A tactile, bronze-covered braille American flag was dedicated at a ceremony at the Central Alabama VA Medical Center. The flag is located at the entrance of Building 1 and features the Pledge of Allegiance, allowing veterans to run their fingers across the flag.
Honoring Visually-Impaired Veterans
Members of five chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution were involved in the unveiling. Amanda Gunn of the Francis Marion Chapter of the DAR said, “This is an opportunity to be able to show them that we see them and that we want to honor them for their service and their sacrifice and for them to be able to still experience this symbol of our freedom and being able to visualize through the tactile braille flag.”
Bryan Dulude, a blind rehabilitation specialist at CAVHCS, added, “Access to information is the key to independence, the independence that we are celebrating as a country. We need to have that access to information, whether it be electronic format, whether it be braille, I’m glad we have it here.”
Original reporting: Alabama News Network — read the source article.
