1512 Preparing for Vision Loss (Mar. 18, 2015)
1512 Preparing for Vision Loss (Mar. 18, 2015) Show Notes Many sighted people have a hard time imagining how they would tackle life if they couldn’t see. Losing your vision, however, doesn’t mean the...
View Article1513 The National Braille Press (Mar. 25, 2015)
1513 The National Braille Press (Mar. 25, 2015) Show Notes The National Braille Press promotes literacy of blind children through Braille and provides access to information that empowers blind people...
View Article1514 Beep Baseball (Apr. 1, 2015)
1514 Beep Baseball (Apr. 1, 2015) Show Notes Beep Baseball is a variant of American baseball that has been adapted to be safe for its blind participants. Hosts Nancy and Pete Torpey speak with Blake...
View Article1515 Blind Cricket (Apr. 8, 2015)
1515 Blind Cricket (Apr. 8, 2015) Show Notes G K Mahantesh is the General Secretary of the Cricket Association for the Blind in India and the Vice President of the World Blind Cricket Council. He is...
View Article1516 J-Say, J-Dictate, and Leasey (Apr. 15, 2015)
1516 J-Say, J-Dictate, and Leasey (Apr. 15, 2015) Show Notes J-Say and J-Dictate are designed to make it possible to use the Dragon Naturally speaking speech recognition program with JAWS. Leasey...
View Article1517 Jim Fruchterman – Social Entrepreneur (Apr. 22, 2015)
1517 Jim Fruchterman – Social Entrepreneur (Apr. 22, 2015) Show Notes Jim Fruchterman is the founder and CEO of Benetech, which operates Bookshare. This week hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with him...
View Article1518 Global Reach of Benetech and Bookshare (Apr. 29, 2015)
1518 Global Reach of Benetech and Bookshare (Apr. 29, 2015) Show Notes Last week, hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talked with Jim Fruchterman, the founder and CEO of Benetech about his early work in OCR...
View Article1519 Informal Advocacy (May 6, 2015)
1519 Informal Advocacy (May 6, 2015) Show Notes If you have special needs, sometimes you need to request adaptations. For years, Kelly Pierce has engaged in informal advocacy resulting in improved...
View Article1520 Creating Accessible Graphs and Charts (May 13, 2015)
1520 Creating Accessible Graphs and Charts (May 13, 2015) Show Notes Richard Ladner is a professor of computer science whose research is directed at enhancing the accessibility of documents and web...
View Article1521 Blind Golfing (May 20, 2015)
1521 Blind Golfing (May 20, 2015) Show Notes Hitting a small ball into a slightly larger cup that is hundreds of yards away might seem like an unlikely activity for a blind person. With minor...
View Article1522 CakeTalking, TypeAbility and Academy of Music for the Blind (May 27, 2015)
1522 CakeTalking, TypeAbility and Academy of Music for the Blind (May 27, 2015) Show Notes This week, hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with David Pinto, a musician and music educator who founded and...
View Article1523 Composing and Performing Music (Jun. 3, 2015)
1523 Composing and Performing Music (Jun. 3, 2015) Show Notes Rachel Flowers is a talented young blind musician. Hosts Peter and Nancy Torpey speak with her and her mother, Jeanie Flowers, about how...
View Article1524 Sonar GNU Linux (Jun. 10, 2015)
1524 Sonar GNU Linux (Jun. 10, 2015) Show Notes Sonar GNU Linux is a version of the Linux operating system that has accessibility for people with many types of disabilities built into it. Hosts Nancy...
View Article1525 Employment Issues for the Visually Impaired (Jun. 17, 2015)
1525 Employment Issues for the Visually Impaired (Jun. 17, 2015) Show Notes Blind since birth, Michigan Supreme Court Justice Richard Bernstein is passionate about improving employment for the...
View Article1526 Becoming and Being a Blind Judge (Jun. 24, 2015)
1526 Becoming and Being a Blind Judge (Jun. 24, 2015) Show Notes Last week Michigan State Supreme Court Justice Richard Bernstein, blind since birth, talked about employment issues faced by the...
View Article1527 HIMS Blaze Multi-Players (Jul. 1, 2015)
1527 HIMS Blaze Multi-Players (Jul. 1, 2015) Show Notes The Blaze ET and EZ Multi-Player devices can play audio and text books in many formats, and also be used to directly download books over WiFi,...
View Article1528 Sailing Expeditions for the Blind (Jul. 8, 2015)
1528 Sailing Expeditions for the Blind (Jul. 8, 2015) Show Notes Imago Maris Foundation hosts sailing expeditions each year, with half the participants being visually impaired and the other half...
View Article1529 Accessible On-Line Games (Jul. 15, 2015)
1529 Accessible On-Line Games (Jul. 15, 2015) Show Notes A number of on-line board games and card games are hosted by RS Games. They are all accessible using a screen reader and can be enjoyable as...
View Article1530 Accessible Games for iOS Devices (Jul. 22, 2015)
1530 Accessible Games for iOS Devices (Jul. 22, 2015) Show Notes No matter what type of games you enjoy playing, you’ll probably find it in the book “Anyone Can Play! Accessible Games for the iPhone,...
View Article1531 Learning Ally (Jul. 29, 2015)
1531 Learning Ally (Jul. 29, 2015) Show Notes Many blind students and professionals rely on textbooks and other specialized material recorded by Learning Ally (formerly Recording for the Blind and...
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