This Directory gives an overview of braille transcription, music production, products 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 is a micro business, established in 2015 so is almost ten years old. Ros and colleagues have print disability and use appropriate technology to specialise in braille and audio production using only human voice readers working from home. Each new project is specifically designed to meet the needs of the end user and all relevant options are explored.
Individual and corporate fees are subject to variation in the complexity of material to be transcribed. Ros coordinates a team of thirteen volunteers which includes editing of audio projects in conjunction with Albatross Computers of Woy Woy. Volunteers are scattered around Australia and have relevant skills relating to reading and recording of materials.
Braille transcription is shared with a colleague in Sydney and includes files of various lengths from one page condolence letters to international humanitarian documents and anything in between including:
- Newsletters
- Books for older children
- Poetry collections
- Braille menus
- Audio transcription projects
Other request are welcome.
Contact: Ros Sackley and Lisa-Marie Walker
Phone: (Ros) 0417 494 237 (Lisa-Marie) 0419 846 650 (if Ros unavailable)
email: rossackley@outlook.com.au
Business hours: 8am-7.30pm, Monday to Saturday
location: Ettalong Beach, Central Coast, NSW
ABN: 3168 7848 994
Acknowledgement: I acknowledge the work of Merrilyn White for her time with AABraille from 2016-2023 using her reading and audio transcription skills.
AABraille is located at Ettalong Beach on the NSW Central Coast. AABraille acknowledges the Traditional custodians of the land on which they work and live who are the Korin–gai and Darkenjung people and pay their respects to Elders and kin residing on the NSW Central Coast.
Braille House
Braille House specialises in tactual literacy. Services include:
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- 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
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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
Flagstaff 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.
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 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:
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- annual professional learning program
- online tutorials and technology support for braille and braille technologies
- Ozzie dots, a fun and light-hearted series to introduce contracted braille and tactual graphicacy to young braille readers
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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 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 (formerly the Association for the Blind of WA) offers a range of services:
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- 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
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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’s print accessibility services include transcription and embossing of a range of materials, such as:
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- 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.
- A 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.
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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 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
(As above.) Vision Australia provide braille music transcription for commercial organisations, tertiary institutions and individuals.
Braille Products and Repairs
The Brailler Boys
The 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 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
mobile: 0459 228 626
email: chris.papasavva1@gmail.com
HumanWare
HumanWare 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:
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- 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
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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 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:
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- 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
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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 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 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® 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 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
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
The Australian Braille Authority is a subcommittee of the Round Table on Information Access for People with a Print Disability Inc.