Guide Dogs for the Blind President Christine Benninger and The Seeing Eye President Glenn Hoagland join us to explain their new training video for airport and airline employees to better assist visually impaired travelers during the COVID-19 pandemic. To listen to this week’s “Speaking Out for the Blind,” go to: http://acbradio.org/mainstream, and choose one … Read more
We’re going to talk with blind Iraqi refugee Qusay Hussein about how he has beat the odds and is about to earn his undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at Austin. To listen to this week’s “Speaking Out for the Blind,” go to: http://acbradio.org/mainstream, and choose one of the links under the headings … Read more
Two blind filmmakers, Jennifer Robinson and Chandra Scheschy, will join us to explain how they’re shedding light on the lack of people with disabilities in both the film and television industries. The two filmmakers have created a special five minute movie to speak out and accomplish this goal. To listen to this week’s “Speaking … Read more
Rhode Island Vision Education Services Program Teacher of the Visually Impaired Elizabeth Doyle-Payne, Orientation and Mobility Specialist Judi Lambert, and blind student Ryan Lukowicz will join us. They’ll talk about Ryan’s services and how they may be impacted by a series of cuts. To listen to this week’s “Speaking Out for the Blind,” go … Read more
UC Berkeley PhD student Zhongyu Li joins us to explain how he and a group of researchers developed a robotic guide dog. To listen to this week’s “Speaking Out for the Blind,” go to: http://acbradio.org/mainstream, and choose one of the links under the headings “Listen to ACB Radio Mainstream” and “Now Playing;” or call … Read more
Future In Sight’s Stephanie Hurd and Ryan Menter join us to talk about how the nonprofit is adapting well to COVID-19 and its special virtual programming for visually impaired teens. To listen to this week’s “Speaking Out for the Blind,” go to: http://acbradio.org/mainstream, and choose one of the links under the headings “Listen to … Read more
Upasana Makati joins us to talk about how she decided to start the special lifestyle magazine for the blind called White Print.
Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired CEO Virginia Jacko joins us to talk about her agency’s recent partnership with the Florida Department of Health to give the COVID-19 vaccine to the blind and visually impaired. To listen to this week’s “Speaking Out for the Blind,” go to: http://acbradio.org/mainstream, and choose one of … Read more
Peggy R. Garrett, ACB’s Multicultural Affairs Committee Chair joins us to talk about a possible accessible feature for the blind on the newly-redesigned $20 bill. To listen to this week’s “Speaking Out for the Blind,” go to: http://acbradio.org/mainstream, and choose one of the links under the headings “Listen to ACB Radio Mainstream” and … Read more
According to KSNW-TV in Wichita, Kansas, a new app is being developed to help the blind and visually impaired read their favorite comic books. Joining us to talk about the app will be its developer and Wichita State University Associate English Professor Dr. Darren DeFrain and visually impaired comic book fan Alison Roets. … Read more