ACB Tuesday Topics

Some of our Tuesday Topics people have been in Washington over the last week. There were programs that were on in DC last Tuesday so we decided to step aside for one week. We are back and feel like there are a number of topics which may be a part of our Tuesday. We have … Read more

As often seems to happen, our program last week intended to cover two topics but only got to one. That left the accessibility of large appliances as essentially undiscussed. On the last day of February, then, that will be our topic. Where are we with this issue? Historically, how did we handle access. How has … Read more

Last week we discussed new devices that are expected this year and, after that, barely scratched the surface with a discussion of phones. As a result, we will begin this edition with a discussion of the three main groups of phones used by people who are blind or have low vision. We will talk about … Read more

Once more Tuesday Topics will depend on you for our success. We are once more going to try for a double feature. Those of you who have been a part of Tuesday Topics for a while know that this means we are going to choose two topics which we will discuss. The idea is that … Read more

February is a month full of significant events. The Grammies will happen before our next Tuesday Topics. The Superbowl, number 57, is on February 12. Valentine’s Day is on February 14. Later in the month are the birthdays of Washington and Lincoln. We will look at all of these elements and other February phenomena. What … Read more

Though it may seem a long time ago to some, we looked at a lot of the advantages of the newly emerging artificial intelligence (AI) capacity that we can access today. We also looked ahead at developments that we believed were inevitable and, potentially, beneficial. We certainly talked about some of the pitfalls that the … Read more

During our program of January 3, Brian talked about a new app he has been looking at that allows him to make some requests that go a good deal beyond just asking for information. A little while ago my daughter indicated that her new electric car had asked her whether she wanted it to park … Read more

Over the past few years Tuesday Topics generally uses our first meeting of the year to look ahead. What can we expect from 2023? Are there things we expect in our world this year? Are there ACB issues? What about expectations about new books or new music or new movies? What can we expect from … Read more

It is something of a conundrum to try to predict how topics will be regarded by our listeners and participants. Topics we at Tuesday Topics think will be popular do not attract much attention. Topics we are not confident about attract lots of people. Efforts to encourage our participants to come up with topics have, … Read more

We typically, at the end of each year, look back at the last twelve months and explore what conclusions, if any, we can draw about the nature of 2022. What kind of developments have there been in the field of blindness. Can we point to new elements of cooperation? Are there tangible things we can … Read more