About Prose & Cons Braille

 

AGENCY CODE PCB

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BRIEF HISTORY OF PROSE AND CONS

Prose and Cons Braille Unit started in 1980 inside the maximum security unit of the Nebraska Department of Corrections. Volunteer inmates began learning Braille transcription on their own time. Soon inmates committed more of their time and effort to this worthwhile project and the Unit developed into a full-time business.

In 1985 Cornhusker State Industries, part of the Dept. of Corrections, took over the "braille shop" and added it to other prison industry programs such as; license plate manufacturing, wood shop, soap factory, print shop and other menial, labor oriented programs.

Braille afforded a few inmates, who wished to keep their minds active, a chance to learn and produce a product that was helpful to others in society. Prose and Cons has grown over the years into a shop that employs 35-40 men, and is financially self-supportive. We do not receive any grants or aid and we must charge a fee for all materials that are produced.

Prose and Cons has helped approximately 100 men become certified in literary braille by the Library of Congress, and a few have received certification in Nemeth as well. Some of the men have re-entered society and secured careers in the braille field. Currently the unit has 15 men who are certified braille transcribers. The other inmate workers in the braille unit can read some braille and are used in a supportive role (large print reproduction, tactile diagrams, thermoform reproduction, etc.). The unit is very proud to offer transcribed texts with tactile diagrams for math, geography, science, and any other diagram that can be feasibly re-created in a tactile format.

Over the last twenty years Prose and Cons has tried to adapt to the ever increasing demand for materials for the blind and visually handicapped. We have quadrupled the staff and have tried to keep up with the latest braille technologies. We use braille translation software for most materials (Megadots and ED-IT PC), and emboss with several embossers from Enabling Technologies (including Bookmaker and Braille Express 100 for double-side braille). Because the unit is inside a maximum security prison there are many obstacles to overcome, including access to the internet. We may never be allowed to access the internet, but with the help of organizations like BOOKS FOR THE BLIND, INC. and other organizations that have web sites for the visually impaired, we hope to be able to list and offer our services to more organizations and schools throughout the country and around the world.

ORDERING INFORMATION When ordering braille and large print material, please keep in mind that we may have texts not listed in our catalog, due to new client requests. Please contact us if you have any questions or comments. Please provide the following information when ordering Braille & Large Print Material: 1. Title 2. Grade level--if known 3. ISBN number 4. Copyright Date 5. Our Cataolg number (LP or PCB) 6. Publisher 7. Your agencies purchase order number 8. Contact person w/phone number When requesting large print reproduction or braille transcription of a book, not listed in our catalog, please send an original text. An original always yields a better copy for the student. We prefer to work from the text and not a copy, so our work will be as accurate as possible. This book will be retained in our library, this practice enables us to keep our prices affordable and to fill orders promptly. Be as specific as possible when ordering and provide us with both "Ship to" and "Bill to" information to minimize waiting time for the visually impaired student. All braille and large print orders are sent "Free Matter for the Blind", unless customer requests UPS (ground, next day air, etc.), and charges will be billed to the customer. No UPS for foreign orders, "Free Matter" only.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LARGE PRINT PRICES: (for new books only)

LARGE PRINT ENLARGING ..........$0.25 PER PAGE

ORANGE CARDBOARD COVERS WITH PLASTIC COMB BINDING (prices in catalog includes orange cardboard covers, blue plastic covers are extra)..........$1.25 PER VOL.

BLUE PLASTIC COVERS WITH PLASTIC BINDING...............$3.00 PER VOL.

LARGE PRINT AVAILABLE IN IVORY OR WHITE PAPER. IF NO PREFERENCE INDICATED ON ORDER, WE WILL USE IVORY.

BRAILLE TRANSCRIPTION: (for new books only)

LITERARY BRAILLE Few or no tactile graphics (literature, readers, spelling etc.) (double side).......................$0.33 per braille page (single side-thermoform).....$0.36 per braille page

Large amount of tactile graphics (geography, science, history etc.) (double side).......................$0.43 per braille page (single side-thermoform).....$0.46 per braille page

FOREIGN LANGUAGE BRAILLE (double side).......................$0.53 per braille page (single side-thermoform).....$0.56 per braille page

NEMETH BRAILLE (mathematics, computer, chemistry, etc.) Grades 1-5 (double side)....$0.43 per braille page (single side-thermoform).....$0.46 per braille page Grades 6-12 and College (double side).......................$0.53 per braille page (single side-thermoform).....$0.56 per braille page

SOME TEXTS PRICES WILL VARY, ALL PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE. QUICK BRAILLE AND TEST MATERIAL PRICES ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW OF MATERIAL PRIOR TO ESTIMATE OR ACCEPTANCE OF MATERIAL FOR TRANSCRIPTION. BOUND PRICES REFLECT $2.00 PER BRAILLE VOLUME FOR COVERS AND BINDING. WHEN SEARCHING CATALOG WITH A ISBN#, PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT SOME OF OUR TEXTS ARE TEACHER'S MANUALS. THESE TEXTS HAVE BEEN ADAPTED FOR THE STUDENT (ANSWERS REMOVED AND TEACHER'S NOTES REMOVED) AND THE ISBN# IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT FROM THE STUDENT COPY.

BRAILLE WRITER REPAIR PRICES: (manual braille writers only) CLEAN & OIL ..........$20.00 PARTS EXTRA ........

SHIPPING INSURANCE (shipped free matter, insured for $250).........$4.00

60 Day limited warranty

PLEASE USE A HOWE PRESS SHIPPING CONTAINER TO HELP ASSURE SAFE MAILING (can be purchased from Prose and Cons for $9.00)

All prices subject to change. NO CREDIT FOR RETURNS, AFTER 60 DAYS

TO ORDER OR QUESTIONS CONCERNING OUR SERVICES, CALL OUR BRAILLE UNIT AND SPEAK WITH DOMINIC INZODDA

800 PIONEERS BLVD.

LINCOLN

NEBRASKA 68502 CALL: (402) 471-3161 EXT. 3373 OR FAX: (402) 471-3472 BUSINESS HOURS ARE 7:35 AM TO 3:35 PM CST, M-F, EXCLUDING MOST HOLIDAYS

Prose & Cons Braille is affliated with Cornhusker State Industries, a division of the Nebraska Department of Corrections. All invoices will be issued from Cornhusker State Industries, 800 Pioneers Blvd., Lincoln, Nebraska 68502.