Information About Braille Institute
Click on the links below to download information about our free services and many helpful documents to help you and your loved ones adjustment to sight loss. All documents on this page are PDFs. If you have any questions, please call us toll-free at 1-800-BRAILLE (272-4553).
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About Braille Institute
- Since 1919, Braille Institute® has empowered visually impaired people to live fulfilling lives. Offering hope, encouragement and practical skills for daily living, Braille Institute helps to instill confidence and build self-esteem.
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We’re Here to Help
- Braille Institute® can help you adjust to sight loss so you can continue to live a full and independent life.
Apply for our free services. At Braille Institute, there’s something for everyone.
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Low Vision Rehabilitation Services Fact Sheet
- For most people, diminished vision is a normal part of aging. For many, growing older means the inability to read, work on crossword puzzles, watch television or enjoy other activities that require sight.
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Library Services Fact Sheet
- Since 1934, Braille Institute’s® Library Services has solved this problem by providing free books, periodicals and other texts in braille and recorded formats.
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Mobile Solutions Fact Sheet
- Can’t make it to one of our regional centers? We’ll bring Braille Institute’s free services closer to you with our specially equipped Mobile Solutions vehicles. Climb aboard and see what’s in store.
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Sighted Guide Techniques
- There are many efficient, easy-to-learn ways to give meaningful assistance to someone who is visually impaired. For nearly a century, Braille Institute® has helped thousands of blind and visually impaired people of all ages develop the skills they need for effective orientation — the ability to identify their surroundings — and mobility — the ability to get from one location to another safely.
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Emotional Impact of Sight Loss
- Because blindness is the dramatic loss of a primary sense, most attention goes to its physical impact. But the losses associated with blindness are far more than material.
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About Blindness — Myths and Realities
- When sighted people encounter a person who is blind or visually impaired, they may still imagine a blind person operating a newsstand or asking for a handout with a tin cup, as was common during the 1930s and ’40s. Today, outdated stereotypes and misconceptions can be dismissed as the following myths and their opposing realities are understood.