Yesterday the news crew participated in something that was amazing and overwhelming at the same time. We went to the Jernigan Institute and experienced something that we would never forget. Let me start from the beginning.
After we had a sack lunch we listened to the speaker and also took part in a press conference about the poor state of Braille education in Baltimore City schools. Kayla, Grecia, and I asked some questions and worked our way through the interview. Little did we realize that our event would later be broadcast on TV.
When our press conference was finished, we took a tour of the Institute and saw a massive amount of technology that blind people use to be productive at work and home. We also went to the Exhibition Hall and took a look at all the booths and the exhibitions, which were all very fascinating to look at. Some of us even went to the Independence Marketplace and saw what NFB stocks for any blind person to use to be more productive and effective.
We then had an excellent dinner of pasta, chicken, string beans, and cookies, with coffee, tea, and water available for us to drink, and popcorn for us to munch on during the talent show. Speaking of the talent show, it was magnificent. From singing and the piano, to jokes and the saxophone, it was sort of like Showtime at the Apollo or America’s Got Talent, which was very good indeed. Then when all the excitement ended, we returned to the buses to head back to the University of Maryland. Amazing to see what the blind have accomplished by working together. Overall, it was a very exciting experience and something that I’ll remember for a very long time.