Resources of Transcription Services

Resources of Transcription Services for the Blind

PRINTED MATERIALS

• American Printing House for the Blind
  1839 Frankfort Avenue
  Louisville, KY 40206
  (502) 895-2405 Voice
  (800) 223-1839 Toll-Free Customer Service
  Email: info@aph.org  
  Contact: Jack Decker, VP Production
  Services: Transcription service to braille, large print and taped materials. Any size order. Fee for services.
• Blind Services Association
  17 N. State St, Suite 1050
  Chicago, IL 60602
  Contact: Sally Cooper (312) 236-0808 Voice (312) 236-8679 FAX
  Services: Provide taped materials and readers for one-on-one jobs
• Braille Computer Center
  Boulder Public Library, P.O. Box Drawer H
  Boulder, CO 80306
  (303) 441-3098 Voice
  Contact: Donna Gartenmann
  Services: Transcription service to braille form print or WordPerfect 5.1 disk. Preference given to Colorado residents. Fee for services.
• Braille, Inc.
  65 Town Hall Sq, Suite B
  East Falmouth, MA 02540
  (508) 540-0080 Voice
  Contact: Josie P. Little
  Services: Transcription service to braille. Specializes in manuals/complicated materials. Fee for services.
• Braille Institute of America, Inc
  741 North Vermont Avenue
  Los Angeles, CA 90029
  (213) 663-1111 Voice
  Contact: Carol Jiminez
  Services: Transcription service to braille and audio tape. Use of volunteers. Fee for services.
• Braille Transcribers Club of Illinois
  7240 North Overhill
  Chicago, IL 60631-4206
  (773) 774-6638 Voice
  Contact: Martha Williams
  Services: Transcription service of books to braille. Use of volunteers. Manual use of Perkins Brailler. Fee for services.
• Central Blind Rehabilitation Center
  Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital
  P.O. Box 5000 (EH)
  Hines, IL 60141
  (708) 202 2272 (Voice)
  (Fax) 708 202-7949 (Fax)
  Contact: Charles Brancheu, Supervisor, Living Skills
  Services: Transcription service to notes, learning aids to braille, large print, taking books/cassettes. Fee for services.
• Central Iowa Center for Independent Living
  655 Walnut St
  Des Moines, IA 50309
  (515) 243-1742 Voice
  (515) 243-5385 FAX
  E-mail: cicil@raccon.com
  Services: Translate printed or computer text into braille in single or multiple copies. Use of volunteers
• Free Library of Philadelphia (formerly Associated Service for the Blind)
  919 Walnut Street
  Philadelphia, PA 19107
  (215) 925-3213 Voice
  Services: Transcription service to braille, large print and taped materials. Any size order. Fee for services
• Horizons for the Blind
  25 Erick St., Unit A103
  Crystal Lake, IL 60014
  (815) 444-8800 Voice/TTY
  Contact: Camille Cafferelli
  Services: Transcription service to braille, large print, and taped materials. Fee for services.
• Illinois Instructional Materials Center
  1850 W. Roosevelt Road
  Chicago, IL 60608
  (312) 666-1331 Voice
  Contact: Barbara Perkis
  Services: Transcription of instructional materials to braille and large print. Fee for services.
• Impact, Inc
  2735 East Broadway
  Alton, IL 62002
  (618) 462-1411 Voice
  Contact: Violet Evans and Rhonda Vargiel
  Services: Transcription service to braille, large print and taped materials
• Johanna Bureau of the Blind
  8 South Michigan
  Chicago, IL 60603
  (312) 332-6076 Voice
  Contact: Edith Weiner
  Services: Transcription service to braille and tape. Fee for services.
• Michigan Braille Transcribing Services
  Jackson Prison
  4000 Cooper Street
  Jackson, MI 49201
  (517) 788-7560 Voice
  Contact: Ralph Hoffmann
  Services: Transcription service of textbooks, math and computer-related materials to braille and audio tape. Use of inmate labor. Focus on textbook transcription. Fee for services
• MSMT Braille Center
  651 Yolanda Avenue
  Santa Rosa, CA 95407
  (707) 579-1115 Voice
  Contact: Carolyn Colclough
  Services: Transcription service to braille from print, IBM disk or by modem. Estimated Fee fro service (minimum charge of $30 on all orders) with special prices for graphs, maps, charts, or diagrams.
• National Braille Press
  88 St. Stephens Street
  Boston, MA 02115
  (888) 965-8965 Voice
  Contact: Eileen Curran and Lisa Ostrow
  Services: Transcription service to braille and large print. Not less than 50 copies. Fee for service
• National Braille Association
  95 Allens Creek Road, Bldg 1, Suite 202
  Rochester, NY 14618
  (716) 473-8260 (Voice)
  Contact: Angela Coffaro
  Services: Transcription service to braille. Use of volunteers.
• National Federation of the Blind of Utah
  1751 Park St.
  Salt Lake City, Utah 84105
  (801) 364-9007 (Voice) or (800) 876-9007
  Contact: Nick Schmittroth
  Services: Transcription service to braille. Use of volunteers. No large textbooks. Fee for service.
• Peoria Area Blind People's Center, Inc.
  2905 West Garden Street
  Peoria, IL 61605
  (309) 637-3693 Voice
  Contact: Shirley Harlan
  Services: Transcription service to braille, talking books/cassettes, large-print books. Serve 40 mile radius of Peoria County courthouse. Fee for services.
• Perkins Braille and Talking Book Library
  175 N Beacon St.
  Watertown, MA 02472
  (617) 972-7240 Voice
  Contact: Robert Pierson
  Services: Transcription service to braille and audio tape from print or Apple or IBM compatible computer disks; can transcribe math and computer-related materials. Use of volunteers. Priority given to student materials and work for professionals. Fee for services.
• The Braille Dots Print Shop
  Illinois School for the Visually Impaired
  658 East State Street
  Jacksonville, IL 62650
  (217) 479-4430 Voice
  Contact: Brenda Stewart at ISVI
  Services: Produce large print or braille. Fee for services.
• Verbal Ink
  2901 Ocean Park Boulevard, Suite 215
  Santa Monica, CA 90405
  (877) 9-VERBAL Voice
  Contact: Account Executive
  Services: Transcription service to audio tape.
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  Division of Rehabilitation
  Education Services
  1207 South Oak Street
  Champaign, IL 61820
  (217) 333-4604 Voice
  Contact: Bryan McMurray, Supervisor, Services for Sensory Accommodations
  Services: Transcription service of textbooks and recreational material to braille, talking books/cassettes, large-print books. Fee for services

SIGNS

• Lincolnland Architectural Graphics
  704 North 7th Street
  Riverton, IL 62561
  217-629-9009 Voice
  Contact: Craig Moore
  Services: Designs functional tactile signage. Fee for services.