Long, Flora

Date:
2005-06-15
Length:
53 min.
Interviewer:
Randles, Raymond
Transcription available:
yes
Interview Number(s):
2009_51_22
Summary:
Flora Long talks about working in the Shipping Department at the American Printing House for the Blind. She describes the packing, receiving, and shipping processes. She also talks about earlier work at APH as a braille press operator (1973) using clam shell presses, and about braille collating, thermoforming, and making Script Letter Boards in Educational Aids. The effect of the Teamsters Union at APH is also mentioned.
Topic(s):
American Printing House for the Blind (Louisville, Ky.)