Duxbury Braille Translator

Duxbury is the industry standard for Braille translation. Whether you are blind or sighted, Duxbury Braille Translator software comes up as a standard modern application, fully accessible AND fully in tune with the latest advances in operating systems and sister applications.

What does software for Braille do?
Most people understand the basics about Braille: that it provides a reading medium for blind people, using "cells" made up of raised dots in various patterns instead of the characters used in regular print. But many people do not realize that the cells-for-characters substitutions are not, typically, on a one-for-one basis. The process is especially complicated in languages such as English and French where "grade 2" Braille is used, involving "contractions" that are based in part upon pronunciation. Formatting of Braille pages also involves issues beyond those affecting print. DBT provides translation and formatting facilities to automate the process of conversion from regular print to Braille (and vice versa), and also provides word-processing facilities for working directly in the Braille as well as the print. "Fonts" are used for displaying the Braille.

Who uses software for Braille?
Our software is designed for two types--those who don't know Braille and those who do. Even if all the Braille you know was learned from the previous paragraph, the Duxbury Braille Translator (DBT) will allow you to create highly accurate Braille for school books and teaching materials, office memos, bus schedules, personal letters, signs compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and more. Where you need to be sure of "perfection," we would certainly recommend that you also make use of proofreading (just as you would proofread print books) by a knowledgeable braillist--who may be using DBT as well. That is because DBT is just as important to professional transcribers--for swift conversion to Braille from a wide variety of print sources.

Notable Features of DBT
• Great for the Braille-impaired too!
• American Math/Science Code (Nemeth) translation.
• Intermediate levels (between grade 1 and 2) for American Braille.
• The ability to include tactile graphics files for mixed text-and-graphic documents.
• Bidirectional (print-to-Braille and Braille-to-print) translation.

Duxbury Braille Translator Bundles
• DBT & MegaDots - Includes the Duxbury Braille Translator v10.5 and MegaDots v2.2
• DBT & MegaDots Complete - Includes the Duxbury Braille Translator v10.5, MegaDots v2.2, Beginner Braille, and MegaMath


Windows System Requirements
The standard for the highest quality Windows Braille translation software. Combines all the benefits of Windows with the features previously listed and more.
• Microsoft Windows version 95, 98, NT, 2000, or XP
• 25 Mb available hard drive space