Posts filed under: visually impaired

July 28, 2011
Waterloo-Central Falls (Iowa) Courier
Disability advocate promotes public transit across the state
With a white cane in hand and a guitar slung over his shoulder, Frank Strong Jr. is touring Iowa in support of local bus service.
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), transportation, visually impaired

June 5, 2011
The State Journal-Register (Springfield, Ill.)
Proposal to allow fees at ISD, ISVI causing a stir
Legislation that could require parents of blind or deaf children to pay additional school fees is causing a stir amongst advocates for those with special needs.
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Filed Under: education, hearing impaired, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, K-12, public policy, Rehabilitation Act of 1973, visually impaired

May 11, 2011
Chicago Tribune
Blind couple step out as parents
Love is blind inside the two-story brick house on Mulligan Avenue. And that is why the microwave buttons are marked with Braille. The clocks in the home all announce the time. And at 7:15 a.m., everyone is listening carefully for the school bus.
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Filed Under: parenting, visually impaired

May 9, 2011
WBAY-TV (Green Bay, Wis.)
Blind Runner Trains for Third Marathon
The Cellcom Green Bay Marathon is just one week away. Both the full- and half-marathon are at full capacity. One local runner from Green Bay has overcome obstacles to reach the finish line. Rod Maccoux will be running his third marathon. In the process, he's become an inspiration to others.
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Filed Under: recreation, visually impaired

Sept. 26, 2010
Politics Daily
New York Governor and 'Saturday Night Live' Finally See Eye to Eye
Gov. David Paterson of New York accomplished something on the season opener of "Saturday Night Live" that few others -- if any -- have ever managed: He got an apology. Actually, he got three.
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Filed Under: politics, visually impaired

Aug. 16, 2010
The Washington Post
Bill seeks to make electronics accessible to blind, deaf
Blind and deaf consumers, who have fought to make home phones and television more accessible, say they are being left behind on the Web and many mobile devices. Touch-based smartphone screens confound blind people who rely on buttons and raised type. Web video means little to the deaf without captioning.
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), hearing impaired, public policy, technology, visually impaired

June 5, 2010
The (Lynchburg, Va.) News & Advance
E.C. Glass graduating senior sees past her disability
Georgie Sydnor likes having a computer program that will read to her the words on the screen and reply to her keystrokes. On the other hand, she’s not a fan of the way the female voice responds to her attempts to navigate a tricky task.
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Filed Under: assistive technology, disability awareness, education, higher education, inclusion, K-12, technology, visually impaired

May 21, 2010
On the Media
The End of Braille?
Fewer than 10 percent of the 1.3 million legally blind Americans now read Braille, down from around half in the 1950s. Reporter Rachel Aviv wrote about the dying language earlier this year in The New York Times Magazine.
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Filed Under: technology, visually impaired

Feb. 10, 2010
San Francisco Chronicle
Bar exam firm appeals blind student's request
The company that administers the California bar exam has asked a federal appeals court to stop a blind law student from using computer-assisted reading devices in the test, which starts in two weeks.
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), employment, visually impaired

Feb. 5, 2010
The Annenberg Space for Photography Blog
Bruce Hall and Corinne Marinnan open our eyes to Blind Photography!
We had two very special guest lecturers, Academy Award winning producer Corinne Marrinan and blind photographer Bruce Hall.
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Filed Under: arts, visually impaired

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