Carole Jones interview [Sound recording]

Recording, Audio

Accession Number: 2006.13.12b

Scope & Content: Carole Jones talks about her work as a braille proofreader at the American Printing House for the Blind (APH). She was hired at APH in 1977 and retired in 1993. She proofread materials in Nemeth Code, as well as other braille materials. She describes teamwork with copyholders; using a VersaBraille in proofreading; the advent of computers in APH braille production; breaktimes and the APH cafeteria, which was managed by Sam and Adam Begley; the effect of the Teamsters Union at APH; and participation in the union strike in January 1988.

Narrator: Jones, Carole

Interviewer: Randles, Raymond

Interview Date: 04/12/2005

Interview Length: 73 minutes

Interview Place: Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind

Extent: 73 minutes

Collection: APH Oral History Collection

Credit Line: APH Oral History Collection, 2006.13

Media Type: Compact Disc

Subjects: American Printing House for the Blind Employees Proofreading Interviews

Interview Restrictions: All copyrights belong to the American Printing House for the Blind. Contact the Museum concerning any restrictions.