A wide variety of print materials can be embossed in the raised-dot format used by braille readers. We are able to braille-transcribe items such as:
- Reports
- Programs and Agendas
- Catalogs
- Flyers and Brochures
- Handouts
- Elementary Music
- Meeting Minutes
- Letters and Memos
- Ballots
- Training Materials
- Children's and Juvenile Books
- Directories
- Schedules
- Menus
The cost for this service is $15 per hour plus 15 cents per braille page. Comb binding and labeling cost $3 per volume. To estimate the cost of your braille project:
- Figure approximately $1.25 per braille page
- Expect each print page to equal approximately three braille pages
- Remember that complexity of the material affects cost. Tables and other special formatting will be more costly than straight text
- Remember that submission format will affect cost. Material that must be scanned or entered by keyboard will cost more than material received in electronic formats
Be sure to allow adequate time for your materials to be braille-translated, embossed, and shipped to you in time for your anticipated use.
Materials can also be duplicated in large print and electronic media.
Braille Greeting Card Service
The Braille Access Center has a selection of tactile-and-braille greeting cards for common occasions such as birthdays, Hanukkah, Christmas. We will gladly "sign" a card in braille for you and send it directly to a braille reader.
Tactile Graphics Library
The Braille Access Center has begun a project to provide pre-made tactile maps, graphs, and diagrams to teachers for checkout or purchase. The list of graphics currently available are listed below. To check out materials or have one added, contact the Braille Access Center.
SCIENCE
Dinosaurs: Nine pages with embossed outlines of an Apatosaurus, Apatosaurus, Pachycephalosaurus, Parasaurolophus, Plesiosaur, Pteranodon, Stegosaurus, Triceratops, Tyrannosaurus Rex, and Velociraptor.
Rock Cycle: One-page swell touch graphic showing the processes that create and transform the types of rocks in Earth's crust.
Meteorology: Seven pages of swell touch diagrams depicting cloud types, the water cycle, rain shadow, cold fronts, warm fronts, occluded fronts, and stationary fronts.
Moon Phases: Two pages of swell touch graphics showing the moon phases and the terms for the moon in each stage. Graphic shows cycle from new moon, to waxing, to full, then waning, and back to full.
Zodiac Constellations: Twelve pages of swell touch graphics depicting the zodiac star groupings.
Planet Lineup: One-page swell touch diagram with braille labels showing the nine planets, their scale, and order from the sun.
Scale of the Planets: One-page swell touch graphic showing the sizes of the eight planets in relation to each other.
Galaxy Shapes: Three pages of swell touch diagrams tactually representing different galaxy shapes. Included are a barred spiral galaxy, an elliptical galaxy, and an irregular galaxy.
Greenhouse Effect: One-page swell touch diagram representing solar radiation entering the atmosphere and solar heat escaping into space.
Punnett Square 16-Box: One-page swell touch diagram of an empty Punnett Square.
Helium Atom Diagram: One-page swell touch diagram with braille labels showing the nuclear composition and electron configuration of an atom.
Circuit Diagram: One-page swell touch diagram with braille labels depicting a network of bulbs and batteries.
Frog Life Cycle: One-page swell touch diagram with braille labels showing the journey from eggs, to tadpole, two and for legged tadpoles, froglet, and adult frog.
Fish Anatomy (Internal and External): Three pages of swell touch diagrams and braille representing the different parts of a fish and their internal organs.
Spider Anatomy: One-page swell touch graphic with braille labeling the different parts of a spider.
Stalactites and Stalactites: One-page swell touch graphic with braille labels depicting how stalactites and stalagmites form in caves.
MATH
Types of Graphs: Seven pages of swell touch graphs including a bar graph, line graph, scatter plot, pie chart, bell curve, and Venn diagram.
Tangrams: Six pages of embossed shapes to be used with tangram tiles (not included).
Fractions: Seven pages of swell touch graphics showing thirds up to ninths. Each page tactually depicts a bar split into sections then illustrates the bar gradually filling up until it reaches one whole.
GEOGRAPHY
US States with capitals marked: Fifty pages of embossed outlines for each state, each with its capital marked and labeled in braille.
Outline of US: One-page embossed map outlining the US and the states. Raised dots are lined over with a black marker for low vision students.
Map of the US: One-page swell touch map of the US with a braille key scale.
North Dakota Counties: One-page swell touch map of the counties of North Dakota.
US River Basins: Two-page, braille keyed swell touch map of the US showing the Columbia River, Colorado River, Mississippi River, and Ohio River drainage basins.
Map of Great Lakes: One-page swell touch map with braille labels identifying the five Great Lakes.
Map of the Thirteen Colonies: Braille keyed swell touch map of the original thirteen colonies.
Map of Lewis and Clark Expedition: One-page swell touch map with braille labels showing the route of Lewis and Clark across the US.
Map of Tectonic Plates: One-page swell touch map of the Earth and where the tectonic plates lie.
Map of Pangea: One-page swell touch map of Pangea with braille labels for its modern-day continents.
Map of World Oceans: Two-page, braille keyed swell touch map of the world showing the Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Indian, and Southern oceans.
Tectonic plates: Four pages of swell touch maps and diagrams about the tectonic plates. Included are a map of tectonic plates, a diagram of a convergent plate boundary, a diagram of a divergent plate boundary, and a diagram of plates colliding.
Latitude and Longitude Lines: Two pages of swell touch diagrams depicting how latitude and longitude lines run around the earth.
Map of Canada: Braille keyed swell touch map of Canada and its provinces.
Map of the Caribbean: One-page swell touch map with braille labels identifying the countries of the Caribbean.
Map of Central America: One-page swell touch map with braille labels identifying the countries of Central America.
Map of South America: Braille keyed swell touch map of the countries of South America.
Territories of Australia: One-page swell touch map of Australia with its territories labeled in braille.
Map of United Kingdom: Swell touch map with braille labels identifying mainland Great Britan, Northern Ireland, and their capital cities. Ireland is also labeled.
Map of Western Europe: Braille keyed swell touch map of Western Europe.
Map of Mediterranean Europe: Braille keyed swell touch map of Europe’s Mediterranean countries.
Map of Eastern Europe: Braille keyed swell touch map of Eastern European countries with their capital cities marked.
Map of the Middle East: Braille keyed swell touch map of Middle Eastern countries.
Map of Indonesia and Philippines: One-page swell touch map with braille labels identifying countries and major cities of Indonesia and surrounding area.
Map of India and neighboring countries: Braille keyed swell touch map of India and its neighboring countries
Map of Southeast Asia: Braille keyed swell touch map of southeast Asia with major cities and capitals marked.
Map of Japan and Korea: One-page swell touch map with braille labels identifying North Korea, South Korea, Japan, and their capital cities.
Map of Russia: One-page swell touch map of Russia with braille labels identifying the capital and major cities.
Stonehenge Layout: One-page swell touch map showing the arrangement of stones at Stonehenge.
INDEPENDENT LIVING
My Plate: One-page swell touch diagram representing what and how much to eat from each of the food groups. Items are identified with braille labels.
Basic Table Setting: One-page swell touch diagram of where a cup, napkin, utensils, and plate should be arranged in a place setting. Braille labels identify each item.
Sports Diagrams: Nine-page book of swell touch diagrams and braille labels for a baseball diamond, a basketball court, a bowling lane, a football field, a goalball court, a hockey rink, a soccer field, tennis court, and a volleyball court.
Filled-in Check: One-page swell touch diagram identifying the different parts of a check in braille.
ART
Mona Lisa: One-page swell touch representation of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa
Color Wheel: Braille keyed swell touch diagram of the color wheel’s primary and secondary colors.
OTHER
Mazes: Six pages of different swell touch mazes to help students with tracking.
Bridge Designs: One page swell touch representation of beam, suspension, and arch bridges.
Concept Maps: Six pages of braille labeled swell touch diagrams depicting a concept map, a cause and effect organizer, a main idea organizer, a flow diagram, an inverted pyramid diagram, and a chain graphic organizer.
3D Print Library
Braille Lego bricks
Fraction Beast game
Tactile Matching game
Meditation labyrinths
Hollow shapes for illustrating volume
LANDMARKS
The Sphynx
Interior diagram of Great Pyramid of Giza
Crater Lake, OR
Simple castle
Chichen Itza
SCIENCE
Plant cell diagram
Animal cell diagram
Frog dissection
Anatomical heart
Anatomical eye
Honeycomb
Astronaut
Rocket
Space shuttle
MAP
US states
Topographical US map
Earth in northern and southern hemispheres
Map of NDVS/SB campus and surrounding buildings