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- Wikipedia: Braille
Overview of braille, the reading and writing system for the blind. Includes the Braille alphabet, transcription, and different types of braille, including the Japanese and Korean forms.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braille
- International Braille Research Center (IBRC)
Resource for the Braille reading and writing system, with facts, an electronic braille book library, a resource library, and information on the decrease of braille use.
www.braille.org
- Braille Bug
Educational site for children to learn more about Braille, with a parent and teacher section. From the American Foundation for the Blind.
www.afb.org/braillebug
- How Braille Began
A detailed history of braille's origins and the people who supported and opposed the reading and writing system for the blind.
www.brailler.com/braillehx.htm
- Web Directory: Braille on the Internet
Links to Braille sites on the Internet. Topics include: Description and History, Louis Braille biographies, Legislative Initiatives, Organizations and Advocacy.
www.nyise.org/braille.htm
- Braille and ASL Specialty Fonts
Download free Braille or American Sign Lanuage (ASL) fonts for Mac or Windows. From the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (TSBVI).
www.tsbvi.edu/Education/fonts.html
- Omniglot: Braille
Describes the three different Grades of Braille and provides the basic and accented letter, punctuations, numerals, special signs, and words and abbreviations in braille.
www.omniglot.com/writing/braille.htm
- Bits of Braille
Lesson plan for fourth through sixth grades utilizing the Braille alphabet and information on Helen Keller.
www.viterbo.edu/academic/ug/education/edu250/mmtryggestad1.htm
- Scripts for the Blind
Provides the Braille alphabet for many different scripts including Standard, American Modified, Russian, Greek, Hebrew, Arab, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and many computer braille languages. Also includes the New York Point System, a non-braille code.
homepages.cwi.nl/~dik/english/codes/braille.html
- History of Reading Codes for the Blind
Provides a brief history of the Braille reading and writing system with major persons involved in its advancement, including Louis Braille. Also has examples of the British and American Modified systems.
www.nyise.org/blind/barbier.htm
- Louis Braille School
Private day school for blind or partially sighted children in kindergarten through the eighth grade. Located in Edmonds, Washington.
www.louisbrailleschool.org
- American Foundation for the Blind: Braille
Resource on Braille with articles, FAQs, braille literacy, and related links.
www.afb.org/Section.asp?SectionID=6
- NLS Reference Circular: Sources of Braille Reading Materials
Lists United States sources of Braille books and magazines available for loan, purchase, rental, or free distribution. Issued September 1996.
www.loc.gov/nls/reference/circulars/braillesources.html
- Braille Alphabet Card
Download a free Braille alphabet card as a PDF file or have an embossed card mailed.
www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/braille/index.html?id=PZoXeJDm
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