[New-York-News] Coming up Saturday: Braille Study Group with virtual visitor Mike Hudson, APH Museum Director

[Chancey Fleet]

Braille Study Group: a Virtual Visit with APH Museum Director Mike Hudson
Saturday June 6, 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Eastern
Have you ever wondered what the original Braille code as written by its
inventor, Louis Braille, included? Are you fascinated by the variety of
tools for Braille writing and embossing that people have used since Braille
was introduced almost two centuries ago? What about alternate tactile
writing systems: what happened to them?
Join us for a virtual visit with the Museum Director of the American
Printing House for the Blind. Mike Hudson will share highlights from
Braille's rich history and describe some of the intriguing items in the APH
museum collection.
Anyone is welcome and we're happy for you to share this note if you like.
Our weekly remote Braille Study Group is an evolution of the in-person
group hosted at the New York Library's Andrew Heiskell Braille & Talking
Book branch. Whether you're new to Braille or a seasoned reader; blind,
sighted, or somewhere in between; local or far away, we welcome you for
fellowship, learning and encouragement on your Braille literacy journey.
To register, please fill this quick form. You'll receive a Zoom link and
dial-in details. Please try to complete your registration as soon as you
can: last call is 10 AM Eastern on the day of the event. It's helpful to
our moderators and the flow of the group if you can join us right at our
start time.
In the interest of open discussion and patron privacy, we don't record
these sessions. Thanks for understanding.
To join our technology and Braille team's event announcement list, please
drop a line to heiskelltech+subscribe at googlegroups.com - we'll let you know
about all the other remote programming we offer.
To learn more about us or suggest a workshop, contact our tech coordinator:
chanceyfleet at nypl.org

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Chancey S. Fleet
Assistive Technology Coordinator
Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library
(212) 621-0627
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