Braille Advocacy
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Braille Authority of North America, The
Web site - Braille Authority of North America, The
Description - The mission of the Braille Authority of North America (BANA) is to assure literacy for tactile readers through the standardization of braille and/or tactile graphics. BANA's purpose is to promote and to facilitate the uses, teaching and production of braille. It publishes rules, interprets and renders opinions pertaining to braille in all existing and future codes.
National Braille Association
Web site - National Braille Association
Description - The mission of the National Braille Association, Inc. is to provide continuing education to those who prepare braille, and to provide braille materials to persons who are visually impaired.
National Braille Press
Web site - National Braille Press
Description - National Braille Press is a Boston-based nonprofit braille printing and publishing house founded in 1927. Last year NBP pressed 15 million braille pages using special translation software and computer-driven equipment. The guiding purposes of National Braille Press are to promote the literacy of blind children through braille, and to provide access to information that empowers blind people to actively engage in work, family, and community affairs. We Believe braille is the only true means of literacy for a person without sight. Blind people want to pay the same for their braille publications as sighted people pay for theirs; Schoolchildren should have their textbooks and tests at the same time their sighted peers do; Our purpose as a nonprofit is to raise sufficient funds to support these services; Our hiring and supervisory practices should encourage competitive employment for qualified disabled individuals.
Visual Aid Volunteers of Florida
Web site - Visual Aid Volunteers of Florida
Visual Aid Volunteers of Florida members include volunteer consultants with expertise in specialized areas of braille and tape production. These consultants will do group training or assist individual groups with problem-solving in various areas of production.