Directory of braille services and products in Australia

This Directory gives an overview of braille transcription, music productionproducts and signmakers in Australia. Inclusion in the Directory does not represent endorsement by the Australian Braille Authority. Please contact the organisations directly for further information about their services.

Each state or territory has its own arrangements for the production of primary and secondary school materials, not listed here.

If you would like your organisation to be added to the Directory, please complete and return the ABA Braille Directory data collection form (doc 47kb).

Braille books, transcription and tutoring

AccessAble Braille Enterprises

AccessAble Braille enterprises is a micro business, established in 2015 and operated by individuals with profound print disability. They are independent and flexible and avid braille users and their aim is to demystify the braille code and its uses.

They offer a range of services including:

  • a monthly periodical for readers of literary braille. The magazine, “News of Today and Yesterday”, is distributed in six formats: hard copy braille, audio CD, USB drive, SD card, email attachment and standard or large print. The service is partially funded by subscription, depending on preferred format.
  • Design your own magazine. Readers without computer facilities for research can request a magazine with articles on their chosen subject area for a nominal fee.
  • braille business cards
  • braille menus
  • transcription of short documents for individuals
  • transcription of minutes
  • interpreting for deafblind people by keyboard
  • audio transcription projects

Other requests are welcome.

contact: Ros Sackley or Merrilyn White
phone: 0417 494 237 (Ros) or (02) 4344 3884 (Merrilyn)
email: rossackley@outlook.com.au
business hours: 8am-7.30pm, Monday to Saturday
location: Ettalong Beach, Central Coast, NSW
ABN: 3168 7848 994

Braille House

Braille House logoBraille House specialises in tactual literacy. Services include:

      • braille and tactile graphics transcription for individuals (including books, NDIS plans, certificates, gift cards, maps and household item identifiers) and businesses (including business cards, restaurant menus, brochures, election materials)
      • free lending library of braille books and braille and moon magazines
      • tutoring in braille to newly blind adults locally in Brisbane or remotely
      • “Braille for Print Users”; a 10 week course run twice a year at Braille House

Braille House relies on the assistance and expertise of its many valued volunteers. New volunteers are always welcome. Induction training is provided, after which time work may be conducted either on or off site.

website: www.braillehouse.org.au
location: 507 Ipswich road, Annerley, Qld 4103
contact: Kay Kieu
email: admin@qbwa.org.au
phone: (07) 3848 5257

Flagstaff Group

Braille and print brochureFlagstaff Group has the ability to print up from business card size through to A3 in Braille. Braille is available in grade 1 or grade 2, double- or single-sided for businees cards, brochures, flyers, books and posters. 80% of our workforce are people with disabilities and all of our jobs are proofread by visually impaired staff.

location: 260 Nolan St Unanderra 2526
email: sales@flagstaffgroup.com.au
phone: (02) 4272 0257
website: https://www.flagstaffgroup.com.au/services/print-mail-digital/

Jayde’s Braille Cards

Jayde makes custom braille cards with braille pictures, produced by hand with a Perkins Brailler. Designs include rabbits, love hearts, Teddy bears, trucks, UFOs, reindeers, Christmas trees, snowman, BFF, butterflies.

Greeting cards made from green, blue or pink cardstock with an outline and picture on the front made with braille dots

email: Jaydeabbott9@gmail.com
website: https://www.facebook.com/jaydesbraillecards
cost: $3 for one card or $10 for four cards. Shipping is charged for orders under $50 or pick-up is available
location: Joondalup, Qld

Julie Sutherland Consulting

Julie Sutherland Consulting provides tailor made services for people with disabilities. These services include production of materials in accessible formats such as Braille and event accessibility.

contact: Julie Sutherland
phone: 0408 389 194
email: sutherlandjulie259@gmail.com
website: https://juliesutherlandconsulting.com/

National Braille Reserve Collection

The National Braille Reserve Collection is housed at the National Library in Canberra. Items in the collection are of a serious or reference nature and are available only through inter-library loan.

website: https://www.nla.gov.au/stories/blog/discovering-national-braille-collection#

NextSense (formerly RIDBC) Alternative Format Publications

NextSense’s Alternative Format Publications service produces materials in braille, large print, accessible e-text and EPUB for individuals, community groups, tertiary institutions and organisations. Tactile graphics and 3D materials are also available. NextSense is a registered provider with the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

phone: 1300 581 391 or (02) 9872 0316
email: hello@nextsense.org.au
web: nextsense.org.au
location: North Rocks, New South Wales

Pentronics

Pentronics LogoPentronics has extensive experience in the production of braille business cards. Coordinate with your printer for quality embossing on uncut sheets of business cards. Pentronics are also happy to consult on other braille production requirements.

website: www.pentronics.com.au
location: 64 Saratoga Ave, Corlette, NSW 2315
postal address: PO Box 695, Nelson Bay, NSW 2315
contact: Nigel Herring
phone: (02) 4735 7355
email: service@pentronics.com.au

SA School and Services for Vision Impaired

Accessible Format Production (AFP) is based at the SA School and Services for Vision Impaired in South Australia. AFP produce curriculum and allied materials for vision impaired students at all levels of schooling from birth to year 12, across all subject areas in a range of media including braille, large print, clear print PDFs, e-text, EPUB, tactile resources. Materials produced include textbooks, music, novels, readers, SACE exam papers, worksheets, tests, recipes, pre-braille resources, tactile maps and diagrams.
The SASSVI Resource Centre holds the collection of textbooks and novels which can be borrowed by students with a vision impairment who are supported by our Statewide Support Service across South Australia. Our files are available for sharing.

contact: Library
email: http://dl.1014.library@schools.sa.edu.au
phone: (08) 8277 5255

See Differently with the Royal Society for the Blind (RSB)

 The Royal Society for the Blind (RSB) is an iconic, trusted charity celebrating 130 years of providing services to Australians who are blind or vision impaired. Its services include braille tuition for touch readers and sighted adults. Correspondence lessons are also available for regional clients.

website: https://www.seedifferently.org.au/
phone: 1300 944 306
email: Intake@seedifferently.org.au`
locations: RSB has five offices throughout metropolitan and regional South Australia. Braille training is provided in the Adaptive Technology Centre at 212 Pirie Street, Adelaide SA 5000.

Statewide Vision Resource Centre (SVRC)

In addition to supporting eligible school-aged students with vision impairments throughout Victoria, the Statewide Vision Resource Centre (Department of Education Training, Victoria) offers the following training and resources:

website: www.svrc.vic.edu.au
location: 370 Springvale road, Donvale, Victoria
postal address: PO Box 201 Nunawading, 3131
phone: (03) 9841 0242
email: svrc@svrc.vic.edu.au
contact person: Marion Blaze, Manager

Transcription Cooke

Transcription Cooke logo: A world globe with an ear on either side.Transcription Cooke is a small business offering transcription from audio and print to accessible formats. Literary braille transcription and proofreading are provided to a high standard, based on 20+ years experience. Consultancy and training in braille-related software are also available.

contact: Debbie Cooke
phone: 0412 814 119
email: info@transcriptioncooke.com
location: Bendigo and Melbourne, Victoria
website: www.transcriptioncooke.com

VisAbility

Visability wordmark white text on blackVisAbility (formerly the Association for the Blind of WA) offers a range of services:

      • the Accessible Information Service provides a range of transcription services, including literary braille transcription for individuals, organisations and Universities; braille music transcription; tactile maps and diagrams; and accessibility formatting
      • the Library gives clients access to a range of braille books to borrow or download
      • a braille class is run on Monday and Tuesday each week where people with a vision impairment can learn braille, improve their braille skills or join a reading group

website: www.visability.com.au
location: 61 Kitchener ave, Victoria Park, Western Australia 6100
contact person: Caris Parry, Coordinator | Accessible Information Services
phone: (08) 9311 8202
email: Braille@visability.com.au

Vision Australia

Vision Australia logoVision Australia’s print accessibility services include transcription and embossing of a range of materials, such as:

      • Library service, providing hard copy braille and an online service.
      • Feelix library provides book kits for pre-school age children. Each kit contains a print/braille book, tactile book, DAISY audio CD and toy.
      • FREE personal support service providing braille, e-text, large print, audio and tactual graphics for clients, supported by the Federal Government’s Print Disability Services Program.
      • Support for Primary, Secondary and Tertiary students, including specialist transcription of STEM subjects.
      • Music braille transcription.
      • Commercial and Government contracts, including Braille business cards.
      • Tactual graphics and maps.
      • Braille training for sighted and vision impaired adults.

website: www.visionaustralia.org
location: offices are located throughout Victoria, NSW, Queensland, and ACT, with services also offered to residents of Tasmania and the Northern Territory
phone: 1300 84 74 66
email: info@visionaustralia.org

Where the Trade Buys

Where the Trade Buys full colour business cards with UV printed braille. Where the Trade Buys offer a digital braille printing service, specialising in professional braille business cards with full colour printing and 3D-UV braille on one or both sides of the card.

website: www.wherethetradebuys.com.au/printing/braille/
location: Perth, with free delivery Australia-wide
contact: Nick Campbell
phone:
email: admin@wherethetradebuys.com.au

Braille Music Production

Education Queensland

Education Queensland produces embossed or electronic files of braille music for students from private, public and independent schools in Queensland. Their braille music support includes:

  • Support,  advice and professional development for producing and understanding braille music for visiting teachers and music teachers of students with a vision impairment
  • Production of braille music games/activities and resources for classroom use.

Contact:
Lee Strickland – Braille Music Transcriber
braillemusic@narbethongspecs.eq.edu.au or alternative_format_library@narbethongspecs.eq.edu.au

Get Witham

Production of print music into braille, with quick turnaround. Seventeen years of professional experience in music transcription.

Contact:
Madeleine Witham
0412 724 092
Madeleine.witham@gmail.com
Ballarat, Victoria

Music at your Fingertips

Micro-business specialising in braille music transcription.

Contact:
Fiona Grenfell
0402 911 989
braille.music.fiona@gmail.com

Ross de Vent

Private contractor specialising in braille music transcription.

Contact:
Ross de Vent
0408 575  315
ross@de-vent.net

South Australian School and Services for Vision Impaired (SASSVI)

South Australian School  and Services for Vision Impaired (SASSVI) provide embossed braille music for students in South Australia. Their existing files are available for sharing.

Contact:
Library
dl.1014.library@schools.sa.edu.au
(08) 8277 5255

Vision Australia

Vision Australia logo(As above.) Vision Australia provide braille music transcription for commercial organisations, tertiary institutions and individuals.

Braille Products and Repairs

The Brailler Boys

Perkins braillerThe Brailler Boys, Kevin Partridge and Ian Newham, are both level 4 Certified Service Technicians, able to service all Perkins machines and make warranty repairs. They promise a quick turnaround and loaner braillers are available in special circumstances. Handmade brailler covers are also available for purchase.

Location: PO Box 78, Taralga NSW 2580
Email: thebraillerboys@gmail.com
Phone Kevin Partridge on (02) 4840 2389 or 0418 298 179
Phone Ian Newham on 0425 280 620

ChildsPly Vision

Childsply_ABA ChildsPly Vision is a small laser cutting business specialising in the design and manufacture of tactile games and educational aids for blind and vision impaired children. ChildsPly is open to the challenge of meeting special requests from teachers, parents or children.

website: www.childsply.wixsite.com/catalogue
contact: Claire Garrett
location: Sandringham, Victoria
phone: (03) 9598 4854
email: childsply@gmail.com

Chris Papasavva Brailler Repair and Servicing

address: 15 Hardwicke St, Riverwood, Sydney, NSW 2210
mobile: 0459 228 626
email: chris.papasavva1@gmail.com

HumanWare

HumanWare logoHumanWare designs, manufactures and supplies equipment for people who are vision impaired. HumanWare also distributes a wide range of third party assistive technology hardware and software from North America and Europe.

Products and services include:

      • personal productivity devices/braille tablets with braille keyboards and 18 or 32 cell length of built-in refreshable braille display
      • stand alone, refreshable braille displays for use with computers and portable devices running a screen reader, including Windows, Mac, iOS and Lynux platforms
      • braille embossers: Index range – catering for personal low volume to high volume production needs
      • Duxbury Braille Translation for Windows software
      • servicing of all hardware purchased from HumanWare
      • post-sales technical support and training

website: www.humanware.com
location: Suite 2, 7-11 Railway Street, Baulkham Hills  NSW  2135
phone: 02 9686 2600 or 1300 551 864
email: au.sales@humanware.com

KISA

KISA braille mobile phoneKISA braille mobile phone was designed in Australia with input from Vision Australia and Guide Dogs Victoria. It is fully customizable with up to 10 contacts labeled in braille.

website: www.kisaphone.com.au/braille.aspx
phone: 1300 557 453
email: info@kisa.com.au

Pacific Vision

Pacific Vision are suppliers of braille, speech and magnification technology throughout Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.
Products and services include:

      • personal productivity devices/braille tablets and displays with 14, 32 or 40 cells of braille
      • easy-to-use mobile phone products with distinct buttons, incorporating GPS, scanning, reading, SMS and light and colour sensing technology
      • braille embossers: (Viewplus range) – catering for personal low volume to high volume production needs
      • Openbook scanning, conversion and magnification software
      • Local servicing of all hardware purchased from Pacific Vision
      • post-sales technical support and training

website: Pacific Vision International
location: Ground Floor, 199 Moorabool St, Geelong, Vic 3220
phone: 1800 756 849
email: office@pacificvision.com.au

Pentronics

 Pentronics is the sole Australian importer and Master Distributor of Index Braille production equipment for Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific. Pentronics is also the supplier of Duxbury Braille Translation software and the author of PictureBraille Tactile Graphics software and Toccata braille Music Translation Software.

Pentronics provides service and support for a large range of adaptive technologies for low vision and blindness. They are an Authorised Perkins Brailler repairer and are, without a doubt, the most experienced repairer in the country.

website: www.pentronics.com.au
location: 64 Saratoga Ave, Corlette, NSW 2315
postal address: PO Box 695, Nelson Bay, NSW 2315
contact: Nigel Herring
phone: (02) 4735 7355
email: service@pentronics.com.au

Precision Brailler Repair

Perkins braillerPerkins brailler repair.

Contact: Ian Newham
Location: PO Box 1120 Ingleburn NSW 1890
Mobile: 0425 280 620
Email: precisionbraillerrepair@gmail.com

Puggles Pieces

 Puggles Pieces is an Australian company specialising in unique braille gifts such as jewellery, chocolate moulds, t-shirts, pencils and scratch and sniff books.

website: www.pugglespieces.com.au
contact: Bree
phone: 0421 306 345
email: info@pugglespieces.com.au

Quantum: Reading, Learning, Vision

Quantum Reading Learning VisionQuantum RLV is Australia’s largest supplier of adaptive technology to the education, corporate and government sectors in Australia. provides sales and repairs of braille equipment. They offer demonstrations, assessments, local servicing of all hardware purchased from Quantum RLV, post-sales technical support and training.

Products and services include:

  • Scanners and OCR/braille Notetakers and displays with 14, or 40 cells of braille, Mountbatten Braille Whisperer with Bluetooth and braille embossers.
  • Blindness Software Solutions including OpenBook, JAWS and ZoomText and Fusion scanning, conversion and magnification software.

website: www.quantumrlv.com.au
locations: Sydney North, Sydney South, Melbourne and Brisbane
contact: Rebecca Clark
phone: 1300 883 853
email: info@quantumrlv.com.au

Reach & Match® Learning Kit

reach & match logoReach & Match® Learning Kit is an innovative system for blind and vision impaired children to learn and play with their peers in mainstream environments. It includes braille and print forms for vision impaired and sighted children to develop literacy as well as essential childhood skills such as cognitive, motor, communication and social skills. The double-sensory play provides distinctive ways for individual learning and group play. The kit comes with an activity manual providing well- designed exercises, activities and games for  for children with varying abilities.

website: www.reachandmatch.com
contact: Mandy Lau
email: info@reachandmatch.com
address: PO Box 392 Nunawading 3131

 VisAbility

 VisAbility (formerly the Association for the Blind of WA) offers an Assistive Technology service, providing demonstrations, assessments and sales of a range of assistive technology devices, including refreshable braille displays and braille embossers.

website: www.visability.com.au/our-services/access/assistive-technologies/
location: 61 Kitchener ave, Victoria Park, Western Australia 6100

Vision Australia

Vision Australia logoVision Australia is Australia’s largest provider of services for people who are blind or have low vision. Its services include:

  • Equipment Solutions store providing advice and sales of braille products including braille paper, tactile diagram supplies, manual writing devices, braille games and braille watches
  • Perkins brailler servicing and repair
  • Further Education Bursary for blind and vision impaired students to purchase adaptive technology to assist with tertiary studies

website: www.visionaustralia.org
location: offices are located throughout Victoria, NSW, Queensland, and ACT, with services also offered to residents of Tasmania and the Northern Territory
phone: 1300 84 74 66
email: info@visionaustralia.org

Braille and tactile signmakers

Artee Signs

 Artee Signs manufacture all types of signs, including  braille and tactile signage for wayfinding.

website: arteesigns.com.au
location: 2/3 Atkinson rd, Taren Point NSW 2229
phone: (02) 9524 0644
email: sales@artee.com.au
contact: Karina Stevens

Braille and Tactile Signs Australia

Braille and Tactile Signs Australia is a division of Bathurst Signs & Screen Printing. They specialise in the production of signs, particularly braille and tactile signs. There is facility for some production of tactile graphics on signs.

website: www.bathurstsigns.com
location: Bathurst, NSW
phone: (02) 6334 3888
email: david@bathurstsigns.com.au
contact: David Berry or Alisha Bourke

Braille Sign Supplies

 Braille Sign Supplies is a manufacturer of Braille/Tactile Signs and labels. Shipping is available to anywhere in Australia.

website: www.braillesignsupplies.com.au
location: Torquay, Victoria
phone: 1300 302 655
email: sales@braillesignsupplies.com.au
contact: Travis Ashford

Canberra Rubber Stamps & Signs

Toilet signs with braille and raised text and graphics. Canberra Rubber Stamps & Signs can create specialised braille and tactile  signage for a range of diverse purposes and placements for your company. Their UV printer uses ultraviolet lights to dry ink as it is printed. Once the ink has been cured, it then hardens to create a solid look and feel. All of their braille signage complies with the Access to Premises (Buildings) standards under the Disability Discrimination Act.

location: Fyshwick, ACT
website:
www.crss.com.au
email: signage@crss.com.au
phone: (02) 6280 6954
contact: Brittney Vaughan

Cutting Shapes

Cutting Shapes manufacture braille signs in stainless steel or acrylic.

location: Taren Point, NSW
phone: 0411 047 865
email: cuttingshapes@tpg.com.au
contact: Russell Harding

Hillmont Engraved Signs

Hillmont Signs have been manufacturing and supplying Braille / tactile and general signage solutions throughout Australia for over 20 years. High profile projects include the award-winning wayfinding system at the University of Sydney, many of the facilities for the Sydney 2000 Olympics as well as the Epping to Chatswood railway, Rural Railways and Braille signs inside the new Oscar railway carriages.

Materials include acrylic, brass, aluminium and stainless steel. Braille, symbols and text are all adhered to the sign to ensure durability and guard against tampering.
Location: Unit 28, 8 Victoria avenue, Castle Hill, NSW 2154
Email: info@hillmontbraillesigns.com.au
Website: hillmontbraillesigns.com.au
Contact: Andrew Cornish

Limitless Quality Solutions

Limitless Quality Solutions provide engraving and labelling for personal use. Personalised braille labels can be created to assist with day to day placement of items and touch location guides, e.g. wardrobe, bathroom, laundry, kitchen fridge, pantry items, etc.  Other products include switchboard electrical labels, UV-resistant, heat-protected labels, chemical labels, solar battery label packs, danger signs, business cards, name tags, isolation, room numbers and evacuation. All signs are in line with the Australian guidelines and compliance.

Contact: Samantha Garrard
Email: limitlessqualitysolutions@gmail.com
Location: 94 Flour Mill Road, Whites Valley, South Australia
Phone: 0431 795 601

Visualise Braille & Tactile Signs

 Visualise Braille & Tactile Signs manufacture both stock line and custom braille and tactile signs, in addition to tactile maps and directories. They also manufacture all other types of signs.

website: www.visualise.net.au
location: Northgate, QLD
phone: 07 3625 2331 or 1300 881 071
email: visualise@signcraft.com.au


link to Round Table websiteThe Australian Braille Authority is a subcommittee of the Round Table on Information Access for People with a Print Disability Inc.

Last updated: February 28, 2024 at 20:04 pm