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Christian and Secular Resources for the Blind and Materials in Braille
Below are organizations that have materials for the blind and for those who use braille. Most are Christian organizations, but some are secular.
The content of these links is solely the responsibility of their authors and they are provided here for information purposes only and do not necessarily express the views of Bibles for the Blind International.
American Thermoform Corporation
American Thermoform Corporation
2311 Travers Ave.
Commerce, CA 90040.
213-723-9021
800-331-3671
Braille computer printers
Braille Bibles International
- O. Box 378
Liberty, MO 64069-0378
800-522-4253
Provides the King James Version of the Bible or The New King James Version in grade 2 Braille. Also produces a Braille concordance in three volumes which is available on request as well as audio Bibles and Large Print and a braille Children’s Bible. Applications for services available online.
Braille Circulating Library
2700 Stuart Avenue
Richmond, VA 23220
Phone: (804) 359-3743
Email: braillecl@aol.com
A circulating library of religious materials including missionary
biographies, devotionals, Bible studies, doctrinal materials and music
available in Braille, large print and on cassette for 6 week loan to
those who are print disabled. Includes special resources for children
and youth and some materials in Spanish.
Braille Institute Library
741 North Vermont
Los Angeles, CA 90029
Phone: (323) 663-1111
Phone: (800) 272-4553
Comprehensive rehabilitation facility which includes a media center and
a library with some Christian materials including books on tape by Joni Ericson Tada.
CARE Ministries, Inc.
- O. Box 1830
Starkville, MS 39760
1-800-336-2232
- J.LeJeune, Director
Matthew 6:33
Provides national services to assist those who are blind to know Christ and to find their place in the body of Christ. Specific services include information and referral, technical assistance, Bible studies in a variety of media, prayer support and advocacy. Produces Our Daily Bread and the Evangelical Sunday School Lesson on cassette tape along with a variety of Bible study materials and books.
Also, we are working on a new project – The DAVID Project which will be a national database of Christian books and materials that are available in alternate format for those who are blind or physically disabled.
Christian Newsreel
Christian Newsreel
49 South Sunset Blvd.
Coldwater, MI 49036
Provides a regular taped magazine with a variety of articles from different authors available at a subscription fee.
Christian Record Services, Inc.
Christian Record Services, Inc.
4444 South 52nd Street
Lincoln, NE 68516
Phone: (402) 488-0981
Christian publisher of braille, audio, and large-print materials for the visually impaired. Free services include camps, scholarships, lending library.
Gospel Communications
This Web site maintains a variety of resources including various translations of the Bible, Concordance and search capabilities, daily devotionals including My Utmost for His Highest, Our Daily Bread, Guideposts, The Upper Room, Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening Devotions and many others. Also maintains a number of Bible study references and links
Gospel Recordings USA
122 Glendale Rd.
Los Angeles, CA 90026
ph: 213-250-0207
Fax: 213-250-0136
4800 languages with the gospel recorded on cassette tape, etc.
Helping Hands Ministries, Inc.
Helping Hands Ministries, Inc.
P.O.Box 8298
Kentwood, MI 49518
Phone 616-827-8270
e-mail: hhms1@juno.com
Director: John Hemphill
We are a “not for profit” 501(c)(3) tax-exempt volunteer group of Braille transcribers and proofreaders interested in providing Christian literature and educational materials for the visually impaired. We do both transcribing and embossing. A list is available, upon request of materials already transcribed. We also braille special Christian projects as requested.
International Bible Society
International Bible Society
1820 Jetstream Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80921
Phone: (719) 488-9200
As translation sponsors of the New International Version of the Bible, provides the NIV in numerous languages on cassette and video tape and in large and giant print.
International Christian Braille Mission
International Christian Braille Mission
5210 MacCorkle Avenue, S.W.
South Charleston, WV 25309-1010
Phone: (304) 768-8876
Prints and distributes Christian literature in Braille and on tape. Bibles & Christian Resources For The Blind & Visually Impaired`
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Joni and Friends
Joni and Friends
- O. Box 3333
Agoura Hills, CA 91301
Phone: (818) 707-5664
Provides advocacy and public education as to the needs and abilities of disabled persons. Sponsors international conferences for workers in ministry to the disabled.
Library of Congress National Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Library of Congress National Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
1291 Taylor Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20542
Phone: (202) 707-5100
Maintains a free lending library and produces Braille publications. Know in many states as the Talking Book Library, there are state libraries with local toll free numbers. Holdings of the Library include a number of Christian materials and an electronic Bible Resources on the WEB reference circular. Also trains Braille transcribers.
Lifeway Christian Resources
Lifeway Christian Resources
127 Ninth Avenue
Nashville, TN 37234
Phone: (615) 251-2000
URL
All three Adult Sunday School lessons are available on cassette tape: The Adult Convention Uniform Series, Adult Life and Work Series and Adult Bible Book Series. .
Lutheran Braille Evangelism Association
Lutheran Braille Evangelism Association
1740 Eugene Street
White Bear Lake, MN 55110
Phone: (651) 426-0469
Email: lbeassoc@aol.com
Publishes and produces Christian literature for blind people.
Lutheran Braille Workers.
Lutheran Braille Workers,
P.O. Box 5000,
Yucaipa, CA 92399-1450.
909-795/8977 (voice),
909-795-8970 (fax)
Braille Bibles in many languages, including French, German, Hungarian, Spanish, Swahili.
Bringing Christ To Those In Darkness Since 1943 Lutheran Braille Workers, Inc. is a non-profit organization (California tax-exempt number LA-EO-65-983) devoted to providing braille and large-print Bibles and Christian reading materials to the blind and visually impaired of the world. These materials are sent FREE OF CHARGE to over 125 countries, and published in forty languages. This is made possible through generous free-will offerings and the aid of over 7,000 volunteers. Please use our menu to learn more about the history and ministry of LBW.
Talking Scriptures
Talking Scriptures
208 East Broad Street
- O. Box 217
Blue Springs, NE 68318
Phone: (800) 937-2591
Tapes materials including the American Translation of the Bible (BEX).
National Braille Association, Inc.
3 Townline Circle
Rochester, NY 14623
Phone: (716) 427-8260
A volunteer, non-profit organization dedicated to providing transciptionist training, production and distribution of Braille materials including religious and secular music. Materials are available for a small fee to individuals. They also maintain a Braille book bank.
National Braille Press
National Braille Press
88 St. Stephens Street
Boston, MA 02115
Phone: (617) 266-6160
Produces a number of Braille publications and will produce materials for a fee. Implements a children’s Braille book club.
National Church Conference of the Blind
- O. Box 163
Denver, CO 80201
Phone: (303) 455-3430
Group of concerned blind Christians who meet annually to address accessibility issues and to encourage one another in the faith.
Optasia Ministry
Optasia Ministry
We provide biblical study tools and other ministry resources in a digital form that can be read by screen reading computer software, giving persons with visual disabilities access to materials that are not usable for them in print form.
http://www.optasiaministry.org
Learning Ally (Formerly Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic)
Learning Ally
20 Roszel Rd.
Princeton, NJ 08540
800-803-7201,
This organization has an online searchable catalog of books available in Braille, sound recordings, and large print. The catalog is not restricted to Christian books, but it does contain the titles to many Christian books, both sound and unsound. Examples include “All of Grace” by C.H. Spurgeon, “Romans” and “Hebrews” by William Newell, “Sense and Nonsense about Prayer” by Lehman Strauss, “Romans” by Alva J. McClain, “Revelation” by John Walvoord, “Hudson Taylor’s Spiritual Secret,” “Behind the Ranges: Biography of J.O. Fraser,” “Pilgrim’s Progress” by John Bunyan, “Principles and Practices for Baptist Churches” by Edward Hiscox, “Chronological Charts of the Old Testament” by John Walton, “The Home” by John R. Rice, and “Manners and Customs of Bible Lands” by Fred Wight
Ruth Berry Versaw Library for the Blind
Ruth Berry Versaw Library for the Blind
11104 North Brauer
Oklahoma City, OK 73114
Phone: (405) 751-5121
Email: joyver@aol.com
Sermons and Christian books on cassette tape for those who are blind. Includes J. Vernon McGee’s Through the Bible.
Seedlings Braille Books for Children
Seedlings Braille Books for Children
- O. Box 51924
Livona, MI 48151-5924
Phone: (734) 427-8552
Phone: (800) 777-8552
Fax: (734) 427-8552
Produces low-cost Braille books for children. Some print and Braille books are also available. Catalog available upon request
Spoken Word Ministries, Inc.
Spoken Word Ministries, Inc.
2400 East Ash Street
Goldsboro, NC 27534
Phone: (919) 778-8070
Phone: (800) 668-8070
Personal ministry to blind persons and small groups of those who are visually impaired. Literature outreach in the form of a cassette magazine, the Spoken Word, which is a selection of interdenominational articles from different publications.
The Upper Room Board Of Discipleship
The Upper Room
- O. Box 189
Nashville, TN 37202-0189
Phone: (615) 340-7200
Phone: (800) 972-0433
Regular bi-monthly devotional publication is available in Braille (free) or in large print (at the regular subscription rate) and on cassette for a substantial fee.