Text on screen reads "The Samoa Blind Person Association (S B P A) Braille unit was established in 2018. It is the first-ever Braille unit in Samoa to produce Braille electronically.
The wall of the Braille unit office. There are colorful signs about Workplace values and a handmade posters displaying the Braille alphabet and numbers.
Tiaena Herbert Bell, vice president of the S B P A, a Samoan man who is blind, sits in front of a poster, speaking to camera.
A screenshot of Article 9 of the C R P D, outlining the importance of accessible information and communication for persons with disabilities.
A pan across the covers of Braille booklets.
Posters on the wall of the Braille unit office show the Braille and sign language alphabet.
A close-up on a pen and notebook page with writing.
A close-up of a machine printing Braille on a sheet of paper.
A woman wearing a pink t-shirt sits at a desk and turns on a computer.
Hillier Pouesi, Program Manager of the SBPA, a Samoan woman wearing a pink t-shirt, speaks to camera.
A close-up of a hand opening a Braille copy of the Samoa Second Voluntary National Review on the Implementation of the Sustainable Goals.
A photo of four smiling people sitting at a table in a restaurant. One man in the front holds up copies of a Braille menu and gives a thumbs up to the camera.
Step 1 of the printing process: Formatting a document for Braille. Video of a computer screen as someone opens a document.
Hillier adjusts the formatting of a document in Microsoft Word.
Step 2 of the printing process: Printing. Hillier loads a piece of paper into a Braille embosser. The embosser begins printing and the paper is gradually inserted into the machine.
A medium shot of Hillier as she waits for the page to come out of the embosser.
Step 3 of the printing process: binding. A close-up on hands as they align a plastic cover to bind together a stack of Braille pages.
A close-up of Tiaena's hands reading a disaster risk management booklet.
A medium shot of Tiaena reading the booklet.
A photo of a man who is blind in front of a table with stacks of the disaster risk management booklets.
A photo of a man who is blind reading a Braille copy of the disaster risk management booklet. There is a microphone on the table in front of him.
A video of Tiaena sitting at a desk, using his laptop computer.
A pan across the wall of the Braille unit office. Colorful posters display the Braille alphabet.
Fade to black. Text on screen reads "Copyright 2023 S B P A. All Rights Reserved.
Made with support from the Disability Justice Project and the Disability Rights Fund.