Resources

Here is a collection of resources all related to Blissymbolics. 

Guides and booklets  

• The Fundamental rules Blissymbolics
• Amendment to Fundamental Rules, 2009 - replacing Sections 9.1 to 9.3.5
• 2006 Reference Guide Supplement
  This supplement contains all the Bliss-words from the 2004 Supplement as well as those added since the 2004 Supplement's publication, for a total of 1288 Bliss-words. It also contains the Fundamental Rules (2004) for creating Blissymbols. We have it available in both hard copy or on CD.Price $45.00. Note: Old information - no copies in store. Email us for questions.
  
• Bliss - for those who need to communicate in symbols
  A booklet from the Swedish National Agency for Special Needs Education and Schools (SPSM) (2010). May also be ordered from SPSM.

Papers and articles

• Blissymbolics Advances in Technology
  Note: Old technology advances!
• Planning a Communication, Language and Literacy Program
  Thought on Blissymbolics use for persons who require a substitute or supplement for speech. Shirley McNaughton C.M., Ph.D.
• Climbing the Literacy Ladder
  Short paper relating to literacy acquisition by AAC users, appeared in the Symbol Talk section of Communicating Together, 1998, 15(4). Shirley McNaughton C.M., Ph.D.
• The AAC Literacy Ramp
  Bliss has a valuable contribution to make in ascending the literacy ladder - providing the bridge between communicating with pictures and achieving full literacy. Shirley McNaughton, C.M., Ph.D.

Presentations

• Better Life with Bliss 2019 (Kristine Stadskleiv)
• Blissymbolics today (Margareta Jennische, Mats Lundälv)
• Access_to_Blissymbolics_in_ICT_2015 (Mats Lundälv)
• (See also: Access to Blissymbolics in ICT 2012-16, M. Lundälv, S. von Tetzchner)

Other resources

• Volksswitch.org has created a next generation of tactile symbols based on Blissymbolics to teach language to individuals who are blind, deaf-blind, or visually impaired. The symbols may also be effective when used with individuals on the autism spectrum. These Bliss Tactile Symbols are opensource, customizable, extensible, and designed to be 3D-printed.
• Concept Coding Framework (CCF) bridging between languages and symbol systems:  CCF-SymbolServer and CCF SymbolWriter extension for LibreOffice/OpenOffice adding free support for Blissymbols and ARASAAC symbols in LibreOffice/OpenOffice Writer.   CCF-SymbolServer documentation.
• Special Access to Windows (SAW6) onscreen keyboard - free software found at SAW6_SourceForge.