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Podcasts bringing you news from the leading service organizations in the impaired-vision community.
| Title | Podcast Description | Author/Reader | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best In Tech 2011 - Part 1 of 7 | Racquel Decipeda and Dr. Bill Takeshita welcome you to The Best In Tech Conference 2011, sponsored jointly by Center For the Partially Sighted and the National Federation of the Blind, S.F.V. Chapter. | CPS and NFB | 00:07:27 |
| Best In Tech 2011 - Part 2 of 7 | Brett Nagatani on CDesk, Mike Goldberg on Magic, Mike Arrigo on Android O.S., Julian Vargas on iPhones, Brian Albriton on the Braille Pen, Robert Stigile on Notetakers. | CPS and NFB | 00:58:22 |
| Best In Tech 2011 - Part 3 of 7 | Keith Christian on Bookport Plus, Tina McDonald on e-book Readers, Francisca Escobar on The Ruby, Bill Takeshita on magnifiers, Leslie Burkhardt on wise consumption, Terri Howell on CTAP products | CPS and NFB | 00:52:09 |
| Best In Tech 2011 - Part 4 of 7 | Julian Vargas lectures on Apple iPhone 4S and IOS 5 accessibility and totally destroys the myth that this touch screen device isn't accessible to the blind and vision impaired. | CPS and NFB | 00:46:35 |
| Best In Tech 2011 - Part 5 of 7 | Freedom Scientific representatives discuss their JAWS 13, Magic, OpenBook, Pearl, and Sara CE products. | CPS and NFB | 00:44:32 |
| Best In Tech 2011 - Part 6 of 7 | Brian Albriton of The Braille Institute discusses digital book players. Learn about the different types and how to setup and get authorization from providers of digital books. | CPS and NFB | 00:49:36 |
| Best In Tech 2011 - Part 7 of 7 | Enhanced Vision presents a question-and-answer session on their portable, transportable and desktop magnifier systems. | CPS and NFB | 00:36:54 |
| NFB's Reach for Your Dreams - 5/14/2011 | Ever Lee Hairston tells how she was able to achieve success despite the obstacles she encountered in this seminar sponsored by the National Federation of the Blind. | Host: Bill Takeshita; Guest: Ever Lee Hairston | 00:21:30 |
| NFB's Reach for Your Dreams - 5/14/2011 | Mike May tells how he was able to achieve success despite the obstacles he encountered in this seminar sponsored by the National Federation of the Blind. | Host: Bill Takeshita; Guest: Mike May | 00:20:53 |
| NFB's Reach for Your Dreams - 5/14/2011 | Louis Posin tells how he was able to achieve success despite the obstacles he encountered in this seminar sponsored by the National Federation of the Blind. | Host: Bill Takeshita; Guest: Louis Posin | 00:17:05 |
| NFB's Reach for Your Dreams - 5/14/2011 | Jake Olson tells how he was able to achieve success despite the obstacles he encountered in this seminar sponsored by the National Federation of the Blind. | Host: Bill Takeshita; Guest: Jake Olson | 00:14:40 |
| Best In Tech 2010 - Part 1 of 5 | Introduction and welcome, Dice HD Radio - Ken Metz, Humanware Braille Note Apex with Sendero GPS - Robert Stigile, Mobile Geo for Windows Cell Phones - Julian Vargas | CPS and NFB | 00:50:28 |
| Best In Tech 2010 - Part 2 of 5 | Accessible cell phones - Julian Vargas, Droid X accessibility - Nick Gutinger, iPhone accessibility - Tiffany Minosh, iPad - Bill Takeshita, Sweetman book reader - Bob Sweetman, iBill & Pen Friend - Keith Christian, Dr. Brett Nagatani, Financial help - Racquel Decipeda. | CPS and NFB | 01:08:52 |
| Best In Tech 2010 - Part 3 of 5 | ABiSee representatives and associates discuss their Zoom-Twix, Zoom-EX, Eye-Pal, Eye-Pal Solo, and Eye-Pal Solo LV products | CPS and NFB | 00:48:44 |
| Best In Tech 2010 - Part 4 of 5 | Freedom Scientific representatives discuss their JAWS screen reader, Pearl portable reader, Open Book scanning & reading software and Magic screen magnification software | CPS and NFB | 00:45:39 |
| Best In Tech 2010 - Part 5 of 5 | Justin Moore of Enhanced Vision describes their new Transformer video magnifier and answers questions about it. | CPS and NFB | 00:15:40 |
| NFB Seminar on Job Hunting 10/16/10 Part 1 of 4 | Introduction and Welcome. Rehabilitation Counselor Casey Cook discusses the services available from the California State Department of Rehabilitation. | National Federation of the Blind | 00:56:27 |
| NFB Seminar on Job Hunting 10/16/10 Part 2 of 4 | Connie Lofton, LA Metro Area work incentives coordinator for the Social Security Administration discusses government incentives to work. | National Federation of the Blind | 00:52:08 |
| NFB Seminar on Job Hunting 10/16/10 Part 3 of 4 | Carmen Roman, of Roman Vocational Services, discusses the marketable and transferrable skills you must stress in looking for a job. | National Federation of the Blind | 00:24:54 |
| NFB Seminar on Job Hunting 10/16/10 Part 4 of 4 | Four blind workers, Clarissa Richcreek, Robert Stigile, Rochelle Yohai, and Racquel Decipeda, share their educational, job-hunting and working experiences. | National Federation of the Blind | 00:57:34 |
| Artificial Retina vs. Stem Cell Replacement - June 26, 2010 | Orange County Vision Symposium: "Vision 2020: Artificial Retina vs. Stem Cell Replacement" by Rajat Agrawal, M.D. and Henry Klassen, M.D., PhD | Discovery Eye Foundation | 00:53:38 |
| The Future of Cataract Surgery - June 26, 2010 | Orange County Vision Symposium: "Vision 2020: The Future of Cataract Surgery" by Sam Masket, M.D. | Discovery Eye Foundation | 00:44:27 |
| Breakthroughs In Corneal Surgery - June 26, 2010 | Orange County Vision Symposium: "Vision 2020: Breakthroughs in Corneal Surgery" by Marjan Farid, M.D. | Discovery Eye Foundation | 00:28:36 |
| Low Vision Rehabilitation - June 26, 2010 | Orange County Vision Symposium: "Low Vision Rehabilitation: Daily Tips for Independence" by Avani Patel, O.D. | Discovery Eye Foundation | 00:40:46 |
| Future AMD Therapies for Saving Sight - June 26, 2010 | Orange County Vision Symposium: "AMD Research: Future Therapies for Saving Sight," by Michael Gorin, M.D., PhD and Henry Klassen, M.D., PhD | Discovery Eye Foundation | 00:51:32 |
| Advances in AMD Treatment - June 26, 2010 | Orange County Vision Symposium: "Therapeutic Advances in the Treatment of Age Related Macular Degeneration," by Stephanie Lu, M.D. | Discovery Eye Foundation | 01:00:54 |
| Guide Dogs For The Blind Labs Live - May 23, 2010 | Festivities, Interviews, Keynote Speech, Raffles, Awesome Dogs, & Cute Puppies courtesy of the Orange County Friends Committee for Guide Dogs for the Blind. | O.C. Friends of G.D.F.T.B. | 01:02:33 |
| Vision Access, Vol 17, No. 1, Spring 2010 | Vision Access: A magazine by, for and about people with low vision, published quarterly. | Council of Citizens for Low Vision, International | 01:28:35 |
| The Internet Archive: Fabulous Accessible Resource | "The Internet Archive, an Untapped Resource for the Blind" by Daniel B. Frye in "Braille Monitor" February 2010. A fabulous additional resource for those that use electronic versions of print. | Reader: Ed Fallin | 00:07:46 |
| Listening to Braille | "Listening to Braille" by Rachel Aviv of the New York Times Jan 3, 2010 | Reader: Dr. Trang Nguyen, O.D. | 00:20:28 |
| Best In Tech 2009 | Cell phone screen readers - Racquel Decipeda, Mobile readers and GPS - Julian Vargas, Accessible GPS - Bob Sweetman, Voice Sense - Ken Metz, iPhone Accessibility - Louis Herrera, Apple iMac Accessibility - Marc Gerberick, System Access - Keith Christian, ABISee Twix - Stephanie Rood, CCTVs and Portable magnifiers - Dr. Brett Nagatani | NFB and CPS SF Valley Chapters | 01:36:23 |
| Vision Access, Vol. 16, No. 4, Fall 2009 | Vision Access: A magazine by, for and about people with low vision, published quarterly. | Council of Citizens for Low Vision, International | 01:17:45 |
| Blind "See" With Their Tongues | "Electronic 'Lollipop' Allows the Blind to 'See' with Their Tongues" from The Telegraph (U.K.) 9/1/09 | Dr. Trang Nguyen, O.D. | 00:04:14 |
| Imaging Device for Premature Infants | "New Imaging Device for Retinopathy of Premature Infants" from Doctor's Guide U.S.A. 9/21/09 | Reader: Dr. Trang Nguyen, O.D. | 00:04:19 |
| Eye Drop Breakthrough | "Eye Drop Breakthrough for Glaucoma Sufferers" from The Telegraph (U.K.) 9/21/09 | Reader: Dr. Trang Nguyen, O.D. | 00:04:04 |
| Helen Keller Statue | "Helen Keller Statue Unveiled in Capitol" from the Washington D.C. Associated Press | Reader: Dr. Trang Nguyen, O.D. | 00:03:30 |
| Drug-Dispensing Contact Lens | From Medical News Today (UK) "Researchers have developed special contact lenses that can gradually dispense a constant amount of medication to the eye at adjustable rates" | Reader: Dr. Trang Nguyen, O.D. | 00:04:08 |
| Gene Therapy for RP | "Gene Therapy for Retinitis Pigmentosa - An international team of scientists and clinicians from the United States and Saudi Arabia are working to treat a rare vision disease" from News-Medical.net, July 31, 2009 | Dr. Trang Nguyen, O.D. | 00:06:04 |
| Latest Vision Aids | From Health: "The New Vision of Artificial Sight Technology. Latest aids are easier to wear - more powerful" | Dr. Trang Nguyen, O.D. | 00:07:55 |
| Telephone Support Group | The Jewish Guild for the Blind's National Telesupport Network provides free weekly phone support groups | Reader: Trang Nguyen, O.D. | 00:01:58 |
| Junior Blind of America Newsletter, Spring/Summer 2009 | An informational publication from Junior Blind of America. | Reader: Trang Nguyen, O.D. | 00:14:01 |
| Disney Ride Visualization | This service provides visually impaired vacationers with a narrative deciption of the scenes that unfold as they move through rides such as the Magic Kingdom's Haunted Mansion or Pirates of the Caribbean. | Reader: Trang Nguyen O.D. | 00:05:04 |
| Experimental laser light technique | Researchers are using a NASA gadget to finally tell if a cataract is brewing before someone's vision clouds over. | Author: Lauran Neergaard, Reader: Trang Nguyen, O.D. | 00:06:16 |
| Better Vision, With a Telescope Inside the Eye | A tiny glass telescope, the size of a pea, has been successfully implanted in the eyes of people with severely damaged retinas, helping them to read, watch television and better see familiar faces. | Reader: Trang Nguyen, O.D. | 00:06:30 |
| HR 3101 - Accessibility for Telecommunications | The Coalition of Organizations for Accessible Technology (COAT) announces introduction of a bill to modernize the Communications Act to insure new Telecomm services are accessible to people with disabilities. | PR Newswire, read by Steven Heller | 00:06:55 |
| Silent Vehicle Legislation | U.S Senators John Kerry and Arlen Specter Introduce Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act. | Reader: Max Flehinger | 00:02:36 |
| Vision Rehabilitation News Spring/Summer 2009 | "Protein/Blindness", "Vitamin B", "Current Research News", Recreational Outings", "Vision", "What Are 'Stem Cells'?", "Vision Friendly Foods", "Eat It or Avoid It?", "Chinese Stem Cell Therapy", "Judging Prostate Cancer" | LA Veterans Hospital VIST Program | 00:21:33 |
| NFB Enhances Newspaper Service | March 31, 2009 - National Federation of the Blind Enhances and Expands Newspaper Service for the Blind. | National Federation of the Blind | 00:05:37 |
| Vision Access, Vol. 16, No. 1, Spring 2009 | Vision Access: A magazine by, for and about people with low vision, published quarterly. | Council of Citizens for Low Vision, International | 01:18:30 |
| Mint Releases First Braille Coin March 26 2009 | A new silver dollar coin commemorating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Louis Braille was released. It's the first U.S. coin to feature readable Braille. | Reader: Joe Jurca | 00:05:16 |
| Braille standard for packaging March 19, 2009 | "Canadian-American Braille standard set for packaging," a press release from Converting Magazine, March 19 2009. | Reader: Joe Jurca | 00:06:21 |
| CPS Sightlines, Fall 2008 | "Using Tactile Cues to Help in Day to Day Living" by Chris Nelms, "Relationships, Relationships, Relationships" by Janice Goldhaber, "Low Vision + High Tech = Success" by author unknown | Center for the Partially Sighted, Reader: Steve Heller | 00:10:25 |
| Vision Access, Vol. 15, No. 4, Winter 2008 | Vision Access: A magazine by, for and about people with low vision, published quarterly. | Council of Citizens for Low Vision, International | 01:17:05 |
| CPS Sightlines, Spring 2008 | "Help Raising a Child with Impaired Sight" by Tori Schladen, "Rehabilitation Training Helps Keep You Safe and Independent" by Anita Arakawa, "Active Adults, i-Connect is for YOU!", "New Magnifiers at CPS Store", "New Low Cost Video Magnifier" | Center for the Partially Sighted, Reader: Steve Heller | 00:08:28 |
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