Braille Institute;
741 North Vermont Avenue,
Los Angeles, CA 90029;
323-663-1111 or 800-272-4553 v;
323-663-0867 f;
literary and textbook [certified LOC]
Foundation for the Junior Blind;
5300 Angeles Vista Blvd,
Los Angeles, CA 90043;
213-295-4555 v;
213-269-0424 f;
Library Reproduction Service;
14214 South Figueroa Street,
Los Angeles, CA 90061;
310-354-2610 or 800-255-5002 v;
310-354-2601 f;
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SANTA MONICA HIGH SCHOOL;
601 Pico Boulevard,
Santa Monica, CA 90405;
Long Beach Unified School Dist. Braille;
2375 Fanwood Ave,
Long Beach, CA 90805;
562-430-5507 v;
Isla Sanchez;
5923 Lemon Avenue,
Long Beach, CA 90805;
PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DIST.;
351 S. Hudson Avenue,
Pasadena, CA 91109;
Shepard, Mari;
Chatsworth Park Care Center, 10610 Owensmouth #114-A,
Chatsworth, CA 91311;
ms_stix@bigfoot.com;
Quik Scrybe;
17734-6 Devonshire St,
Northridge, CA 91325;
818-832-6358 or 888-820-7845 v;
818-301-0344 f;
quikscrybe@earthlink.net;
for pay; (translation)
Quik Scrybe;
17734-6 Devonshire Street,
Northridge, CA 91325;
818-832-6358 or 888-820-7845 v;
310-301-0344 f;
quikscrybe@earthlink.net;
for pay, a wide variety of materials
American Action Fund;
18440 Oxnard Street,
Tarzana, CA 91356;
818-343-2022 v;
Provides children's books in Twin-Vision (print-braille) or straight braille. Send for an application.
San Fernando Valley Braille Transcribers Guild;
4784 Park Encino Lane #303,
Encino, CA 91436;
818-905-1256 v;
literary and textbook [certified LOC]
Pomona Valley Transcribers Guild; Ontario Public Library;
215 East C Street,
Ontario, CA 91764;
714-986-5060 v;
literary and textbook [certified LOC]
OCEANSIDE UNIFIED SCHOOL DIST.;
2111 Mission Avenue,
Oceanside, CA 92054;
VISTA HIGH SCHOOL;
400 E. Bobier Drive,
Vista, CA 92084;
Dot City;
4951 Academy St,
San Diego, CA 92109;
619-272-6560 v;
619-272-6519 f;
for pay; focus on manus and hotel directories, but will do anything but textbooks (translation)
Lutheran Braille Workers;
PO Box 5000,
Yucaipa, CA 92399;
909-795-8977 v;
909-795-8970 f;
lbw.lbwinc.org;
Produce religious material. A large brailling operation using volunteers. Braille in 40 languages for many, many nations.
Inland Empire Braille Guild;
761 East 20th Street,
San Bernardino, CA 92404;
714-883-0202 v;
literary [certified LOC]
Garden Grove Unified School;
10330 Stanford Avenue,
Garden Grove, CA 92640;
Beach Cities Braille Guild Inc;
208 Eighth Street,
Huntington Beach, CA 92648;
714-969-7992 v;
literary and textbooks [certified LOC]
Laguna Hills Transcribers, Inc;
924-D Avenida Majorca,
Laguna Hills, CA 92653;
714-830-2125 v;
literary and textbook [certified LOC]
Transcribers of Orange County;
10982 Paddock Lane,
Santa Ana, CA 92705;
714-731-5899 v;
Emerson, Norma;
18271 Santa Lauretta Street,
Fountain Valley, CA 92708;
714-962-6091 v;
DotE2@aol.com;
Nemeth, literary, textbook, certified by LOC
Dale Jr. High School;
900 S. Dale,
Anaheim, CA 92804;
Anaheim High School;
811 W. Lincoln, Rm. 60,
Anaheim, CA 92805;
Braille Transcription Center, Cal State Fullerton;
EC 379, PO Box 379,
Fullerton, CA 92834;
714-449-7687 v;
714-449-7687 f;
btc@fullerton.edu;
instructional material for Cal state campuses (11) in southern california; textbooks, math, musis, foreign languages (translation)
Venture County Braille Transcribers Association;
P.O. Box 3353,
Ventura, CA 93003;
VENTURA COUNTY BRAILLE;
381 Sacramento Drive,
Ventura, CA 93004;
Braille Transcribers of Santa Barbara;
339 Loma Media Road,
Santa Barbara, CA 93103;
805-965-2212 v;
literary and textbook [certified LOC]
Santa Barbara City Schools, Program for Visually Impaired;
723 East Cota Street,
Santa Barbara, CA 93103;
805-966-7768 v;
Kings Tape Library for the Blind;
202 West Grangeville Blvd.,
Hanford, CA 93230;
209-582-4843 v;
Santa Barbara School District;
2730 West Seeger Avenue,
Visalia, CA 93277;
209-732-1912 v;
Sequoia Transcribers;
PO Box 3435,
Visalia, CA 93278;
209-732-1912 v;
literary and textbook [certified LOC]
Kern County;
1300 17th Street,
Bakersfield, CA 93301;
Hemphill, Victor;
2221 South Real Road #120,
Bakersfield, CA 93309;
626-8189832 v;
661-215-5453 f;
victorhemphill@charter.net;
literary braille, textbook, Nemeth, foreign languages, embossing, binding, scanning, professional proofreading available
Ostby, Katrina;
1371 Dixson Street,
Arroyo Grande, CA 93420;
805-474-0785 v;
ozbee@sbcglobal.net;
certifies LOC literary and NBA textbook; also Nemeth and tactile diagrams
Monterey Country Braille Transcribers Inc;
PO Box DF,
Pacific Grove, CA 93950;
409-899-0835 v;
literary and textbooks [certified LOC]
Rose Resnick Lighthouse for the Blind;
214 Van Ness Avenue,
San Francisco, CA 94102;
415-431-1481 x261 v;
dlieberman@Lighthouse-sg.org;
AccuBraille;
30 Cleveland Street,
San Francisco, CA 94103;
415-863-8450 v;
braille signs for ADA compliance
National Association for the Visually Handicapped;
3201 Balboa Street,
San Francisco, CA 94121;
Golden Gate Braille Transcribers;
1466 44th Ave,
San Francisco, CA 94122;
415-566-1641 v;
literary and textbook [LOC]
Clearinghouse for Specialized Media & Tech. California Dept. of Edu;
P.O. Box 944272,
Sacramento, CA 94244;
916-445-5103 v;
916-323-9732 f;
Major source for braille for K-12 in California
Peninsula Center ft Blind;
2470 El Camino Real Suite 107,
Palo Alto, CA 94306;
415-858-0202 v;
Peninsula Braille Transcriber's Guild;
1301 Ashwood Ct,
San Mateo, CA 94402;
CCCOE VI Resource Center;
2964 Miranda Avenue,
Alamo, CA 94507;
925-837-6007 x112 v;
braillist@msn.com;
Nemeth, literary, and foreign language. Certified by LOC since 1974.
Contra Costa Braille Transcribers;
514 Freya Way,
Pleasant Hills, CA 94523;
510-682-4734 v;
akelt@juno.com;
volunteer & for pay, textbooks, math, foreign languages (French, Spanish, Italian, German & Hebrew) literary and textbook [certified LOC]; Ann is a CTEVH expert on Textbook format
American Red Cross, Braille Division;
10771 San Pablo,
El Cerito, CA 94530;
510-526-7206 v;
California School for the Blind;
500 Walnut Ave,
Fremont, CA 94536;
510-794-3800 v;
510-794-3813 f;
braille production at a school for the blind (translation)
Castro Valley School District;
4400 Alma Street, P.O. Box 2146,
Castro Valley, CA 94546;
510-537-3000 v;
510-886-7529 f;
SOLANO COMMUNITY COLLEGE;
4000 Suisun Valley Road,
Suisun City, CA 94585;
VALLEJO UNIFIED SCHOOL;
101 Cobb Avenue,
Vallejo, CA 94589;
Mount Diablo Transcribers;
380 Cordilia Way,
Walnut Creek, CA 94595;
volunteer group
Landmark Heritage Foundation;
2315 Durant Avenue,
Berkeley, CA 94704;
510-531-9184 v;
Transcribing Mariners;
PO Box 4232,
San Rafael, CA 94913;
415-721-7150 v;
literary and textbook [certified LOC]
Santa Cruz County Transcribers Guild;
809 Bay Avenue,
Capitola, CA 95010;
408-476-7140 ex 319 v;
literary and textbook [certified LOC]
Lions Blind center of Santa Clara Valley;
101 North Bascom Ave,
San Jose, CA 95128;
408-295-4016 v;
408-295-0808 f;
LBCSJ@aol.com;
braille and transcription services
Braille Transcription Project of Santa Clara County;
101 North Bascom Ave,
San Joses, CA 95128;
408-298-4468 v;
literary and textbook [certified LOC]
Sixth District CA state PTA Braille transcription project;
101 North Bascom Avenue,
San Jose, CA 95128;
408-298-4468 v;
literary and textbook [certified LOC]
MSMT Braille Services;
651 Yolanda Avenue,
Santa Rosa, CA 95404;
707-579-1115 v;
707-523-0552 f;
ccolcough;
for pay; national scope; conventional transcribing; literary, text, manuals, business cards, Braille stickers for equipment and vending machines. Full bindery. Some braille books for sale as well.
Braille Transcribers of Humboldt;
PO Box 6363; Seveth and A Streets,
Eureka, CA 95501;
707-442-4048 v;
literary and textbook [certified LOC]
Braille Transcribers, Sacremento North Area;
c/o Ralph Richardson Center, 4848 Cottage Way,
Carmichael, CA 95608;
916-482-5584 v;
literary and textbook [certified LOC]
Sacremento Braille Transcribers Inc;
2791 24th Street Room 7,
Sacremento, CA 95816;
916-455-9121 v;
literary and textbook
Flash Trans Enterprises, PC Place;
4536 Edison Ave,
Sacremento, CA 95821;
916-489-5860 v;
916-482-2250 f;
braille production, scanning or print, audio production {}
Statewide Center for Students w/ Hearing and Visual Impairments;
3440 Leahi Ave,
Honolulu, HI 96815;
808-734-0297 v;
Transcribing Services Section; Library for the Blind;
402 Kapahulu Avenue,
Honolulu, HI 96815;
808-732-8444 v;
olbcirc@lib.state.hi.us;
restricted to users in Hawaii; literary and textbook [certified LOC] (translation)
Oregon Text and Media Center for the Visually Handicapped;
531 S.E. 14th Street,
Portland, OR 97214;
503-280-5840 ext 421 v;
503-849-0072 f;
lbrown@pps.k12.or.us;
serves students in Oregon. Foreign languages, math, no music.
Oregon School for the Blind;
700 Church Street S.E.,
Salem, OR 97301;
503-378-3820 v;
503-373-7537 f;
braille production at a school for the blind (translation)
Oregon Textbook and Media Center ft VI;
Kuenzi Hall B6, 999 Locust Street NE,
Salem, OR 97301;
503-763-2413 v;
503-763-2979 f;
larry.brown@wesd.org;
Certified in Lierary and Nemeth braille, extensive use of Textbook format, foreign language, most braille software, no music [certified LOC] (translation)
Oregon State Library Talking Book and Braille Services;
State Library Building,
Salem, OR 97310;
503-378-3849 v;
503-588-7119 f;
Oregon Dept of Ed. Special Ed. Div. Program for Deaf-Blind Children;
700 Pringle Parkway S.E.,
Salem, OR 97310;
503-378-3598 v;
Robinson, Janine;
104 Main Ave.,
La Frande, OR 97850;
541-963-0539 v;
541-963-0539 f;
smartdots@aol.com;
works with Blue Mts. Braille Center, for pay and as a volunteer; textbooks, novels, materials for children and for businesses
Carolyn’s Braille Services;
PO Box 704,
Edmonds, WA 98020;
425-778-8428 v;
carolynsbraille@gmail.com;
Certified by LOC/NLS in Literary Braille Transcribing. Professional braille transcription, creative solutions, over 20 years experience. Long and short jobs for individuals, businesses, organizations, government. Fees start at $.25/braille page; $10 minimum.
Braille Trasncribers, WA Library ft Blind;
821 Lenora Street,
Seattle, WA 98121;
206-464-6930 v;
literary and textbook [certified LOC]; Joyce is a CTEVH expert on mathematical braille (translation)
University of Washington;
448 Schmitz Hall, PB-07,
Seattle, WA 98195;
206-543-8924 v;
206-543-2965 f;
Northwest Braille Services;
PO Box 234,
Ferndale, WA 98248;
360-384-6494 v;
360-384-1819 f;
nwbsbeth@cnw.com;
volunter & paid; focus on local community needs; textbook, math, foreign languages; hand produced graphics; [certified LOC] (translation)
Washington State School for the Blind;
2310 East 13th Street,
Vancouver, WA 98661;
360-696-6321 x158 v;
360-737-2120 f;
braille@wssb.org;
for pay; serve entire country; quick turn around; literary, Nemeth, music and textbook, price quote upon request (translation)
Father Palmer Memorial Braille Service;
1212 North Howard #111,
Spokane, WA 99201;
509-325-1442 or 800-422-7893 v;
509-328-8965 f;
dottycm@aol.com;
for pay and volunteer; foreign languages, literary, textbook, and graphics [certified LOC] [HP scanner] [interpoint]; This organization needs volunteers needed. (translation)
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