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National Braille Press empowers the blind and visually impaired with programs, materials, and technology supporting braille literacy and learning through touch.

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Discover Braille

Braille transcription is an art! Only a certified braille transcriber can create perfect braille. Want to know more? Find out how to become a braille transcriber.

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Get Ready for Graduation!

Braille and tactile gifts for graduates of any age — and for everyone who helped them get there!
Check out our Graduation Gifts page

Braille for Business

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Braille Business Solutions

Make a lasting impression with customized business cards and other collateral material with braille.
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Braille Literacy in Crisis

For blind people braille is the path to becoming literate yet an astonishing, 90% of blind children are not learning braille in school.
Ways you can help

Braille Technology

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The Braille Me

This refreshable braille reader created by Innovision uses a groundbreaking new technology to power the braille display — allowing us to slash costs.
Read more about the Braille Me

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Join Our Braille Across America Team

Run, walk, bike and roll virtually — and carry our braille baton — from March 17th through April 19th!
More on Braille Across America

What's New

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A New Chapter for the CBBC

Thanks to the generosity of the NewCo Foundation and our community of supporters, we're making 125 Children's Braille Book Club subscriptions available for free, starting in 2021.

Learn About the Free Book Club

Braille is Literacy

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Braille Alphabet Card

Get Started: Download a PDF version of the braille alphabet or shop for classroom packs of embossed alphabet cards. First time visitors can order a free embossed braille alphabet card.

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Volunteer!

Help put braille books in the hands of blind children.

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Programs Promoting Braille Literacy

Kids Programs

Hands On! Books for Blind Children

Programs Promoting Braille Literacy
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Braille Textbooks

No student wants to be left behind, check out our textbooks.

Browse our catalog of braille textbooks