Description of photo: An older book lies open, revealing lines of tactile print
Podcast Guests: Azalea Camacho (host), Talea Anderson (storyteller), Sandy Enriquez, Amalia Medina Castañeda, and Ellen-Rae Cachola
Talea speaks about her experience learning braille as an adult and her attempt to engage with the history of disability. She summarizes the contentious history of tactile print, noting that blind people had to advocate in the 19th and 20th centuries for a system of reading and writing that worked for them. Reflecting on Talea’s story, we explore disability access policies in libraries and web accessibility, discuss outreach to Disabilities programs, and unpack academiaʻs relationship to disability. We also discuss how to talk about disability issues in the classroom by promoting multi-sensory instruction and encouraging multiple learning styles.
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