Books and Pamphlets About Braille

• Reference Section
  National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
  The Library of Congress
  Washington, DC 20542
  Phone: (800) 424-8567
  Web: www.loc.gov/nls/index.html
  Braille: Into the Next Millennium
  A 600-page anthology of articles by international braille experts.
• American Foundation For The Blind
  11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
  New York, NY 10001
  Phone: (800) AFB-LINE (800-232-5463)
  Email: afbinfo@afb.net
  Web: www.afb.org/store/default.asp
  • Beginning with Braille: A Balanced Approach to Literacy
    by Anna M. Swenson
  • Braille Literacy: A Functional Approach
    by Diane P. Wormsley, Ph.D.
  • Building Blocks: Foundations for Learning for Young Blind and Visually Impaired Children
    by Betty Dominguez, Joe Dominguez
  • Burns Braille Transcription Dictionary
    by Mary F. Burns
  • Foundations of Braille Literacy
    by Evelyn J. Rex, Diane P. Wormsley, Ph.D., Robert L. Baker, Alan J. Koenig, Ed.D.
  • Guidelines and Games for Teaching Efficient Braille Reading
    by Sally S. Mangold, Myrna R. Olson
  • Instructional Strategies for Braille Literacy
    edited by Frances Mary D'Andrea, M.Ed., Diane P. Wormsley, Ph.D.
  • Braille Literacy: Issues for Blind Persons, Families, Professionals, and Producers of Braille
    by Susan Spungin, Ed.D.
  • Foundations of Education, Second Edition (set)
    edited by M. Cay Holbrook, Ph.D., Alan J. Koenig, Ed.D.
  • Foundations of Education, Second Edition Vol II: Instructional Strategies for Teaching Children and Youths with Visual Impairments
    edited by M. Cay Holbrook, Ph.D., Alan J. Koenig, Ed.D.
• BANA, (Braille Authority of North America), Publications
  Order from:
  American Printing House for the Blind
  1839 Frankfort Avenue
  PO Box 6085
  Louisville, KY 40206-0085
  Phone: (800) 223-1839
  Fax: (502) 899-2274
  Email: info@aph.org
  Web: www.Brailleauthority.org/Publications.htm
  • English Braille, American Edition, 1994; Revised 2002
  • Braille Formats: Principles of Print to Braille Transcription, 1997
  • Nemeth Code for Mathematics & Science Notation, 1972 Revision
  • Addendum 1 to the Nemeth Code for Mathematics & Science Notation, 1972 Revision: Ancient Numeration Systems
  • Braille Code for Chemical Notation, 1997
  • Computer Braille Code: 2000 Revision
  • Computer Braille Code: Flowchart Design for Applicable Braille Codes Supplement, 1992
  • Guidelines for Linear Braille Format, 1987
  • Music Braille Code: Learning the Nemeth Braille Code: A Manual for Teachers and Students Ruth H. Craig, 1987
• National Braille Association
  3 Townline Circle
  Rochester, NY 14623-2513
  Phone: (585) 427-8260
  Fax: (585) 427-0263
  Email: nbaoffice@nationalBraille.org
  Web: nationalBraille.org
  Sells a variety of code books, manuals, and reference charts in print and braille.
• National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
  Phone: (800) 424-8567
  Fax: (202) 707-0712
  Email: nlsref@loc.gov
  Web: www.loc.gov/nls/index.html
  Provides code books and braille instruction manuals to registered students and transcribers.
• National Federation of the Blind
  1800 Johnson Street
  Baltimore, MD 21230
  Phone: (410) 659-9314
  Fax: (410) 685-5653
  Web: www.nfb.org
  • The World Under My Fingers
  • The American Action Fund's Twin Vision Dictionary of Braille Problem Words
  • Braille: A Code for Success: A comprehensive tutorial for the National Literary Braille Competency Test compiled by the International Braille Research Center in cooperation with the National Federation of the Blind and the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped with the sponsorship of the U.S. Department of Education Rehabilitation Services Administration.
  • The Bridge to Braille: Reading and School Success for the Young Blind Child by Carol Castellano and Dawn Kosman
  • Handbook for Itinerant and Resource Teachers of Blind and Visually Impaired Students
  • Braille: A Birthday Look at Its Past, Present, and Future
  • Braille: A Renaissance
  • Braille: A Survival Skill for All Blind People
  • Braille: An Overview - History, Problems, Technology, and Future Prospects
  • Braille Contractions, Are They Really So Hard?
  • Braille Literacy: Issues for Consumers and Providers
  • Braille: Pedagogy, Prejudice, and the Banner of Equality
  • Braille Reading Speed: Are You Willing to Do What It Takes?
  • Braille: What Is It? What Does It Mean to the Blind
  • Building Braille Reading Speed: Some Helpful Suggestions
  • Can Braille Change the Future?
  • Choosing your Braille Embosser
  • Literacy: The Key to Opportunity
  • Model Braille Bill
  • Nemeth Code Reference Sheet
  • Of Braille and Honeybees
  • Of Literacy, Braille, and the Oddities of Semantics
  • Reading by Touch: Trails, Battles, and Discoveries by Pamela Lorimer
  • She Makes Braille Look Easy
  • What Is the Chance for Braille?
  • Why Not Braille?
• Exceptional Teaching Aids
  20102 Woodbine Avenue
  Castro Valley, CA 94546
  Phone: (800) 549-6999
  Email: exteaching@aol.com
  Web: store.exceptionalteaching.net
  • Children with Visual Impairments: A Parent's Guide
  • Braille Codes and Calculations by Pesavento
• The Foundation for Blind Children
  1235 E Harmont Dr
  Phoenix, AZ 85020
  Phone: (800) 322-4870
  Web: www.the-fbc.org
  • Emergent Literacy For Young Blind Children
    by Suzi Newbold
  • COBRA: Braille Access to Computers With a Print Compatible Code
    by Imke Durre and Inge Durre
  • New programmed Instruction in Braille (2nd Edition)
    by Ashcroft, S.C., Henderson, F., Koenig, A.J., Sanford, R. D. (1994) is available from SCALARS Publishers, Nashville, TN. Or from SpedEx Books: http://spedex.com/text/store/literacy/7.htm
• From Amazon.com
  http://www.spedex.com/text/store/literacy/literacy.htm
  • Specification for Selecting a Vocabulary and Teaching Method for Beginning Braille Readers by Hilda Caton
  • Working With Braille
    by Barry Hampshire
  • Communication Skills for Visually Impaired Learners: Braille, Print, and Listening Skills for Students Who Are Visually Impaired
    by Randall K. Harley, Mila B. Truan, Larhea D. Sanford
  • Reading by Touch
    by Susanna Millar
  • Alternative Assessment Techniques for Reading and Writing
    by Wilma H. Miller
  • The Secret Code (Rookie Readers)
    by Dana Meachen Rau, Bari Weissman (Illustrator)
  • Instructor's Manual for the New Programmed Instruction in Braille
    by Larhea D. Sanford
  • Handbook for Learning to Read Braille by Sight by Schubert
• Garlic Press
  1312 Jeppesen Ave.
  Eugene, OR 97401
  Phone: (541) 345-0063
  Web: www.garlicpress.com
  • Braille for the Sighted
    by S. Harold Collins