Introduction
IIn the 1960s, the braille production services
were mainly provided by the Education Department and our
Society. Upon the recommendation of the Working Party on
Braille Production, all brailling services were centralised to be done
by one agency and the Society has been appointed by Government as the
operating agency to produce all types of braille reading materials for
the blind in Hong Kong since 1986. As such, the Centralised
Braille Production Centre has been set up and is subvented by the
Education Department since then. It officially commenced
operation as of 1 October 1986 with due responsibility for production
of braille reading materials for all the braille users in Hong
Kong. After years of development, the Centre has adopted the
double-sided embossing technique instead of the single-sided; and
putting the braille news excerpts, braille monthly digest, etc, on the
internet so as to provide the visually impaired in Hong Kong with
prompt information in the form of electronic publishing.
Objective
To apply the latest computer technology to enhance
the efficiency and quality of braille production.
Services Rendered
Braille transcription services include:
-- Textbooks for visually impaired students
studied in University, Secondary and Primary schools in Hong Kong
-- Magazines, recreational and reference reading
materials
-- News excerpts of the South China Morning Post
and Apple Daily
-- Books and materials required by visually
impaired people at work and vocational training
-- Other materials such as examination papers,
information pamphlets, documents, etc
-- Government consultation papers, green papers,
white papers, etc
-- Public companies' users' manuals, etc
-- Embossing, thermoforming and book binding
-- Reprinting and repairing embossed braille
materials
-- Providing consultancy services on use of
braille to all organisations
Application Procedures
-- All
organisations, schools and corporates should apply directly to the
Supervisor of the Centre
-- All individual
requests should apply through the Information Accessibility Centre of
the Society or any major organisations for/of the visually impaired
-- For braille
transcription, approved applications are transcribed according to the
priority list of brailling as stipulated
Office Hours
Monday to Friday:
8:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
1:30 p.m. - 5:35 p.m.
For further details
Telephone : 2778-8332
Ext 312 (Centre Supervisor) or
Ext 313 (Assistant Supervisor)
Email : cbpc@hksb.org.hk
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