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Incarcerated women work with Washington School for the Blind in Vancouver to transcribe Braille

Program that works with the Department of Corrections increases access to Braille textbooks, documents, business cards and more

By Brianna Murschel, Columbian staff reporter
Published: December 4, 2024, 6:10am
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Braille proofreader Adrienne Libby checks over a novel Wednesday at the Ogden Resource Center.
Braille proofreader Adrienne Libby checks over a novel Wednesday at the Ogden Resource Center. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian) Photo Gallery

For almost 30 years, incarcerated women in Washington have been part of a program that transcribes documents, pamphlets, business cards, textbooks, novels, music, signs and menus — even the Oregon Voter Guide — into Braille.

“I was in there for 11½ years, and you think you don’t really have anything to live for.

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