… AccessWorld contributor and author of the new book, When Your Ears Can't Help You See: Strategies for Blind or Low … "A quote often attributed to Helen Keller who, of course, had absolutely no sight or hearing after the age of … from things, while deafness separates us from people." The Journey Every personal story is different, but I suspect …
AccessWorld July 2020
… at the time we purchased it in January 2003. We started our ongoing evaluation of cell phones with this model … These and other access issues were addressed in our evaluation. Rating Accessible Features Before beginning … read: Other countries that have been mentioned in recent stories have included India (where the Talking ATMs speak …
AccessWorld May 2003
… Transcript Melody: So our special guests today are audio, descriptive narrator Roy … So, let's get right down to this where, Roy, you were our inaugural guest in April. Can you believe it's been that … I am just so grateful that you're here today to share your stories and how you've worked together, and highlighting the …
… Gena will share the story of her personal and professional journey, and setting the example of a life lived with no … Inform and Connect Series. We are episode 12 today, and our special guest is Gena Harper, which we're very excited … limits for people that are blind and vision impaired, and our goal is to do that with systemic change. And we are very …
… one. And I think you guys are really going to enjoy it. Our special guest that we have with us today is Nefertiti … space pretty much all my life since I was three or four when I had a brain tumor, it was removed, affected my … right? And finding that niche. But talking about finding your niche, it definitely gives you a sense of, and I can …
… Earlier this year, a 10-member research team spent four months analyzing heaps of data from the first Access and … to access and engage in education. Organizations such as ours, the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB), will be … using the results of the Access and Engagement study in our advocacy work. But the work cannot be done by …
… that's what I'd been doing. So it was a nice marriage of our abilities and we felt married after doing this for three years together. Our wives would say we spend more time together than we did … was working on in the late '70s. A number of people told me stories about this and I don't know the details but I know …
… has been revised to include some utilization goals to encourage federal contractors and subcontractors to employ … Employers with more than 100 employees would be encouraged to have a 7% population of employees with … resources, such as articles about the employment process, stories from successfully employed people with vision loss …
AccessWorld October 2014
… to information, demonstrating just how much we care about our commitment to connecting everyone," says Wieland, who … Can you begin by describing a bit of the groundwork behind your project? Wu: Certainly. We've spent the last few years … readers on Facebook—in fact, we did a study on it. One of our most fascinating findings is that people [using screen …
AccessWorld June 2016
… ashamed to admit that. People coming behind us need to hear our stories and the truth.” After getting Boaty, Corona returned … Open Doors as: “A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Our goal is to make the travel and service industries not …
AccessWorld Spring 2025