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20240418 Accessing Audio Description at a Movie Theater with the Blind in Mind Originally Broadcasted April 18, 2024, on ACB Media 6   Kathleen Eubanks, who works at The Prospector Theater, located in Ridgefield, Connecticut, joined Erika Wolf and Carl Richardson(who are fellow Audio Description Project Media Committee Members)for a communicative discussion regarding the nonprofit … Read more

20240417 Its Electric Originally Broadcasted April 17, 2024, on ACB Media 5   Participants talked about the small kitchen appliances they love so much: from blenders to Instant Pots and everything in between! Attendees brought their questions, tips, resources, recipes and accessible appliance recommendations!

20240416 Helpful Hints on Using Homophones Originally Broadcasted April 16, 2024, on ACB Media 5   Participants joined Mary Haupt to learn about homophones — words that sound alike but have different meanings and spellings.  Examples: "F L O U R" and "F L O W E R" or "M A D D E R" … Read more

20240416 Essential Oils with Hayley–If Its Mint to Be, Let It Be Originally Broadcasted April 16, 2024, on ACB Media 5   Participants joined me as we finished out the dynamic trio with a trio. Peppermint was our next oil to discuss, and we covered three different mint based essential oils and a variety of … Read more

20240416 Herbies Community Cooking Corner Originally Broadcasted April 16, 2024, on ACB Media 5 This time: Mint Chocolate Cupcakes. If cooking along, you need the following: Chocolate Cupcakes: o 1 cup all-purpose flour (125 grams) spooned and leveled o 1 cup granulated sugar (200 grams) o 1/2 cup cocoa powder (45 grams)-I use Dutch processed … Read more

Share in the Solar Eclipse It’s happening now, and we are taking this opportunity to share in the solar eclipse together. Thanks to our friends from the Harvard University Astronomer, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, we will enjoy it together here in Community, along with hearing from our own members as they experience the eclipse from their … Read more

20240415 Harambee-Lessons from the table Originally Broadcasted April 15, 2024, on ACB Media 5   Journey along with us, as we looked at the culture & cuisine that nourished and edified the soul. The techniques, ingredients and dishes of Soul Food shaped recipes that were rooted in survival and preserved through many generations. Participants shared … Read more

20240415 Sports Roundtable Originally Broadcasted April 15, 2024, on ACB Media 5   Participants joined the Sports Spelunkers as they highlighted the wonderful, wide, and wacky world of (primarily) US team sports.

20240415 BlindShell 101 and Beyond Originally Broadcasted April 15, 2024, on ACB Media 5   BlindShell Classic 2 is an accessible cell phone with tactile buttons. Whether you are a new user or are curious about its many features, participants joined Diane Ducharme for an instructional session about how to use the device.   Sponsored … Read more