CHILDREN'S BOOKS

American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults

200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
Phone: 410-659-9315
Website: www.actionfund.org
Email: [email protected]

The American Action Fund has an extensive library of braille books for children and adults. In addition to the library, the American Action Fund offers a program of free Braille books for children to keep. The AAF started this program to provide blind children a free Braille book every month from a popular children’s reading series.  These titles are the same as those that are available in bookstores and public libraries everywhere. Go to the American Action Fund web site to obtain an application for these programs.

American Printing House for the Blind

1839 Frankfort Ave, Louisville, KY 40206
Phone: 1-800-223-1839

In partnership with the Dollywood Foundation, APH distributes selected audio and print/braille books from the Dolly Parton Imagination Library for children up to 6 years of age. APH also sells a series of tactile illustrated books to support early literacy. In addition, APH creates and sells a wide variety of supplies and devices useful in the education of blind children.

Beulah Reimer Legacy (BRL)

April Enderton
7758 SE 36th Street, Des Moines, IA
Phone: 515-282-0049
http://www.beulahreimerlegacy.com/
Email: [email protected]

Sells print/Braille children's picture books and flash cards at an affordable cost. BRL's mission is to increase Braille literacy and reading opportunities by placing Braille in the hands of eager readers. All of our books are Brailled in Grade 2 contracted Braille. Shipping and handling is FREE.

Seedlings Braille Books for Children

P.O. Box 51924, Livonia, MI 48151-5924
Phone: 734-427-8552
Toll Free: 800-777-8552
Website: www.seedlings.org
Email: [email protected]

Braille books are provided at each level of development, from toddler board books to classic literature for older children. Titles cover fiction, poetry, and non-fiction. Some books are produced in both print and Braille, and uncontracted Braille.   

BRAILLE BOOKSTORES

Future Aids: The Braille Superstore (A Division of MarvelSoft Enterprises, Inc.)

33222 Lynn Avenue, Abbotsford, BC V2S 1C9
Canada 1-800-987-1231

Sells a wide variety of books for children and adults of all ages.

National Braille Press

88 St. Stephen Street, Boston, MA 02115
Phone: 617-266-6160
Toll free: 800-548-7323
Fax: 617-437-0456
Website: www.nbp.org
Email: [email protected]

Producer of Braille books for children and adults on a wide range of topics. Parents can subscribe to a Children's Book Club and receive twelve books per year for a nominal fee.

SUMMER CAMPS

Camp Abilities Maryland

Website: http://www.campabilitiesmaryland.com
Email: [email protected]

Overnight sports camping program, held in August, for blind and visually impaired children ages 9-17.

SCIENCE AND MATH

National Center for Blind Youth in Science

Website: www.blindscience.org

Driving innovation in education and employment related to the blind in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and related careers. Serves as a national clearinghouse of resources and expertise related to nonvisual exploration. Resources and programs for parents and students.

Independence Science

3000 Kent Avenue, West Lafayette, IN 47906
Phone: 866-862-9665
Website: http://www.independencescience.com/

Sells the Talking LabQuest, which provides a way to convert information from more than 70 types of sensors into speech, an audible graph, and other formats for analysis. Assists schools in making their science programs accessible to blind students.

BlindMath Gems

http://www.blindscience.org/blindmath-gems-home

This web page, part of the National Center for Blind Youth in Science, contains highlights from the archives of the NFB's Blind Math listserv. Students, parents, and blind professionals have exchanged tips and strategies in a range of subjects, including calculators, geometry, graphing, iOS, LaTex, blind mathematicians, Nemeth Code, statistics, student issues, tools, and transcription.