Two blind filmmakers, Jennifer Robinson and Chandra Scheschy, will join us to explain how they’re shedding light on the lack of people with disabilities in both the film and television industries. The two filmmakers have created a special five minute movi

Rhode Island Vision Education Services Program Teacher of the Visually Impaired Elizabeth Doyle-Payne, Orientation and Mobility Specialist Judi Lambert, and blind student Ryan Lukowicz will join us. They’ll talk about Ryan’s services and how they may be i

UC Berkeley PhD student Zhongyu Li joins us to explain how he and a group of researchers developed a robotic guide dog.   To listen to this week’s “Speaking Out for the Blind,” go to: http://acbradio.org/mainstream, and choose one of the links under the h

Future In Sight’s Stephanie Hurd and Ryan Menter join us to talk about how the nonprofit is adapting well to COVID-19 and its special virtual programming for visually impaired teens.   To listen to this week’s “Speaking Out for the Blind,” go to: http://a

Upasana Makati joins us to talk about how she decided to start the special lifestyle magazine for the blind called White Print.

Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired CEO Virginia Jacko joins us to talk about her agency’s recent partnership with the Florida Department of Health to give the COVID-19 vaccine to the blind and visually impaired.   To listen to this week’

Peggy R. Garrett, ACB’s Multicultural Affairs Committee Chair joins us to talk about a possible accessible feature for the blind on the newly-redesigned $20 bill.     To listen to this week’s “Speaking Out for the Blind,” go to: http://acbradio.org/mainst

According to KSNW-TV in Wichita, Kansas, a new app is being developed to help the blind and visually impaired read their favorite comic books. Joining us to talk about the app will be its developer and Wichita State University Associate English Professor

KFVS-TV reports that the Lighthouse for the Blind in St. Louis, Missouri recently offered an exciting cooking class for kids as part of the agency’s Southeast Kids in Action, or SEKIA, program. Joining us to talk about the cooking class and SEKIA program

The Visually Impaired and Pregnancy- March 12th, 8PM Eastern (ACB Radio Mainstream East) and Pacific (ACB Radio Mainstream West) and repeats throughout the next seven days (go to https://speakingoutfortheblind.weebly.com/ for more details)   The Fred Hutc