[Massachusetts-NFB] Member to Member - Getting to Know Each Other

[Bronwen Tedesco]

Welcome to our next Member to Member! Today, we will get to know PaM
Kalinoski, member of the At Large Chapter.


Pam was born and raised in Malden, Massachusetts. growing up with her mom,
brother, and sister. She attended public school from kindergarten through
eighth grade. She expressed that services weren’t the best, making friends
was challenging, and they didn’t know much about braille. When Pam was in
high school, she attended Perkins, graduating in 2003. She realized that
something stood out when she was at Perkins and found sound cues helpful,
like tapping a specific chair to tell her where to sit when a friend wanted
her to sit with them. After graduating high school, she took online classes
in braille and English through Hadley. She then got a job at Triangle
Incorporated, a day program then in 2005, she worked at another day program
called Seamark, both day programs that had people with various
disabilities. She stopped working at Seamark in 2006, where she focused on
performing, public speaking, and jam sessions. Then in 2019, she moved to
North Reading.


Pam discovered the NFB through email just this year. She wanted to get to
know more blind people in an environment different from Perkins. When asked
if she had any advice for people who have just recently lost their vision
or joined the NFB, she said, “Go for your dreams. What you want to do just
put your mind to it. You can do it.”


Pam currently lives in North Reading with her mom and enjoys singing,
reading, performing, learning, and listening to music. It has been great
getting to know you, Pam! Stay tuned for our next Member to Member!


Stay safe and warm!


Sincerely,

Bronwen Tedesco
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