“I Love Braille” is a weekly online discussion about braille-related issues, sponsored by the East Bay Center for the Blind in Berkeley, California, with support from the American Council of the Blind.
“I Love Braille” is open to participants all across the world. Discussions convene via the Zoom conference platform on most Thursdays for approximately one hour, starting at at 9:00 AM US Pacific time. Recorded episodes are published online later in the day.
Weekly episodes can be heard on ACB Radio, on Thursdays starting at 9 AM Pacific time. Archived episodes are listed below.
Our polestar speaker is Connie Thomas, the second Vice-President of the East Bay Center for the Blind and also a braille teacher for students who come to the Center to learn braille in person.
The fourth Thursday of every month is our Braille Fun day. In this session, Linda Pi shares her ideas and takes us through some fun activities with braille.
Our guest, Nafisa Keels, speaks about what AI can and cannot do with regard to braille. Nafisa has been a long-time braille user, teacher, and designer of braille graphics. She has much to tell us about braille graphics using AI and transcribing print materials into braille.
Our Polestar speaker is Carol Andris, an avid braille user. We’ll hear Carol’s story of her braille journey and how she uses braille in her daily life.
