Learning Braille

Ohio Braille Professional Development / Learning Opportunities

Explore upcoming events for braille classes offered through the AT&AEM Center.

Braille Tutorials and Resources / Learning Opportunities

• NLS Literary Braille Transcribing Course Course administered by the National Federation of the Blind for the National Library Service designed for the Library of Congress certification of braille transcribers.
• UEB Online Braille Training for Sighted Learners Self-paced braille training program suitable for classroom and specialist teachers, parents, teacher aides and other professionals supporting children and adults with vision impairment.
• Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired Braille Course Listing Free distance education program for sighted professionals and family as well as people with visual impairments.
• Scalar's Publishing: Ashcroft's Programmed Instruction: Unified English Braille Intended for instruction under the direction of a qualified instructor.
• Just Enough to Know Better: A UEB Braille Primer A self-paced workbook designed for sighted parents to learn "just enough†braille to help their child learn to read.
• Perky Duck Free program to use a computer for using 6-key input to create braille files. Excellent tool for use while learning the braille code.
• APH Nemeth Tutorial Free, online, self-paced Nemeth braille training program from the American Printing House for the Blind. Program covers from simple to advanced math topics.
• Braille Brain! Braille training project from the U.S. Department of Education for sighted professionals, staff, and family members to learn UEB and Nemeth Code braille.
• Learning and Teaching the Nemeth Code within UEB Contexts: A Step-by-Step Guide from Project INSPIRE. Systematic lessons and teaching tips for both learning and teaching Nemeth Code from preschool through advanced mathematics.

Braille Rules and Guidelines

• Braille Authority of North America (BANA) Website contains links to code books, formats, guidance, and policies for all braille codes, including braille and tactile graphics used for literary, music, foreign language, mathematics and science.
• Rules of Unified English Braille, Third Edition, 2024 Includes updates and errata.
• Braille Formats: Principles of Print-to-Braille Transcription, 2016 BANA guidelines for formatting braille materials, including rules for headings, exercises, and all print formats.
• Scalar's Publishing: Braille Enthusiast's Dictionary: UEB Edition
• The Nemeth Braille Code for Mathematics and Science Notation 2022 BANA rules for using Nemeth Code for Mathematics and Science within the UEB context. Page includes link to Chemical Notation Using the Nemeth Braille Code 2023.
• Guidelines for Braille Transcription of Languages Other Than English BANA guidelines for transcribing other languages in the UEB context.

Braille Charts

Utilize the following reference charts and databases to assist with lessons or transcribing.

• UEB Quick Reference Chart
• Nemeth Code Quick Reference Chart
• UEB Chart from Aroga Technologies
• UEB Braille Chart from Duxbury Systems
• UEB Braille Symbols and Indicators List
• Nemeth Charts 1 & 2 from Braille Helps

Braille Apps

Acquire braille skills by sight by practicing on the following applications.

• Braille Tutor ios app by iEnable Technology Solutions and Consultancy
• Brailliac: Braille Tutor android app by Brailliac
• Visual Brailler ios app by American Printing House for the Blind
• Braille Academy: Play & Learn (ios iPad) app by Xiang Dong
• Braille Academy: Play & Learn (Google Play) app by Xiang Dong
• Braille android app by Mobile Safe Apps
• Braille Trainer android app by Martin Gertz
• Braille Pad Pro for iPad ios app