Transcription and Recording Services
Note: There are groups and individuals in all the states of the U.S.A. which transcribe regular print books into braille, large print and/or diskette and record onto audio tape. Most will charge for their services.
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Access 20/20 Braille Services
internet: http://www.access2020.com
e-mail: markj@access2020.com
fax: 613-224-3480
voice: 800-563-0668
They will provide braille transcription from print. They also sell braille labels, print labels, and braille business cards. Visit their web site to have a sentence translated into braille and shown as dots on the screen.
Access USA
mail: 242 James Street, P.O. Drawer 160, Clayton, NY 13624
e-mail: accusa@kos.net
voice: 800-263-2750, 613-969-5148
Does transcription into braille, large print, audio cassette tapes, computer discs, including braille business cards. Commercial braille producer of publications and labels with braille and/or print. Will do any size. Also provides descriptive video service and closed and open captioning.
Accessible Media Producers Database
contact: American Printing House for the Blind
internet: http://www.aph.org/ampdb.htm
This database can help you find a group.
Adapt to Dot
mail: 2709 Napoleon Street, Indianapolis, IN 46203
voice: 317-783-7941
Transcription into braille from print or diskette. Can handle literary, math, and computer-related material, but not music.
American Printing House for the Blind
mail: P.O. Box 6085, Louisville, KY 40206-0085
internet: http://www.aph.org/
e-mail: info@aph.org
fax: 502-899-2274
voice: 800-223-1839, 800-572-0844, 502-895-2405
Will transcribe books into braille or record onto audio cassette.
American Red Cross -- Essex Chapter
mail: 106 Washington Street, P.O. Box 838, East Orange, NJ 07019-0838
fax: 201-676-6267 c/o Braille Department
voice: 201-676-0800 x319, x341
American Red Cross Braille Service -- Mile High Chapter
mail: 404 Sherman Street, Denver, CO 80203
voice: 303-722-7474
Arkansas Department of Corrections
mail: P.O. Box 1000, Wrightsville, AR 72183 U.S.A.
voice: 501-897-5806
Associated Services for the Blind
mail: Associated Services for the Blind in Philadelphia, 919 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
internet: http://www.libertynet.org/~asbinfo
e-mail: asbinfo@libertynet.org
fax: 215-922-0692
voice: 215-629-2990
Will transcribe into braille from print copy or IBM diskette.
Australian Working Group: Tactual and Large Print Mapping
mail: Mapping Science Institute - Australia, c/o Flexigraphics, 74 Shepherd Street, Chippendale, N.S.W. 2008 AUSTRALIA
voice and fax: (02) 9319 1034
This committee of volunteers works "to provide maps and graphics to sight-impaired people".
B & R Samizdat Enterprises
mail: P.O. Box 161, West Roxbury, MA 02132
internet: http://www.samizdat.com
e-mail: seltzer@samizdat
voice: 617-469-2269
Bay State Correctional Center Braille Production Program
contact: Matthew Chao
mail: Post Office Box 73, 28 Clark Street, Norfolk, MA 02056
voice: 617-727-5046 x171
Primary objective is to provide school materials for children within the state of Massachusetts only.
Beach Cities Braille Guild
mail: Linda McGovern, Chairperson, 208 Eighth Street, Huntington Beach, CA 92648 U.S.A.
voice: 714-969-7992
Braille Computer Center
mail: Boulder Public Library, P.O. Drawer H, Boulder, CO 80306-1326 U.S.A.
voice: 303-441-3098
Preference is given to Colorado residents. Turnaround time: short document 2 weeks, 3-6 months for a large document. Transcription from print or IBM or Apple disk. Notes: no music or math. Can do computer-related materials. No interpoint. Binding available as well. Now no Apple disks.
Braille, Inc.
mail: 184 Seapit Road, East Falmouth, MA 02536 U.S.A.
internet: http://www.capecod.net/braillinc
e-mail: braillinc@capecod.net
fax: 508-548-6116
voice: 508-540-0800
Can provide braille transcription of materials in any language (with a Roman alphabet) from any format. They will produce literary, mathematics, computer, or music materials.
Braille Institute of America
mail: 741 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90029-3594
voice: 213-663-1111
Braille Line, Inc.
mail: 3901 North Vincent Avenue, Peoria Heights, IL 61614
voice: 309-686-0855.
Price quotes free on request.
Braille Publishers, Inc.
mail: P.O. Box 675, Alamo, CA 94507
voice: 510-837-2569
Provides brailled versions of standardized tests, mainly for school districts and publishers.
Braille Transcription Project of Santa Clara County, Inc.
contact: Peggy Dodge, Executive Director
mail: 101 North Bascom Avenue, San Jose, CA 95128
voice: 408-298-4468
Braille Transcription Services
internet: http://home.att.net/~braillebooks/
e-mail: BrailleBooks@att.net
Braille Words
mail: PO Box 64721, Virginia Beach, VA 23467
internet: http://members.aol.com/brlwords/
e-mail: brlwords@aol.com
fax: 757-495-7735
voice: 757-495-7735
Braille transcription service: literary or textbook, charges for service, business cards, send information by fax or e-mail, uses a computer.
Braille Works
mail: 2802 Pointer Place, Seffner, FL 33584 U.S.A.
internet: http://www.brailleworks.com/
e-mail: brailleworks@brailleworks.com
fax: 813-689-8628
voice: 813-654-4050; 800-258-7544
They transcribe printed materials into braille, large print, audio cassette, and diskette. They are a for-profit company, and most of their work is for corporations, restaurants, and colleges.
Clearer Vision Ministries
contact: Rev. Sam and Ann Thompson
mail: P.O. Box 570268, Orlando, FL 32857-0268
internet: http://www2.gdi.net/~cvminc
e-mail: cvminc@gdi.net
voice: 407-884-6639
They will record onto audio cassette books for students at Bible colleges who are unable to find the titles elsewhere.
Cleveland Sight Center
mail: 1909 East 110st Street, P.O. Box 1988, Cleveland, OH 44106-8696
internet: http://clevesight.org
e-mail: jkundtz@cyberdrive.net
fax: 216-791-1101
voice: 216-791-8118
Transcription into braille and recording onto audio cassette. They specialize in the languages of Eastern Europe. Work is done for people from many nations. They produce many types of braille, including math, science, and other foreign languages.
Compubraille
mail: 2791 24th Street, Room 7, Sacramento, CA 95818
fax: 916-452-9140
voice: 916-452-6189
Computer disk output for documents for use with the braille programs "ED-IT" and "Microbraille".
Computers to Help People, Inc.
mail: 825 East Johnson Street, Madison, WI 53703
internet: http://www.execpc.com/~chpi AND http://www.globaldialog.com/ComputersToHelpPeople/index.html
e-mail: chpi@execpc.com
voice: 608-257-5917
Provides transcription into braille of material which is highly technical or requires a special format, including mathematics, engineering, and foreign languages.
Contra Costa County Braille Transcribers
contact: Ann Kelt
mail: 514 Freya Way, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
voice: 510-682-4734
Convert-O-Braille
mail: 4-14 Cholette, Hull PQ J8Y 1J6 CANADA
internet: http://www.converto.org
e-mail: converto@converto.org
fax: 819-770-9813
voice: 819-770-2825
Will transcribe materials into braille, large print, or audio cassette.
Dancing Dots
mail: 1754 Quarry Lane, P.O. Box 927, Valley Forge, PA 19482 U.S.A.
internet: http://www.dancingdots.com
e-mail: info@dancingdots.com
fax: 610-783-6732
voice: 610-783-6692
Does transcription of music into braille only, using their "Goodfeel" software.
Dolphin Press
internet: http://www.dolphinpress.biz/
Print to braille, audio CD, audio tape, and large print.
Dot Spot, The
mail: P.O. Box 1050, Mabelvale, AR 72103
voice: 501-562-4457
Transcription into braille from print or IBM diskette, plus conversion onto IBM diskette or audio cassette from print. Also available are braille greeting cards (no graphics), with or without printed text.
Dotted Line, The
contact: Cindy Hallenback
mail: 1022 Jana Drive, Lawrence, KS 66049-3011
e-mail: cindyh@idir.net
voice: 913-843-8700
Duxbury Systems, Inc.
mail: 270 Littleton Road Unit 6, Westford, MA 0186-3523 U.S.A.
internet: http://www.duxburysystems.com/resources/brlprod.asp
e-mail: info@duxburysys.com
fax: 978-692-7912
voice: 978-692-3000
They have a very thorough listing of braille producers throughout the world.
Easy to Read Documents
mail: 220 Capri Ave, Santa Ana, CA 92703 U.S.A.
internet: http://www.easytoreaddocuments.com/
e-mail: melita.waters@EasyToReadDocuments.com
voice: 714-836-4993
This is a for-profit company. They provide transcription into braille or large print. They have several small booklets for sale.
E.L.C.A. Braille and Tape Service
mail: P.O. Box 1209, Minneapolis, MN 55440-1209
e-mail: hoppek@augsburg-fortress.org
voice: 612-330-3502
Produces periodicals for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (E.L.C.A.) in braille and on audio cassette. Materials include The Home Altar (family devotionals on audio cassette), confirmation materials, and Sunday School curricula.
Educational Tape Recording for the Blind
voice: 773-445-3533
Provides books read onto audio cassette.
Etowah Lions Braille Service
mail: PO Box 160, Etowah, NC 28729
voice: 704-884-7523
Literary and textbook transcription.
First Baptist Church Braille Service
mail: 175 Allen's Creek Road, Rochester, NY 14618
e-mail: JoAnnWiebeld@mlsonline.com
voice: 716-381-2127
Literary and textbook transcription.
Will scan documents onto diskette for a fee, and do other media conversions.
Flash Trans Enterprises
mail: 4536 Edison Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95821
fax: 916-482-2250
voice: 916-489-5860
1st Run Computer Services, Inc.
mail: 1261 Broadway, Suite 508, New York, NY 10001 U.S.A.
internet: http://www.1strun.com
e-mail: admin@1strun.com
fax: 212-779-0803
voice: 212-779-0800
Services include: regular and jumbo braille, both 2 and 4 track audio cassette, and scanning of print material onto diskette.
Folsom Project for the Visually Impaired
contact: Correctional Officer A. Orozco
mail: P.O. Box 6422, Folsom, CA 95630-6422
voice: 916-351-3032
Records books onto audio tape: 2 track or 4 track cassette or reel. Takes requests. All services are free of charge.
Friendly Productions
mail: 3045 Lackland Road, Suite 210, Fort Worth, TX 76116
voice: 817-731-5908
fax: 817-731-5910.
Special services directories for hotels, menus for restaurants, tactile maps, labels and legal documents in Braille or large print.
Frontier Computing
internet: http://www.FrontierComputing.on.ca
e-mail: sales@frontiercomputing.on.ca
fax: 416-489-6693
voice: 416-489-6690
Their "Braille Express Service" will transcribe into braille from print or IBM diskette.
Future Alternatives
mail: 1639 Ashwood Lane, Birmingham, AL 35209 U.S.A.
internet: http://www.future-alternatives.org/
e-mail: futalt@aol.com
fax: 205-918-0731
voice: 205-939-0223
A non-profit organization which produces braille, large print, and audio materials.
Globe BraillePrint.Com
mail: 875 Hollins Street Baltimore, MD 21201 U.S.A.
e-mail: info@BraillePrint.Com
fax: 410-752-8828
voice: 800-755-6750
Specialists in ADA-compliant braille and overprinted braille products.
Gray, Liz
internet: http://www.tusc.net/~lizgray
e-mail: lizgray@tusc.net
Braille transcription.
Guild for the Blind, The
mail: 180 North Michigan Ave., Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60601-7463
fax: 312-236-8128
voice: 312-236-8569
Transcription into braille, large print, or audio cassette. Priority is given to job and school related materials.
Helping Hands Braille Ministries
mail: P.O. Box 8298, Kentwood, MI 49518 U.S.A.
e-mail: hhms1@juno.com
fax: 616-919-9133
voice: 616-913-9154
Transcribes materials on IBM disk or printed page. Specialized in producing Braille textbooks in French or Spanish. Can also produce materials in Italian, Portuguese and other languages. No math or music. Price includes plastic binding. To produce textbooks, individual must include copy of print book.
HotKey Systems
mail: 63-25B Bourton Street, Number 1B, Rego Park, NY 11374 U.S.A.
internet: http://www.sixdots.com
e-mail: dadurber@concentric.net
fax: 718-335-1786
voice: 718-335-1788
Will transcribe into braille from print, IBM diskette, e-mail, or modem. Can do some computer braille, but no math or music.
Insight for the Blind
mail: 1401 NE 4th Avenue, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33304 U.S.A.
internet: http://www.insightftb.org/
e-mail: INSIGHT@safari.net
voice: 954-522-5057
"Insight for the Blind records books and magazines on tape for free distribution to blind persons and those with other physical handicaps that prevent reading in the conventional manner. Material is also recorded expressly for small children and young people for both school studies and recreational reading." Their materials for forwarded to the Library of Congress, who takes care of distributing them.
International Christian Braille Mission
mail: 5210 MacCorkle Avenue SW, South Charleston, WV 25309-1010
voice: 304-768-8876
Produces and distributes New Testament Christian literature in braille, including some juvenile literature.
InTouch Graphics, Inc.
mail: P.O. Box 1159, Old Chelsea Station, New York, NY 10011 U.S.A.
internet: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/jfcioffi/index.htm
voice: 212-677-4575
Customized tactile and low vision maps.
Johanna Bureau for the Blind
mail: 8 South Michigan, Chicago, IL 60603 U.S.A.
voice: 312-332-6076
Produces books in braille and on audio cassette.
Kansas Braille Transcription Institute
location: Wichita, KS U.S.A.
internet: http://www.kbti.org/index.html
General transcription services. They have for sale a collection of U.S. flags.
Lane, Anthony
mail: "Tredustan", Crackley Bank, Shifnal, Shropshire TF11 8QU UNITED KINGDOM
internet: http://www.angelfire.com/al2/braille
e-mail: tony@tredustan.freeserve.co.uk
Produces Braille for in German, French, and English using a computer. He also does Science materials.
Library Reproduction Service [LRS]
mail: 14214 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90061-1034
internet: http://lrs-largeprint.com
fax: 310-354-2601
voice: 800-255-5002, 310-354-2610
Reproduces into large print: textbooks, laboratory manuals, and other reading materials. Does enlargements on request. Different type sizes available.
Lighthouse for the Blind
mail: P.O. Box 13435, Houston, TX 77219
voice: 713-527-9561
Will go braille transcription projects by request; charges will accrue.
Lions Blind Center of Santa Clara Valley
mail: 101 North Bascom Avenue, San Jose, CA
e-mail: LBCSJ@aol.com
fax: 408-295-0808
voice: 408-295-4016
Braille and tape transcription services.
Louisiana Center for the Blind
contact: Zena Pearcy
mail: 101 South Trenton, Ruston, LA 71270
voice: 318-251-2891.
Cost depends on project. Turnaround time: 1-4 weeks, dependent upon length. Accepts material in print or on IBM disk.
Lutheran Braille Workers, Inc.
mail: P.O. Box 5000, Yucaipa, CA 92399
internet: http://www.lbwinc.org
e-mail: LBWBraille@aol.com
fax: 909-795-8970
voice: 909-795-8977
Provides the brailled Bible and scripture portions in many, many world languages.
Lutheran Library for the Blind
contact: Lynee Borchelt
mail: 1333 South Kirkwood Road, St. Louis, MO 63122
voice: 800-433-3954
Transcribers' group, produces braille calendars and greeting cards, plus "religious materials". Also produces taped and large print materials.
MagRay Document Services
mail: 178 Castle Road, Northolt, Middlesex UB5 4SG ENGLAND
internet: http://www.argonet.co.uk/users/rayd/
e-mail: magray@argonet.co.uk
fax: 0181 933 5740
voice: 0181 864 7208
This for-profit company will do braille transcriptions from print, computer disc, e-mail, fax, or handwritten documents. They also provide print transcriptions from braille, and general desktop publishing work.
Massachusetts Association for the Blind
mail: 200 Ivy Street, Brookline, MA 02146
internet: http://www.tiac.net/users/mablind
e-mail: mablind@tiac.net
fax: 617-738-1247
TTY: 617-731-6444
voice: 617-738-5110
Will do transcription into braille from print or diskette, and records material onto audio cassette. Preference is given to residents of Massachusetts.
Metrolina Association for the Blind
mail: 704 Louise Avenue, Charlotte, NC 28204
e-mail: braille@Charlotte.infi.net
fax: 704-372-3872
voice: 704-372-3870
Production shop, creates Braille and large print documents.
Michigan Association of Transcribers for the Visually Impaired, Inc.
mail: 913 Country Road 612, Lewiston, MI 49756
voice: 517-786-5311
Provides computer generated braille from paper copy, scanned copy, ASCII text files, or WordPerfect files.
Michigan Braille Transcribing Services
contact: Fran Wonders, Director; Jackson Prison
mail: 4000 Cooper Street, Jackson, MI 49201
fax: 313-668-1094
voice: 517-780-6637
Will do transcription from print, modem or disk, including math and computer-related materials. Has Quick-Braille service (48 hour turnaround) available for $.60 per braille page no more than 10 pages. Other projects are $.08 to $1.50 per braille page.
Monterey County Braille Transcribers
mail: P.O. Box DF, Pacific Grove, CA 93950
voice: 408-899-0835
Mount Diablo Transcribers
mail: 380 Cordilia Way, Walnut Creek, CA 94595
Offers braille and recorded materials free of charge.
Multimedia Transcription Service (MTS)
mail: 131 Main Street, Suite 120, Hackensack, NJ 07601
e-mail: ber@hipcil.org
fax: 201-996-9422
voice: 201-996-9423
Transcription into braille, large print, or audio cassette from print, IBM diskette, or modem.
Music by Melisma
contact: Melissa Hirshon
mail: 71 Grove Street #11, Arlington, MA 02174
e-mail: lissa@nbp.org
fax: 617-437-0456
voice: 617-266-6160
Transcription of music into braille. Send print, fax, e-mail, or diskette.
Naperville Area Transcribing for the Blind [NATB]
contact: Beverly Pfister, Assignment Chair
mail: 670 North Eagle Street, Naperville, IL 60563
voice: 708-963-0944
National Braille Association
mail: 3 Townline Circle, Rochester, NY 14623-2513
fax: 716-427-0263
voice: 716-427-8260
They will provide copies of braille books in their Book Bank (general information and music), and will accept materials which need to be transcribed. The textbooks they provide are college level. Transcription is from print only, including Nemeth, music, and computer-related materials. Catalogs of braille collection available upon request.
National Braille Factory
location: Vancouver, BC CANADA
internet: http://www.braillefactory.com/
National Braille Press
mail: 88 St. Stephens Street, Boston, MA 02115
internet: http://www.hbp.org
e-mail: orders@nbp.org
fax: 617-437-0456
voice: 800-548-7323, 617-266-6160
Plus does braille transcriptions to order. A catalog of brailled books is available, as well as a listing of braille transcription groups throughout the U.S.
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped [NLS]
mail: Library of Congress, 1291 Taylor Street NW, Washington, DC 20542
internet: http://www.lcweb/oc.gov/nls
e-mail: nls@loc.gov
fax: 202-707-0712
voice: 800-424-8567, 202-707-5104
Free book Volunteers Who Produce Books, lists all of the groups of volunteers who transcribe into braille, audio cassette, or large print, which are located in the U.S.A.
Northwest Braille Services
mail: P.O. Box 234, Ferndale, WA 98248-0234
internet: http://www.healthsupportcenter.org/nwbs.shtml
e-mail: nwbsbeth@telcomplus.com
voice: 360-714-1630
This is "a nonprofit organization, whose purpose is to provide Braille materials and information to individuals, groups, and/or agencies. Literary and textbook formats, including Nemeth. MegaDots, Juliet Interpoint, and Thermoform available. Send a sample of text for quote."
P. C. Place
mail: 4536 Edison Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95821
e-mail: pcplace@gbx.org
fax: 916-482-2259
voice: 916-481-1777
Braille transcription of documents received on diskette or by modem. (Print is accepted, but costs more.) Literary and computer, no music or math.
Pathways International
mail: 1600 Silver Lake Road, New Brighton, MN 55112 U.S.A.
voice: 612-628-0949
Transcribers' group, produces braille and tactile items as requested, including literature for the Reformed Christian Church.
Perspectives: Total Accessibility Specialists
internet: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/perspectives
e-mail: perspectives@compuserve.com
voice and fax: 207-772-7305
Provides braille output of ASCII (IBM compatible) files, and will transcribe printed text into braille, ASCII text, large print, or audio tape. Prices varying, depending on quantity and urgency.
Prose and Cons Braille Unit
contact: Peter Suffredini
mail: P.O. Box 2500, Lincoln, NE 68542-2500 U.S.A.
fax: 402-471-3472
voice: 402-471-3161 x3373
Has a wide variety of books available in large print and braille, including many textbooks. Also will do transcriptions by request: textbooks, math, foreign languages, computer, chemistry, literary.
QuikScrybe, Inc.
contact: Ron and Sue Staley
mail: 1723 Sumac Street, Longmont, CO 80501
internet: http://www.quikscrybe.com
e-mail: sgstaley@cris.com
fax: 303-485-6861
voice: 888-820-7845
Will do transcription from print or diskette into interpoint braille or large print. Can handle computer-related materials, but no music or math. They will also transcribe (audio) taped material into print.
Recording For the Blind and Dyslexic [RFB&D]
mail: 20 Roszel Road, Princeton, NJ 08540
internet: http://www.rfbd.org
e-mail: webmaster@rfbd.org
voice: 800-221-4792
Provides some books scanned onto diskette for PCs. Provides any textbooks recorded onto tape for elementary through college. Tapes must be returned when semester is over. Call several months ahead of time to see if the book you're going to need has been recorded yet.
Recording Service for the Visually Handicapped
mail: P.O. Box 610, Falls Church, VA 22040
mail: 703-533-7413
They provide recording services for the Washington D.C., Virginia, and Maryland areas, only as a back-up to NLS and RFB&D. They may also be interested in supporting families who homeschool.
Ron's Braille Transcribing Services
mail: P.O. Box 102, Girard, PA 16417-0102
voice: 814-774-5709
Transcription into braille from print or IBM diskette. Is willing to do small documents, such as bank statements and business cards. Literary braille only.
Slaughter Eterprises
mail: 8053 S. Phillips, Chicago, IL 60617 U.S.A.
voice: 773-374-5297
Braille greeting cards and calendars.
Tactile Vision, Inc.
internet: http://www.tactilevisioninc.com/books_children.html
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
contact: Florence Moore
mail: Route 4, Box 800, Gatesville, TX 76528 U.S.A.
voice: 817-865-7226
This unit in the women's prison makes thermoform copies of braille books from the paper masters created by other braille producers in Texas.
T F B Publications
mail: 238 75th Street, North Bergen, NJ 07047
voice: 201-662-0956
Transcription into braille, large print, or audio cassette from print, modem or diskette. Has a catalog of appliance manuals and cooking pamphlets available in braille and large print. Can handle some computer-related materials, but no math or music.
Third Coast Services [TCS]
contact: Louise Thurman
e-mail: let216@aol.com OR let216@JUNO.com
Textbooks, menus and other printed material, English or Spanish, into large print and Braille, for schools, businesses, or individuals. Work direct from print, Braille to Braille, or computer disk.
Thomas, Catherine
mail: 7501 Ridge Blvd, Apt. 2A, Brooklyn, NY 11209
voice: 718-745-4343
Will transcribe into braille from cassette, computer diskette, or print. No music or math.
Touch of Braille
mail: P.O. Box 2661, Augusta, GA 30914-2661 USA
internet: http://touchofbrl.home.mindspring.com/
voice: 706-667-8878
Transcription from print to braille, plus business cards and greeting cards in braille.
Transcribing Mariners
mail: P.O. Box 4232 San Rafael, CA 94913
voice: 415-893-9744
This organization provides braille transcription mainly for state school systems (California and others), but can provide it for individuals.
Transcription Technologies, Inc.
mail: 470 Tunnel Road, Vernon, CT 06066
internet: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/7135/transcription_tech.htm
e-mail: snuggles@sunspot.tiac.net
voice: 860-643-1234
Tri-County Braille Bindery
contact: Eileen Goldman Sawyer
mail: Temple Bath El, 7400 Telegraph Road, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301
voice: 248-788-0358
They will bind new braille books and rebind older ones.
Tri-County Braille Volunteers
contact: Emily Buchman
mail: 17889 Bonscelle, Southfield, MI 48075
voice: 248-559-7112
Transcription into braille from print or diskette. They produce primarily literary and computer material, but some limited music and math.
Trinity Braille Ministry (United Methodist)
contact: Mrs. Beth Appleby
mail: Trinity United Methodist Church, 3104 West Glendale Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85051
internet: http://www.gbgm-umc.org/trinity001az/braille.htm
voice: 602-973-1415
Transcribers' group, produces United Methodist Church literature in braille.
Trinity Transcribing
mail: 413 N Mary Ella Ave., Panama City FL 32404
fax: 904-871-5446
voice: 904-871-0288
For-profit braille transcription, including educational, business, & religious material
Turney Center and Industrial Prison
mail: Turney Center, Route 1, Only, TN 37140 U.S.A.
voice: 615-729-5161 x422
Valley Braille Service
mail: 1450 E. Harmon Avenue #121-C, Las Vegas, NV 89119 U.S.A.
e-mail: R1thebrailleman@aol.com
voice: 702-733-6941, 877-611-2465
V.I.P. Braille Services
mail: 405 East Tremont Street, Hillsboro, IL 62049
voice: 217-532-2207
Transcription into braille from documents in print or on IBM diskette. Literary materials only.
Volunteer Braille and Large Print Services, Inc.
mail: 3730 Toledo Avenue, North, Robbinsdale, MN 55422
fax: 612-588-4912
voice: 612-521-0372
Will transcribe into braille or large print. Can do some math and music braille but no computer code.
Volunteer Braille Services, Inc.
contact: Jean Zolik
mail: 3730 Toledo Avenue, North, Robbinsdale, MN 55422
voice: 612-521-0372.
Fees vary for in state or out of state and for individuals or agencies. Produce print/Braille books on request, accept material in print or on disk with print, turnaround time depends on material. Can produce music and Nemeth Braille. Also Braille menus.
Volunteer Services of Philadelphia, Inc.
mail: 919 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107 U.S.A.
internet: http://www.libertynet.org/ ~asbinfo
e-mail: asbinfo@libertynet.org
fax: 215-922-0692
voice: 215-629-2990
Does braille transcription for individuals, companies, and corporations. Call for prices.
Volunteers for the Visually Handicapped
mail: 8720 Georgia Avenue, Suite 210, Silver Spring, MD 20910 U.S.A.
fax: 301-589-7281
voice: 301-589-0894
Volunteers of Soledad
contact: Jerry Smith
mail: P.O. Box 686, Soledad, CA 93960-0686 U.S.A.
voice: 408-675-2411 x2347
Records books onto audio cassette.
Volunteers of Vacaville, Inc.
contact: Trishelle Finley
mail: CMF - Vacaville, 1600 California Drive, P.O. Box 670, Vacaville, CA 95696 U.S.A.
voice: 707-448-6841 x2276
Records books onto audio cassette.
Volunteers Who Produce Books
contact: National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress
location: Washington, D.C. U.S.A.
voice: 800-424-8567
This book is available for free, and lists volunteers transcription and recording groups in the U.S.A.
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This page was last updated February 26, 2003.
P.S. I have not checked out the accuracy of these addresses lately. It is possible that many of these companies have mergred, moved, or gone out of business.