Tamara Rorie

Tamara Rorie, Esq. is the head of the Patron Engagement Section for the National Library Service (NLS) for the Blind and Print Disabled, a service unit of the Library of Congress. Ms. Rorie’s responsibilities include developing and overseeing patron programming and consulting with NLS’s network of state libraries on patron issues.

Prior to working at NLS, Tamara was the Assistant Director in the Alternative Media Access Center, at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Before entering the field of alternative text, Ms. Rorie worked in several roles as an advocate for people with disabilities, and as a practicing attorney focused on consumer rights and discrimination. Ms. Rorie has several past and present board affiliations including current member and past Chair of the Braille Authority of North America.

Tamara received her Juris Doctorate from Wake Forest University School of Law, and her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.