Aug 5, 2026
Episode 12 of the BANA Braille Bits podcast celebrates BANA's 50th Anniversary with special guest, Darleen Bogart. Darleen is the longest-serving member representative of the BANA Board, first as an observer at the very first meeting in 1976. In this special episode, Darleen shares highlights from those early board...
Jun 29, 2026
In this 11th episode of BANA Braille Bits, hosted by BANA Chair, Jen Goulden, we highlight BANA's newest member organization, the Foundation for Blind Children located in Phoenix, Arizona. Our guest, Brian Voeller, Director of Accessible Learning Services, talks about the goals of FBC, highlights some of its braille...
Nov 4, 2025
In this tenth episode of BANA Braille Bits, hosted by BANA Chair, Jen Goulden, we highlight Perkins School for the Blind, which is based in Watertown, Massachusetts. Wendy Buckley is the Perkins representative on the BANA Board and the current BANA Vice-Chair. Wendy talks about the history of Perkins, its goals...
Sep 22, 2025
In this ninth episode of BANA Braille Bits, hosted by BANA Chair, Jen Goulden, we highlight the Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation (CIDI), which is based in Atlanta, Georgia. Hollie Knight represents CIDI on the BANA Board and is a Braille Media Specialist. Hollie shares information about CIDI's mission towards...
Mar 25, 2025
In this eighth episode of BANA Braille Bits, hosted by BANA Chair, Jen Goulden, we hear from Dave Williams, Chair of The Braillists Foundation in the United Kingdom. Dave provides an update on various events celebrating the 200th anniversary of the invention of braille.
Dave is also an Inclusive Design Ambassador for...