Braille Institute has 6 Regional Centers located throughout the Southern California area. Each offers transportation or outreach solutions that directly serve the unique community needs.   

Anaheim & Laguna Hills Transportation Pickup Locations

For information on transportation options contact Student Services at (714) 821-5000 or contact Access Services directly using the numbers below:
Access Services (OCTA) for Orange County: (714) 560-5956
Access Services (CTSA) for Los Angeles County: 1 (800) 883-1295

Los Angeles Transportation Pickup Locations

TUESDAYS (Pomona/West Covina/El Monte):

  1. Stop 1 (Pomona)
    Pick up: 8:00 am
    Drop off: 4:30 pm
    Location:
    Pilgrim Congregational Church
    600 N. Garey Ave.
    Pomona, CA 91767
    Parking lot at rear of church

  2. Stop 2 (West Covina)
    Pick up: 8:15 am (north side bus stop on East Workman)
    Drop off: 3:45 pm (south side bus stop on East Workman)
    Location:
    East Professional Building
    271 E. Workman Ave.
    Covina, CA 91723
  3. Stop 3 (El Monte)
    Pick up: 8:45 am 
    Drop off: 3:30 pm 
    Location:
    McDonald’s off the 10 Freeway
    11612 E Valley Blvd. 
    El Monte, CA 91732

 

THURSDAYS (San Pedro/Carson/Torrance/Gardena):

  1. Stop 1 (San Pedro)
    Pick up: 8:00 am
    Drop off: 4:45 pm 
    Location:
    Peck Park Recreation Center
    560 N. Western Ave.
    San Pedro, CA 90732
  2. Stop 2 (Carson)
    Pick up: 8:15 am
    Drop off: 4:30 pm 
    Location:
    Carson Senior Center (off of E. Carson near S. Avalon)
    404 Civic Center Drive.
    Carson, CA 90745
  3. Stop 3 (Torrance)
    Pick up: 8:45 am
    Drop off: 4:00 pm 
    Location:
    Torrance City Hall (library parking lot)
    3131 Torrance Blvd.
    Torrance, CA 90503
  4. Stop 4 (Gardena)
    Pick up: 9:00 am
    Drop off: 3:35 pm
    Location:
    Gardena Senior Center
    1700 W. 162nd St.
    Gardena, CA 90247

 

FRIDAYS (Eagle Rock):

  1. Stop 1 (Eagle Rock)
    Pick up:     8:50 am
    Drop off: 3:30 am
    Location:
    Deaf/Blind Apartments
    6819 N. Figueroa St.
    Los Angeles, CA 90042

 

Rancho Mirage Transportation Pickup Locations

The following are pick-up points for San Bernardino and Riverside counties for Braille Institute students.

Mondays:
Public/Personal transportation only. We do not currently offer transportation on Mondays.

Tuesdays:
Yucca Valley (Stater Brothers) 
Morongo Valley (Country Store)
Desert Hot Springs (Vons)
Redlands (Vons on Orange Street)
Yucaipa (Stater Brothers)
Calimesa (Stater Brothers)
Banning/Beaumont (Pass Hospital)

Wednesdays:
Moreno Valley (McDonald’s on Sunnymead Blvd)

Thursdays:
Hemet (Camelot and Sun West)

San Diego Transportation Pickup Locations

For information on transportation options contact Student Services at (858) 404-5013 or contact the transportation providers directly using the numbers below:

Metropolitan Transit System – MTS Access: (619) 233-3004
North County Transit District – NCTD LIFT: (760) 966-6500
Facilitating Access to Coordinated Transportation – FACT Toll Free: 1 (888) 924-3228

Information coming soon.