Resources for Braille Transcribers and Teachers
Below is a list of references and resources that Wisconsin Braille Inc. has put
together. If you have additional items you think would be useful, please
contact Sandy Adams.
Please see our Links page for more
information and easy access to other web sites.
Official Code Books
Developed under the sponsorship of BANA (Braille Authority of North America)
LITERARY
English Braille American Edition 1994
Official code for literary braille transcription. Available free of charge to transcribers certified by the
Library of Congress and registered students of the transcribing course who are
citizens of the U.S.
Eighty three-hole punched pages, with dividers and binder. Available in print and braille.
To order free of charge:
National Library Service
Braille Development Section
1291 Taylor Street, NW
Washington DC 20542
1-800-424-8567
To purchase:
American Printing House for the Blind
PO Box 6089
Louisville, KY 40206-0085
1-800-223-1839
www.aph.org
TEXTBOOK
Braille Formats: Principles of Print to Braille Transcription, 1997
Official standards for textbook
transcription. Loose leaf, three-hole punched. In three volumes: Rules, Braille
Examples, Print Examples
To purchase:
American Printing House for the Blind
PO Box 6089
Louisville KY 40206-0085
1-800-223-1839
www.aph.org
MATHEMATICS
The Nemeth Braille Code for Mathematics and Science Notation, 1972 Revision
Official standards for transcribing mathematics and science.
Nemeth Braille Code for Mathematics and Science Notation Addendum 1 (1991), Ancient Numeration Systems
Braille Code for Chemical Notation, 1998
To purchase:
American Printing House for the Blind
PO Box 6089
Louisville KY 40206-0085
1-800-223-1839
www.aph.org
Guidelines for Mathematical Diagrams, 1983,
including Number Lines Addendum (1990)
Useful for other tactile graphics, as well.
To purchase:
National Braille Association, Inc.
3 Townline Circle
Rochester NY 14623-2513
1-800-244-5797
1-716-427-8260
Fax: 716-427-0263
www.nationalbraille.org
COMPUTER BRAILLE
Code for Computer Braille Notation
Essential for braillists when transcribing e-mail addresses, web addresses, or computer screen conversations
so common in current novels. Also helpful for learning ASCII proofreading programs.
To order free of charge:
National Library Service
Braille Development Section
1291 Taylor Street, NW
Washington DC 20542
1-800-424-8567
To purchase:
American Printing House for the Blind
PO Box 6089
Louisville KY 40206-0085
1-800-223-1839
www.aph.org
MUSIC
Music Braille Code, 1997
To purchase:
American Printing House for the Blind
PO Box 6089
Louisville KY 40206-0085
1-800-223-1839
www.aph.org
Multimedia CD-ROM Edition:
Opus Technologies
13333 Thunderhead Street
San Diego, CA 92129-2329
1-858-538-9401
www.opustec.com
TEACHING AND REFERENCE MANUALS
LITERARY
Instruction Manual for Braille Transcribing, 4th Edition, 2000
By Constance Risjord, John Wilkinson, edited by Mary Lou Stark
Instruction manual for correspondence and classroom students of braille transcription. Produced by the
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of
Congress. Loose leaf, three-hole punched. Comes with Drill Book Supplement in
braille. Teachers may also request the Exercises Supplement in braille.
Free of charge to teachers of transcribers, students enrolled in the NLS course, and certified transcribers
and proofreaders:
National Library Service
Braille Development Section
1291 Taylor Street, NW
Washington DC 20542
1-800-424-8567
To purchase:
American Printing House for the Blind
PO Box 6089
Louisville KY 40206-0085
1-800-223-1839
www.aph.org
Online Instruction Using the NLS Manual
Contact Linda Horton at LindaHorto@cs.com
This program is sponsored by National Braille Association, Inc. (NBA)
New Programmed Instruction in Braille—2nd edition
By Ashcroft, Henderson, Sanford & Koenig, 1994
A course of study in literary braille for sighted persons. Used for many years in university programs.
Includes a chapter introducing Nemeth Code.
Not for transcribers—does not include an in-depth study of italics, foreign words, abbreviations and symbols,
or formatting instructions.
An Instructor’s Manual is available which contains additional practice materials as well as suggestions for
organizing, teaching, and enriching the course.
To purchase:
SCALARS Publishing
PO Box 382834
Germantown TN 38183-2834
1-901-737-0001
www.scalarspublishing.com
TEXTBOOK
Quick Reference Manual, to accompany Braille Formats: …, 1997
By Sally Hering, Sandra Rowley and Joan Yehl
More than 100 print and simulated braille examples with clearly written commentary for each example.
To purchase:
National Braille Association, Inc.
3 Townline Circle
Rochester NY 14623-2513
1-800-244-5797
1-716-427-8260
Fax: 716-427-0263
www.nationalbraille.org
NBA Braille Formats Course
By Jean Simpson and Mary Ann Damm, edited by Constance Risjord
A self-study course which succinctly presents the standardized formats required for
the transcription of educational materials. Available September 2003.
To purchase:
National Braille Association, Inc.
3 Townline Circle
Rochester NY 14623-2513
1-800-244-5797
1-716-427-8260
Fax: 716-427-0263
www.nationalbraille.org
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
NBA Interim Manual for Foreign Language Braille Transcribing
By Barbara Tate
Useful while waiting for the BANA Foreign Language Code.
To purchase:
National Braille Association, Inc.
3 Townline Circle
Rochester NY 14623-2513
1-800-244-5797
1-716-427-8260
Fax: 716-427-0263
www.nationalbraille.org
MATHEMATICS
An Introduction to Braille Mathematics, 1978
The manual for learning the Nemeth Code.
To order free of charge:
National Library Service
Braille Development Section
1291 Taylor Street, NW
Washington DC 20542
1-800-424-8567
Learning the Nemeth Braille Code, 1987
To purchase:
American Printing House for the Blind
PO Box 6089
Louisville KY 40206-0085
1-800-223-1839
www.aph.org
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Helpful for Refreshing Knowledge of Braille
Literary Braille Refresher Course for Teachers and Transcribers, Revised
By Constance Risjord
Published by the National Braille Association. A 300-page book of reading and writing exercises in both embossed and simulated braille, self-tests, and up-to-date rule summaries.
To purchase:
National Braille Association, Inc.
3 Townline Circle
Rochester NY 14623-2513
1-800-244-5797
1-716-427-8260
Fax: 716-427-0263
Handbook for Learning to Read Braille by Sight
By Leland Schubert, 1987
To purchase:
American Printing House for the Blind
PO Box 6089
Louisville KY 40206-0085
1-800-223-1839
www.aph.org
Computerized Braille Tutor
By Gaylen Kapperman, Toni Heinz, et al., 1995
To download:
Upshaw Institute for the Blind
www.upshawinst.org
Computerized Nemeth Code Tutor
By Gaylen Kapperman
To download:
Upshaw Institute for the Blind
www.upshawinst.org
NBA Fact Sheets, 1997
Briefs for Computer Braille Code, Foreign Language Braille, Literary Braille, Music Braille, Nemeth Code, Tactile Graphics, and Textbook Format.
To purchase:
National Braille Association, Inc.
3 Townline Circle
Rochester NY 14623-2513
1-800-244-5797
1-716-427-0263
www.nationalbraille.org
For a comprehensive list of publications (including workshop materials) available from NBA, see
www.nationalbraille.org
DICTIONARY
The Braille Enthusiast’s Dictionary
By Alan Koenig and Cay Holbrook, 1995
More than 29,000 words shown in print divided into syllables and also properly contracted in simulated braille. Braille edition not available.
To purchase:
SCALARS Publishing
PO Box 382834
Germantown TN 38183-2834
www.scalarspublishing.com
RESOURCES FOR PARENTS AND OTHER SIGHTED PERSONS
Just Enough to Know Better, A Braille Primer, 1988
By Eileen P. Curran, M.Ed.
Written primarily for parents. Included free in the Read Books! Program (see below).
To Purchase:
National Braille Press
88 St. Stephen Street
Boston, MA 02115
1-617-266-6160
1-888-965-8965
Fax: (617) 437-0456
Email: www.nbp.org
Braille Is Beautiful: A Disability Awareness Curriculum for Sighted Children
Developed to promote braille literacy and to increase awareness of the capabilities of blind and visually impaired people, the National Federation of the Blind offers this program for use in the regular classroom.
To Purchase:
National Federation of the Blind
1800 Johnson St.
Baltimore MD 21230
1-410-659-9314
www.nfb.org
The Braille Bug®
Go to www.afb.org to view this interactive site for elementary school-age sighted children. Lots of information for adults, too. Download word games for use in a regular classroom or at home.
FREE BRAILLE BOOKS FOR CHILDREN
Wisconsin Braille Inc.
Contact Sandy Adams at skadams@tds.net
Braille Institute
Dots for Tots Program
Multisensory storybooks designed specifically for visually impaired
preschoolers so parents can help their blind children begin their
journey into reading. Go to www.brailleinstitute.org/Universal
Media/DotsforTots.htm for more information.
National Braille Press
Read Books!
A national children’s braille literacy program to encourage
families with blind children to read print/braille books together.
For further information, see
www.nbp.org.
VIDEOS
National Federation of the Blind
1800 Johnson St.
Baltimore MD 21230
1-410-659-9314
www.nfb.org
American Foundation for the Blind AFB Press
PO Box 1020
Sewickley PA 15143
1-800-232-3044
www.afb.org
National Braille Press
88 St. Stephen Street
Boston, MA 02115
1-617-266-6160
1-888-965-8965
Fax: (617) 437-0456
www.nbp.org
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