We offer a range of interesting, useful courses for touch or sighted adult learners, covering uncontracted and contracted braille. We also offer courses that will help you support other adult learners to read and write in braille.
Choosing the right braille course for you
We want you to pick the right courses for you. This section of the website lists all the courses we offer for adults. You can browse through them to pick the right course for you, or we can help you get straight to the right courses for you:
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Learn uncontracted (grade 1) braille
Grade 1 braille translates each print character into a braille character or cell. It is great for basic labelling of objects like CDs, canned food in the cupboard.
Learn contracted (grade 2) braille
If you enjoy braille and would like to go further, you can learn the complete braille code which is known as contracted braille.
Support an adult braille learner
Material to help you support adult braille learners.
Support a young braille learner
Material to help you support or work with a young braille learner.
Factsheets and leaflets
Learning braille factsheet
We have a factsheet that lists all of our braille courses for adults:
Learning braille (adults) - factsheet (Word, 844KB)
Everyday braille leaflet
This leaflet is for anyone wanting to find out about braille and how it is used, particularly the friends and families of blind and partially sighted people.
Sighted people can learn the braille alphabet from its pages.
It explains how a little braille knowledge can be used to enhance the life and independence of a blind or partially sighted person.