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
www.americanthermoform.com
Aurora Ministries
Aurora
Ministries
P.O. Box
621,
Bradenton,
FL 34206.
941-748-3031
(voice)
941-748-2625
(fax)
They
provide scriptures or scripture portions in many languages free for the blind. Requests
should include written certification of blindness or reading impairment from a
source recognized by the National Library Service for the Blind
www.auroraministries.org
Bartemeus
Library for the Blind
Bartemeus Library for the Blind
3607
Woodbine Lane
Brooklyn
Center, MN 55429
Phone:
(763) 561-6955
Lending
library of Christian books for people who are blind.
Bible Alliance. See Aurora Ministries
Braille Bibles International
P. 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.
www.braillebibles.org
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.
www.brailleinstitute.org
CARE Ministries, Inc.
P. O. Box
1830
Starkville,
MS 39760
1-800-336-2232
B. 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.
www.careministries.org
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.
www.christianrecord.org
Circle of Love Cassette Ministry
Circle of
Love Cassette Ministry
1002
South Johnson
Pasadena,
TX 77506
Phone:
(713) 477-4307
Email: georg.gray@psl-online.com
Produces
and distributes by subscription, a Christian magazine entitled Circle of Love,
specifically for people who are blind or visually impaired.
Clearer Vision Ministries
Clearer
Vision Ministries P.O. Box 570268
Orlando,
FL 32857
Phone:
(407) 381-1373
Fax:
(407) 381-1373
Provides
recorded Christian materials and magazine for use by blind and print impaired
persons, especially Bible College students. Also provides technical assistance
to local churches seeking to minister to/with print impaired persons.
www.clearervisionministries.org
Faith Comes By Hearing
Faith Comes By Hearing
2421
Aztec Road N.E.
Albuquerque,
NM 87107-4200
Phone:
1-800-545-6552
Produces
a number of Scriptural resources of interest to those who are blind including
taped versions of the Bible and a dramatized tapes of children's Bible stories
called Kid Pack and a series of children's books with accompanying cassette
tapes called Psalms and Proverbs in song.
www.fcbh.org
Gospel Association for the Blind, Inc.
Gospel Association
for the Blind, Inc.
1450
South West 10th Avenue. Bldg. B-2
Delray
Beach, FL 33444
Phone:
(561) 274-9700
Has a
large free circulating library of Braille and taped materials and sponsors a
summer camp in New Hampshire for people who are blind.
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
www.gospelcom.net
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.
www.globalrecordings.net
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.
Hermeneutika
Hermeneutika
P. O. Box
2200
Big Fork,
MT 59911-2200
Phone:
(406) 837-2244
Fax:
(406) 837-4433
Sells
Computer-Aided Bible Research materials, some which may be used with large
print and speech access software for people who are blind and visually
impaired.
http://www.bibleworks.com
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.
www.ibs.org
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`
www.icbminc.org
Joni and Friends
Joni and
Friends
P. 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.
www.joniandfriends.org
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 cassette tape 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.
http://www.loc.gov/nls/
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. The Open Window which is a daily devotion is available on four track
cassette.
www.lifeway.com
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.
www.lbwinc.org
Lutheran Tape Ministry
Lutheran
Tape Ministry
208 East
Broad Street
P. O. Box
217
Blue
Springs, NE 68318
Phone:
(800) 937-2591
Tapes
materials including the American Translation of the Bible (BEX).
www.talkingscriptures.com
Mark 2 Ministries
Mark 2
Ministries
P. O. Box
30286
Indianapolis,
IN 46230
Phone:
(317) 466-8244
Provides
ministry to a variety of disability groups and is currently providing Bible
study materials in Braille from NAVPress and from
Precept Ministries. Sunday School and other Bible study may be produced upon
request.
www.mark2ministries.org/vision.shtml
Multi-Language Media
P.O. Box
301
Ephrata,
PA 17522 USA
(717)
738-0582
has an
excellent resource catalog for
books,
pamphlets, audio cassettes
(teaching
and music), Bibles, the Bible
on CD,
Bible studies and language
learning
in many languages.
www.multilanguage.com
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.
www.nationalbraille.org
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.
www.nbp.org
National Church Conference of the Blind
P. 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
www.learningally.com
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
P. 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
www.seedlings.org
Sound of Sight
Sound of
Sight
840 S.
Sheridan Blvd.
Denver,
CO 80226
Phone:
(303) 936-2188
Phone:
(888) 936-0001
www.redwhiteandblue.org
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.
www.spokenwordministries.org
Taped Ministries of the Northwest
Taped
Ministries of the Northwest
122 SW
150th Street
Burien,
WA 98166
Phone:
(206) 243-7377
Provides
a variety of Christian materials and magazines including Our Daily Bread on
cassette tape. Catalog available upon request.
www.tapeministries.org
The Upper Room Board Of Discipleship
The Upper
Room
P. 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.
www.upperroom.org
