In this episode, we continue to celebrate the bicentenary of the invention of braille code, and we play a fun braille game.

Our Polestar speaker for this month is Theresa Petrey, one of our most dedicated participants.

In this episode, our participants ask and answer a variety of braille-related questions.

Our guest speaker Susan Glass discusses the use of braille in writing literary works, and recites some of her poems from her recently published poetry book.

In this episode, Linda Pi leads us through a game of Pi Ball.

Our guest speaker is Frank Welte, Senior Accessible Media and Braille Specialist in the Media and Accessible Design Laboratory at the Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired in San Francisco, President of the Braille Revival League of California, and a volunteer scorer at the Northern California Braille Challenge.

Our guest speaker is Beth Marsau, a certified braille transcriber and proofreader for the Library of Congress, presenting a comparative analysis between slate and stylus and braille writers.

The fourth Thursday of each month is our Braille Fun day. This week’s activity is a trivia game about Louis Braille and his braille script.

Our Polestar speaker, Lucy Edmonds, shares her story about learning and using braille. A long-time braille user since her childhood, Lucy is an active member of ACB and also serves on the board of the Braille Revival League.

In this episode, our participants ask and answer a variety of braille-related questions.

Our guest Mr. Matthew Horspool speaks about the development and background of the UEB rule book. Mr. Horspool is Code Maintenance Committee Chair for the International Council on English Braille (ICEB) and is General Manager of The Braillists Foundation.

In this episode, we discuss braille-related topics that are suggested by participants.

In this episode, we announce and discuss our new Braille 103 writing course. In the second half of the episode we have our Braille Fun activity.

Our Polestar speaker is Greg Wandsneider, sharing with us his experience in learning and using braille.

Our guest is Denise Colley, President of the Braille Revival League.

In this episode, our participants ask and answer a variety of braille-related questions.

Our guest speaker, Cindy Hollis, discusses the status of braille instructions in public schools, while sharing her own experience as a braille instructor.

Our polestar speaker, Jane Carona, shares her experience with learning and using braille in her day-to-day life.

Our guest speaker, Desiree Renae, discusses pros and cons of different braille displays, with special focus on the Humanware E-Reader provided by NLS.

In this episode, our guest speakers teach us how to use a braille screen to type text on a smartphone.

Our guest presenter, Jane Corona, walks us through a fun braille drawing for Halloween.

Our Polestar speaker, Bette Barford, discusses her experience with learning and using braille.