Volunteers are an essential part of the program. Estimated 73,000 volunteer hours went into running the center during last year alone. Sighted volunteers are trained to read Braille and do much of the transcription work. They also work with the talking book program, managing the second-largest talking book collection in the county (the largest is at the Service Center for the Blind
The three-story building (designed by husband-and-wife architectural team Roesling/Nakamura) houses craft areas, meeting space, storage for art and sports equipment, an overnight room with showers for visiting kids, a vision clinic, a Braille transcription center, even a stage with lighting and sound for dramatic presentations.
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