Connect the Dots 2024
Embark on an adventure of discovery into the playful world of Connect the Dots—an educational series that turns the history and innovation of blindness and low vision into an exciting adventure for kids! We’re on a mission to make learning a blast and inspire a world of inclusivity so while our building is under renovation, the PNC Foundation is helping us bring our knowledge out into the community. Over the next two years, in partnership with Louisville Free Public Library, Connect the Dots, powered by PNC Foundation, aims to inspire children through an accessibility mindset, encouraging everyone to ponder ways to create a more inclusive world.
For any questions, please contact communityrelations@aph.org.
2024 Upcoming Event Schedule
September 28 | 10 A.M. – 1 P.M.
How do people who are blind navigate?
Getting hands on with low-tech and high-tech tools, children will discover tools that different people use to walk safely in the street.
Newburg Branch Library – 4800 Exeter Avenue | Louisville, KY 40218
October 19 | 1 P.M. – 4 P.M.
Sound & Vibration
At this event, families will hear from blind musicians about how they make music, engage hands-on science and art explorations about sound and vibration with community partners, and contribute to a musical panel of a tactile art installation.
Western Library 604 S 10th Street | Louisville, KY 40203
November 2 | 11 A.M. – 3 P.M.
Career: Science
Under the direction of real-life scientists, families will learn about the intersection of disability and career before completing some out-of-this-world aeronautic experiments.
South Central Regional Library – 7300 Jefferson Boulevard | Louisville, KY 40219
December 14 | 10 A.M. – 1 P.M.
Happy Holidays Mary Ingalls!
At this event, families are introduced to beloved, real-life American frontierswoman Mary Ingalls.
Jeffersontown Branch Library – 10635 Watterson Trail | Jeffersontown, KY 40299
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January 4 | 10 A.M.
Series Press Event
Northeast Library – 15 Bellevoir Circle | Louisville, KY 40223January 6 | 10 A.M. – 2 P.M.
Happy Birthday Louis Braille!
At this event, families are introduced to Louis Braille, kid inventor, and his tactile code of six-dot-cells which is still used worldwide by people who are blind to read and write.
Northeast Library – 15 Bellevoir Circle | Louisville, KY 40223February 17 | 10 A.M. – 1 P.M.
Light & Shadow
Often, when we consider blindness, we might picture total darkness. But this is not always accurate. People who are blind or low vision may be able to see some light, colors, and/or shapes. Everyone sees things differently! At this event, families will discover the science of sight, learn from local community members who are blind or low vision about how they see, practice visual attention, and learn about tools like light boxes, magnifiers, and high-contrast text/images which provide access to everyday information.
Main Library – 301 York Street | Louisville, KY 40203March 30 | 10 A.M. – 1 P.M.
How do people who are blind read?
Being blind is not about what people can’t do – it’s about what they can do! Instructors of this workshop, who are blind, will demonstrate how they read and the technologies that empower them.
Highlands Shelby Park Library – 1250 Bardstown Road | Louisville, KY 40204April 13 | 10 A.M. – 1 P.M.
Career: Sports
Under the direction of blind athletes and health professionals, families and friends will learn about the intersections of disability and play before exploring accessible recreation technology and popular paralympic sports.
Iroquois Library – 601 W Woodlawn Avenue | Louisville, KY 40215May 11 | 10 A.M. – 3 P.M.
How do people who are blind do math?
Instructors of this workshop, who are blind, will demonstrate how they do math and what tools empower them. Getting hands on with both ancient and modern technology, children will discover tools that everyone can use to make sense of math.
Main Library – 301 York Street | Louisville, KY 40203June 15 | 10 A.M. – 1:30 P.M.
Happy Birthday Helen Keller!
At this event, families are introduced to Helen Keller, academic and activist, and her leading role in many of the significant political, social, and cultural movements of the 20th century.
St Matthews-Eline Branch Library – 3940 Grandview Avenue | Louisville, KY 40207July 13 | 10 A.M. – 1 P.M.
Touch & Texture
For many museum visitors of all ages, whether blind or sighted, being able to interact with objects through touch is a memorable and unique experience. “Make-it-touchable” is the approach The Dot Experience at APH is taking to make the most accessible museum in the world.Through hands-on play, children and adults will learn about the science of touch and texture, discover the ways APH has historically and currently used tactile graphics to provide access to education, experience using a white cane, weave a community art piece, and explore ways touch and texture will provide visitors access to the collections and exhibits within The Dot Experience, opening 2026.
South Central Regional Library – 7300 Jefferson Boulevard | Louisville, KY 40219
August 3 | 10 A.M. – 1 P.M.
Career: Cooking
Under the direction of a real-life chef and friends from a local cooking school, families will learn about the intersection of disability and career before trying their own hand at creating a favorite dish.
Southwest Regional Library – 9725 Dixie Hwy | Louisville, KY 40272
