Resources

Ressources pour les lecteurs braille

Looking for braille books, board games or information on the latest refreshable braille technology? Chances are, if you'd like to have something in braille it can be found online.

This is not an exhaustive list but should help to get you started!

Books

  • Braille into the Next Millennium (NLS, 2000)
    A 600-page anthology of articles by more than two dozen international braille experts, in three sections: braille in the past, the present, and the future. Available to read online or download from the Internet Archive.
  • Perkins Brailler Store
    The official store for the Perkins Brailler and its accessories.

Books for Parents

Braille Technology

  • Braille into the Next Millennium (NLS, 2000)
    A 600-page anthology of articles by more than two dozen international braille experts, in three sections: braille in the past, the present, and the future. Available to read online or download from the Internet Archive.
  • Perkins Brailler Store
    The official store for the Perkins Brailler and its accessories.

Downloadable Publications

  • World Braille Usage, Third Edition
    Developed with support from Perkins, the International Council on English Braille, and the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, this third edition of World Braille Usage attempts to document the current state of braille around the world.

Resources

  • CNIB Braille Creative Writing Contest
    An annual contest for primary and secondary students in Canada. Students can submit a story or poem in any level of braille for a chance to win prizes.
  • Future Aids - The Braille Superstore
    Thousands of braille books for children, teens, and adults, as well as toys, games, kitchen aids, software, and other products.
  • Tactile Vision Graphics – Braille Greeting Cards
    A producer of tactile/braille greeting cards for many occasions. Cards are 5” by 7” and include a raised-line graphic with a greeting in both print and braille. They also have a line of products which include colouring books, children’s books, educational tools, maps, calendars and much more.

Ressources en français

Sources of Braille Books and Resources

  • Beulah Reimer Legacy (BRL)
    Offers print/braille children's picture books at an affordable cost. These books are brailled with clear plastic strips which are placed on top of the printed text.
  • Bookshare
    Bookshare is an online digital library with over 110,000 books available to download in accessible formats (such as DAISY, braille, or audio) to Canadians who have print disabilities. Users must register and provide proof of disability before being able to access this service.
  • Braille It
    This family-run, Canadian business offers a variety of services including braille transcription, training in assistive technology, and other blindness-related services.
  • CAEB – Centre d’accès équitable aux bibliothèques
    Service de bibliothèque accessible offrant des livres audio, en texte électronique et en braille (numérique et imprimé) aux Canadiens ayant une déficience perceptuelle, par l’intermédiaire de leur bibliothèque publique.
  • CNIB SmartLife
    CNIB SmartLife offers a wide variety of products for Canadians who are blind or partially sighted, including many braille-related products such as calendars and tools for reading and writing braille.
  • Future Aids - The Braille Superstore
    Thousands of braille books for children, teens, and adults, as well as toys, games, kitchen aids, software, and other products.
  • L'Institut Nazareth et Louis Braille - Comptoir des ventes
  • National Braille Press
    A producer of braille books for children and adults (including print/braille board books for very young children). They also run several programs, including a children's braille book club and a ReadBooks! book bag for preschool-aged children designed to foster early literacy.
  • National Federation of the Blind Independence Market
    A resource for blindness-related products, including an extensive collection of NFB literature of interest to individuals who are blind and their families.
  • Perkins School for the Blind Shop
    The Perkins School for the Blind online shop sells a wide variety of blindness-related products, including many products related to braille and literacy.
  • RNIB Online Shop
    The RNIB online shop carries a variety of products for people who are blind and visually impaired, including many braille- and literacy-related products.
  • Seedlings Braille Books for Children
    Seedlings has over 1200 low-cost books for children in braille, including print/braille books for younger children. They also run several programs, including the "Book Angel Program" where registered children can receive two free braille books per year, and an "Adopt-A-Reader" program that provides sponsored children with funding to purchase braille books of their own.
  • Tactile Vision Graphics – Braille Greeting Cards
    A producer of tactile/braille greeting cards for many occasions. Cards are 5” by 7” and include a raised-line graphic with a greeting in both print and braille. They also have a line of products which include colouring books, children’s books, educational tools, maps, calendars and much more.

Websites