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The Power of Braille
Reading in the Digital Age
The Center for Braille Innovation
The CBI team is a diverse group of people who volunteer their time and expertise to make braille products available and affordable. From around the world we collaborate with engineers, researchers, TVI's, and technological innovators, such as Google, IBM, Apple, Microsoft, Verizon, Motorola, and other organizations and universities around the world.
Research & Development
CBI aims to be a hub for braille research and technology. As part of NBP, CBI's hope is to spread the word on the importance of braille and tactile literacy, while developing products to put it directly in the hands of the blind community.
National Braille Press is All About Braille
We support a lifetime of opportunity for blind children through braille literacy, and provides access to information that empowers blind people to actively engage in work, family, and community affairs.
Our Mission & History
NBP empowers the blind and visually impaired with programs, materials, and technology supporting braille literacy and learning through touch.
NBP News and & Reports
Visit the Inside NBP Blog to keep up with news & goings-on, and get a behind-the-scenes look at all things NBP.
What is Braille?
Braille is a system of six raised dots created in 1821 by French schoolboy Louis Braille. It is an essential tool with which children with profound or total loss of sight can learn to read and write.
Braille for Kids & Teachers
Students using raphigraphes and reading braille books, courtesy Musee Valentin Hauy, France
Directions
Take the "E" train on the Green Line outbound to the Northeastern University stop on Huntington Ave. When you exit the train, turn right. Walk along Huntington until you reach a down-slope and an opening on the left. At that opening, cross over Huntington Ave and turn right. Walk about ten steps and cross over Opera Place (it will be right in front of you). Take a left on Opera Place, pass an alleyway on your right, and continue until you reach the end of the block. Turn right onto St. Stephen Street. Our building is halfway down the block on your right. You'll walk over two grates and the sidewalk slopes slightly to the left, just before you reach a set of stairs leading up to our front door.
Our Board
The Friends of National Braille Press is a valued part of the NBP family supporting our work for braille and tactile literacy. Friends are designated by our Trustees, and recognized at NBP's Annual Meeting each June. The role of each Friend is to be an NBP ambassador, and an advocate for our work through networking and corporate introductions to broaden our reach, and to help strengthen NBP's community.
Estate Planning
Planned giving is a wise investment that can provide considerable tax benefits and income for you and your loved ones. The Braille for Life Alliance honors supporters who wish to support our mission into the future by making provisions for National Braille Press in their estate plans - either by will, trust, or life income gifts.
Braille Assessments
At National Braille Press, standardized assessments are customized for student accessibility, integrating specifications provided by our clients. We produce superior materials within fixed schedules.