Braille courses for adults

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.

Last updated: 28 March 2012

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Right now we can only reach one in three of the people who need our help most.

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Related information

Braille codes

Uncontracted braille (grade one) and contracted braille (grade two) are the two levels of braille code used in the UK. There are also specialist braille codes, covering things like maths and music.

Reading braille

Braille that is written or embossed onto paper is still used everyday, but new braille technologies are bringing about a communication revolution for blind and partially sighted people.

Writing and producing braille

All kinds of material can be written in braille, from bank statements to bus timetables, maps to music. Braille is produced using a variety of equipment and methods.