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Subject:        Braille maps to purchase?
Date:   Thu, 5 Apr 2012 17:33:42 +0000
From:   Ken Rockwell <[log in to unmask]>
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Our library has had a request for Braille maps. Does anyone have any
recommendations and experience to share?

I see some resources for sale online:

*American Printing House for the Blind, Inc.*

World at Your Fingers $69.00

National Geographic(R) Picture Atlas of Our Fifty States, Braille
Edition $250.00

www.abledata.com/ <http://www.abledata.com/>

The Braille World Atlas, model 5-06000-00, is a braille and tactile
atlas designed for use by individuals who are blind or have low vision.
This one-volume atlas has 37 maps with descriptions, including maps of
the solar system, the seasons, continents, oceans, countries, and the
regions and states of the United States. *Price:* 38.00.

*Independent Living Association*

Braille tactile map of USA with list of state capitals. $18.95

Braille tactile world map and 5 continent maps. Price $33.95

---Ken Rockwell