In this seminar, students will explore tactile reading and writing systems with a focus on Braille, the tactile reading and writing system used by the blind. Students will learn the Braille code while exploring topics like its history, its many applications, the unique perspective it brings to analyzing texts, how reading Braille changes the brain, its use in education, the way it represents visual concepts like music and math in tactile forms, and its use across cultures. As a final project, students will choose a work to transcribe into Braille (this could be anything from a social media post to a poem to chemistry equations/diagrams). Then, in a final essay, students will analyze the transcription choices made and explain the importance of making this media accessible (not only through text, but also through location, presentation, and so on).