Braille Translation is the term that most accurately describes the function of a person who types data into a computer (words or numbers) and uses the power of the computer software to convert that information into braille. Many transcribers use the translation approach to create initial drafts of documents, and then check the documents in […]

Braille Transcription is the technically correct term for the act of forming the braille characters by pressing various key combinations by individuals using their knowledge of the code and rules. The work of doing the conversion to braille is done in the head of the transcriber, not in a computer program.

Braille transcribers are those who form the braille characters by pressing various key combinations and use their knowledge of the code and rules. The work of doing the conversion to braille is done in the head of the transcriber, not in a computer program. Courses in braille and special certifications may be earned through the […]

A print table or chart presents many challenges to the transcriber. For example, a print table consisting of 10 columns and four lines is never going to fit on a braille page as it is presented in print. The table may need to be presented across two pages, broken into sections and placed on subsequent […]

This software can be used with your PC (for training purposes) and a basic keyboard that will accept the notion of pressing more than one key at a time. You can use it to practice writing braille instead of using a manual brailler such as a Perkins brailler.

A braille-ready file is a data file in a special format that can be read on a braille display or transmitted to a braille embosser. Braille-ready files typically have the extension .brf or .bfm. The braille codes in braille-ready files allow blind people to read electronic documents from computer disks or from the Internet. When […]

The term Braille Printers commonly refers to a group of electronic machines that emboss braille on paper. Complete listings and descriptions of the technologies and capacities of the various commercially available machines would fill a website by itself. The majority of braille material is produced with computer-driven embossers that in one way or another make […]

Transcribing mathematics or scientific notations requires a specialized braille code. (See Nemeth Code.)

In the United States, a variety of common magazines are transcribed and embossed in braille as part of the Library of Congress program called the National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS). Some examples are National Geographic and Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine.

This term has been adopted by the blindness community in many countries as the central concept for advocating that children be taught good braille skills at an early age. Advocates equate braille literacy with literacy for sighted people and point to some critical statistics to bolster their position. In the United States, unemployment for blind […]