Free Downloads from National Braille Press

Front Porch Tales

Discover the humor, depth and wisdom of the front porch in this inspirational best-seller. (Note: You can also order the free hardcopy braille version).

• Volume 1, Front Porch Tales, in contracted braille
• Volume 2, Front Porch Tales, in contracted braille

NBP Catalog of Products (Most recent)

• NBP Catalog, in contracted braille

51 Things We Can Do for the Environment

Originally published by TIME magazine, this booklet outlines 51 ways you can "go green" -- everything from using energy-saving light bulbs to giving your house an energy audit to planning a green wedding.

• 51 Things..., in contracted braille

Protect Yourself: Safer Sex and Birth Control

Find out about the latest measures you can take to enjoy sex safely in this free, downloadable braille booklet.

• Protect Yourself, in contracted braille

Menopause Guidebook, Sixth Edition (2006)

This guidebook, updated in 2006, contains the latest findings and we've added research from the widely-publicized Women's Health Initiative.

• Menopause Guidebook (vol. 1), contracted braille
• Menopause Guidebook (vol. 2), contracted braille

Individual Braille Transcription Services (IBTS) 2009

As a public service, NBP has compiled this listing of organizations that will braille a single copy of a document. Updated for 2009.

• IBTS 2009, in contracted braille
• IBTS 2009, in ASCII text
• IBTS 2009, in Microsoft Word

Unified English Braille Code: Perspectives

Find out what the experts are saying about this historic decision in this free download.

• UEBC Perspectives, in contracted braille
• UEBC Perspectives, in Microsoft Word format
• UEBC Perspectives, in ASCII text

Keeping Your Child Safer in the World: Tips for Children, Teens, and Parents

• Keeping Your Child Safer, in contracted braille
• Keeping Your Child Safer, in ASCII text

Computer Braille Code Reference Card

This is a free listing of all the computer braille code symbols.

• Computer Braille Code Card, in contracted braille

The Declaration of Independence and United States Constitution

Both of these documents are here in their entirety.

• Declaration and Constitution, in contracted braille

Making a Point: The Crusade for a Universal Embossed Code

This informative and sometimes amusing book describes the several tactile reading systems used in the English-speaking world (there were at least three in common usage at the beginning of the 20th century), and the process by which braille became the most universally used system.

• Making a Point, in contracted braille

Baker's Chocolate Recipes

Over sixty no-fuss, one-bowl Baker's chocolate recipes!

• Baker's Chocolate Recipes, in contracted braille