2010 People's Design Award: Braille Alphabet Bracelet

The 2010 People's Design Award goes to the Braille Alphabet Bracelet by At First Sight Braille Jewelry.

The design of this bracelet combines beautiful jewelry design and the braille alphabet to help spread the need for Braille literacy. Unemployment among individuals who are blind hovers at about 70%, but of those individuals who are employed 95% read braille. At a time when only about 10% of the blind population currently reads Braille, this bracelet is a reminder of the importance of Braille literacy. A percentage of the profits from the sale of her Braille jewelry are donated to organizations that promote Braille literacy.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Smithsonian
• Cooper-Hewitt
• National Design Museum
• National Design Awards
• People's Design Awards
• PDA
• NDA
• Ebs Burnough
• Cynthia Rowley
• Leslie Ligon
• Paula Zahn
• Design
• At First Sight Braille Jewelry
• Braille Alphabet Bracelet
• Blind
• Braille

[Drakelikespie]

I know her, Leslie Ligon her son spencer and ethan, and thier home wow! i never thought see would be on the web!!!

[BraillestoneAFS]

Best is that this video and it's message about braille literacy and braille jewelry, now comes before fake braille jewelry in the line-up of videos. Nice!