"Seeing the Person First": A Heartfelt
Interview
Kathleen M. Farrand, M.Ed., Doctoral student
The Ohio State University
farrand.9@buckeyemail.osu.edu
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Two years ago, I was listening to a speaker
discuss her life story with a group of Early Childhood M.Ed. students. The speaker was Katie
Robinson. Her frank perspectives and discussion
of her school experiences, as a child with visual
impairments and how she preserved and overcame some of the hurdles, are some of the reasons that inspire me to continue to pursue a career in the field of education.
Katie Robinson is an Accessible Materials
Production Specialist at the Center for Instructional Supports and Accessible Materials
(CISAM). Her desire to help others with visual
impairments is unmistakable. This article features the report of an interview with Ms. Katie
Robinson.
Q: Tell us about yourself. What is your current position? How old are you?
Katie: My name is Katie; I am 23 and I
have Oculocutaneous albinism type 1. I work as
an Accessible Materials Production Specialist at
the Center for Instructional Supports and Accessible Materials (CISAM). I am a certified literary
braille transcriber; I produce braille, large print,
