Episode Notes Sanford D. Greenberg- September 25th, 8PM Eastern (ACB Radio Mainstream East) and Pacific (ACB Radio Mainstream West) and repeats throughout the next seven days (go to https://speakingoutfortheblind.weebly.com/ for more details) Sandy Greenberg is not your average blind individual. Sandy is the Board of Governors’ Chairman at John Hopkins University’s Wilmer Eye Institute. He … Read more
Episode Notes The organization called Leader Dogs for the Blind is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan. The mission of Leader Dog is to empower blind and visually impaired people with lifelong skills for independent and safe daily travel. Joining us to talk about Leader Dogs for the Blind is its Outreach Manager Leslie Hoskins.
Carroll Center for the Blind Technology Instructor David Kingsbury will talk about his new book titled: When One Web Browser Is Not Enough: A Guide For Windows Screen Reader Users. The new book is a timely resource for blind and visually impaired Windows Narrator and JAWS users who surf the Internet.
IFB Solutions has created the People First Fund to help the organization’s blind and visually impaired employees during the coronavirus pandemic. The People First Fund helps employees receive assistance, including financial help. Joining us to talk about that fund will be IFB Solutions’ Sewing Machine Operator Roderick Wilson. He is a recipient of the fund … Read more
It may be hard for blind and visually impaired kids to attend summer camp during this current pandemic. But WCNC-TV in Charlotte, North Carolina that says that a group called S.E.E. or SEE is teaming up with the YMCA at Lake Norman so that visually impaired children can interact with non-visually impaired kids through games, … Read more
Fierce Healthcare says that CVS Pharmacy is rolling out a special new feature on its mobile app to help visually impaired patients with reading their prescription information. Joining us to talk about this development will be Eleanor Wong, CVS Health’s District Leader for the San Francisco, California area.
According to Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, the college is taking on a research project, aiming to help blind and visually impaired people learn computer circuit design. Joining us to talk about the work will be the project Senior Researcher and Dartmouth Assistant Professor of Computer Science Xing-Dong Yang.
Worcester Magazine reports that the Coronavirus pandemic is causing some unique issues for regular listeners of Audio Journal. Audio Journal is a nonprofit organization whose mission in Central Massachusetts is to connect individuals with a visual impairment, or an inability to access print material, to their communities through broadcasting of local news, information, and entertainment. … Read more
The Muskogee Phoenix Newspaper says that June 2nd marked the 100 th anniversary of vocational rehabilitation for the United States. The U.S. Vocational Rehabilitation program is the program that helps the blind and all people with disabilities get jobs. Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services specialists will join us to talk about the U.S. vocational rehabilitation … Read more
According to CBS46 Atlanta, a Madison, Georgia non-profit is giving away care packages, full of basic necessities to rural blind and visually impaired residents. The non-profit is called Living Life Team, Inc. Joining us to talk about Living Life Team, Inc will be its President and Founder Rita Harris.