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| EMBOSSING SERVICES | |||
| We can take any existing Braille or tactile illustration file (ours or yours) and emboss multiple Braille copies. We can also emboss Braille or raised-line drawings directly onto pre-printed documents such as business cards or announcements. As with all materials in special media for the blind, there are no copyright restrictions on Braille. Our production staff are cross-trained on all our equipment. They also maintain equipment weekly, quality-check materials at various production stages and assemble and ship orders. Our production efforts are supplemented by an average of 6,000 volunteer hours annually. |
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| WHAT WE CAN EMBOSS: | |||
| We can Braille in any quantity from one business card to thousands of copies of a book or magazine. | |||
| Any existing Braille file created in: | |||
Duxbury, EditPC, Braille 2000, Megadots, Perky Duck, Word |
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| If your printed document is to be Brailled, we recommend you consult with us prior to printing to assure we can accommodate your copy. Braille cannot be "resized" to fit a document the way text can be printed in various sizes. |
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| The Braille embossing process used depends on the number of copies ordered: | |||
| Less than 250 copies: | |||
| These small orders are output a page at a time on our computer-driven production embossers. Braille volumes are comb-bound with a cardboard or clear plastic cover. | |||
| More than 250 copies: | |||
| For high-speed production we have two Heidelberg rotary sheet-fed presses. Press sheets are run in book format, then folded and saddle-stitched, with a cover or cover page. Output for all embossed products is interpointed (embossed on both sides) in contracted Braille. As a rule, one page of 8.5 x 11" double-spaced standard print equals three 11 x 11.5" pages of contracted Braille. We can accommodate some custom-size Braille pages, including 8.5x11". Ideally, business cards are Brailled before the press sheet is cut, but can be embossed individually. | |||
| COST FACTORS | |||
| Embossing services are priced on a per-page basis. Collation, binding and shipping costs vary per job. All materials are shipped Free Matter for the Blind unless otherwise specified. | |||
| FOR MORE INFORMATION | |||
| For more information, an estimate or a proposal for an annual contract, please e-mail us at: press@brailleinstitute.org or call (323) 906-3104 Phone hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm (PST) | |||
| PLEASE NOTE: If you have written material that needs to be transcribed into a Braille file for embossing, please see: Transcription Services. | |||
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| If you have any questions or comments please contact us: E-mail: biainfo@brailleinstitute.org Phone toll-free: 1-800-BRAILLE (272-4553) Phone hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm (PST) |
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