… Focus on AFB: Spring 2021 As we enter our second century, AFB is here to champion the rights of … birth) or lose their vision in adulthood, like Amir Rahimi (our AFB colleague, who lost his vision at age 25), or they … our listeners or with the guests who have these incredible stories of advocacy that cover the gamut from sports to …
… The ability to read is essential to a rewarding life. Of course, blind people cannot read the same way others do, so … looking up a word in the dictionary, finding a hotel in our travel guide, or turning to page 479 when our teacher tells the class to do so? Tapes, and even …
AccessWorld May 2001
… work revolves around a single mission: digital inclusion. “Our goal is to partner with clients and organizations that … to “turn the process on its head,” Janusauskas says. Of course, conforming with standards is important. But AFB … creating an agile, cross-functional team. “The depth of our talent and experience in inclusion policy development …
… have been possible without technology. Technology amplified our destructive capabilities. I am optimistic though that … years ago, even one hundred years ago. And we've liberated ourselves to a great extent from that kind of hardship. … if I could. But maybe I can get you to tell us some stories about how, for example, you ended up at a television …
… earpieces down to a hip-carried processing unit and power source. "The glasses are custom made using lenses ground to … with two easy-to-use dial controls, including an up to fourteen times zoom, contrast, and various color adjustments … he says, adding, "eSight users are now sharing amazing stories of actually seeing all of the important details …
AccessWorld May 2014
… cultivate a sense of gratitude amidst a global pandemic, our lives being turned upside down, social unrest, and a … us. Rebecca, would you please tell us a little bit about your story and your background? Rebecca: Ta-da! Don't you … quality, and maybe it has to do with disability, and the stories that we tell ourselves. And how the tension between …
… centers around the issues the blindness and aging in our communities and across the country currently face. “Less … tackling a subject that we haven't talked about before on our podcast. And I'm super excited that we get to do this … this is happening. How do we work around it?" I've heard stories where an employer knows about it, and they …
… annual gift-giving guide. And we're excited that our guest sharing this year's guide is none other than … blind (AFB). To learn more about AFB, or to help support our work creating a world of endless possibilities for … In addition to publishing AccessWorld and the Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness (JVIB), AFB is also …
… and joy in the world. Welcome, welcome, welcome everyone to our American Foundation for the Blind 100th anniversary … for the Blind. Tonight, you’ll notice we’ll be describing ourselves and providing audio description of visual elements … years ago. I had an amazing time. And some of the best stories in my book took place in Mali. Amadou & Mariam are a …
… What do the popular TV shows "Hill Street Blues," "Night Court," "Boston Legal," "Ally McBeal," "The Associates," and … of law school, I clerked for a chief federal district court judge. This was a nonpaying position, but the … my second and third years of law school, I interned in our state's attorney general's office. These work …
AccessWorld October 2010