The charity says most blind and partially sighted children attend mainstream schools, but very few books, study guides or past exam papers are transcribed into accessible formats such as Braille, large print, CD or audio.
The institute wants a national education transcription service to be created to transcribe curriculum material and liaise with educational publishers.
John Legg, the institute's director, said: "We believe all children should have the right to access educational material at the same time as their peers."
He said the cost of producing an alternative format book is up to five times higher than other books, which many councils cannot afford.
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