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List of braille producers
Braille Literacy Canada has compiled the following list of braille transcribers and producers. If you would like to be added to this list or any corrections are required, please send an email to info@blc-lbc.ca.
If you know of a producer that is not on this list, or whose details have changed, please write to info@blc-lbc.ca and let us know!
Accessible Printing
Produces braille business cards, textbooks, restaurant menus, statements, and tactile braille signs.
- Website
- https://accessibleprinting.com
- jarod@accessibleprinting.com
- Phone
- 1-877-389-2253
- Location
- Toronto, ON, Canada
- Materials produced
- Books and documents, Business cards, Menus, Signage, Statements and bills, Textbooks and educational materials
Allyant (formerly T-Base Communications)
Provides braille transcription and tactile graphics for educational, government, healthcare, and financial documents, including high-volume statements.
- Website
- https://allyant.com/braille-translation-services/
- Phone
- 1-800-563-0668
- Location
- Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Materials produced
- Books and documents, Statements and bills, Tactile graphics and maps, Textbooks and educational materials
Braille It
Adds braille to business cards and produces brailled labels and documents in contracted or uncontracted braille.
- Contact
- Mike Hambly
- Website
- http://www.brailleit.ca
- mike@brailleit.ca
- Phone
- 403-266-6840
- Location
- Calgary, AB, Canada
- Materials produced
- Books and documents, Business cards, Labels
Braille Jymico Inc.
- Phone
- 418-624-2105
- Location
- Québec (Charlesbourg), QC, Canada
Braille Masters
Produces braille and large-print menus, business cards, signage, and documents such as legal papers, exams, and emergency plans.
- Website
- https://braillemasters.com
- info@braillemasters.com
- Phone
- 519-432-8319
- Location
- London, ON, Canada
- Materials produced
- Books and documents, Business cards, Menus, Signage
Canadian Braille Press
Produces braille business cards, signs, embossed documents, reports, invoices, menus, and tactile graphics.
- Website
- https://www.canadianbraillepress.com
- Phone
- 1-833-833-2506
- Location
- Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa), ON, Canada
- Materials produced
- Books and documents, Business cards, Greeting cards, Menus, Signage, Statements and bills, Tactile graphics and maps
CNIB Beyond Print
Transcribes documents into braille for individuals, businesses, and organizations through an online request portal.
- Website
- https://cnib-beyondprint.ca/braille-portal/
- beyondprint@cnib.ca
- Phone
- 1-800-563-2642
- Materials produced
- Books and documents
Crawford Technologies
Produces contracted and uncontracted braille and other alternate formats for customer communications such as statements and bills.
- Website
- https://crawfordtech.com/products/accessibilitynow-services/
- Phone
- 416-923-0080
- Location
- Toronto, ON, Canada
- Materials produced
- Books and documents, Statements and bills
Institut Nazareth et Louis-Braille (INLB)
Transcribes literary, scientific, and music documents into braille and produces tactile plans and graphics.
- Contact
- Janie Lachapelle
- Website
- https://extranet.inlb.qc.ca/adaptation-de-linformation-aims/braille/
- Phone
- 450-463-1710 ext. 347
- Location
- Longueuil, QC, Canada
- Materials produced
- Books and documents, Business cards, Menus, Tactile graphics and maps, Textbooks and educational materials
Lethbridge-Layton-Mackay Rehabilitation Centre
Transcribes school materials into braille for Quebec’s English-language students, and produces braille and tactile diagrams for the community for a fee.
- Contact
- Emilia Milheiro
- Website
- https://www.llmrc.ca/program-and-services/by-impairment/visual-impairment/braille-production-service/
- EmiliaMilheiro01@ssss.gouv.qc.ca
- Phone
- 514-488-5552 ext. 53081
- Location
- Montréal, QC, Canada
- Materials produced
- Books and documents, Tactile graphics and maps, Textbooks and educational materials
Point-par-Point inc.
Produces literary, scientific, and school braille in several languages, tactile graphics, and braille business cards.
- Website
- https://point-par-point.com/production-braille/
- info@point-par-point.com
- Phone
- 450-442-4212
- Location
- Longueuil, QC, Canada
- Materials produced
- Books and documents, Business cards, Tactile graphics and maps, Textbooks and educational materials
Tactile Vision Graphics
Transcribes documents into braille in many languages and produces tactile graphics, maps, and braille books.
- Website
- https://tactilevisiongraphics.com
- info@tactilevisiongraphics.com
- Phone
- 506-375-8537
- Location
- Windsor, NB, Canada
- Materials produced
- Books and documents, Greeting cards, Menus, Signage, Statements and bills, Tactile graphics and maps, Textbooks and educational materials
The Braille Superstore (Future Aids)
Transcribes textbooks, exams, and diagrams into braille and embosses menus, brochures, letters, and business cards.
- Website
- https://www.braillebookstore.com/Braille-Transcription
- production@braillebookstore.com
- Phone
- 1-800-987-1231
- Location
- Sedro-Woolley, WA, United States
- Materials produced
- Books and documents, Business cards, Greeting cards, Menus, Tactile graphics and maps, Textbooks and educational materials