The following is a list of people who repair Perkins Braille Writers. This list is provided as a public service. No endorsement is suggested or implied as regard to quality of service received. -------- Arizona Brailler Repair Service. 1235 E. Harmot Dr. Phoenix, AZ 85020 Phone: 602-678-5816 Web: htp://www.seeitourway.org/mediaCenter/documents/2008BraillerRepairServic -------- Alan Ackley Ackley Appliance Service 4301 Park Avenue #540 Des Moines, IA 50321 Phone: 515-288-3931 Web: http://www.braillerman.com/ -------- All Star Repair 3464 Minnehaha Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55406 Phone: 612-724-4302 Web: http://www.braillerrepair.com E-Mail: alanstomba@xxxxxxx They have been repairing braillers from the same location for 5 years, working for state agencies, private foundations and schools as well as individuals. They have a large parts inventory and complete service literature. Mr. Alan Stombaugh, owner of All Star Repair, claims that their turn around time is three working days at a cost of $38 plus parts when shipping is Free Matter. -------- Atlanta Brailler Repair and Service Frank Levine 3830 South Cobb Drive Suite 125 Smyrna, Georgia 30080 Phone: 770-432-7280 Fax: 770-432-5457 E-Mail: doctorbrailler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -------- The Brailler Depot, LLC Knick Johnson Phone: 973-272-7667 Web: http://www.Braillerdepot.com -------- The Braillery 5 Cumberland Circle El Paso, TX 79903 Phone: 915-565-0179 Web: http://www.thebraillery.com/ Provides complete brailler repair service as well as selling reconditioned braillewriters. -------- Braillewriter Cleaning and Repair Service 2714 Ruberg Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio 45211 Phone: 513-481-7662 -------- Dot's Right Brailler Repair Francis Daniels Phone: 323-254-9213 For a basic cleaning, lubricating, making sure the dot height is acceptable, deglazing the rubber roller, I charge $20.00. All work is guaranteed for one year. If I need to replace parts, I charge for the part. No repair costs go over $35. I have been working with braillers since 1980, and can repair regular, uni-braillers, and jumbo braillers (large cell). I can work on the mechanical parts of electric braillers, but I cannot work on the electronics. I have worked also on Atkinson braillers, Lavender braillers and most versions of the Hall. -------- Garcia Brailler Repair 2309 Ginger Lane Charlotte, NC 28213 Phone: 980-322-8960 E-Mail: agt000@xxxxxxxxx Rates: $35 for any problem plus parts 2 years experience -------- Wayne Harris Harris Enterprises 1112 Harrison Ln Hurst, Tx 76053 Phone: 817-268-6803 E-Mail: wb5tcd@xxxxxxxxxxx 25 years experience repairing braillewriters. -------- Kansas Braille Transcription Institute, Inc. 1200 E. Waterman Wichita, KS 67211 Phone: 316-265-9692 Fax: 316-265-0184 E-Mail: info@xxxxxxxx -------- Tim Lehmann - Braille Writer Repair 901 South National Missouri State University Hill Hall 401 Springfield, Missouri 65897 Cost starts at $40.00 per Braille writer, excluding parts, which are at cost. Braille writers, along with a brief explanation of the problem should be mailed to address above. -------- Maxi Aids and Appliances for Independent Living 42 Executive Blvd. P. O. Box 3209 Farmingdale, NY 11735 Phone: 800-522-6294 FAX: 516-752-0689 E-Mail: sales@xxxxxxxxxxxx Web: http://www.maxiaids.com/ -------- Prose- Cons Braille P. O. Box 2500 14th and Pioneer Boulevards Lincoln, Nebraska 68542-2500 Phone: 402-471-3161 The cost to clean and oil a brailler is $17.50. Braillers can be mailed Free Matter; please contact for further repair information and requirements. -------- The Selective Doctor, Inc. P. O. Box 28432 Baltimore, Maryland 21234 Phone: 410-668-1143 E-Mail: braillerrepair@xxxxxxxxx Web: www.selectivedoctor.com "Bring your Brailler back to Life." The Selective Doctor, Inc. was established in 1992, two months after I retired from IBM Corporation. Since then we have repaired over 3200 Perkins Braillers in 39 states and am presently repairing braillers for 7 state blind schools. We have also repaired braillers from Guam, Puerto Rico and England. Our normal turn around time is less than 4 days. We charge a flat rate for labor, plus parts and shipping insurance. (Please call our office for any additional information.) -------- Sheldon Support Services, LLC 11624 SE 288th St Auburn, Wa 98092 Chuck Sheldon, CLS OMA Phone: 253-486-3540 E-Mail: c_sheldon@xxxxxxxx -------- Jerry Sparks Specialized Electronics 1004 Drexel Drive Homewood, Al. 35209 E-Mail: wb4owc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Phone: 205-862-1866 Fax: 205-942-1552 I am the Telesensory Repair Center for Alabama and Mississippi. I repair Perkins manual and electric brailler's. I repair other brands of brailler's, Lavender etc., to the extent of parts availability. I repair VersaBraille systems to the extent of parts availability. -------- State of California Department of Corrections Brailler Repair Volunteers of Vacaville P. O. Box 670 Vacaville, CA 95696 Call Officer Grossjan at: 707-449-6500 ext. 2044 or 707-448-6841 ext. 2044 Enclose correspondence with the Perkins Brailler that includes the following information: mailing address/telephone billing address, include name and number of accounting contact person and/or person who can be contacted to authorize the costs associated with the repairs, requisition number/purchase order number, type of service requested, name and contact information for individual that will be using the equipment or is familiar with the equipment. There is a $25 fee associated with the initial inspection and general maintenance of the equipment. Then, the customer is responsible for the actual cost plus 10 percent parts. -------- Chuck Whitehead 12388 Marmont Place Moreno Valley, CA 92557 Phone: 909-242-3750 E-Mail: Kwhiteh453@xxxxxxx Repair the Perkins Standard and Jumbo braille machines, full year warranty, parts are furnished at cost, week turn-around-earlier if an emergency. -------- Mr. John Wilen 805 North Polk Papillion, NE 68046-4338 Home Phone: 402-597-3110 Work Phone: 402-291-2362 If you have any questions about the tips posted in Dan's Tech tips, please contact Dan at the following email address: dthompson5@xxxxxxxxx Have a wonderful day! Susan Frazier & Seeing Eye Dog Vanya email: quellavan@xxxxxxxxx "As we struggle to make sense of things, life looks on in repose. -Anonymous.