Our Mission

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

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.

In the Bookstore

Hot Off the Braille Press

Poems for when you really need them, featuring poems from Maya Angelou, Emily Dickinson, Langston Hughes, and many, many more.

Shop the braille bookstore

Braille for Business

Braille Business Solutions

Make a lasting impression with customized business cards and other collateral material 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

Events

Braille Poetry Circle

Celebrate National Poetry Month by sharing a poem on this year's theme: Connection. Join one of two virtual poetry circles on Tuesday, April 23rd.

Braille Technology

Braille Innovation

Learn about what's happening in the braille technology field at our Center for Braille Innovation.

Visit the Center for Braille Innovation

What's New

The Braille Word Builder Game!

Practice your braille by finding as many words as possible in these 5x5 grids of letters in a set amount of time.

Check out the new braille game

Braille is Literacy

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.

Take me to the braille alphabet cards

Volunteer!

Help put braille books in the hands of blind children.

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Kids Programs

Hands On! Books for Blind Children

Programs Promoting Braille Literacy

Braille Textbooks

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

Browse our catalog of braille textbooks