About Handid Braille Services
A 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation with a mission to make braille and accessible media available to all.
Our Mission
Handid is a US-based 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation with a mission to provide braille and other forms of accessible media to organizations with clients who are blind and low-vision, and individuals who read braille. We work with clients globally on six of the seven global continents. (The holdout is Antarctica.)
Handid specializes in braille for languages other than English, especially those that use symbol systems other than the Latin alphabet. (We do English too!) Handid maintains technologies and processes that meet HIPAA and GDPR regulations for security and privacy.
At Handid, our vision is a world where accessible media is always available. Donations are tax-deductible in the USA, and are applied to reduce or remove costs to our individual clients.
Global Reach
Working with clients on six of the seven global continents.
HIPAA & GDPR Compliant
State-of-the-art security and privacy standards across the entire toolchain.
501(c)(3) Non-Profit
Donations are tax-deductible and directly reduce costs for individual clients.
Dr. Jacob Bolotin Award
Presented by the National Federation of the Blind in 2024 for work in braille for languages other than English.
NBA Board Member
Don Winiecki serves on the Board of Directors for the National Braille Association.
NFB Committee
Don Winiecki has been appointed to serve on NFB's Committee for the Advancement and Promotion of Braille (CAPB).
Tactile Graphics
Handid produces tactile graphics — raised-line images that allow blind and low-vision readers to "see" diagrams, maps, charts, and illustrations through touch.
Our ViewPlus SpotDot embosser can both print ink on the page and overlay braille and tactile graphics simultaneously, enabling print and braille readers to work from the same documents — a significant benefit for educators, healthcare providers, and publishers.
Don Winiecki — Principal
Don Winiecki, principal at Handid Braille Services, has been elected to the Board of Directors for the National Braille Association. The National Braille Association promotes excellence and provides training and ongoing support for braillists around the world.
Don is currently on the "Foreign Language" committee, where he collaborates to answer questions from braillists on tricky questions they are facing in their work. He is also the Chairperson of NBA's "tactile graphics" committee.
Don was featured in a television news piece on CBS2 in Boise, Idaho, highlighting Handid's work transcribing 29 different languages into braille.