BRAILLE CARDS TO BRAILLE MISSION

Founded 2006

The Braille Mission grew out of Braille Cards dot Com. The history of Braille Cards Dot Com began with a meeting between two friends; one sighted, Patrick J. Fischer and one blind, Bob Varney. Bob wanted to provide greeting cards that were available in Braille and other raised images since 1976. Patrick wanted to be able to send Bob an accessible braille card that he could re-read over and over again without the assistance of a reader.
On March 4, 2000, in Lamar, Missouri, Bob Varney had the idea to to produce braille greeting cards. Using AT&T dial up internet service, Patrick registered the domain BrailleCards.com. Later that month Patrick setup Braillecards, LLC and what started out as an idea, became Bob's dream come true.
Bob Varney passed in his sleep in December 2002 and Braille Cards was stopped.
The Braille Mission was founded in 2006 and Braille Cards was brought back.
Christmas 2008, Braille Art was first created which is the Art you Touch, unlike most art you do not touch. A Braille Art is a picture that has words which relate to the picture. The words are embossed in braille and become part of the picture.
2008 - PJ Poet was hired to write poetry for Braille Art and he made three pieces: America's Wind Energy, America's Solar Energy and American Farming Energy
2008 to 2014 - Sold Braille Cards, Braille Maps, Braille Art and other Braille products.
2014 - Braille Mission closed its doors due to financial hardship.
2019 - Created Art That Talks
2022 - New Braille Art is being designed.
2023 - Reseller of Tactile Braille American Flag
2024 - Hired team to build Tactile images
2026 - The Braille Mission proudly announces the official release of the Braille edition of Navigating Life with Jesus, authored by Patrick J. Fischer. The launch is intentionally aligned with World Braille Day, observed annually on January 4 — the birthday of Louis Braille, the inventor of the Braille reading and writing system. The United Nations General Assembly established World Braille Day in 2018, with the first global observance held in 2019. This day highlights the essential role Braille plays in literacy, independence, and equal access to information for blind and visually impaired individuals worldwide.