The following web sites offer a description of LCA,
National Organizations & Support Groups
These groups offer a wide range of resources and services to families and persons with a variety of vision disorders.
1st Touch Foundation:
501 Gibson Drive, Suite #414
Roseville, CA 95678
(916) 771-5600
The 1st Touch Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to finding the approximate 3000 patients in the United States with Leber's Congenital Amaurosis (LCA). Our effort is called Project 3000, and it is the ambitious plan to identify and provide genetic testing for every LCA patient in the nation. We raise awareness at a variety of events throughout the country. The eventual goal is to further scientific understanding of LCA and advance the prospects for treatment and ultimately a cure. We provide genetic testing to every LCA patient regardless of their ability to pay. For those families and patients who lack health insurance, philanthropic donations are used to reduce the cost of testing. We also provide updates on new LCA related findings as the information becomes available.
The American Council of the Blind:
American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
(212) 502-7600
The AFB is a national nonprofit that expands possibilities for people with vision loss. AFB's priorities include broadening access to technology; elevating the quality of information and tools for the professionals who serve people with vision loss; and promoting independent and healthy living for people with vision loss by providing them and their families with relevant and timely resources. In addition, AFB's web site serves as a gateway to a wealth of vision loss information and services. AFB is also proud to house the Helen Keller Archives and honor the over forty years that Helen Keller worked tirelessly with AFB. For more information visit us online at
The Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired:
Family Connect:
For parents of children with visual impairments.
The Foundation Fighting Blindness:
The Foundation Fighting Blindness - Canada
890 Yonge Street, 12th Floor
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4W 3P4
(416) 360-4200
Canada's largest non-profit funder of research in the causes of treatments and cures of retinal degeneration including retinis pigmentosa and age related macular degeneration. Our mission is to restore the gift of sight. We believe the cures are in sight! We promote educational awareness.
Junior Blind of America:
The Chicago Lighthouse for People who are Blind or Visually Impaired
1850 West Roosevelt Road
Chicago, IL 60608
(312) 666-1331
Private rehabilitation and education agency that serves children and adults who are blind, visually impaired and/or mult-disabled.
Lighthouse International:
The National Association of Parents with children with visual impairments:
National Association for Visually Handicapped (NAVH)
22 West 21st Street, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10010
(212) 889-3141
We provide vision-enhancing equipment and training in its use; educational literature; support groups; a large print nationwide loan library; a quarterly newsletter andreferrals to eye care specialists and other low vision services.
The National Eye Institute:
Texas School for the Blind & Visually Impaired:
Perkins School for the Blind:
V.I. guide:
The Hadley School for the Blind:
700 Elm Street
Winnetka, IL 60093
(800) 323-4238
We offer more than 90 tuition-free distance education courses to blind or visually impaired individuals, their families and professionals working in the blindness field.
Braille Literacy
Dottless Braille:
This site offers an introduction to braille. Includes a free downloadable back translator for transcribing the Nemeth braille code to print
http://www.dotlessbraille.org/
The Braille Bug:
A fun site promoting braille literacy, offers exposure to braille for sighted children through the use of
games and stories etc.
The National Braille Challenge Invitational:
is a part of Braille Institute's literacy initiative A two-stage academic competition designed to motivate school-age Braille readers to excel in this vital medium.
info@Brailleinstitute.org.
Dog Guide Organizations
The Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation, Inc.
103 Old Iron Ore Road
Bloomfield, CT 06002
(860) 243-5200
Fidelco breeds, trains and places the highest quality German Shepard guide dogs with men and women who are blind across the U.S. and Canada.
Freedom Guide Dogs:
1210 Hardscrabble Road
Cassville, N.Y. 13318
(315) 822-5132
Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc.
PO Box 151200
San Rafael, CA 99915-1200
(800) 295-4050
Guide dogs for the blind creates lifelong partnerships between skilled mobility dogs and people who are blind or visually impaired throughout the United States and Canada. Serves are offered free of charge.
Guiding Eyes for the Blind:
611 Granite Springs Road
Yorktown Heights, N.Y. 10598
(800) 942-0149
Provides professionally trained guide dogs to blind individuals at out 26 day residendtial training program. All travel tothe faility and services are provided free of charge.
Leader Dogs for the Blind:
P.O. Box 5000
Rochester, MI 48307
(248) 651-9011
(888) 777-5332
Provide training for people who are blind or visually impaired in dog guide, O&M, computer skills and GPS navigationaltechnology.
The Seeing Eye, Inc.:
P.O. Box 375
Morristown, N.J. 07963-0375
(973) 539-4425
The Seeing Eye is the world's oldest school that trains dogs to guide people who are blind and instructs people in the use of the dogs.
Media for adults and children
The American Printing House for the Blind (APH):
1839 Frankfort Avenue
Louisville, KY 40206
(800) 223-1839
(502) 895-2405
APH manufactures books and magazines in braille, large type and recorded form, as well as a wide range of educational and daily living aids such as braille paper and styluses, Talking Book equipment and talking educational software and hardware. APH also offers Louis, an electronic database that lists accessible books in braille, large type, recorded, computer disk, and tactile graphic formats available form over 200 sources across North America. Although APH primarily serves people of all ages who are visually impaired, many of our products have application with learning disabled people, those who are multiply handicapped, and students who have no vision impairement. For more information on our products, please contact customer service, 800-223-1839.
The Braille Institute Braille Press:
The National Braille Press:
Seedlings Braille Books for Children:
P.O. Box 51924
Livonia, MI 48151
(800) 777-8552
(734) 427-8552
Seedlings Braille Books for Children is a non-profit, tax exempt organization dedicated to increasing the opportunity for literacy by providing high quality, low-cost children's literature in braille.
Dancing Dots Braille Music:
Tactile Vision:
Provides tactile graphics which can be used in education, the workplace, or home, etc.
Library of Congress:
Offers books and magazines in both recorded and braille formats. Also offers a service called Web Braille, where books can be downloaded in electronic braille format.
The American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults:
18440 Oxnard Street
Tarzana, CA 91356
Braille International, Inc.:
3290 S.E. Slater Street
Stuart, FL 34997
(800) 336-3142
molly@Brailleintl.org
Offers the William T. Thomas bookstore with books for children (and adults). They include the children's reference "State Books Series" with information about geography, history, economy, culture, etc. of each state (and Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico), and the "One to Grow On!" series of children's print/Braille books with a read-along cassette. Other popular books and series, such as the Baby Sitters Club books, are available.
The Louis Braille Center:
320 Dayton Street, Suite 125
Edmonds, WA 98020-3590
(425) 776-4042
lbc@louisBraillecenter.org
The Lutheran Library for the Blind:
1333 South Road
St. Louis, MO 63122
(800) 433-3954
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints:
Special Curriculum
50 East North Temple Street, Floor 24
Salt Lake City, UT 84150
(801) 240-3225 or (800) 537-5971
Volunteer Braillists and Tapists, Inc.:
517 N. Segoe Road., #200
Madison, WI 53705
(608) 233-0222
Aids for Daily Living
Braille Super Store:
Assistech:
Maxi-Aids:
http://www.maxiaids.com/
Independent Living Aids:
Sight Connection:
Cleveland Sight Center:
Technology
Brailler repair services
The following is a list of people who repair Perkins Braille Writers. This list is provided as a public service. No endorsement is suggested or implied as regard to quality of service received.
Ackley Appliance Service:
Alan Ackley
4301 Park Avenue #540
Des Moines, IA 50321
(515) 288-3931
aackley@Braillerman.com
AIRC, The Foundation for Blind Children, Inc.:
1235 E. Harmot Dr.
Phoenix, AZ 85020
(602) 331-1470
The Braillery:
5 Cumberland Circle
El Paso, TX 79903
(915) 565-0179
resimon@the Braillery.com
Chuck's Brailler Repair:
12388 Marmont Pl.
Moreno Valley, CA 92557
(951) 242-3750
kwhiteh453@aol.com
Wayne Harris:
10807 Cotillion Dr
Dallas, TX 75228
(972-698-0085
kwhiteh453@aol.com
Howe Press:
Perkins School for the Blind
175 North Beacon Street
Watertown, MA 02172
(617) 972-7308
howepress@perkins.pvt.k12.ma.us
Braille Writer Repair:
George Schnitzer
5506 Cheltenham
Houston, TX 77096
(713) 729-2928
tutu_zayde@juno.com
The Selective Doctor, Inc.:
PO Box 28432
Baltimore, Maryland 21234
(410) 668-1143
Braillerrepair@yahoo.com
Specialized Electronics:
Jerry Sparks
1004 Drexel Drive
Homewood, AL 35209
(205 )862-1866(205) 942-1552, fax
wb4owc@bellsouth.net
Braille Electronic Books
For detailed explanations about using the listings below as well as information on many
additional ebook sources, purchase Finding eBooks On The Internet by Anna Dresner, from:
National Braille Press:
The ultimate authority on accessible downloadable books, eBooks tells you where to go and what to do once you get there. You're one book away from thousands of free titles!
Bookshare.org:
Canadian National Institute For The Blind Digital Library Children's Discovery Portal:
International Electronic Braille Book Library:
National Braille Press:
National Library Service For The Blind And Physically Handicapped:
(web Braille Program)
Texas School for the Blind Braille Book Files:
Tiflolibros:
Braille Chocolate
Braille Factory
Braille Fortune Cookies
Lucky Touch
Braille Games (e.g., Uno, Happy Families, Scrabble, tactile dice, Bingo, etc.)
Ebay, Exceptional Teaching Aids, American Printing House for the Blind, Maxi Aids, LS&S,
Independent Living Aids, Rudbecom Inc., SightConnection
Braille labeled skin care and fragrance products
Loccitane
Braille alphabet and number blocks
Independent Living Aids
Tack-Tiles (Lego set with raised Braille dots on the top surface of each piece.)
Tack-Tiles Braille Systems
Braille label and clear label
American Thermoform Company, Exceptional Teaching Aids, SightConnection
Braille maps & rulers
American Printing House for the Blind, Independent Living aids
Braille math flashcards
American Printing House for the Blind
Crayola Anti-roll crayons (have a flat side that can be labeled in Braille)
Exceptional Teaching Aids
Touch and Color raised line coloring books
Braille Factory, Exceptional Teaching Aids
Slates and Styluses for writing Braille
American Printing House for the Blind, Howe Press, National Federation of the Blind, LS&S, Maxi Aids, Independent Living Aids
Braille calendars
National Braille Press, American Printing House for the Blind, National Federation Of The Blind
Braille greeting cards
American Printing House for the Blind, Christiansen Designs,
Creative Adaptations for Learning, National Braille Press.
Braille Jewelry
At First Sight, Christiansen Designs, National Braille Press, SightConnection.
Braille Tee-shirts
Blind Novel-tees
Contact these companies directly for catalogs and more information on ordering any of these products:
American Printing House for the Blind:
P.O. Box 6085
Louisville, KY 40206
Telephone: (502) 895-2405 or (800) 223-1839
info@aph.org
American Thermoform Company:
2311 Travers Avenue
City of Commerce, CA 90040
(800) 331-3676
rhaggen@americanthermoform.com
At First Sight:
(800) 630-6650
atfirstsight@ligondesign.com
Blind-Novel-Tees:
P.O. Box 412
Eaton, Ohio 45320
(937 472-0585
(937) 456-6611
info@bntonline.com
Christiansen Designs:
P.O. Box 583
Hanover, NH 03755
(603) 643-4096
Kim.Christiansen@Valley.Net
Creative Adaptations for Learning:
38 Beverly Road
Great Neck, NY 11021
(516) 466-913
calinfo@cal-s.org
ebay:
Exceptional Teaching Aids:
20102 Woodbine Avenue
Castro Valley, CA 94546
(800) 549-6999
exteaching@aol.com
Howe Press:
175 North Beacon Street
Watertown, MA 02172
(617) 924-3490
Independent Living Aids:
27 East Mall
Plainview, NY 11803-4404
(800) 537-2118
LS&S:
P.O. Box 673
Northbrook, IL 60065
(800) 468-9777
lssgrp@aol.com
Lucky Touch Fortune Cookie Company:
Judith Lesner (Lucky Touch Advisor)
(510) 794-3800 Extension 300
jlesner@csb-cde.ca.gov
L'Occitane:
In retail stores
(888) 623-2880
MaxiAids:
42 Executive Blvd.
Farmingdale, NY 11735
(800) 522-6294
(631)752-0689, fax
sales@maxiaids.com
National Braille Factory:
5040 Victoria Drive
Vancouver BC Canada V5P 3T8
(877) 8-BRAILL or (877) 827-2455
info@Braillefactory.com
National Braille Press, Inc.:
88 St. Stephen Street
Boston, MA 02115
(800) 548-7323
(617) 437-0456, fax
orders@nbp.org
National Federation of the Blind:
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 659-9314
Rudbecom Inc.:
P.O. Box 67014 Lemoyne
St-Lambert, Quebec, Canada J4R 2T8
(450) 671-5921, (fax)
Info@Braillegame.com
SightConnection Store:
Community Services for the Blind and Partially Sighted
9709 Third Ave. NE, #100
Seattle, WA 98115
(206) 525-5556 or (800) 458-4888
(206) 525-0422, fax
csbstore@csbps.com
Tack-Tiles Braille Systems:
P.O. Box 475
Plaistow, NH 03865
(800) 822-5845
Braille@tack-tiles.com
Braille Instruction
The following is a partial list of resources for obtaining instruction or courses in Braille
American Braille Career School:
P.O. Box 3686
Salem, Oregon 97302
(877) 515-4095
(503) 391-9359, fax
school@Brailleplus.net
The ABC School was founded to meet the need for Braille transcribers in the United States and throughout the world. It is a division of Braille Plus, Inc., an internationally recognized provider of alternate formats for the visually impaired. Through ABC School you can earn your Literary Braille Certification from experienced instructors working in the industry.
American Printing House For The Blind:
1839 Frankfort Ave.
Louisville, KY 40206
(800) 223-1839
The Braille Connection is a fast-paced APH curriculum to teach adventitiously blinded students who formerly were able to read print to read Braille. It is described at
Patterns: The Primary Braille Reading Program -- Complete program designed specifically for young beginning Braille readers, readiness through third reader level.
Independent Living Aids, Inc.:
PO Box 9022
Hicksville, NY 11802-9022
(800) 537-2118
(516) 937-3906, fax
can-do@independentliving.com
BrailleMaster* Talking Braille Tutor is a small black plastic box with six raised buttons
representing a Braille cell and a 7th button that serves as a function key or space bar. As the buttons representing the characters are pushed, a clear male voice identifies the character. 19 lessons introduce students to groups of Braille characters or words with similar characteristics. Lessons are presented in learn, practice and quiz modes, and are arranged to provide a logical progression covering the alphabet, numbers, punctuation, single cell letter combination contractions, single cell whole word contractions, dot-preceded contractions, punctuation as contractions and 73 standard abbreviated words.
Braille Review is a web site to review basic Braille code.
BRL (Braille through Remote Learning) has online courses available including Introduction to Braille course, Transcribers course, and specialized codes course.
DotlessBraille is a site whose main goal is to increase Braille literacy for all by making Braille more accessible for sighted persons.
Exceptional Teaching Aids:
(800) 549-6999
Offers numerous resources and courses, including the Mangold Developmental Program of Tactile Perception and Braille Letter Recognition, The Mangold Developmental Program of Tactile Perception and Nemeth Numeral Recognition and The Combined Reading and Math Program, all by Dr. Sally Mangold. Visit:
Grant Wood Area Education Agency:
4401 Sixth St. SW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
(319) 399-6714
(319) 399-6457 fax
Offers Braille Too!, which is written for secondary students who have previously been print readers who are learning Braille as a primary or additional tool for communication with their interests and ability level in mind.
The Hadley School for the Blind:
700 Elm Street, Winnetka, Illinois 60093 - 2554
(800) 323 - 4238 Phone: (847) 446 - 8111 Fax: (847) 446 - 9916
info@hadley-school.org
Provides free courses for learning both uncontracted and contracted Braille.
Louise Johnson:
197 West 1100 South
Orem, Utah 84058
sierra@fiber.net
Louise Johnson who taught Braille for 20 years, has developed the Kester introductory Braille instruction manual. Kester Braille provides a user-friendly script of the way she taught Braille. Level 1 consists of teaching alphabet and beginning sounds in Braille, and Level 2 teaches three-letter words with short vowel sounds, writing sentences, and numbers 0 to 20. It is written to teach Braille reading and writing for children ages 4 to 8, and can be adapted for older children who have difficulty learning. The Level 1 and Level 2 Teacher's Guide and Student Workbooks are $25 each.
Mohawk College Internet Braille Courses:
National Braille Press:
88 St. Stephen St.
Boston, MA 02115
(800) 548-7323
(617) 437-0456, fax
orders@nbp.org
Publishes Just Enough To Know Better
Now in its ninth edition, this primer is for every Mom and Dad who just want to know enough Braille to help their blind son or daughter learn to read. It's fun ... it's easy ... it's a self-paced workbook that teaches you just enough Braille to know better. Using your sight, you will learn to identify the Braille alphabet, numbers, contractions, and even a few exceptions to the rule that make Braille so interesting. Most of all, you will show your child that Braille is a special talent. One volume print book with exercises in Braille $12.00. or free as part of our ReadBooks!
Because Braille Matters program.
The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) Braille:
Development Section (Library of Congress) administers a program of courses leading to certification in Braille transcribing and proofreading in cooperation with a network of volunteer groups throughout the United States. Many of these courses may be taken through local Braille instruction offered by volunteer groups in the network. All of the courses in the program are available through correspondence instruction from the Braille Development Section. See the link at:
or call toll free 800-424-8567, or send an e-mail message to
Braille@loc.gov.
Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired:
1100 W. 45th St.
Austin, TX 78756
(512) 454-8631
(800) 872-5273
(512) 206-9450 fax
The Texas School For The Blind And Visually Impaired,
(TSBVI), OFFERS The Braille FUNdamentals program. This program has ready-made hard-copy Braille instructional student materials. You can order it at any or all of the four different levels - Primary, Upper Elementary, Middle School and High School. Volume 1 contains the Overview and Use, and Volume 2 teaches the alphabet and whole word signs. The other 2 volumes contain the rest of the Braille code.
Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind:
742 Harrison Blvd.
Ogden, UT 84404-5298
Braille Beginnings is a phonics-based series for teaching Braille to young children.
Braille Beginnings teaches the Braille contractions systematically from the most common to least used, and from simple to more complex. The series includes stories,
workbook pages, tests, word lists and activity pages.
Order from:
Karen Condie
7859 South 280 East
Sandy, UT 84079
(801) 569-9061
Books and Pamphlets
The following is available free from the Reference Section, National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, The Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20542, ( 800) 424-8567. Braille: Into the Next Millennium, a 600-page anthology of articles by international Braille experts.
The following are available from the American Foundation For The Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
(800) AFB-LINE (800-232-5463)
afbinfo@afb.net
Beginning with Braille: A Balanced Approach to Literacy by Anna M. Swenson
Braille Literacy: A Functional Approach by Diane P. Wormsley Ph.D. Building Blocks: Foundations for Learning for Young Blind and Visually Impaired Children by Betty Dominguez, Joe Dominguez
- Burns Braille Transcription Dictionary by Mary F. Burns
- Foundations of Braille Literacy by Evelyn J. Rex, Diane P. Wormsley Ph.D., Robert L. Baker, Alan J. Koenig Ed.D.
- Guidelines and Games for Teaching Efficient Braille Reading by Sally S. Mangold, Myrna R. Olson
- Instructional Strategies for Braille Literacy
- Edited by Frances Mary D'Andrea M.Ed., Diane P. Wormsley Ph.D.
- Braille Literacy: Issues for Blind Persons, Families, Professionals, and Producers of Braille by Susan Spungin Ed.D. Foundations of Education, Second Edition (set) Edited by M. Cay Holbrook Ph.D., Alan J. Koenig Ed.D.
- Foundations of Education, Second Edition Vol II: Instructional Strategies for Teaching
- Children and Youths with Visual Impairments Edited by M. Cay Holbrook Ph.D., Alan J. Koenig Ed.D.
The following are BANA, (Braille Authority of North America), publications. They may be ordered from:
American Printing House for the Blind
1839 Frankfort Avenue
PO Box 6085
Louisville, KY 40206-0085
(502 )899-2274 fax
(800) 223-1839
info@aph.org
- English Braille, American Edition, 1994; Revised 2002:
- Braille Formats: Principles of Print to Braille Transcription, 1997:
- Nemeth Code for Mathematics & Science Notation, 1972 Revision:
- Addendum 1 to the Nemeth Code for Mathematics & Science Notation, 1972 Revision: Ancient Numeration Systems:
- Braille Code for Chemical Notation, 1997:
- Computer Braille Code: 2000 Revision:
- Computer Braille Code: Flowchart Design for Applicable Braille Codes Supplement, 1992:
- Guidelines for Linear Braille Format, 1987:
- Music Braille Code: Learning the Nemeth Braille Code: A Manual for Teachers and Students/Ruth H. Craig, 1987:
National Braille Association:
3 Townline Circle
Rochester, NY 14623-2513
(585) 427-8260
(585) 427-0263 fax
Sells a variety of code books, manuals, and reference charts in print and Braille.
National Library Service For The Blind and Physically Handicapped:
(800) 424-8567(202) 707-0712, fax
nlsref@loc.gov
Provides code books and Braille instruction manuals to registered students and transcribers.
The following are available from the National Federation Of The Blind
1800 Johnson St.,
Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 659-9314
- The World Under My Fingers
- The American Action Fund's Twin Vision Dictionary of Braille Problem Words Braille: A Code for Success: A comprehensive tutorial for the National Literary Braille Competency Test. Compiled by the International Braille Research Center in cooperation with the National Federation of the Blind and the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped with the sponsorship of the U.S. Department of Education Rehabilitation Services Administration.
- The Bridge to Braille: Reading and School Success for the Young Blind Child by Carol Castellano and Dawn Kosman Handbook for Itinerant and Resource Teachers of Blind and Visually Impaired Students Braille: A Birthday Look at Its Past, Present, and Future Braille: A Renaissance
- Braille: A Survival Skill for All Blind People
- Braille: An Overview - History, Problems, Technology, and Future Prospects
- Braille Contractions, Are They Really So Hard?
- Braille Literacy: Issues for Consumers and Providers
- Braille: Pedagogy, Prejudice, and the Banner of Equality
- Braille Reading Speed: Are You Willing to Do What It Takes?
- Braille: What Is It? What Does It Mean to the Blind
- Building Braille Reading Speed: Some Helpful Suggestions
- Can Braille Change the Future?
- Choosing your Braille Embosser
- Literacy: The Key to Opportunity
- Model Braille Bill
- Nemeth Code Reference Sheet
- Of Braille and Honeybees
- Of Literacy, Braille, and the Oddities of Semantics
- Reading by Touch: Trails, Battles, and Discoveries: by Pamela Lorimer;
- She Makes Braille Look Easy
- What Is the Chance for Braille
- Why Not Braille
The following is available from Exceptional Teaching Aids
20102 Woodbine Avenue
Castro Valley, CA 94546
E-Mail: exteaching@aol.com
Children with Visual Impairments A Parent's Guide
Braille Codes and Calculations by Pesavento
The following may be ordered from The Foundation for Blind Children. Phoenix Arizona 85020 (800) FBC-4870 (1-800-322-4870)
Emergent Literacy For Young Blind Children by Suzi Newbold
COBRA: Braille Access to Computers With a Print Compatible Code by Imke Durre and Inge Durre
New programmed Instruction in Braille (2nd Edition) by Ashcroft, S.C., Henderson, F., Koenig, A.J., Sanford, R. D. (1994) is available from SCALARS Publishers,
Nashville, TN. Or from SpedEx
The following may be ordered from Amazon.com
- Specification for Selecting a Vocabulary and Teaching Method for Beginning Braille &;nbsp; Readers by Hilda Caton
- Working With Braille by Barry Hampshire
- Communication Skills for Visually Impaired Learners: Braille, Print, and Listening Skills for Students Who Are Visually Impaired by Randall K. Harley, Mila B. Truan, Larhea D. Sanford
- Reading by Touch by Susanna Millar
- Alternative Assessment Techniques for Reading and Writing by Wilma H. Miller
- The Secret Code (Rookie Readers) by Dana Meachen Rau, Bari Weissman (Illustrator)
- Instructor's Manual for the New Programmed Instruction in Braille by Larhea D. Sanford
- Handbook for Learning to Read Braille by Sight by Schubert
Braille for the Sighted by S. Harold Collins is available from Garlic Press, 1312 Jeppesen Ave.
Eugene, OR 97401, (541) 345-0063, or on the Web at
Articles
This website has many articles about the importance of Braille, sources and tips about Braille instruction, and information about emergent readers.
Braille Information Center
A Canadian site with information and resources about Braille.
A site with articles collected by the International Braille Research Center of the National
Federation Of The Blind.
Articles include:
- A Primary Reading Program for Beginning Braille Readers
- A Study of Braille Reading:
- A Study of Braille Reading: 2. Patterns of Hand Activity in One-Handed and Two Handed Reading
- Automated Training and Braille Reading
- Braille Reading And Left and Right Hemispace
- Braillists, Braille Technology, Braille Readers and Braille
- Investigative Approaches to the Study of Reading Braille
- Patterns of Response in the Perception of Braille Configurations
- A Universal Computer Braille Code For Literary And Scientific Texts
- Tactile Acuity, Aging, and Braille Reading in Long-Term Blindness
- Transfer of a Complex Perceptual Skill
- A Critical Evaluation of the Historical Development of the Tactile Modes and Reading and an Analysis and Evaluation of Researches Carried out in Endeavors to Make the Braille Code Easier to Read and to Write.
- Variables Influencing the Identification of Single Braille Characters.
- Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness -- May-June 1996: Special Edition on Literacy
Ensuring High-Quality Instruction for Students in Braille Literacy Programs.
Source: Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, Nov2000, Vol. 94 Issue 11, p677, 18p Author(s): Koenig, Alan J.; Holbrook, M. Cay
Abstract: This study used the Delphi research method to gain a consensus among 40
professionals on the appropriate levels of instructional service to address the needs of students with visual impairments in 12 areas of Braille literacy skills. These resulting recommendations are general guidelines for educational teams to follow in designing Braille literacy programs, but must be tailored to address the individual needs of each student. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
AN: 3857465
ISSN: 0145-482X
The Impact of Braille Reading Skills on Employment, Income, Education, and Reading Habits. Source: Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, May/Jun96, Vol. 90 Issue 3, p219, 8p, 1 chart, 4 graphs
Author(s): Ryles, R.
Abstract: Compares the outcomes for congenitally legally blind adults in the United States who, learned to read Braille or print as their original reading medium. Reading skills; Employment;
Income; Education; Reading habits.
AN: 9606204214
ISSN: 0145-482X
Periodicals and Newsletters
Accessworld
Although not exclusively devoted to Braille, this free bi-monthly online publication produced by the American Foundation for the Blind frequently has reviews to Braille products, articles on new developments in Braille related technology, and current information on developments in information access. To read current and past issues and to sign up for free email:
AccessWorld
extra editions, go to:
DOTS for Braille Literacy:
This free newsletter includes information about new Braille products, strategies for teaching, and resources for teachers, parents, family members, and anyone interested in Braille literacy.
Available in print and Braille, on disk, and via e-mail. Order from:
100 Peachtree Street, Suite 620
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 525-2303
(404) 659-6957, fax
literacy@afb.net
Future Reflections is a magazine for parents and teachers of blind children. It is published quarterly by the National Organization of Parents of Blind Children, a Division of the National Federation of the Blind (NFB). Future Reflections is available in print and on cassette tape and a special introductory book issue is available free from the NFB. Future Reflections covers the issues surrounding blind children as they grow from birth through college. Each issue provides resources and information for parents and teachers as well as a positive philosophy about blindness. Articles from teaching blind infants to discover and explore their surroundings to campus issues such as access to Braille and recorded textbooks offer answers to many of the common questions asked by parents and provide solutions to common problems. Additionally, Future Reflections offers a national network of contact with other parents who have shared similar experiences and who can provide information, support and encouragement. In addition, Future Reflections includes articles about successful blind adults to serve as role models for blind children and their parents.
Future Reflections is also a tool and guide for teachers and educators working with blind
children. Planning education programs, teaching Braille in the school, and keeping blind children competitive with sighted classmates are some of the issues addressed. Blind adults discuss their experiences and their recommendations for helping blind children. Each issue of Future Reflections is filled with articles about parents, teachers, blind adults, and blind children who have, with the help of the National Federation of the Blind incorporated a new way of thinking about blindness into their daily lives.
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