Hello everyone, Once again, ACB Radio is proud to provide exclusive live coverage of the Friends in Art showcase from the ACB Convention. Join Chrissie Cochrane and a team of ACB Radio broadcasters as they bring you a night of performances by blind and vision impaired performers, live on stage at the convention in Louisville… Finish Reading Friends in Art Showcase to Air on ACB Radio
This is just a quick note to all of you loyal Blind Access Journal readers to let you know that, as of July 18, my position with my current employer is being eliminated due to circumstances completely outside of my control. At that time, I will be available for contract or permanent employment. If you… Finish Reading Available for New Employment as of July 18
This year we are proud to present our 2008 ACB National Convention podcast covering all the general sessions, the candidates’ forum and the banquet. Please visit http://www.acbradio.org/conventions to manually download these files or add http://feeds.feedburner.com/acbconventions to your favorite RSS reader or podcatching software to automatically download the files in their intended podcast form. Once… Finish Reading ACB 2008 Convention Podcast
Hello Everyone, We’re gearing up for another great year of ACB Convention coverage! In addition to exhibit hall coverage on our Interactive stream and complete live broadcasts of the general sessions on Mainstream, we will also be featuring the Friends in Art Showcase and lots of content from Guide Dog Users, Inc. All times… Finish Reading ACB Radio 2008 Convention Coverage Schedule
The WGBH – Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM) has published a new Outreach and Policy Paper, Digital Television and Video Description: Service Continues, Consumer and Industry Efforts Required Most consumers are just now becoming aware of the mandated transition from analog to digital broadcasting scheduled for February of 2009… Finish Reading Digital Television and Video Description: Service Continues, Consumer and Industry Efforts Required
Catch the 68th Annual Convention of the National Federation of the Blind Online!!! July 1-5, 2008 The National Federation of the Blind–the voice of the nation's blind–will be streaming portions of its annual convention over the Internet. The NFB National Convention is the largest gathering of the blind anywhere in the world. If you cannot… Finish Reading Catch the 68th Annual Convention of the National Federation of the Blind Online!!!
VICTOR READER STREAM THE PROVEN SUCCESS STORY, IS NOW EVEN BETTER WITH A FREE VERSION 2.0 SOFTWARE UPGRADE Longueuil, Canada, June 30, 2008 — Victor Reader Stream, the pocket-sized portable MP3 player designed for blind and low-vision people has swept the world wide market place since its launch in September 2007. Heralded by its users… Finish Reading HumanWare Launches Version 2 of the Victor Reader Stream DAISY, MP3 and NISO Player
Hello Everyone, Coming up on this week's Main Menu Live, we dedicate the two hour episode to talk all about Window-Eyes 7.0. Doug and Aaron from GW Micro will be with us as well as many beta testers from the Window-Eyes private beta team. We will discuss the product and the many scripts that will… Finish Reading Update: Coming up on Main Menu for the week of June 25 – Window-Eyes 7.0 Fully Disclosed
Hello Everyone, Coming up on this week's Main Menu Live, we dedicate the two hour episode to talk all about Window-Eyes 7.0. Doug and Aaron from GW Micro will be with us as well as many beta testers from the Window-Eyes private beta team. We will discuss the product and the many scripts that will… Finish Reading Coming up on Main Menu for the week of June 25 – Window-Eyes 7.0 Fully Disclosed
Sadly, July 4th won’t be Independence Day for some among us. In 2005 Sprint announced Free Voice-Dialing Services for the Blind, Elderly, and Disabled ( http://www.mobiledia.com/news/32095.html ), to justifiable applause. For the first time, family members and caregivers could quickly and easily maintain on-line phone books for those who couldn’t even reliably dial cell phones,… Finish Reading Don’t allow Sprint-Nextel to quietly cancel a life saving service for the elderly, blind, and disabled on July 1