… body types, disabilities, and fashions to tell more stories. The Barbie Fashionistas series includes a Barbie … to receive the Helen Keller Achievement Award, recognizing our continued effort to foster global belonging and … and strategic partnerships. In addition to publishing the Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness (JVIB) , AFB is also …
… was the largest and most well-attended conference since our first, nearly 30 years ago. We had some 440 attendees, … mentor, Albert Rizzi , who was recently featured in an Our Stories piece. 9) As chair of the selection committee …
… Foundation for the Blind will be honoring Google for pouring its considerable talent and resources into developing technologies that improve how people … or visually impaired. AFB helped pioneer the audio book and our champion, Helen Keller, was herself an avid adopter of …
… which raised funds through her speaking engagements and tours around the country. Keller was a proponent of education … of which is displayed on this page): ... they are one of our activities that actually reach the blind themselves and …
… Rebecca will share her perspective on strength, courage, gratitude, and joy, especially as we navigate a … any other in more ways than one—sharing these personal stories underscores that we’re all in this together. The … of lived experience within the disability community is our strength, and AFB’s message of inclusion together with …
… Melody Goodspeed Once again, we at AccessWorld bring you our annual holiday gift guide. With few exceptions, most … In addition to this gift guide, be sure to check out our gift guides from last year. Bill Holton wrote a detailed … of the various tech accessories that we use with our devices every day. In this section, I will cover a few …
AccessWorld November 2021
… voices, Apple has added Siri Male and Siri Female. All four voices come as either compact or enhanced. Enhanced … be deleted. Get started with it by first choosing news sources. There is a long list of sources including the New … with a search box. Double tap on a choice to view recent stories. There is an "Add to Favorites" button to add the …
AccessWorld November 2015
… a new way of doing things, it has made it possible to live our lives more independently and spontaneously. It has … uncooperative salespeople. The media love anti-technology stories. Almost daily you can read an article in which a … Talking Books. Mark M. Uslan and Kevin Dusling continue our series of articles searching for an inexpensive, …
AccessWorld May 2001
… who walked alongside her during her life. It’s in their stories that Helen’s greatness truly comes to light, and … not alone. AFB will continue to bring together leaders in our field; we will continue to find solutions to the leading … shared experience that let’s us all know we’re not alone on our path to equal inclusion and independence. AFB’s Blind …
… the technological breakthroughs that have revolutionized our world and find ways to allow this technology to become a … grown up around the CRPD offers us a significant return on our investment when it comes to breaking down barriers to … opportunity and inclusion. And the lessons we learned when our world went virtual during the global pandemic offers …