| Textbooks and Testing |
We have a specially trained team of professionals who work together to create both textbooks and standardized tests in Braille and audiotape. |
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| BRAILLE |
| Translating a school textbook or standardized test into braille poses it's own challenges. Experience and teamwork make all the difference: |
Our team includes a coordinator, transcriber, proofreader and tactile graphics specialist.
All are experienced in textbook and testing formats appropriate for various grade levels.
Both our coordinator and transcriber have completed courses in Nemeth code for transcribing mathematical notation.
We have expertise in all subjects, including both text and tactiles for social studies, science and foreign language.
We are experienced in making the many subtle judgment calls that best serve the student, such as which graphics to explain in braille text and which to recreate with a tactile diagram. |
| TEXTBOOK PRODUCTION |
Allow 1-2 months to transcribe a typical textbook.
Because of the complexity of the layout and many informational graphics, it is typically more expensive to translate than a basic book.
Our archives include textbook editions still in use across the county. |
| Click here to view a list of books available for reproduction. |
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Please note: You will need Adobe's Acrobat Reader to view this (and all) PDF files. If you do not already have the Acrobat Reader installed, you may download it by clicking the icon below: |
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| TESTING PRODUCTION |
Our facility is set-up to meet the security standards required to produce high-stakes testing materials.
Staff members are trained in appropriate confidential materials procedures. |
| CLIENTS INCLUDE: |
California State Department of Education, Clearinghouse for Specialized Media
Multiple K-12 textbooks annually, various subjects including math, Social studies and English.
Los Angeles Unified School District
Various textbooks, tests and library books.
Majority of the more than 50 Schools for the Blind nationwide
Order textbooks, workbooks, recreational reading for their library.
Hadley School for the Blind
Class curriculum, newsletters, schedules, catalogs.
Independently translate assessments, study guides
SAT, MCAT prep workbooks, career path tests. |
| FOR MORE INFORMATION |
| To receive a quote, contact Bonnie Grimm, our Textbook and Testing Transcribing Coordinator at: Grimm@brailleinstitute.org |
| AUDIO |
We also record textbooks and tests for visually impaired students, incorporating navigational features and expertly describing charts, graphs and formats.
Recorded books provide a quick and less expensive way for visually impaired students to access some texts. Plus, our unique combination of services enables us to add tactiles specifically referenced on your cassette or CD book. For example, we can create:
Foreign language text on audio with high-contrast tactile reference chart of characters.
Math text with tactile diagrams of charts and graphs
Science text with detailed tactile illustrations
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| Please see the Recorded Media section for further information on staff and equipment. |
