Braille Library & Transcribing Services, Inc.
formerly Volunteer Braillists & Tapists, Inc.
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Contact Us
Braille Library & Transcribing
Services, Inc.
517 N. Segoe Rd. #200
Madison, WI 53705
USA
Phone: 608-233-0222
Fax: 608-233-0249
For library requests or general questions
email:
office@bltsinc.org
braille.blts@tds.net
Hours
10:00 AM to 1:00 PM (Central Standard Time)Tuesday through Friday
Board of Directors:
Steve LevinePresident
Vonna Johnson-Porter
Vice President
Patricia Herrling
Secretary, Librarian
Sue Nelson
Treasurer
Constance Risjord
Sandy Adams
Karen Perzentka
Lois Kibbe
Office Staff:
Aaron KonkolOffice Manager
Sue Danz
Braille Coordinator
NEWS:
Click HERE for
the list of new Print
Braille books in UEB
Click HERE for our most recent "Dear Pearl"
newsletter (March, 2018)
In March of 2016 Jan Wilson wrote a wonderful piece on BLTS for In
Business Magazine!
Click HERE
to read the article online:
Three ways to get the braille you need:
- Request transcription
- On loan from our library
- Buy your own copy from our library
1. Request Transcription
We transcribe almost anything you need or want.
- Textbooks and school materials.
- Job-related materials.
- Leisure reading books for children and adults.
- Daily living materials: cookbooks, appliance instruction manuals, computer manuals, inspirational writings, knitting and crocheting patterns, and crossword puzzles.
- Practical items such as menus, bank statements, agendas, minutes of meetings, and playbills.
2. Braille Library
Our shelves hold over 2,000 titles for children and adults, and our collection is always being enlarged and updated. There is no charge for borrowing our books; just tell us your name and contact information and we'll get you started. Everyone receives an annual list of the year's new books at the beginning of the year, in braille or print, according to your stated preference when you sign up. Hard copies of our online inventory are available in braille or print and are updated every January. They are available for loan or sale, just like our library books.Lending Library Policies
3. Price List
If you have something to be transcribed or are interested in purchasing a copy from our library, see our price list. Please contact BLTS for availability.Taping
We record the information you need, if it is not commercially available. Tapes are for sale only; we do not have a listening library.Become a Volunteer Braille Transcriptionist
If you couldn’t see, how would you
read your utility bill? menu? cookbook? novel? It takes trained transcribers to
turn print into braille for the visually impaired. The National Library Service
for the Blind and Physically Handicapped offers that training through local
mentors at BLTS. The 12-month course consists of weekly classes held in our
offices on Segoe Road in Madison, and culminates in certification by the
Library of Congress. A $50 fee covers all materials. After certification, all
transcription is done at home using a computer.
Why Volunteer?
Braille Library & Transcribing Services, Inc. is a Madison-based non-profit Wisconsin (USA) corporation dedicated to providing print materials in braille or on audio cassette. Our philosophy is that everyone should have the opportunity to read. BLTS serves visually- or print-impaired persons regardless of age, race, religion, sex, or national origin.
This page was last updated on March 14th, 2018.