A photograph of a group of people who stand around a large table that holds touch items, including two tactile maps, and headphones. Artifacts in glass cases are in the background of the photograph; a guide dog stands in the foreground.
This image element and the one beneath it share logos for five institutions: the Social Sciences and Humanities Council of Canada, the University of Manitoba’s Archives & Special Collections, the American Printing House for the Blind, W. Ross Ma…
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Curators

Dr. Vanessa Warne and Sabrina Mark.

Contributors

We are grateful to the following organizations and individuals for lending pieces from their collections:

  • The American Printing House for the Blind Museum, including Michael Hudson

  • The Perkins School for the Blind, including Librarian Molly Stothert-Maurer

  • The W. Ross Macdonald School, including Principal Dan Maggiacomo

  • Private collectors and academic experts Dr. Heather Tilley and Dr. Norman Ball.

Thank you to the University of Manitoba’s Student Accessibility Services, including Jeff Buhse and Carolyn Christie, for help creating our braille materials and to Alex Snukal for help with our audio guide.

Thank you also to Lyle Ford, Linda Eddy, and Tanis Woodland. Special thanks to Director of Archives & Special Collections, Dr. Shelley Sweeney.

Sponsor

This exhibit was generously supported by a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Connections Grant.