Amerson, Marie J.

Marie J. Amerson worked with Georgia's prison braille program for more than six years. Before that, she worked at the state's school for students who are blind and learned about the critical importance of quality braille textbooks. Amerson, who long ago learned to teach braille to young students, attained her literary braille transcriber certificate after joining the prison braille program. She never studied for advanced braille certifications, leaving that challenge to the dedicated transcribers in the program. Amerson served as a member of the writing team for the National Prison Braille Net...