Windsor Public Library seed packs stamped with braille

Rebecca Blaevoet of Tactile Vision Graphics Inc., is using specialized technology to make the seed program at the Windsor Public Library more accessible.

Blaevoet is printing braille lettering and raised print on seed packages.

Braille at Windsor Seed Garden

8 years ago

Duration 0:17

The Windsor Seed Garden is including braille in packaging.

These labels are for seeds that are part of the Windsor Public Library's seed borrowing program.

•  You can 'borrow' seeds from the Windsor Public Library

​The seed program was launched at the Forest Glad branch of the Windsor Public Library last March. People borrow seeds, grow them, and then return some of their seeds back to the library.

Now, Blaevoet is making that program more accessible.

Importance of braille at Windsor Public Library

8 years ago

Duration 0:30

A Windsor woman is supplying braille for the public seed library.

"We don't know who is going to come across those seeds in the library, whether they're losing their vision, whether they're braille readers, whether they're large print readers and they don't want to admit it," she said.

"The seed labels are a way of broadcasting, in a certain way, casting the net a little bit, letting people know there are braille resources available in the community."