A wide variety of print materials can be embossed in the raised-dot format used by braille readers. We are able to braille-transcribe items such as:
- Reports
- Programs and Agendas
- Catalogs
- Flyers and Brochures
- Handouts
- Elementary Music
- Meeting Minutes
- Letters and Memos
- Ballots
- Training Materials
- Children's and Juvenile Books
- Directories
- Schedules
- Menus
The cost for this service is $15 per hour plus 15 cents per braille page. Comb binding and labeling cost $3 per volume. To estimate the cost of your braille project:
- Figure approximately $1.25 per braille page
- Expect each print page to equal approximately three braille pages
- Remember that complexity of the material affects cost. Tables and other special formatting will be more costly than straight text
- Remember that submission format will affect cost. Material that must be scanned or entered by keyboard will cost more than material received in electronic formats
Be sure to allow adequate time for your materials to be braille-translated, embossed, and shipped to you in time for your anticipated use.
Materials can also be duplicated in large print and electronic media.
Braille Greeting Card Service
The Braille Access Center has a selection of tactile-and-braille greeting cards for common occasions such as birthdays, Hanukkah, Christmas. We will gladly "sign" a card in braille for you and send it directly to a braille reader.
Tactile Graphics Library
The Braille Access Center has begun a project to provide pre-made tactile maps, graphs, and diagrams to teachers for checkout or purchase. The list of graphics currently available are listed below. To check out materials or have one added, contact the Braille Access Center.
SCIENCE
Dinosaurs (Embossed)
Meteorology (Swell Touch)
Zodiac Constellations (Swell Touch)
Outer Space (Swell Touch)
Tectonic Plates (Swell Touch)
MATH
Types of Graphs (Swell Touch)
GEOGRAPHY
Outline of each state with capitals marked (Embossed)
US Mountain Ranges (Swell Touch)
Earth’s Tectonic plates (Swell Touch)
Latitude and Longitude Lines (Swell Touch)
HEALTH
Sports Fields and Courts (Swell Touch)
My Plate (Swell Touch)
TRACKING
Mazes (Swell Touch)
3D Print Library
Braille Lego bricks
Fraction Beast game
Tactile Matching game
Meditation labyrinths
Hollow shapes for illustrating volume
LANDMARKS
The Sphynx
Interior diagram of Great Pyramid of Giza
Crater Lake, OR
Simple castle
Chichen Itza
SCIENCE
Plant cell diagram
Animal cell diagram
Frog dissection
Anatomical heart
Anatomical eye
Honeycomb
Astronaut
Rocket
Space shuttle
MAP
US states
Topographical US map
Earth in northern and southern hemispheres
Map of NDVS/SB campus and surrounding buildings