Judaism Unbound Podcast Episode 428: Reading with Our Hands and Ears - Livia Thompson
Livia Thompson serves as the Executive Director of JBI (formerly Jewish Braille Institute): an organization enabling access to Jewish life through audio, braille, and large-print texts. She joins Dan and Lex for a conversation about JBI and its powerful work. This episode is the 4th in an ongoing series of Judaism Unbound episodes exploring Disability Torah.
[1] There are some amazing 3-session mini-course offerings beginning at the end of April in the UnYeshiva. Check out these classes at www.judaismunbound.com/classes!
[2] Learn more about JBI by heading to www.jbilibrary.org! Learn more about Livia Thompson by clicking here.
[3] To check out JBI’s library of existing texts, request customized materials, and more, click here.
[4] For more info on Lenny Sarko’s Braille Torah, referenced by Thompson in this episode, see this article.
[5] This article, entitled “Bringing Passover to All: JBI’s Mission of Inclusion Through Accessible Haggadot,” shines a light on JBI’s work on Passover haggadot (guides to a Passover Seder). Check it out via this link.
