Tag: hobbies

Nature at Your Fingertips: A Foraged Art Project for People Who Are Blind or Low Vision

Posted on October 6, 2025 - 11:12 am by
picture of a person of long hair draped over the shoulder with large pear shaped earrings next to a tactile art of the person: small bits of colorful leaves glued onto a white backdrop in the shape of the person, dark leaves as the hair and large pear-shaped leaves as the earrings

Editor’s note: Turn a simple family (or friend!) walk or hike into a hands-on adventure and craft! This foraged art project invites those who are blind or have low vision to explore nature through texture and scent while collecting leaves, petals, bark, and other treasures.   Once your “forage” is complete, work together to create tactile […]

From Blind Mechanic to Technology Trainer  

Posted on December 3, 2024 - 2:01 pm by
laptop with a refreshable braille display

Meet Eli Sanchez. Eli is a certified Assistive Technology Instructor and non-visual tech trainer for the Center for Assistive Technology’s Northwest Division. After earning his Assistive Technology Certificate Program from California State University, North Ridge, Eli founded Free Hand Tech, an assistive technology training business. A Hands-On Approach  Before embarking on his current career path, Eli’s […]

The Dots of Braille Music Transcription

Posted on January 3, 2024 - 10:34 am by
Close-up of person playing the piano

Daniel Gillen is a Library of Congress Certified Proofreader in Unified English Braille. He works as a Braille Music Specialist at The Filomen M. D’Agostino Greenberg Music School, FMDG, in New York City.  Daniel began learning braille music from FMDG when he was five. There, he participated in their choir and learned to play the […]