In our first hour we welcome Trish of Blind Girl Designs to get to know her and her fabulous designs. She has definitely made a name for herself and we look forward to hearing her story and holiday recommendations.
Then in our second hour we will highlight entrepreneurs within the BVI community and hear their holiday offerings.
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This week Anthony welcomes friend to the show Jenine Stanley of AIRA to share with us some news about services for our Deaf and Hard of Hearing Brothers, Sisters and non-binary siblings as well as a host of other great announcements. We will also pick Jenine’s brain about the best tips she has for maximizing wearables and AIRA.
Then in our second hour Anthony will explore the possibilities of engaging and reading conversational visual cues using haptic tech. Jack Walters and Dr. Bryan Duarte of Hap Chic will walk us thru this revolutionary new wearable. The HET is a wearable assistive technology that provides people who are blind or low vision with real-time access to non-verbal
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Sunday Edition presents - Guide Dog Rally Impressions
Anthony welcomes Sarah Calhoun, Kim Charlson, and other members of GDUI as well as representatives from the Rally Organization team. We will hear their impressions, and some audio from the event and celebrate the power of Advocacy. Then in our second hour we will discuss how to keep the momentum going, next steps and the somewhat controversial announcement that we can soon disclose in the APP if we are guide dog users.
This week, Anthony welcomes panelists and audience to round table some hot topics. The three hot topics to begin the show will be: Auctions, Popcorn fundraisers, Have we exhausted these forms of raising funds?? What out of the box ideas can we come up with? Guide Dog Rally and denials, Is it time for the community and membership to engage our leadership to take more aggressive stands with rideshare companies? As we wait for news of conventions after Dallas, What cities should ACB Be considering, what red flags and/or non negotiable should help form the criteria? Bring your Hot Topics and share with the Sunday Edition Hot Topics Table.
Episode Notes
This week Anthony welcomes Peter and Belinda as we get the chance to get to know them personally; their motivations and passions and of course to answer member questions.
Belinda Collins from the Tarheel State has been a force in the ACB Community almost from inception. She has interned and is one of the training hosts and so much more. These skills she has springboard to a position on the BOP.
Peter Heide has been sighted and blind four times and has experienced almost
every level of vision between fully sighted and totally blind. He attended
The current document we are governed under as attached at the end of this email.
This week Anthony welcomes Michael Byington who will lead us all in a round table discussion about what members feel the relationship should and maybe should not encompass or represent.
The ACB Board voted to update the documents surrounding these important relationships, and this week we will explore how the changing world of Not for Profit and advocacy affects how state and special interest affiliates deal with ACB National and vice versa.
We look forward to exploring member thoughts and ideas.
This week Anthony and crew welcome Chris Bell, Dr. Lynn Coral and Carol Francisco. We will continue to discuss the different forms of blindness and Low vision focusing on Prematurity and Blindness.
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Anthony welcomes Scott Thornhill back for some convention follow up conversation and some fun couples conversation with his wife Jane. Anthony and Gabriel will also be put in the hot seat and will be interviewed by Scott and Jane.
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Sunday Edition Presents: Teaching Audio Description a conversation Live from the Adrian Archt Center with Dr. Joel Snyder & Eric Lipp C.E.O. of Open Doors Organization explains new regulations flying with Guide Dogs This week Anthony and the Sunday Edition crew go behind the scenes live with Dr. Joel as he imparts his vast knowledge of Audio Description with the new crop of Audio Describers at the Adrian Archt Center in Miami. We will get to hear some of the sample description they come up with and we will chat about the process. Dr. Joel Snyder is known internationally as one of the world’s first “audio describers,” a pioneer in the field of Audio Description, a translation of visual images to vivid