We can take any type of written material (electronic or hardcopy) and transcribe it into a digital Braille file. Files can be delivered to you electronically or embossed to produce multiple braille copies. Electronic text may be provided on disk or sent as an e-mail attachment.

Transcribed files can be delivered to you electronically via the Internet, on disk or as embossed hardcopy.

Electronic files are transcribed into Braille by using specialized software, then edited for accuracy by a transcriber

Hardcopy or printed text is scanned, using optical character reading (OCR) software, then transcribed electronically and edited

Highly formatted or technical material and mathematics are created directly in Braille code (Nemeth Code) by a transcriber

All text is transcribed by our five Library of Congress-certified staff transcribers and is proofread by our two full-time certified proofreaders. Two transcribers have completed the Nemeth Code course for mathematics and are working toward certification. We also have a full-time tactile graphics specialist with expertise in designing computerized charts, diagrams and illustrations.

For larger projects we are supported by two Southern California Braille guilds. We also work with experienced contract transcribers throughout the country.

All work transcribed by Library of Congress-certified transcribers

A certified proofreader reads all transcribed Braille

We follow accepted national guidelines for Braille usage

Staff attends workshops and conferences to keep skills and techniques current

For information about our transcription services or to receive a quote, please e-mail us at:

transcribers@brailleinstitute.org

Or call us at: (323) 906-3104
Phone hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 5 pm (PST)