… Highlights Below are recent media articles featuring AFB, our experts, and issues related to blindness and vision … media queries or to arrange an interview with one of our experts, please contact: Tony Stephens AFB … that represents them and inspire all children to tell more stories through play. Barbie partnered with the American …
… us who are blind or visually impaired, so many articles and stories in the media depict us in a negative light. … MTA subway construction on Second Avenue, but what are our options for handling this situation? I assume that most … transportation since the age of nine, my approach is to courteously ask for assistance. This may not work the first …
… or their local park, it’s important to pause and remind ourselves of the significance this holiday plays in our freedom and independence, particularly for those within … lives lost at the hands of war and foreign conflict. The stories of their sacrifice weigh heavy on the shoulders of …
… 06/27/2011 [Editor's note: The following post comes courtesy of Erik Weihenmayer , a former middle school teacher … as author of Touch the Top of the World: A Blind Man's Journey to Climb Farther than the Eye Can See . This summer … plays out. Also visit my blog to get behind the scenes stories about each episode. And be sure to cheer on Team No …
… Trainer's Corner. The April AccessWorld Extra will include our coverage of the Technology for Persons with Disabilities …
AccessWorld March 2002
… is not yet fully accessible. This is disappointing and discouraging, especially considering the length of time this … Thanks to smartphones, we have a bevy of options at our fingertips to learn of the latest happenings. Since news stories by their nature are mostly text-based, many apps …
AccessWorld May 2014
… to my happiness! Some of them would be found written in our literature and dear to the hearts of many, while others … sweetened and ennobled by it. Those are red-letter days in our lives when we meet people who thrill us like a fine … I read from Mark Twain's lips one or two of his good stories. He has his own way of thinking, saying and doing …
… to know they are not alone. Gabby thrives on sharing her journey as a college student, navigating her passion … Gabby says. “We all have the ability to create and own our dreams.” “Gabby is a brilliant and passionate student … about my experiences with blindness and talking about my stories and sharing those moments with people that I also …
… one of the adaptations Dr. Wild has come out with to show our students what COVID-19 is all about. And then we have a … So, those were American Council of the Blind, AER, which is our professional organization, AFB, Aira, American Printing … data as well as the teacher data. And I will say that the stories that the families told really resonated with me. …
… accessible to people who are blind or visually impaired. Our dollars work just as well as any other person's! The … and great moral. Remember, my dollar is worth the same as yours! Author Joe Strechay Blog Topics Share …