American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults
Future Reflections Special Issue on Braille NEWS AND MORE
American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
[email protected]
Each year the American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults provides an extensive collection of Braille and Twin Vision® books to the Braille Book Fair, conducted at the national convention of the National Federation of the Blind. Braille readers from across the country also donate their gently used books to be enjoyed by others. This unique event provides hundreds of Braille readers of all ages the rare opportunity to build their own collection of Braille books free of charge. Action Fund volunteers, including many board members, sort and set out the books, assist browsers as they look for titles, and work with volunteers from UPS to pack and ship the books for the guests.
The Braille Book Fair welcomes donations of gently used Braille books for readers of all ages. The Book Fair is unable to accept textbooks, Bibles, or magazines.
https://www.loc.gov/nls/services-and-resources/braille-on-demand
Contact: [email protected]
If you’re an NLS patron and Braille reader, NLS can help you have your favorite books at your fingertips. Through the Braille on Demand program, you can request up to five books a month in hardcopy Braille to keep indefinitely for your personal use. Choose from any of the tens of thousands of Braille titles available on BARD, the NLS Audio and Braille Reading website. To request a Braille on Demand book, use the Braille on Demand request form.
https://www.seedlings.org/
PO Box 51924
Livonia, MI 48151-5924
734-427-8552 or 800-777-8552
Seedlings Braille Books for Children is dedicated to increasing the opportunity for literacy and education for blind children by providing high quality free and low-cost Braille books for children. Seedlings also has Braille alphabet cards, Braille blocks, and Braille gifts.
https://www.nbp.org/
Children’s Braille Book Club
The Children’s Braille Book Club is the only book club featuring a new print/Braille title every month. Each month NBP’s editors choose a popular, classic, and/or seasonally appropriate children’s book in print. The production staff cuts the books apart at the spine and inserts the identical text in Braille on transparent plastic sheets. The books are rebound in a print/Braille format to be enjoyed by the whole family. Free annual memberships are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis each year.
https://www.beulahreimerlegacy.com
Contact: April Enderton, [email protected]
Beulah Reimer Legacy sells new and gently used print/Braille children’s books at affordable prices. They also offer other learning materials, such as flashcards, puzzles, games, and more.