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Apple’s announcement that VoiceOver, there built in screen reader, is included in the latest version of the iPhone has the blind community buzzing.   Accessibility built in, I love it! I’m hoping to get my hands on one to test, especially since my current AT&T contract is expiring in August. More to come on that [...]

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In 2006 I attended my first PCB State Convention which I wrote about on this blog. During that convention I had an opportunity to hear from then Director of Advocacy and Legislative Affairs for ACB, Day Al-Mohamed. Last year I had the pleasure of inviting her and introducing her during the 2008 PCB Convention.   [...]

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Ok, I know I’ve been writing a bit about Stevie in the past few weeks, but what can I say, Stevie’s been on my mind. No man crush or anything, he’s just Stevie and well that’s my man and dawgonit this is my blog.   Last night I watched Stevie receive the Gershwin Award from [...]

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I just came across this post from the BBC’s blog. Apparently, some wanted news commentator’s to spell out url’s and other references rather than saying “As you can see on the screen.” This is something I know many of us have experienced and ended up missing out on a telephone number or website.   The [...]

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I had a chance to catch Stevie Wonder on the Ellen Show this past Friday. Ellen asked Stevie if the rumor about him appearing on Dancing with the Stars was true. Stevie says he may do it. I think he’s trying to lose some weight first. He also mentioned he is working on a project [...]

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ABC’s "What Would You Do?" aired a segment on accessible currency. As a way to bring attention to the difficulties US currency presents to people who are blind, the producers decided to stage a store clerk purposely cheating two separate customers who were blind. The question, "What would you do?" applied to both, would you [...]

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This week the Pennsylvania Council of the Blind will host it’s state convention in Johnstown, PA.   MCCB, a chapter of PCB, will be hosting a workshop during the convention. The subject, “Building Relationships with the Media.” The workshop will begin  at 4 PM on Friday 10/31.   As one of three presenters, we tried [...]

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According to New York Times Writer David Pogue, after making his printed books available electronically to individuals who were blind, the books were pirated. He says:   Unfortunately, I’ve had terrible experiences releasing my books in electronic form. Twice in my career, ‘blind’ people e-mailed me, requesting a PDF of one of my books. Both [...]

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Wow!!! I just came across this article, Hollyoaks duo venture into the darkness, from the Liverpool Echo.co.uk   This is just awful! Starting with the title, "…Venture into the Darkness." Such an mis-used metaphor for blindness. First, the majority of people who are blind have some form of sight, whether limited light perception or the [...]

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Tune into ACB Radio tonight to hear Mary Ann Alexander and T.Reid discuss the MCCB initiatives to improve the voting process in Monroe County for people who are visually impaired and blind. The show can be heard by going to the below link and selecting the appropriate media player. Show startes at 9 PM Eastern [...]

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