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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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Hot Off the Braille Press

Check here for the latest publications for kids and adults.
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Braille for Business

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Braille Business Solutions

Make a lasting first impression with braille business cards! We provide unique, custom business cards printed with your design, large type, and pressed with braille.
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Braille Literacy is Literacy!

Comcast has started airing a new ad highlighting our mission to promote braille literacy in the blind and low vision community.
Watch the new ad here

Teaching Braille

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Free Braille Ignition Kits!

Announcing the return of TVI Braille Ignition Kits — free kits that support Teachers of the Visually Impaired (TVIs) with educational resources for you and your students.
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Publications

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Explore 3D Printing

Technology writer Judy Dixon explores the usefulness and possibilities of 3D-printing in 3D Printing: What to Know and How Blind Users Can Make Their Own Objects.

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Events

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Braille Across America 2026

Join the 2026 Braille Across America Challenge! How far will you go for braille? How many books will you help produce?
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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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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.

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