LICA-NSSEO Vision West;
1855 Mount Prospect Road,
Des Plaines, IL 60018;
708-803-9444 or 708-803-9455 v;
Hadley School for the Blind;
700 Elm Street,
Winnetka, IL 60093;
800-323-4238 v;
847-446-8153 f;
info@hadley.edu;
Hadley is the only correspondence school for the blind. They do a lot of braille work. (translation)
Lloyd of Lloyd's;
129 North Lambert Avenue,
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137;
Central Blind Rehabilitation Center;
VA Hospital,
Hines, IL 60141;
312-343-7200 v;
(translation)
South Metropolitan Association for Low-Incidence Handicapped;
800 Governors Highway, P.O. Box 460,
Flossmoor, IL 60422;
708-957-7100 x251 v;
708-957-5641 f;
(translation)
Naperville Area Transcribers;
25 S. Washington Street,
Naperville, IL 60540;
630-357-9464 v;
630-357-9464 f;
textbooks, children's books, some local menus, math & foreign languages, literary and textbook [certified LOC] (translation)
Guild for the Blind;
180 North Michigan #1700,
Chicago, IL 60601;
312-236-8569 v;
312-236-8128 f;
mixture of for pay and volunteer; literary [certified LOC] (translation)
Johanna Bureau for the Blind;
8 South Michigan Avenue,
Chicago, IL 60603;
312-332-6076 v;
literary and textbook [certified LOC]
Chicago Public Library, Illinois Regional Lib. f/t Blind;
1055 West Roosevelt Road,
Chicago, IL 60608;
312-746-9210 v;
312-746-9192 f;
Philip H. Cohen Institute for the Visually Handicapped;
5200 South Hyde Park Blvd,
Chicago, IL 60615;
312-643-9857 v;
literary [certified LOC]
Slaughter Enterprises;
8053 S. Phillips,
Chicago, IL 60617;
773-374-5297 v;
source of braille greeting cards, calendars
Braille Transcribers Club of Illinois;
7240 North Overhill Avenue,
Chicago, IL 60648;
312-774-6638 v;
literary and textbook [certified LOC]
Peoriarea Blind People's Center;
2905 West Garden Street,
Peoria, IL 61605;
309-637-3693 v;
Braille Line Inc.;
3901 North Vincent Ave,
Peoria Heights, IL 61614;
309-686-0855 v;
for pay, free price quotes
Div. of Rehab Education; Univ of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign;
1207 South Oak Street,
Champaign, IL 61820;
217-333-4604 v;
literary and textbook [certified LOC] (translation)
VIP Braille Services;
405 East Tremont Street,
Hillsboro, IL 62049;
217-532-2207 v;
transcription from print or disk, literary braille only
Illinois School for the Visually Impaired;
658 East State Street,
Jacksonville, IL 62650;
217-479-4400 v;
217-479-4479 f;
braille translation at a school for the blind (translation)
Hope School;
50 Hazel Lane,
Springfield, IL 62703;
217-786-3350 v;
Missouri School for the Blind;
3815 Magnolia Ave,
St. Louis, MO 63110;
314-776-4320 v;
314-776-1875 f;
braille translation at a school for the blind (translation)
Miriam No. 17 (united Order True Sisters);
501 Bacon,
St Louis, MO 63119;
literary and textbook [certified LOC]
Lutheran Library for the Blind;
1333 South Kirkwood Road,
St. Louis, MO 63122;
314-965-9000 or 800-433-3954 v;
314-965-0959 f;
IL_RYNEARR@LCMS.ORG;
serves everyone; volunteer org with 4 paid staff; music, 40 languages; literary [certified LOC] (translation)
Midwestern Braille Volunteers;
325 North Kirkwood Road, Suite G5,
Kirkwood, MO 63122;
314-966-5828 v;
314-966-0388 f;
mbvol@jsbcglobal.net;
Braille production for schools, business, and individuals. Literary and textbook [certified LOC] (translation)
Special School District, St. Louis County;
12110 Clayton Road,
Town and Country, MO 63131;
314-569-8226 v;
Blue Springs Special Services Center;
2103 West Vesper,
Blue Springs, MO 64015;
816-244-1360 v;
Services to the Blind; The Auditorium;
PO Box 1059,
Independence, MO 64051;
816-833-1000 ex. 1460 v;
816-521-2806 f;
combination volunteer and for pay; literary and textbook, foreign languages [certified LOC] (translation)
Low Vision Library, Kansas City Assoc. for the Blind;
311 East 12th Street,
Kansas City, MO 64106;
816-842-7559 v;
Beth Shalom Synagogue Sisterhood; program for the vis. impaired;
9400 Wornall,
Kansas City, Mo 64114;
816-361-2990 v;
volunteer; for Kansas & Missouri; literary and textbook [certified LOC] [uses direct entry software]
Beth Shalom Braille Committee;
12100 Wornall Road, #246,
Kansas City, MO 64145;
Kansas School for the Blind;
1100 State Ave,
Kansas City, KS 66102;
913-281-3308 v;
913-281-3104 f;
info@kssb.net;
Serves students in Kansas. Literary and textbook. (translation)
Kansas City Kansas Community;
7250 State Avenue,
Kansas City, KS 66112;
East Area District Office;
4901 Reinhardt Drive,
Shawnee Mission, KS 66205-15;
Kansas Rehabilitation Center for the Blind;
2516 S.W. Sixth Street,
Topeka, KS 66606;
913-296-3311 v;
American Red Cross Braille Service;
707 North Main Street,
Wichita, KS 67203;
316-683-6706 v;
EULERTV@USA.RED-CROSS.ORG;
volunteer group; priority for Kansas student; chemistry, French, Spanish, literary and textbook [certified LOC]
Braille Association of Kansas, Inc;
PO Box 1703,
Wichita, KS 67217;
316-265-6504 v;
literary and textbook [certified LOC]
Dodge City Public Schools;
1000 Second Avenue,
Dodge City, KS 67801;
Boot Hill Braillist;
1204 Ninth,
Dodge City, KS 67801;
316-255-4822 v;
literary and textbook [certified LOC]
Omaha Volunteer Braille Services;
770 N 93rd Street Apt. 5C3,
Omaha, NE 68114;
402-397-6755 v;
volunteer; Omaha area has priority; math, literary and textbook [certified LOC] (translation)
Special Education Media Center;
3215 Cuming Street, Rm 4029,
Omaha, NE 68131;
402-554-6310 v;
Visually Handicapped Dept.;
3534 South 108 Street,
Omaha, NE 68144;
