The National Braille Press (NBP) can be found at:
www.nbp.org
or phone: 888-965-8965
The mission of the NBP is described at:
Mission of the NBP
The Braille Authority of North America(BANA) can be found at:
brailleauthority.org
The Fred's Head blog is a very useful resource of the American Printing House for the Blind (APH). They have a list of braille translation software packages and where to get them at:
Braille translation software from Fred's Head
The National Library Service (NLS) maintains a list of braille transcription services. Their main page is located at:
National Library Service
or phone: (800) 424-8567
The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) also has a list of transcription services at:
list of transcription services from NFB
Learn more about braille from the Wikipedia article at:
Wikipedia article on Braille
Freedom Scientific and Humanware sell a variety of refreshable braille devices. To learn more, do a product search on their sites:
www.freedomscientific.com
www.humanware.com
Nokia Braille Reader for Nokia cell phones:
Nokia Braille Reader