Vendors of Braille Translation Software
Braille Translation Software is critical to the production of quality braille. While it is our hope that you will purchase MegaDots if you need an English language translator, we don't want to be heavy handed. Here is a comprehensive list of vendors.
Click here for braille embossers, which you will also need to produce braille.
Click here for Optical Recognition systems, which are useful when you produce braille.
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Industiestrasse 11
D-35041 Marburg
Germany
+49 6421 80219 v
+49 6421 80214 f
brailletec@t-online.de
Professional Braille, translates German, French and Arabic.
439 Union St
Hudson NY 12534
chuckh@taconic.net
Turbo Braille which takes ASCII, WP or Word Star files, also Auto Braille which translates from on the fly printing from any PC application. Download it from the web site
PO Box 22219
Lincoln NE 68542
402-423-4782 v
402-423-5154 f
info@c-a-s.com
ED-IT software, a braille editor for braille transcribers with a translation option
Concept Systems
204-206 Queens Road -- Beeston
Nottingham NG9 2DB
United Kingdom
+44 115 925 5988 v
+44 115 925 8588 f
les@visaid.demon.co.uk
PC Braille, memory resident program used with paperless braille systems.
4-14 Cholette
Hull PQ J8Y 1J6
Canada
819-770-2825 v
819-770-9813 f
converto@converto.org
Converto 3, Converto 98 (conventional braille translation) and Concerto-O-Braille (music translator)@for pay, also sells own transcription software
130 Hampden Rd, 3rd Floor
Upper Darby PA 19082
610-352-7607 v
610-352-4582 f
ddots@netaxs.com
Goodfeel Braille Music Translator, reads Lime or MIDI files; get Lime from//datura.cerl.uiuc.edu
PO Box 83
Worcester WR3 8TU
United Kingdom
+44 1905 754577 v
+44 1905 754559 f
sales@dolphinaccess.com
Cipher, mid-range cost, adaptable to a number of languages.
100 South Ellsworth Ave, 4th floor
San Mateo CA 94401
650-348-7401, or 7402 for support v
650-348-7403 f
info@dolphinusa.com
Cipher, mid-range cost, adaptable to a number of languages.
A simple braille editor for the Macintosh intended for skilled transcribers; available from the web site for download
270 Littleton Rd, Unit 6
Westford MA 01886
978-692-3000 v
978-692-9712 f
info@duxsys.com
A line of braille software products: DBT WIN, MegaDots (Dos, runs under Windows), DBT MAC, DBT DOS, Braille Board. These products are described in detail at this web site.
52 Allees Charles-de-Fitte
F-31300 Toulouse
France
+33-561-426866 v
+33-561-591382 f
etexmex@hotmail.com
Fernuniversitat Hagen
In der Krone 17
D-58084 Hagen
Germany
+49-2331-9874218 v
+49-2331-688896 f
Richard.Heuer@Fernuni-Hagen.de
HBS is one of the leading German braille translators.
725 Airport North Office Park
Ft. Wayne IN 46825
219-489-3671 v
219-489-2608 f
support@gwmicro.com
Braille Talk, a low-end product.
6245 King Rd.
Loomis CA 95650
916-652-7253 or 800-722-3393 v
916-652-7296 f
info@humanware.com
NM State Univ. Math Dept MSC 3MBPO Box 30001
Las Cruces NM 88003
505-646-2337 v
505-646-1064 f
chrweave@nmsu.edu
work on a Nemeth translator for Scientific Notebook math software which can be used with or without the Duxbury DBT translator
PO Box 121984
Arlington TX 76012
817-543-1103 f
lmathtalk@onramp.net
Math Braille Talk, the voice input softwareusing Duxbury DBT, works with Dragon dictate; input math by voice, get it embossed!
Micro Engineering
955 Camino La Maida
Thousand Oaks CA 91360
805-492-1003 v
microeng@pe.net
sells the MicroBraille transcribing software for the PC (not a translator)
1800 Johnson St.
Baltimore MD 21230
410-659-9314 v
410-685-5653 f
nfb@iamdigex.net
NFB-TRANS available for free download
13333 Thunderhead St
San Diego CA 92129
858-538-9401 v
858-538-9401 f
opus@opustec.com
working on system to automate the production of braille music, CD-ROM on braille music, and a braille font pack
102 Bute Street
Cardiff Bay Cardiff CF1 6AD
United Kingdom
+44 1222-301000 v
+44 1222-301019 f
mike.parr@pia.co.uk
a simple braille editor (not a translator), for the PC available for download for free
222 St. Kilda Road
3182 St. Kilda Victoria
Australia
+61 3-9525-5300 v
+61 3-9525-3560 f
info@robotron.net.au
BrailleMaster, software for the Robotron or the PC.
SBS (Schweizerische Bibliothek fur Blinde und Sehbehinderte)
Albisrieder Str. 400
CH-8047 Zurich
Switzerland
BraillePress@sbszh.ch
SBS is one of the leading German braille translators.
Nygardterrasserne 233D
DK-3520 Farum
Denmark
+45 44 991702 v
+45 44 991703 f
lars@sensus.dk
Sensus Braille, Danish, Swedish, and English, free to those in Denmark, a nominal fee for others.
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