The top international journal called Nature reports that technology is essential for the lives of blind, even though many computer devices and programs aren’t universally accessible. While attending Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands to pursue his Master’s Degree in Integrated Product Design, Krishna Rajagopal developed a special tool to address this serious problem. … Read more
The coronavirus is an especially difficult time for the blind and visually impaired. According to the Miami Herald, the rules of social distancing are hard to follow when you can’t see. So what can be done about this major challenge? Joining us to answer this question are Miami Lighthouse for the Blind Chief Executive Officer … Read more
Finger Lakes Times reports that visually impaired man Daniel O’Dell is helping North New York based company V Technical Textiles perform packaging of protective masks for healthcare providers. How did Daniel speak out to get this work opportunity and how does he do the job? We’ll find out!
According to the Portland Press-Herald newspaper in Maine, the State’s students are getting settled into distance learning for the rest of the school year. Catholic Charities Maine has moved from helping blind and visually impaired students in the classroom to assisting them at home. Catholic Charities’ Education Services for Blind & Visually Impaired Children Program … Read more
We’re going to be talking with visually impaired man Vladimir Goncharov about how he beat the odds and became both an Oracle Database Administrator and an Oracle Application Express Platform, or APEX developer. We’ll also learn more about the platform.
Industries for the Blind and Visually Impaired grows and creates employment opportunities for the blind and visually impaired and is the leading voice for teaching businesses on designing, creating, and building accessible workplaces. Industries for the Blind and Visually Impaired President and CEO CJ Lange, Director of Customer Success Deborah Ambro-Crandell, and employee Matt Baumeister … Read more
There’s an ACB organization that advances the opportunity and accessibility for all blind and visually impaired professional artists or you audience members who do music and art for fun. That organization is known as Friends In Art, or FIA. And former Friends In Art President Lynn Hedl will tell us all about it.
Because of the coronavirus, many blind and visually impaired folks have to stay away from large social gatherings. But that hasn’t stopped them from enjoying their favorite audio described TV shows at home. To talk about some of these offerings along with the latest happenings in the industry is the American Council of the Blind’s … Read more
How does the Coronavirus affect the blind and visually impaired? And how does COVID-19 affect the American Council of the Blind and its day-to-day business? Joining me to talk about this are American Council of the Blind President Dan Spoone, California Council of the Blind President Judy Wilkinson, and ACB Membership Services Coordinator Cindy Van … Read more
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that the Nevada Blind Children’s Foundation just opened the State’s first blind and visually impaired school in Henderson. Nevada Blind Children’s Foundation CEO Emily Smith will join us to talk about that school.