Reading a Braille DescriptionCreating visual art is not the first thing most people consider when thinking of people who are blind or who have visual difficulties, but there are many such artists and photographers who challenge that perception every day. The Andrew Heiskell Library was pleased to host an exhibition of artwork by students who have visual impairments, running from June 14 through June 18.

A reception, complete with refreshments, was well attended on opening night, and the exhibition drew a steady stream of visitors through the week. The photograph here shows some of the artists, whose class made a special visit on Thursday, June 16, to experience their work on display.

Here are some highlights of our posts on Facebook, Tumblr, and Twitter:

• Sight for the Blind: The Growing Success of Seeing with Sound
• Free Books for Kids Now Available in Braille, from Dolly Parton's Dollywood Foundation's Imagination Library
• The Sight Connection, formerly Community Services for the Blind and Partially Sighted
• Nuance Gives Voice to Social Networking — The BrainYard — InformationWeek: Using voice recognition software with Facebook and Twitter
• Our sister library in North Carolina is making its locally produced digital books available online
• Blind Would-Be Law Student Says Test Discriminates
• June was Audiobook Month