Sound Prints – June 11, 2017
Amazon Prime now very affordable for folks on limited incomes; Amazon Prime benefits; new products at the Mini Mall
Building Better Tomorrows Today for Kentuckians with Vision Loss
Sound Prints podcast by KCB
Amazon Prime now very affordable for folks on limited incomes; Amazon Prime benefits; new products at the Mini Mall
New scholarships, OFB KBE director retires; demo of articles read by VoiceOver; meet the 2017 ACB First-Timers and Leadership Fellows; your input requested and settlement concerning audio description and theaters; driverless vehicles and accessibility for people with disabilities
Window-Eyes to JAWS webinar information; demo of Galaxy barcode reader; demo of ScripTalk, a solution for identifying medications; sound bytes from the 2017 graduation at the Kentucky School for the Blind; music fund at Roundabout
Presentation of the Paul J. Langan Distinguished Service Award from the Kentucky School for the Blind; overview of technology sessions from Microsoft, Google, Charter Communications, Sprint and more at the upcoming convention of the American Council of the Blind in Reno/Sparks, NV
Sound Prints 15th anniversary – a look back; the Kentucky School for the Blind celebrates 175 years; Countdown to 175 Essay Contest winners
Lyft guide dog policy; more visual impairment among children; successful fundraiser from the Alabama Council of the Blind; more accessibility for airline passengers; VFO acquires another company
Imagine Blind Players Theater Troupe with Darren Harbour; new ways to listen to ACB Radio with Jeff Bishop; tips for raising money for the 2017 ACB Walk and the Kentucky e-Racers team
Continuing saga of accessible online audio and video from University of California Berkeley; interview with Allison Flanagan, retiring Director of Kentucky Office for the Blind; new scholarships, VFO tech sessions at the 2017 ACB convention, runner uses technology as a guide in Boston Marathon, and proposed law in Texas related to service and guide dogs
Cooking with Bill Deatherage, new principal at KSB, personnel changes at OFB and OVR, visually impaired runners in the Boston Marathon, web inaccessibility with Vint Cerf and more
Articles and announcements from around ACB; 175th anniversary Founders’ Day dinner at the Kentucky School for the Blind; Seeing Eye puppies at the Newark airport, a special project at the Kentucky School for the Blind, and an art exhibit of paintings by artists with low vision