Braille Transcribing and Production Services

The Hadley School offers services to meet your brailling needs:

Transcribing and Production
Personal Transcribing

For information concerning Hadley courses, course materials, the enrollment process, and other questions please contact the Student Services Department at 847-446-8111 or student_services@hadley.edu.

Transcribing

All transcribing is done in accordance with the formats prescribed by the Braille Authority of North America, and is completed by National Library Services certified braille transcribers.

This service includes text scanning and custom brailling services of books, magazines, legal documents, articles and other print material; and braille embossing, covers and binding services.

Fee: Costs are based on the complexity of the material and the time required to complete the project. Free estimate.

At this time Hadley does not transcribe mathematics or chemistry material.

Personal Brailling Services

Includes transcription and brailling service for personal items, such as greeting cards, invitations, short personal letters of one to two pages, labels for identifying belongings and other short print items of a personal nature. Mailing of greeting card to the recipient is included if you provide Hadley with a print card and the name and address of the person you want it mailed to. To be eligible for the mailing service, the recipient must be visually impaired and eligible to receive free matter.

Fee: Negotiable (Free estimate)

Binding and Cover Options

GBC 19-hole twin loop spiral-O wire binding
GBC 19-hole plastic coil binding
Custom cardstock cover in red, blue, gray, aqua, yellow, and white
Clear plastic cover

For more information: please contact the Materials Production Department at 847-784-2899 or email BraillingServices@hadley.edu.

The Hadley School for the Blind is the single largest worldwide distance educator of blind and visually impaired people and relies solely on contributions from individuals, foundations and corporations to fund its tuition-free programs. Your generous support assures that our programs will remain free of charge to those who need them the most.