AIRS: Streaming Audio Services
The Braille Challenge
On June 28, 2008 at 6:30 PM PST, AIRS will broadcast the Braille Challenge live from Los Angeles, California, the location of the finals in the largest nationwide Braille competition. The top sixty regional finalists from throughout the United States will compete to determine who is the most proficient reader and writer in Braille. We are presenting the ceremony live so that friends and family members of the competitors can cheer their students on! To listen from your home, take this link to the Braille Challenge at 6:30 PM PST on the 28th. If you can't make it at that time, you can listen to a podcast version later by going to our Braille Institute Programs page, where you will find a link to the podcast.
Watch This Space for Future Streaming Audio Programs
Streaming audio programs are offered from time-to-time whenever there is a significant event that warrants real-time coverage for our reading-impaired audience. In the past, this has included events such as the Tournament of Roses Parade, the Foundation Fighting Blindness's VISIONWALK, and the Braille Institute's Braille Challenge.
Unlike Podcasts, which are our primary communication vehicle, streaming audio requires you to listen while the event actually takes place.
We promise to give you adequate advance notice of such events on our home page and this page. As the event nears, you will be given links and instructions for listening as well as a precise schedule.
Happy listening!
