Founded in 1980, the College Students and Graduates Association of the Blind (CSGAB) is one of The Unique associations in Tamilnadu, India, working towards the betterment of the visually challenged. Over the past two decades the association has been a leading source for helping blind and visually impaired people find the resources, support, and hope they need to lead productive and fulfilling lives.
Just after the turn of the century, CSGAB setup its own Braille Press as a mission to bring the world of information to blind individuals by turning books into Braille.

CSGAB has now the equipment and staff expertise to translate documents into Braille code and print/publish books catering their own needs.

A CSGAB Braille Press is now a reality, thanks to the following donors

  • Infosys (http://www.infosys.com/)
    • Donated INR 2,79,405.00 in materials
  • Lakshman Sruti
    • Contributed INR 2,00,000.00 through a fund raising event
  • MS.Rajakumari Manumakija
    • Donated INR 2,00,000.00
Equipments
  • 1 rotary Heidelberg presses for large, multiple-copy press runs and 1 PED (zinc platemaker)
  • 1 electric saddle-stitch machines
  • 2 Braillo 200 production embossers for short-run, print-on-demand projects.
  • 1 desktop embossers; one for jumbo braille and another for pre-printed booklets.
  • 1 thermoform machines
  • 1 "toasters" for embossing swell paper tactiles
  • 2 binder machines and full inventory of rings and cover sheets.
  • 1 automatic bursters to remove form-feed strips from embossed pages.
  • Large, electric paper cutter
  • Manual proof press to emboss plates for proofing

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