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Mark and Pat Maurer
Dr. Mark Maurer is the president of the National Federation of the Blind (NFB). His wife, Pat Maurer, was formerly a schoolteacher and currently works at the national headquarters for the NFB. They discuss how they learned braille and its importance in their lives, both professionally and personally.
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Callie Sandel
Callie Sandel is a graduate student at Clemson University working on a master’s degree in public administration. She reads both braille and print in her daily life and uses a wide range of assistive technologies for her studies.
Tracy Bundy
Tracy Bundy works as a teacher for the visually impaired in Richland School District 1 and has been a native of South Carolina her whole life. She discusses learning braille as a child and how she became a teacher.
Harriet Davis
Harriet Davis, a resident of Columbia, South Carolina, lost her sight late in life. She is a member of the National Federation of the Blind and has recently begun taking braille classes so that she can continue to enjoy reading.
Mark and Pat Maurer
Dr. Mark Maurer is the president of the National Federation of the Blind (NFB). His wife, Pat Maurer, was formerly a schoolteacher and currently works at the national headquarters for the NFB. They discuss how they learned braille and its importance in their lives, both professionally and personally.
Tori
Tori is a middle-school student who began reading braille at the age of 3. Her favorite reading material is fiction, and she prefers to read using braille instead of listening to audiobooks.