Audio & Braille Literacy Enhancement, Inc.
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We provide high quality audio, digital and braille transcriptions of a wide variety of printed materials. Examples include library books, textbooks, medical information, magazines, restaurant menus, wedding programs and more.
In 2007, over 500 audio and braille requests serving nearly 2,000 individuals, elementary and secondary schools, colleges and universities, libraries, businesses, fine arts agencies and other organizations were fulfilled. Our transcription services increase and enhance literacy for blind, visually impaired and print disabled people. Our staff and volunteers are using new technologies and researching other advanced technologies to adapt to the digital age and to increase production of braille and audio material. We have forged collaborations with Milwaukee Public Schools, National Federation of the Blind, other educational institutions and medical facilities to broaden accessibility to critical print information. All the books we?ve produced for the Wisconsin Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped have been made available to more than 6,000 patrons in Wisconsin and 793,000 patrons nationally. We are committed to providing high quality braille and audio materials for academic studies, professional life and personal needs in a timely fashion. We strive to make the printed word available to all.
In 2008, ABLE launched a local phone channel on NFB-Newsline® for the blind. With volunteer support, we began placing synthesized materials (news articles, local area museums, happenings in Milwaukee, etc.) on this phone service so that almost 2,500 people in Wisconsin have telephone access to up-to-date information and news.
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Audio & Braille Literacy Enhancement, Inc.
Board of directorsas of 08/10/2016
Harold Mester
Mitchell International Airport
Term: 2007 -
Cheryl Orgas
Audio & Braille Literacy Enhancement (ABLE)
Thomas Gauthier
Adonai Employment, Inc., President.
Don Natzke
Milwaukee County Transit System
Harold Mester
Mitchell International Airport
Diana Pine
The Cathedral Center
Robert Watson
Wipfli, LLP
Robin Brisco
Literacy Services of Wisconsin
Cindy Kaczmarowski
Certified Braille Transcriber
Dawn Koceja
Milwaukee Public Museum
Fredrick Lynk
Pro Trade Job Development
Karen Petric
Retired Superintendent of Schools
Erica Reib
O'Neill, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing, S.C.