Windsor Public Library seed packs stamped with braille
Amy Dodge | CBC News | Posted: September 29, 2016 10:30 AM | Last Updated: September 29, 2016
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.
These labels are for seeds that are part of the Windsor Public Library's seed borrowing program.
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.
"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."