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For those who want to become braille transcribers, NFB's Jernigan Institute administers the Braille Transcriber Certification Training Program for the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Details about the program are at this site.
Source: National Federation of the Blind (NFB)Reproduced by Duxbury, Inc., world leader in software for braille and braille translation. These are print resources for students and teachers of braille.
Source: Duxbury Systems, IncBrowse braille designs, some of which have step-by-step-instructions to create your own braille drawing, and some of which are files ready to be embossed. Includes guidelines to create your own braille design from scratch.
Source: Paths to LiteracyA 4-page fact sheet from the Perkins Braille and Talking Book Library provides basic information about the braille system and its history. (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Source: Perkins School for the BlindJudi Cannon prepared four pages of games to make learning braille fun for elementary school-aged children who are sighted.
Source: Perkins School for the BlindNFB offers many braille-related programs through its Jernigan Institute, including the Braille Certification Training Program for people who want to become braille transcribers.
Source: National Federation of the Blind (NFB)NLS "lists instructional materials, supplies, and equipment currently available for learning braille, and cites sources about braille literacy."
Source: National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS)The Blindness Resource Center is a valuable Internet resource for information about braille: description, history, Louis Braille's biography, legislative initiatives, organizations, advocacy, research, software, educational materials, and transcription services.
Source: New York Institute for Special EducationYoung learners will enjoy memorizing the braille alphabet with this rap song, with a unique dance-like gesture to accompany each letter; features an audio recording of the song, and the complete lyrics.
Source: Paths to LiteracyExplains the requirements of the braille instruction provision in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
Source: The National Organization of Parents of Blind Children (NOPBC)ACB's nationwide directory lists individuals and agencies who transcribe braille; arranged alphabetically.
Source: American Council of the Blind (ACB)The braille section of the Paths to Literacy site offers an overview, instructional strategies, pre-braille, tactile graphics, technology for braille readers, sources of print/braille books, tools for writing braille, braille production, and brailler repair. Users may post content, and there is also a forum for questions and answers related to braille literacy.
Source: Paths to LiteracyThis site includes extensive information about sensory integration dysfunction, with sections focusing on education, classroom accommodations, and additional resources.
Source: Bridges4KidsBRL is "an online instructional program that provides teachers, parents, social workers, and current/future braille transcribers with … online courses in braille and braille transcribing."
This PowerPoint presentation focuses on the learning styles of children with visual impairments with and without additional disabilities and on early orientation and mobility development.
Source: Provincial Resource Centre for the Visually Impaired (British Columbia)Maylene Bird provides step-by-step instructions for building cell models for biology, including ideas for organelles and sample cell diagrams.
Source: Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (TSBVI)Helping your child with visual impairments under how nonverbal behavior and body language contribute to communication.
Source: Family Connect for Parents of Children with Visual ImpairmentsCamp Inter-Actions is a traditional summer camp experience for children who are blind or visually impaired.