NLS Factsheets

2008 Calendars

Issued 2007

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

American Printing House for the Blind (APH)
P.O. Box 6085
Louisville, KY 40206-0085
800-223-1839
(502) 899-2274 fax
info@aph.org
www.aph.org/products/index.html
Accepts orders by mail, telephone, or fax.

Braille DateBook calendar in a two-ring binder. Calendar has tabbed pages of durable plastic. Catalog no. 1-07899-08, $63. Calendar replacement pages, catalog no. 1-07898-08, $15. Filler paper and extra tabs, catalog no. 1-07897-08, $10.

Large-print/braille (36 point) APH InSights Art Calendar
8-1/2 x 11-inch calendar. Includes holidays and moon phases. Features selected art from the APH juried competition. Catalog no. 5-18971-08, $7.50.

Large-print (60 point) E-Z track Calendar 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. 1-07900-08, $29.75. Inserts only, catalog no. 1-07901-08, $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
800-933-1711
(262) 783-6599 fax
plastikoiplus@mindspring.com
www.bigtype.bigstep.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
800-272-4553
pmansinne@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 or desk calendar. Includes holiday listings and space for braille notes. $5.

Cleveland Sight Center
Eye-dea Shop
1909 East 101st Street
P.O. Box 1988
Cleveland, OH 44106-8696
(216) 791-8118, ext. 278
877-776-9563, ext. 278
e-commerce@clevelandsightcenter.com
http://eyedeashop.com
Accepts orders by mail, telephone, or online.

Large-print wall calendar. Opens up to 17 x 22 inches. Includes a bold tip pen. Catalog no. 026-CA001-L, $10.

Elizabeth Pierce Olmsted, M.D., Center for the Visually Impaired
1170 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14209-0398
(716) 882-1025, ext. 241
(716) 882-5577 fax
dgipson@olmstedcenter.org
www.olmstedcenter.org/Home/Services/ResourceCenter
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, $38.99.

JBI International
110 East 30th Street
New York, NY 10016
(212) 889-2525
800-433-1531
(212) 689-3692 fax
library@jbilibrary.org
www.jbilibrary.org
Accepts requests by e-mail, fax, mail, or telephone.

Large-print (18 point) 5768/2008 Jewish reference calendar. A sixteen-month listing that opens up to 17 x 11 inches. Also available in braille and audiocassette formats. Free.

The Lighthouse of Houston
Attn: Reflections, The Lighthouse Store
3602 West Dallas
Houston, TX 77019
(713) 284-8466
(713) 284-8451 fax
reflections@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, $5.00.

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 Bible verse each month. 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) 780-5096
(734) 668-1094 fax
www.mi-braille.com
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) 685-2340 fax
IndependenceMarket@nfb.org
http://secure.nfb.org/ecommerce/asp/default.asp
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. BBC08-B, free.

National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Library of Congress
Attn: Reference Section
Washington, DC 20542
(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.

Sight Connection
9700 Third Avenue NE, #100
Seattle, WA 98115-2027
(206) 525-5556
800-456-4888
(206) 525-0422 fax
csbstore@csbps.com
www.sightconnection.com
Accepts prepaid orders by mail, fax, telephone, or online.

Braille magnetic board calendar holds the days and months of the year. Tiles are in braille and print with raised tactile numbers and letters. Includes extra tiles. Catalog no. PLU 809, $32.25.

Large-print spiral bound calendar with 3/8-inch numbers in
2- inch squares. Each month includes a page for notes. Catalog no. PLU 434-08, $10.

Large-print desk or wall calendar. Opens up to 17 x 22 inches
and features1-inch numbers and room for notes on each number. Lists major holidays. Catalog no. PLU 437-08, $12.

Society for the Blind
Aids to Independence Store
2750 24th Street
Sacramento, CA 95818
(916) 452-8271, ext. 302
(916) 452-2622 fax
store@societyfortheblind.org
www.shopsftb.org/servlet/StoreFront
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
701 East 52nd Street North
P.O. Box 84138
Sioux Falls, SD 57118-4138
(605) 977-1577
800-223-5145
(605) 332-7047 fax
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 2008-01-07