NLS Factsheets

2007 Calendars

Issued 2006

Listed below are organizations that produce calendars in braille, print/braille, or large print.

American Printing House for the Blind (APH)
P.O. Box 6085
Louisville, KY 40206-0085
(502) 895-2405
800-223-1839
info@aph.org
www.aph.org/products/index.html

Accepts orders by mail, telephone, or online.

Braille DateBook/Calendar in a two-ring binder. Calendar has tabbed pages of durable plastic. Catalog no. 1-07899-07, $53. Calendar insert and tabs only, catalog no. 1-07898-07, $13. Filler paper and extra tabs, catalog no. 1-07897-07, $10.

Large-print/braille (36 point) APH InSights Art 8-1/2 x 11- inch calendar. Includes holidays and moon phases. Features selected art from the APH juried competition. Catalog no. 5- 18971-07, $7.50.

Large-print (60 point) E-Z track low-vision calendar and appointment book in a three-ring binder. Each page enumerates and holds space for four days of the month, with room for notes. Calendar with binder, catalog no. 1-07900-07, $29.75. Inserts only, catalog no. 1-07901-07, $25.75.

Large-print/braille Everyday Activities Calendar in a three-ring binder with color dividers between each month, two days per page. Calendar can be used year after year. For children ages three to eight. Catalog no. 1-08121-00, $58.

The Big Type Company
W136 N5265 Campbell Court
Menomonee Falls, WI 53051
(262) 783-6500
800-933-1711
(262) 783-6599 fax
www.bigtypeco.com

Accepts prepaid orders by mail, telephone, or online.

Large-print (42 point) month-at-a-glance desk calendar. Opens up to 11 x 17 inches. Includes space for notes or appointments. $11.50.

Braille Institute Universal Media Services
741 North Vermont Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90029
(323) 906-3104
800-272-4553
jgarcia@brailleinstitute.org
www.universalmediaservices.org/PublicationsforSale/Calendar.htm

Accepts orders by telephone or online.

Large-print/braille (18 point) monthly 8-3/4 x 11-inch wall calendar, $5. Includes holidays and space for braille notes.

Cleveland Sight Center
Eye-dea Shop
1909 East 101st Street
Cleveland, OH 44106-8696
(216) 791-8118, ext. 289
877-776-9563, ext. 289
eyedeashoponline@yahoo.com
www.clevelandsightcenter.org/eyedea/viewProductLines.aspx

Accepts orders by mail, telephone, or online.

Large-print wall calendar. Opens up to 17 x 22 inches.
Catalog no. 026-CA001-X, $10.

Elizabeth Pierce Olmsted, M.D., Center for the Visually Impaired
1170 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14209-0398
(716) 882-1025, ext. 240
(716) 882-5577 fax

Accepts prepaid orders by mail.

Braille 5-1/2 x 8-1/2-inch desk calendar with two days per page and dividers for each month, $46.97. Refills only $38.99. Note that the base design changed in 2006.

The Lighthouse of Houston
Attn: Reflections The Lighthouse Store
3602 West Dallas
Houston, TX 77019
(713) 284-8466
(713) 284-8451 fax
houstonlighthouse@houstonlighthouse.org
www.houstonlighthouse.org

Accepts prepaid orders by mail, fax, telephone, or online.

Large-print (36 point) 11 x 17-inch wall calendar. Catalog no. 1400, $5.50.

Lutheran Blind Mission
Library for the Blind
Attn: Lynne Borchelt
7550 Watson Road
St. Louis, MO 63119-4409
888-215-2455
blind.mission@blindmission.org
www.blindmission.org

Accepts requests by mail or telephone.

Braille 8-1/2 x 11-inch Scripture calendar. Features a monthly verse from the Bible. Also available as a large-print (21 point) 8-1/2 x 14-inch edition. Free.

Michigan Braille Transcribing Fund
3500 North Elm Road
Jackson, MI 49201
(517) 780-5097
(734) 668-1094 fax

Accepts requests by fax or telephone.

Large-print/braille 6-1/4 x 3-3/4-inch purse size, spiral bound calendar. Includes a separate listing of major holidays. Free.

National Federation of the Blind
Independence Market
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 659-9314, ext. 2216
(410) 685-5653 fax
IndependenceMarket@nfb.org

Accepts requests by e-mail, fax, mail, or telephone.

Braille 6 x 6-1/2-inch calendar. Features one page per month, a personal day page, and a listing of major holidays. Catalog no. BBC07-B. Free.

National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Library of Congress
Washington, DC 20542
Attn: Reference Section
(202) 707-9275
800-424-8567
nlsref@loc.gov

Accepts requests by e-mail or telephone.

Braille 6 x 6-1/2-inch datefinder and signature guide. Covers a twelve-month period from July of the current year to June of the following year. Measures 5 x 3-1/2-inches. Free.

Society for the Blind, Inc.
Aids to Independence Store
2750 24th Street
Sacramento, CA 95818
(916) 452-8271, ext. 302
(916) 452-2622 fax
store@societyfortheblind.org
www.societyfortheblind.org

Accepts orders by mail, telephone, or online.

Braille 5-1/2 x 8-1/2-inch desk calendar with clipboard that shows two days per page. At the top of each page are the day of the week, date, and month. Catalog no. 20-06-01, $55.95.

Large-print (72 point) appointment book calendar. Opens up to 11 x 17 inches. Catalog no. 18-02-05, $9.95.

Large-print (72 point) 11 x 17-inch calendar that opens up to 22 x 17 inches. Catalog no. 18-02-01, $9.95.

Large-print (36 point) low vision 11 x 17-inch calendar, catalog no. 18-02-06, $8.95.

South Dakota Industries for the Blind
Attn: Customer Service
P.O. Box 84138
701 East 52nd Street North
Sioux Falls, SD 57118-4138
(605) 977-1577
800-223-5145
(605) 332-7047
800-332-7047 fax
info@sdib.org
www.sdib.org

Accepts orders by mail, e-mail, telephone, or online.

Large-print monthly 11 x 17-inch wall calendar that opens up to 23 x 17-1/2 inches. $10.25.

Compiled by
Ruth Nussbaum
Reference Section

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Posted on 2006-11-22