrlwright@gmail.com
National Braille Press, Inc.
88 Saint Stephen St.
Boston, MA 02115
(617) 266-6160
Toll-free: 1-888-965-8965
Email: orders@nbp.org
Website: https://www.nbp.org/
National Braille Press handles every type of braille and large-print job for organizations across the country, including braille business cards, menus, brochures, user’s guides, schedules, programs, confidential records (such as medical, legal, and financial), maps, floor plans, awards, and more. Their highly automated, desktop division makes it feasible for them to produce a few copies of a document — a service which has grown with the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Precision Braille Plus
PO Box 1653
Gardnerville, NV 89410
Phone: (775) 266-8286
Email: info@precisionbrailleplus.com
Website: https://precisionbrailleplus.com/
Precision Braille's mission is to provide high-quality accessible materials for blind and low vision individuals using certified transcribers (Literary and Nemeth) and expertly trained personnel. We transcribe any materials from brochures and menus to textbooks, including high-quality tactiles, into braille or large print. Foreign language transcriptions also available. Contact us for more information or an estimate.
Schmahl Braille & Graphics
238 10th St. W.
Brookings, SD 57006
Phone: (605) 237-9513
Email: tschmahl06@gmail.com
Produces all forms of braille from novels, menus and applications to worksheets, workbooks, and textbooks. Also produces electronic and tactile graphics, as well as embossing and binding. Call or email for more information.
SeeWriteHear
7303 E. Earll Dr., Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
(480) 696-1869
Fax: (480) 696-1912
Email: sales@seewritehear.com
Website: https://www.seewritehear.com/
The braille conversion team consists of Library of Congress-certified braille transcribers, experienced braille proofreaders, and skilled graphic artists. The team handles literary braille for education, government, and business clients, and specializes in Nemeth braille for math and science (STEM) materials, such as college mathematics and professional technical content. Also offers braille embossing on a variety of materials, mass-producible high-resolution tactile graphics, and high-volume printing, binding, and shipping services. Produces large print documents as well.
Tactile Vision Graphics Inc.
448 Route 580
Windsor, NB E7L 4N6
Canada
Tel: (506) 375-8537
Toll-free: 1-866-465-0755
Email: info@tactilevisiongraphics.com
Website: https://tactilevisiongraphics.com/
This company produces custom braille and tactile graphics orders for companies, agencies, municipalities and individuals. Also has over 300 products for sale on its website, including greeting cards, braille coloring books, calendars, children’s books, maps and other resources.
Terra Reproductions
2000 Thurston Drive Unit 35
Ottawa, ON K1G 4K7
Canada
(613) 731-9571
Toll-free: 1-877-731-9571
Fax: (613) 731-0478
Email: sales@terrareproductions.com
Website: https://www.terrareproductions.com/
Braille printing and braille signs, stickers, business cards, labels, stickers, tags and decals, overlays for different products (such as wine bottles). Also produces large print materials.
Catherine Thomas
Braille Production Specialist
7501 Ridge Blvd. Apt. 2A
Brooklyn, NY 11209
(718) 745-4343
Email: braille@panix.com
Information can be submitted for brailling via e-mail, on cassette, computer disk, or in clean-copy print. Paper sizes range from index cards to 1" by 11.5" paper. They can also prepare material in grade two braille for electronic use on a braille display. They do not transcribe music, scientific notation, or math. Braille pages are interpoint unless single-sided is preferred. The price is $1.00 per braille page. Very elaborate formatting may be subject to an additional transcription charge. For multiple copies, the price drops to $.25 per page.
Spiral binding and covers are optional at a cost of $1 to $3 per volume, depending on size. Turn-around time is two days to several weeks, depending on the size of the job and prior bookings. Priority service is available for an additional charge.
In addition, hard-copy braille material can now be scanned to computer using a process called Optical Braille Recognition. Preserve valuable braille originals, whether on paper or on thermoform. Share precious braille resources with others. Call or email for details.
Volunteer Braille Services
1710 Douglas Dr., Suite 102
Golden Valley, MN 55422
(763) 544-2880
Email: vbsmn@comcast.net
Website: https://vbsmn.org/
Brailles textbooks, math, library, and foreign language materials. Price quotes are available upon request.
Volunteers of Vacaville
P.O. Box 670
Vacaville, CA 95696-0670
Phone: (707) 448-6841, x2044
Website: https://volunteersofvacaville.com/
Download order form at https://volunteersofvacaville.com/order-forms/
Their Braille transcription rates are as follows:
- Literary or Textbook Formatted Braille, $3.00 per Braille page
- Nemeth Formatted Braille, $4.00 per Braille page
- Proofreading, $0.20 per Braille page
- Embossing, $0.20 per Braille page
- Preformatting, $0.50 per Braille page
- Tactile Graphics, $7.00 per graphic
Volunteers of Vacaville also repairs braille writers.
Yulianna Espinoza
9211 Dale Lane Ct.
Fort Worth, TX 76108
(254) 457-8798
Email: yuliannaespinoza2@gmail.com
A multi-skilled, high achieving braille professional offering a unique blend of skills accomplished in training, leading, and project management to meet or exceed customer’s needs by providing on-time, quality braille and tactile graphics. Has eight years of experience. Certified in UEB and English Braille American Edition literary formats, Canadian UEB literary and technical material, as well as Nemeth.
Updated May 30, 2025