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BrailleSC.org is a fun, educational resource for individuals in South Carolina who are visually impaired as well as for their families, friends, and educators. It’s a fully accessible web site emphasizing the importance of braille literacy and providing strategies for using braille in everyday life.

The BrailleSC.org Team

Dr. Tina Herzberg
(Assistant Professor, USC Upstate)
Dr. Herzberg is an Assistant Professor of Education at the University of South Carolina Upstate where she directs the Special Education-Visual Impairment Program. Her research and teaching interests include braille, braille literacy, and accessibility.
Dr. George H. Williams
(Assistant Professor, USC Upstate)
Dr. Williams is an Assistant Professor of English at the University of South Carolina Upstate where he has led a research project on accessible website development. His research and teaching interests include eighteenth-century studies, orality & literacy, the digital humanities, and disability studies in the humanities.
Cory Bohon
(Student, USC Upstate)
Cory Bohon is a student at the University of South Carolina Upstate where he is working to complete a Bachelors of Arts degree in Computer Information Systems. His current interests include software engineering, information technology, and accessible website design.
David Pruitt
(Student, USC Upstate)
David Pruitt is an Education Major with an emphasis in English attending the University of South Carolina Upstate. He lives in Easley with his wife, two daughters, two cats, and a dog. They enjoy playing video games and generally reveling in all things geeky.

Funding:

BrailleSC.org was made possible in part by  grant award #H235E090010 by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. The opinions and content of the BrailleSC.org website are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the funding agency.

Advisory Board Members:

Edward B. Bible, Director of Training and Employment at SCCB and member of the Board of Directors from NFB of South Carolina.

Tracy Bundy, Teacher of Students with Visual Impairment.

Jodi Floyd, President of AER and Teacher of Students with Visual Impairment.

Laura Green, Certified Braille Transcriber.

Clayborn Jeffcoat, Access Technology Specialist for South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind.

Dr. Charles A. Love, Dean of the USC Upstate School of Education.

Marty McKenzie, Statewide Consultant with South Carolina Department of Education and South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind.

Kathy Ouzts, Adjunct Faculty Member and Teacher of Students with Visual Impairment.

Susiene Royson, Teacher of Students with Visual Impairment and Coordinator of Mentoring Program.

Nina Smith, Grandparent of Child with Visual Impairment.

Past Advisory Board Members:

Kari Arnold, former Coordinator of Outreach Vision Instruction with the SC School for the Deaf and the Blind. She is currently working with a SC non-profit organization.

Other Contributors

Nick Catto, initial web site design

Veronica Quick, logo design

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    BrailleSC.org was made possible in part by grant award #H235E090010 from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, and by a Start-Up Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities Office of Digital Humanities. The opinions and content of the BrailleSC.org website are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the funding agencies.