Helpful information

Here are a few links to some key web sites to enable you to read more about Braille, the work of the Australian Braille Authority, education for people who are blind or have low vision and other related topics, or find links to some local organisations and agencies or suppliers of Braille related technologies. It is certainly not an exhaustive list and if you represent or know of an organisation or agency which you consider would be a useful addition to the list below, please let us know.

AUSTRALIAN BRAILLE AUTHORITY

The Australian Braille Authority oversees the development and maintenance of Braille codes and specifications used in Australia. brailleaustralia.org  The Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER) is an international organisation supporting education and rehabilitation professionals providing services to children and adults with vision impairment.

BLIND CITIZENS AUSTRALIA

Blind Citizens Australia (BCA) is an advocacy organisation representing the united voice of blind and vision-impaired Australians.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Queensland State Government entry point for information about access to education, training and the arts.

DUXBURY SYSTEMS

The Duxbury Braille Translator (DBT) and MegaDots, are used by many of the world’s leading braille publishers.

E-BILITY DISABILITY INFORMATION RESOURCES

A comprehensive online Australian disability resource with information of interest to people with vision impairment.

GUIDE DOGS QUEENSLAND

GDQ services include Guide Dog training and placement, community and professional education workshops, mobility programs for vision impaired and blind children, counseling by our on staff psychologist and a variety of residential and training programs including counseling retreats, holiday camps, Long Cane training and electronic travel aid training.

HUMANWARE

HumanWare markets products and offers service and support to help people with vision impairment get access to information such as Braille and Speech, Low Vision, Orientation and Digital Talking Book Players.

INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON ENGLISH BRAILLE (ICEB)

The purpose of the International Council on English Braille is to coordinate and improve standards for braille usage for all English-speaking users of braille.

MOUNTBATTEN BRAILLER WEBSITE

The Mountbatten Brailler is adaptive technology that has been designed to meet the needs of blind students in today’s environment, especially in early braille instruction, as a foundation tool for literacy.

PATRON

We are honoured to once again enjoy the privilege of Vice-Regal Patronage and are happy to acknowledge our Patron, His Excellency the Honourable Paul de Jersey AC, Governor of Queensland.

PENTRONICS

An Australian company which provides service and support of adaptive technologies for people who are blind and vision impaired and is the author of Toccata Braille Music Translator and PictureBraille tactile graphic creation software.

PERKINS SCHOOL

The Perkins School website includes the Blind Howe Press History.

QUANTUM READING LEARNING VISION

An Australian company dedicated to serving the needs of people with Print Disabilities by providing access to information and tools for greater independence in all areas of life, and supplies such devices as the Mountbatten Brailler, Jot a Dot and Tetrapoint, Braille displays and numerous low vision and educational products.

QUEENSLAND BLIND ASSOCIATION INC

QBA is an independent voluntary organisation run by and for people who are blind in Queensland.

QUEENSLAND NARRATING SERVICE

The Queensland Narrating Service (QNS) produces audio information, educational text and recreational reading material for people with a print disability.

RADIO 4RPH

Queensland radio for people with a print disability – turning print into sound.

RETINA AUSTRALIA

Retina Australia is a voluntary organisation that provides scientific research and support to people and families affected by retinal degenerative diseases.

RNIB – ROYAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF THE BLIND, UK

RNIB is the UK’s leading charity offering information, support and advice to people with sight loss, including accessible information services.

ROUND TABLE ON INFORMATION ACCESS

The Round Table on Information Access for People with Print Disabilities facilitates and influences the production and use of quality alternative formats for people with a print disability.

ROYAL INSTITUTE OF DEAF AND BLIND CHILDREN (RIDBC)

Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children (RIDBC) is Australia’s largest non-government provider of therapy, education, cochlear implant and diagnostic services for people with vision or hearing loss, supporting thousands of adults, children and their families, each year.

ROYAL NEW ZEALAND FOUNDATION OF THE BLIND

The Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind is New Zealand’s main provider of sight loss services to blind and partially sighted people.

SOUTH PACIFIC EDUCATORS IN VISION IMPAIRMENT ASSOCIATION

South Pacific Educators in Vision Impairment – SPEVI – acts as the professional body in matters pertaining to the education of people with a vision impairment within the South Pacific region.

VISION AUSTRALIA

Blindness and low vision services Australia.