Sound Prints

New Kentucky low vision affiliate, Kentucky Office for the Blind Executive Director retires, applications for two GDUI First-Timers announced, and CCLVI to award video magnifiers; excerpts from ACB Executive Director report at Midyear; entertaining and useful Alexa skills for the Amazon Echo and Dot

audio description awards; gardening – a hobby for people with low vision; Supreme Court decision – guide dogs can go to school; books on technology; calendar of events

Become an ACB Leadership Fellow at the 2017 ACB Conference and Convention in Reno; new low vision group in Kentucky; accessible TV and solving issues with structured negotiations; upcoming events

Facebook enhances picture descriptions; 175th anniversary and essay contest at the Kentucky School for the Blind; sneak peek at the 2017 ACB national conference and convention in Reno; demo of Pandora, TuneIn and iHeartMedia on Alexa; calendar of events

new phone scam and top scams from 2016; author Lynne Raimondo and the Library Users of America (LUA); new cooking activities from the Greater Louisville Council of the Blind and easy recipes; accessible forms and publications from the IRS; the Sound Prints calendar.

Jobs for blind people at the US Census Bureau; new low vision group forming in Kentucky; memories of Talking Book narrator Milton Metz

Announcements about scholarships, audio description of inauguration day, and passing of Talking Book narrator Milton Metz; Alexa vs. Siri with Brian Charlson; calendar of events

How to apply for 2017-2018 ACB and CCLVI scholarships; app updates; meet Tristan Parsons, Interim Principal at the Kentucky School for the Blind; new rules for accessible TV set-top boxes and controls; the Sound Prints calendar

2016 in review, a look ahead to the new year, and holiday wishes with guests Kim Charlson, President of the American Council of the Blind, and representatives of the seven chapters of the Kentucky Council of the Blind.

Eric Bridges discusses ACB accomplishments in 2016 and looks ahead to 2017 and the new Trump administration; tips for using essential oils around the house