- American Foundation for the Blind: Braille
 - Resource on Braille with articles, FAQs, braille literacy, and related links. - Bits of Braille
- Lesson plan for fourth through sixth grades utilizing the Braille alphabet and information on Helen Keller.
- Braille Alphabet Card
- Download a free Braille alphabet card as a PDF file or have an embossed card mailed.
- Braille and ASL Specialty Fonts
- Download free Braille or American Sign Lanuage (ASL) fonts for Mac or Windows. From the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (TSBVI).
- Braille Bug
- Educational site for children to learn more about Braille, with a parent and teacher section. From the American Foundation for the Blind.
- History of Reading Codes for the Blind
- Provides a brief history of the Braille reading and writing system with major persons involved in its advancement, including Louis Braille. Also has examples of the British and American Modified systems.
- How Braille Began
- A detailed history of braille's origins and the people who supported and opposed the reading and writing system for the blind.
- International Braille Research Center (IBRC)
- Resource for the Braille reading and writing system, with facts, an electronic braille book library, a resource library, and information on the decrease of braille use.
- Louis Braille School
- Private day school for blind or partially sighted children in kindergarten through the eighth grade. Located in Edmonds, Washington.
- NLS Reference Circular: Sources of Braille Reading Materials
- Lists United States sources of Braille books and magazines available for loan, purchase, rental, or free distribution. Issued September 1996.
- Omniglot: Braille
- Describes the three different Grades of Braille and provides the basic and accented letter, punctuations, numerals, special signs, and words and abbreviations in braille.
- Scripts for the Blind
- Provides the Braille alphabet for many different scripts including Standard, American Modified, Russian, Greek, Hebrew, Arab, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and many computer braille languages. Also includes the New York Point System, a non-braille code.
- Web Directory: Braille on the Internet
- Links to Braille sites on the Internet. Topics include: Description and History, Louis Braille biographies, Legislative Initiatives, Organisations and Advocacy.
- Wikipedia: Braille
- Overview of braille, the reading and writing system for the blind. Includes the Braille alphabet, transcription, and different types of braille, including the Japanese and Korean forms.
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