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Podcast: Limitless: Blind Beginnings Podcast
Episode: Episode 223 - World Braille Day 2026: A Roundtable Discussion
Description: In honour of World Braille Day 2026, we’re excited to share a special co-release with our friends at the AT Banter Podcast. In this roundtable discussion, Shawn joins a panel of passionate braille advocates, including Jen Jesso and Riane LaPaire, to unpack the current state of braille literacy in Canada and why braille remains essential for access, independence, education, and employment.
Together they explore why braille is literacy, some of the gaps and systemic barriers and challenges still in place when it comes to access, and why awareness, advocacy, and enforcement of braille standards are critical. It's an...