I am a lecturer in Persian and Arabic literature at the University of Tehran. I lost my sight when I was 14 years old and have since become an award-winning pianist, conductor, composer and arranger, written two books in Persian on music theory and piano lessons levels one and two and, in 2009, established Afra, the largest music school in Eastern Tehran. My music school currently boasts 500 students and more than 30 teachers, teaching traditional, pop and classical music. All of the profits of Afra go toward providing Braille music supplies for my many blind music students.

In this presentation I will discuss some of the difficulties blind students in countries with low-income economies face in accessing braille technology and supplies, using Iran as a case study, as well as other access issues to braille music.