Empowering Through Touch, Teaching Through Understanding
At Braille House, we believe braille literacy opens doors to independence, education, and opportunity. Our comprehensive educational programs serve both the vision-impaired community and those who support them, fostering an inclusive society where everyone can access the world through their fingertips.
Our Programs
Tailored instruction in two time-tested tactual reading systems, offering:
- Flexible learning options: face-to-face, remote, or via Zoom
- Functional Course for basic community navigation
- Full Course for comprehensive literacy
- Personalized support for blind or low-vision learners
A comprehensive 10-week on-site (or 16-week distance) certification program teaching Unified English Braille (UEB) to sighted individuals. Ideal for:
- Teachers and teacher aides
- Family members of braille readers
- Healthcare professionals
- Anyone interested in learning braille visually
Transform your understanding of the vision-impaired experience through our interactive workshops. Perfect for schools, libraries, community centres, and organisations, these engaging sessions allow participants to:
- Discover the history and importance of braille
- Learn to write their name in braille
- Explore tactile books and resources
- Gain insight into daily life with vision impairment
Our annual celebration of young braille readers brings together Queensland's vision-impaired students to:
- Showcase their reading and writing skills
- Connect with peers
- Build confidence and community
- Inspire the next generation of braille users
What Our Community Says
My daughter had so much fun participating in the Braille Awareness Show at Ipswich Library. She loved finding the letters of her name in braille. It really started a conversation with our family about accessibility for all. My kids now love finding braille in lifts and on signs.
The Braille Awareness Shows put on by Braille House have given our Year 11 students deep and meaningful insights into ways a more equitable and just society is created. In particular, Andrew and Grace offered new perspectives on how visually impaired and blind people face and overcome challenges that our school wouldn't have been able to provide otherwise. Our students will leave school with a greater understanding of important issues to the blind community and real, actionable strategies to be more open, compassionate members of society.
Thank you, Braille House!
Ipswich Libraries has engaged the services of Braille House to deliver multiple Braille Awareness Shows for launch events for our Tales and Trails outdoor reading project. Delivered within library branches and external community venues, the Braille House Awareness Show promotes inclusion and helps raise knowledge and awareness of braille and the issues impacting those who are visually impaired. Ipswich Libraries highly recommends this show!
I want to express my gratitude to Braille House for the braille lessons I’ve taken over the last three years. The course is extremely well put together and I have enjoyed learning a new “language.”
Start Your Journey
Whether you're seeking to learn braille, support a loved one, or create a more inclusive environment, we're here to help. Contact us at 07 3848 5257 to discuss which program best suits your needs.
Transform lives through literacy. Join us in making the world accessible, one fingertip at a time.