American Foucnation for the BLind
internet: http://www.afb.org
Resource list online lists braille curricula that are used in the U.S. They sell some books and videos on braile instruction and the importance of braille literacy.
American Printing House for the Blind [APH]
internet: http://www.aph.org/
They sell several braille curricula for teaching braille to adults and children.
Archer, Mary Lou
mail: Communications Center, 2200 University Avenue West #240, St. Paul, MN 55144-1840 U.S.A.
voice: 651-642-0500
Curriculum English Braille in 40 Lessons for the adult learner.
Beach Cities Braille Guild
mail: P.O. Box 712, Huntington Beach, CA 92648 U.S.A.
Jumbo braille curriculum The World at My Fingertips by Norma L. Schecter.
Braille Authority of North America [BANA]
internet: http://www.brailleauthority.org/
This organization helps oversee the standardization of English braille codes used in North America.
Braille Through Remote Learning
internet: http://www.brl.org
This site offers a self-paced tutorial in Brialle. One level is free, without exercises or support from staff. The next level costs $50, with exercises and some help from instructors. Full support costs more. See the site for complete information.
Brookfield High School
location: Brookfield, CT U.S.A.
internet: http://brookfield.k12.ct.us/page.cfm?p=4292
This high school offers instruction in braille to sighted students, alongside their visually impaired peers.
Canadian National Institute for the Blind [CNIB]
internet: http://www.cnib.org
The ABLK Method of Teaching Braille by Bernice G. Robins is geared for the deaf-blind adult. Their curriculum Brushing Up on Braille is intended for reviewing the Grade 2 braille code.
Creative Adaptations for Learning
internet: http://www.cal-s.org
Sells "haptic flashcards" to learn the alphabet, counting, and shapes by touch.
Dotless Braille
internet: http://www.dotlessbraille.org/
An interesting site to help sighted people learn more about the braille code system before using the dots.
Elia Life Technologies
internet: http://www.elialife.com/introduction.html
The "Elia Alphabet" is a tactile alphabet based on the forms of Roman letters and is intended as an alternative to braille.
Exceptional Teaching Aids
internet: http://www.exceptionalteaching.com
Sells curricula for braille readiness and braille reading, including self-paced lessons on the Talking Tactile Tablet.
Grant Wood Area Education Agency
mail: 4401 Sixth Street S.W., Cedar Rapids, IA 52404-4499 U.S.A.
internet: http://www.aea10.k12.ia.us/divlearn/brailletoo.html
Their curriculum Braille Too is designed for students of middle school age who are learning braille for the first time.
Hadley School for the Blind
internet: http://www.hadley-school.org
Their braille curriculum Step By Step Braille by Bernard M. Krebs is available to enrolled students.
History of Publishing for People Who Are Blind, A
internet: http://www.historybuff.com/library/refbraille.html
This article is a well-written, concise history of tactile writing for the blind.
Hungry Fingers
internet: http://www.hungryfingers.com/
Their innovative products are designed to help blind children learn how real objects relate to tactile graphics representations.
Lehigh Valley Braille Guild
mail: 614 North 13th Street, Allentown, PA 18102 U.S.A.
Book Manual for Spanish Braille.
Macdonald School, The W. Ross
mail: The STAR Center, 350 Brant Avenue, Brantford, ON N3T 3J9 CANADA
internet: http://www.wrms.ca/
Book One Is Fun "Guidelines for Better Braille Literacy" by Marjorie Troughton has fun activities and games introducing braille letters and letter sounds, a great list of books appropriate for blind children, and perceptual motor activities that coordinate with each letter.
National Braille Press
internet: http://www.nbp.org
Book Just Enough to Know Better by Eileen P. Curan introduces parents to the braille their blind child is learning.
National Federation of the Blind, The [NFB]
internet: http://www.nfb.org
Curricula: Beginning Braille for Adults by Michael Tobin; McDuffy Reader by Sharon L. M. Duffy.
North Carolina Central University (Durham)
internet: http://www.shodor.org/braille
Program "BRL -- Braille Through Remote Learning" is funded by a federal grant to teach braille as a university course over the computer.
Northwest Vista Community College
internet: http://www.accd.edu/nvc/programs/braille/default.htm
They offer an on-line college course on braille textbook transcription.
Opus Technologies
internet: http://www.opustec.com/
Books How to Read Braille Music, Second Edition (in print and braille, and on CD-ROM) and New International Manual of Braille Music Notation. Also available is the Opus Braille Font Pack.
P.B.S. Kids
internet: http://pbskids.org/arthur/print/braille/index.html
Their character "Arthur" has a web pages that introduces Braille and its uses.
Project Salute
internet: http://www.projectsalute.net
Their organization provides information on "successful adaptations for learning to use touch effectively". This site has quite a lot of information on how to communicate with children who are deafblind, including how to teach them to express themselves and how to read.
Royal National Institute for the Blind [RNIB]
internet: http://www.rnib.org.uk
The curriculum Beginning Braille by Michael Tobin is meant to be used by an adult who wants to learn braille independently.
Rudbecom, Inc.
location: St. Lambert, PQ CANADA
internet: http://www.braillegame.com/
Their "Braille Game" is a board covered with small holes. Small pins are placed in the holes to form braille symbols of realistic size. This board can be used to take notes or to play games.
TACK-TILES® Braille Systems
internet: http://www.tack-tiles.com
Makes and sells the Tack-Tiles Braille System, unique connectable blocks with large braille dots on them (similar to and can be snapped onto Legos® blocks).
Tim's Braille Review
internet: http://www.vhighline.net/braille/
Pages to review braille letters and contractions.
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