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Vision Tech: Several Gene Therapies for Blindness Reach Clinical Trials

… which progresses to complete blindness by the third or fourth decade. USH2 is most commonly caused by mutations in … building blocks for the proteins that build and maintain our bodies. They are located on chromosomes of which humans … from adRP due to the P23H mutation in the rhodopsin gene. “Our goal is to block the formation of the mutated toxic …
Bill Holton
AccessWorld November 2019

Audio Description Isn't Just for Video

… the past several years is because no matter how narrow your interests, you can usually find several podcasts focused … stay neutral, describing the events without commentary of our own. We wanted our listeners to decide for themselves how the images …
Bill Holton
AccessWorld June 2021

A Pilgrimage to Helen Keller's Birthplace, Part 1

… things Helen and a man who knows everyone. Mike took us to our hotel, where my room looked out onto a wide, sultry and … to Mike who took it upon himself to be my personal tour guide, ensuring that I saw places that feature in …
AFB Staff

For Teacher Appreciation Week, Enjoy Helen Keller's Tributes to Her Teacher, Annie Sullivan

… we went through Radcliffe College. Day after day during four years she sat beside me in the lecture halls and spelled … is still a thorn in my memory. So nothing in our experience has made me happier than your splendid tribute to her and your earnest desire to honor …
Elizabeth Neal

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… digital assistants) is relatively small. Yet, when you tour the exhibit hall at an assistive technology conference, … Find out how inaccessible these devices are, and what our evaluators recommend for people who are blind who may … nomination. The web played a major role in news stories leading up to the first primaries, especially Howard …
AccessWorld March 2004

Cogswell-Macy Act Call-In Day 2017

… bill and eventually bring it to a vote. Join us in asking your Members of Congress to support the Cogswell-Macy Act and … disabilities to date. This act seeks to expand the resources available to these students, and their parents and … Education Act (IDEA). AFB will provide all the resources you need to call in on November 15, 2017. However, …

What We’re Reading: Accessible Voting in Virginia and Education News From Around the Country

… us all. With this in mind, here are a few recent news stories we found particularly interesting. The Washington … disability rights are human rights. We also congratulate our colleagues at the American Council of the Blind and the … of Texas public school students need special education resources, and many were left stranded when schools closed …
AFB Staff

AFB Launches the First Fully Accessible Digital Archive of the Helen Keller Collection

… have the potential of providing historians with so rich a source of information on the history and direction of the … recognized the importance of disseminating this amazing resource that was both underutilized and difficult to access. … accessible to all users.” “Helen Keller is one of our nation’s most inspiring figures,” said NEH Senior Deputy …

AFB Announces Third Access and Engagement Report, Observing Impact of COVID-19 as Students with Visual Impairments Returned to In-Person Education

… and practices using research and data. Publisher of the Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness for over a century … accessible Helen Keller Archive , honoring the legacy of our most famous ambassador. AFB’s mission is to expand …

AFB Possibilities Podcast, Episode 2: A Deep Dive on Audio Description

… of audio description. Episode Show Notes In this episode, your host Melody Goodspeed sits down with the audio … ArtList.IO. . To learn more about AFB, or to help support our work, visit www.afb.org . Be sure to like and subscribe, … professionals in doing things and in listening to their stories. And I think it really showcases modern versus how …

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