Most Memorable Person

The most memorable person I ever met was a woman named Georgia Griffith. She was born blind, supported herself by teaching music. She played 12 different instruments. She was the only Braille proofreader of music for the Library of Congress. She lost her hearing (and sense of balance) at age 38, after which someone gave her a computer and she learned how to use it and ultimately, when I "met" her, ran 7 of the most popular discussion forums on CompuServe (in the late 1980s). She could read 12 languages fluently and a few others "not so fluently." I went with her to Washington, D.C. when she and others, were honored by the Smithsonian Institute for contributions to information technology.

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[pjebsen]

Hi Bev, long time, no speak - thanks for this beautiful video! I just found out about it by looking for Georgia at Google and running across Tom Sims' page. I'm planning to write a blog post about Georgia soon.

[basykes]

@pjebsen I'd love to see your blog post when you write it, Peter!

[DeppObsession1963]

Wow.