===== Braille Services and Resources=====
  * [[http://www.brailleauthority.org/ueb.html|BANA - Unified English Braille (UEB) Information]]
  * [[http://www.hadley.edu/|Hadley School for the Blind]]: offers distance education programs for people who are blind or visually impaired, their families and blindness service providers. (CA1A)
  * [[http://www.nbp.org/|National Braille Press]]: promotes the literacy of blind children through braille and to provide access to information that empowers blind people to actively engage in work, family, and community affairs. (CA1A)
  * [[https://nfb.org/bell-program|NFB Bell Program]]: provides intensive Braille instruction to blind and low vision children during the summer months. (CA1A)
  * [[https://nfb.org/braille-transcription-resource-list|National Federation for the Blind Braille Transcription Resource List]]
  * [[http://www.perkinselearning.org/scout/sources-braille-books-materials|Perkins Sources of Braille Books & Materials]]
  * Commonly Used UEB symbols in Braille format are stock number BR068 from your Multi-State Center.
  * [[braille_encyclopedias_and_dictionaries|Braille Encyclopedias and Dictionaries]]

==== From NLS ====


  * [[https://www.loc.gov/nls/resources/blindness-and-vision-impairment/braille-information/about-braille/|NLS Factsheet: About Braille]]
  * [[https://www.loc.gov/nls/resources/blindness-and-vision-impairment/braille-information/braille-literacy-resources-learning-reading/|Braille Literacy Resources for Learning and Reading]]
  * [[https://www.loc.gov/nls/resources/blindness-and-vision-impairment/devices-aids/braille-embossers/|Braille Embossers]]
  * [[https://www.loc.gov/nls/resources/blindness-and-vision-impairment/devices-aids/braille-displays-notetakers/|Braille Displays and Notetakers]]
  * [[https://www.loc.gov/nls/resources/custom-books-transcription-services/|Braille Transcriber Directory]]

==== Braille Transcribers ====

Gerald Stewart\\
gstewartbraille@gmail.com\\
734-893-8913\\
Certified in Literary braille, Nemeth Math Code; proficient in transcribing Nemeth within UEB.\\

Mitchell Keil\\
mitchellkeil05@gmail.com\\
Certified in EBAE, UEB, Nemeth, NBA Textbook Formatting 1997, and NBA Textbook Formatting 2011. Sits on the NBA's Textbook Formats Committee and the NBA's Tactile Graphics Committee. \\


====Braille Instruction E-mail Discussion Group====

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