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Braille Translation Programs

A braille translator takes a document and converts it into a braille file. The braille file can then be sent to a braille printer or read on a braille display or a personal digital assistant.

Companies are listed at the end of this section.

  • Braille Master: Robotron Group, U.S., SensAbility
    Price: $199.95
    Compatible Operating Systems: Windows 95, 98, 2000, ME, NT, XP Home, XP Pro
  • Duxbury Braille Translator: Duxbury System
    Price: $595
    Compatible Operating Systems: Windows 98, 2000, NT, NT (SP 6), XP Home, XP Pro, Vista, Server 2003, Windows 7
  • GOODFEEL Braille Music Translator: Dancing Dots
    Price: $1195
    Compatible Operating Systems: Windows 95, 98, 2000, ME, NT, XP Home, XP Pro
  • GOODFEEL Lite: Dancing Dots
    Price: $749
    Compatible Operating Systems: Windows 95, 98, 2000, ME, NT, XP Home, XP Pro
  • MegaDots: Duxbury Systems
    Price: $595
    Compatible Operating Systems: Windows 3.11, 95, 98, 2000, ME, NT, XP Home, XP Pro; MS DOS
  • OpusDots Lite: Optic Systems, U.S., Opus Technologies
    Price: $299
    Compatible Operating Systems: Windows 98, 2000, NT, XP Home, XP Pro
  • Toccata: Optic Systems, U.S., Opus Technologies
    Price: $795
    Compatible Operating Systems: Windows 95, 98, 2000, ME, NT, XP Home, XP Pro
  • WinBraille: Index Braille, U.S. Sighted Electronics
    Price: Free with compatible Index embossers
    Compatible Operating Systems: Windows 98, 2000, ME, NT, XP Home, XP Pro

Translation Program Manufacturers

  • Duxbury Systems
    270 Littleton Road, Unit 6
    Westford, MA 01886-3523
    Phone: (978) 692-3000
    Fax: (978) 692-7912
    Email: info@duxsys.com
    Web: www.duxburysystems.com
  • Index Braille
    Hantverksvagen 20, Box 155
    S-954 23 Gammelstad
    Sweden
    Phone: +46-920-20 30 80
    Sales: +46-920-20 30 81
    Technical Support: +46-920-20 30 82
    Fax: +46-920-20 30 85
    Email: info@indexbraille.com
    Email: order@indexbraille.com (sales)
    Email: support@indexbraille.com (technical support)
    Web: www.indexbraille.com
  • Optek Systems
    P.O. Box 277
    Rydalmere NSW 1701
    Australia
    Phone: +61 2 96800 600
    +61 2 96800 611
    Web: www.opteksystems.com.au

    North America
    OpTek Systems Inc.
    111 Smith Hines Rd, Ste C
    Greenville SC 29607
    Phone: (864) 272 2640
    Toll-free: (800) 533 0579
    Fax: (864) 272 2630
  • Opus Technologies
    13333 Thunderhead Street
    San Diego, CA 92129-2329
    Phone: (858) 538-9401
    Toll-free: (866) 678-7832
    Email: opus@opustec.com
    Web: www.opustec.com
  • Robotron Group
    15 Stamford Road
    Oakleigh 3166
    Australia
    Phone: +61 3 9568 2568
    Fax: +61 3 9568 1377
    Products: Braille translator (Braille Master), OCR (Simon Reading Machine)
    U.S. distributor: SensAbility
  • SensAbility
    299-B Peterson Road
    Libertyville, IL 60048
    Phone: (888) 669-7323
    Fax: (847) 367-4003
    Ed Vitu, Distributor, evitu@flash.net
  • Sighted Electronics
    69 Woodland Avenue
    Westwood, NJ 07675
    Phone: (201) 666-2221
    Toll-free: (800) 666-4883
    Fax: (201) 666-0159
    Email: service@sighted.com (technical support)
    Email: sales@sighted.com (sales)

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