Braille Consulting & Training

GetBraille’s consulting services can help your business or organization accommodate visually impaired people and achieve ADA compliance.

Braille consulting services include:

• Working with you to help accommodate employees and clients
• Training your staff to work with people who are visually impaired
• Working with organizations that need to accommodate members of the visiting public at large with disabilities.

People who are blind are just like everyone else; the lack of visual acuity being just one small part of what makes up the full person. We understand that interacting with individuals who are blind or visually impaired may feel intimidating for some people. Employees may feel unsure of how to approach or communicate with someone who is blind. This can lead to feelings of awkwardness or discomfort that our training services can alleviate.

GetBraille specializes in consulting services and accessible materials to assist corporations, organizations, and municipal governments with best practices on how to effectively support persons with visual impairments as employees, colleagues, customers, or constituents. Many individuals who are blind or visually impaired lead independent and active lives. It’s important to treat all people with respect and avoid making assumptions about their needs.

• Improved customer service: Knowing how to interact with individuals who are blind or visually impaired can improve customer service for all customers. By learning how to effectively communicate and accommodate the needs of individuals who are blind or visually impaired, businesses and organizations like yours can create a more inclusive and welcoming environment for all clients.
• Increased accessibility: Knowing when and how best to provide accessible materials (such as braille, large print, and audio descriptions), and training staff on how to provide these alternative formats will set you apart from the majority.
• Enhanced diversity and inclusion: By knowing how to interact with individuals who are blind or visually impaired, businesses and organizations like yours will have the tools to create a more diverse and inclusive environment. This not only benefits individuals who are blind or visually impaired, but also creates a more welcoming and accepting workplaces for all employees and customers.
• Improved communication skills: Learning how to effectively communicate with individuals who are blind or visually impaired can also improve communication skills in general. This includes utilizing clear and concise language, effectively describing the environment, and helping in a respectful and non-intrusive way.
• Social Responsibility: Being accommodating to individuals with disabilities is a social responsibility. It is the right thing to do and sends a message that your business or organization cares about your customers and community.

Who Benefits from Braille Consulting?

• Employers who just made an offer of employment or are considering hiring a candidate with a visual impairment
• Retail establishments looking to better serve visually impaired and disabled customers or shoppers
• Non-profit organizations serving communities that intersect with the visually impaired population
• Municipal governments serving blind or visually impaired residents and ensuring access to information including emergency contacts/plans and other information disseminated by varying governmental departments
• Product designers seeking feedback regarding the usability of a device or service by persons who are blind or visually impaired
• Businesses and other organizations pursuing feedback regarding usability by persons with visual impairments and ensuring instructions can be followed non visually
• Cultural organizations looking to guarantee non-visual access to exhibits or historically and culturally significant places

By investing in this training and consulting, businesses, organizations, and municipalities will improve services for everyone. This training will increase accessibility, enhance customer service efforts, bring diverse perspectives, ensure compliance with laws and regulations, and demonstrate social responsibility. By recognizing that people have all levels of abilities and taking steps to accommodate individuals with disabilities, businesses and organizations like yours can create more inclusive and welcoming environments for everyone. Contact us to get started.