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My Favorite Technology for 2011 Is... How often has someone said that to you? The Center For The Partially Sighted and the National Federation of the Blind, San Fernando Valley Chapter combine to present "The Best In Tech 2011." Hear vendors of assistive technology tell of the marvels they produce and listen as actual users tell of their experiences with the results.
Vision stimulation for children with cortical vision impairment - In this episode of The Braille Institute's Telephone Lecture Series, Dr. Bill Takeshita interviews Jeri Hart, Diana Dennis, and Sue Parker-Strafaci as they discuss techniques to stimulate the vision of children with cortical vision impairment.
Presidential Proclamation! President Obama has declared October 15, 2011 to be Blind Americans Equality Day. Listen to Max Flehinger read this proclamation.
The Foundation Fighting Blindness has just made all 36 recordings of the FFB Visions 2011 Conference available to us so that we can share them with you! The conference recordings cover almost every imaginable aspect of vision. We hope you'll find them a very important resource.
Follow AIRS-LA on facebook! You are cordially invited to visit and participate in our facebook page, a social network for those with visual impairment.
Tennis Anyone? Longtime People Magazine reader/producer Danielle Lescure now shares her passion for tennis with the vision impaired. Listen to the articles she selects from "Tennis" and "Inside Tennis" Magazines.
Entertainment Weekly Podcasts - Caroline Jaden Stussi covers film, television, music, broadway theatre, books and popular culture in her selections from Entertainment Weekly, with primary concentration on entertainment media news and critical reviews.
Darkness Visible, and Palpable. In the land of the blind - as you learn in the exhibition "Dialog in the Dark" - the one-eyed man hasn’t a chance. This recording describes a participatory experience that, for an hour or so, takes the fully-sighted through the fascinating process of adapting to total lack of sight.
National Geographic Kids - Open the natural world to your children with Danielle Rayne's readings from this magazine, featuring different people, animals, and places each month with facts, games, activities, and related links.
Newsweek Magazine - Please welcome Martin Grodt, who reads articles from the internationally-recognized news weekly.
Cook's Illustrated is the newest of the cooking adventures brought to you by AIRS-LA. Read by Bryan Saulsbury, it's a magazine dedicated to finding the best methods for preparing foolproof home-cooked meals. Not only the HOW - but the WHY of cooking! Plus homespun tales of life in rural Vermont!
The Real Lowdown on Artificial Retinas - This article, from the September issue of Discover Magazine really lays out in understandable terms, what you can expect from technological advances in artificial retinas for treatment of such diseases as macular degeneration.
New York Times Magazine - A warm welcome to Arthur Pellman, who now reads you articles from The New York Times Magazine, Sunday magazine supplement to the famed daily, noted for its thoughtful feature articles from many notable contributors.
Forbes Magazine Articles - Join us in welcoming Kerri Parr, who begins reading her series of articles from Forbes today, August 3, 2011!
The Sun's In Your Eyes! - Find out about a new tiny, implantable, solar-powered sensor designed to monitor the eyeball's pressure in those suffering from glaucoma. Another instance of amazing technical progress!"
Baseball Digest - Now you can indulge your passion for "America's Game" with these articles Jason Davis reads from America's longest-running baseball-only magazine.
Wired Magazine - featuring forward-looking articles on how new and developing technology affects culture, the economy, and politics - is now being read by our newest volunteer, Dolly Greene. Welcome aboard, Dolly!
For fans of Audio Theater - AIRS-LA is now linking to the recordings produced by The L.A. Theater Works. Now you can listen at the time of your choosing to these plays written by acclaimed playwrights and starring top name talent.
The Moth Podcast features people telling true, engaging, funny, touching and eye-opening stories from their lives. Now AIRS-LA links you directly to the recordings in this weekly series.
How and why of using Facebook. Many listeners are afraid of Facebook because it is difficult to use with JAWS. On the Vision Talk Project, Dr. Bill interviews Julian Vargas, who shares some valuable tips on how to set up a Facebook page and how to follow AIRS-LA on Facebook.
Assistive Technology Information. This tipsheet from MIUSA gives an overview of the technology available to blind and low vision people and refers you to other resource lists.
More News
CCLVI Lectures on Low Vision These podcast lectures, sponsored by The Council of Citizens With Low Vision International, let you listen to a variety of topics that are specially designed for people who are partially sighted. Dr. Bill Takeshita presents these lectures each month and topics will include low vision and driving, signs and symptoms of emergency vision problems, what's new in low vision aids, and more.
Unable to Read the Newspaper? NFB-NEWSLINE is a free electronic service that gives any blind, visually impaired or print disabled person access to newspapers, magazines, and TV listings 24 hours a day, 7 days a week using a Touch-Tone telephone. To hear more information, including samples and how you can sign up, go to NFB NewsLine Information.
Free Computer Access for K-12 Kids! For todays kids, using a computer is as basic as riding a bike. Serotek Corp. is introducing a program that will put blind children on the same page with their sighted peers - the ability to use a computer anytime, anywhere, with help from Keys for K-12. Find out more via Serotek K-12 Podcast or by going to the Serotek web site.
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