Printing braille can be as simple as using a Perkins Brailler or Dymo labeller, to professional embossers that can print 100 pages per minute.

A technology assessment should be used to determine the device that best suits your client’s needs.

Dymo Braille labeller:

 

 

 

 

An ‘eye-tea’ review of the Dymo Braille Labeller
Very easy to produce small amounts of braille for non braille readers
Transportable	Light and portable
Available	Vision Australia Price: $60.00 AUD
Practical	For creating stick on labels for non braille users. Not practical for large amounts of printing or to be used by people with vision impairment
Engaging	Good to make resources and labelling

 

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Perkins Brailler:

An ‘eye-tea’ review of the Perkins Braille Machine
The Perkins Brailler is a standalone traditional braille input/output machine with 6 keys that correspond with the braille dots including a space bar, new line and a warning bell nearing the end of the line.
Transportable	Fixed. Heavy, particularly for a child at 6.6kg
Available	Vision Australia Price: $1,290.00 AUD
Practical	Needs annual servicing, can not correct mistakes. Is simple in its functions so it can not store or send documents.
Engaging	Useful for early childhood, due to its robust nature - difficult to be broken when a young child is playing with it.

 

 

Tatrapoint :

An ‘eye-tea’ review of the Tatrapoint
The Tatrapoint is a standalone braille embosser that is light and robust with ergonomically designed keys.
Transportable	Weighs only 2.7kg with the shoulder strap.
Available	Quantum Price: $1,340.00 AUD
Practical	Small and portable, uses standard photocopy paper
Engaging	Useful for early childhood, due to its robust nature.

 

Jot a Dot:

An ‘eye-tea’ review of the Jot a Dot
The Jot a Dot is a recently released, standalone braille input/output device that is light and cheap, which has been designed to replace the stylus.
Transportable	Weighs 350g with neck strap and pouch
Available	Quantum Price: $385.00 AUD
Practical	Small and portable, uses standard 1/2 and 1/4 A4  paper
Engaging	Useful item for adults and children to easily carry.

 

Tactile Graphics:

 

The Draftsman is a method of creating tactile maps, drawings and graphics to assist a person with vision impairment to have tactile information.

Available from Quantum  Price: $365.00 AUD

 

Some more examples of tactile graphics can be found at Touch Graphics.