Episode 226 - Stamping Braille and Crushing Limits with Terry Hoddinott

About this episode

Shawn interviews Terry Hoddinott about his Braille business and personal adventures in paraclimbing.

This week Shawn welcomes entrepreneur and BrailleMasters founder Terry Hoddinott, whose frustration with inaccessible print sparked the creation of the cleverly low-tech “EmbossIt” Braille business card machine and a Braille business serving restaurants, governments, and organizations around the world. Terry and Shawn swap stories about the importance of braille and the challenges of braille production and then crank things up a notch with tales of riding 3200 km across Canada for cancer and what it's like scaling massive climbing walls as part of the Canadian Paraclimbing Team. Blind Beginnings’ mission is to inspire children and youth who are blind or partially sighted and their families through diverse programs, experiences, counseling and peer support, and opportunities to create fulfilling lives. Visit us online at www.blindbeginnings.ca to find out more.

People in this episode

Host: Shawn

Guest: Terry Hoddinott

Topics covered

• Braille
• entrepreneurship
• accessibility
• paraclimbing
• cancer awareness

Keywords

• EmbossIt
• BrailleMasters
• business card machine
• blindness
• youth support

Mentioned in this episode

Products: EmbossIt, Braille, EmbossIt Braille business card machine

Books & works: Stamping Braille and Crushing Limits

Places: Canada

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