1844 Sounds of the Stars (Oct. 31, 2018)
Show Notes
Last week we talked about creating tactile representations of the universe. This week hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with Greg Salvesen, a post-doctoral fellow at UCSB, and Matt Russo, a professor of astronomy at Seneca College about using sonification to transform astronomical data into audio for use by both sighted and vision impaired people.
Monthly Archives: October 2018
1843 Touching the Stars (Oct. 24, 2018)
1843 Touching the Stars (Oct. 24, 2018)
Show Notes
Signals captured by astronomical observatories are often outside of the range of human perception and must be transformed so that scientists can work with them. Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with Kim Arcand who has created tactile representations of the universe based on data from many sources including the Chandra X-ray Observatory where she works.
1842 Preparing for Your First Guide Dog (Oct. 17, 2018)
1842 Preparing for Your First Guide Dog (Oct. 17, 2018)
Show Notes
In past episodes of Eyes On Success we talked about how guide dogs are raised and trained to work with their owners. But how do you know if a guide dog is right for you and, if you decide that you want a guide dog, how do you prepare? This week hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with Marc Gillard of Guide Dogs for the Blind who addresses these questions.
1841 Encore of 1335 Meeting and Dating Across Borders (Oct. 10, 2018)
1841 Encore of 1335 Meeting and Dating Across Borders (Oct. 10, 2018)
Show Notes
Victor Tsaran grew up in Ukraine and is totally blind. Karo Caran grew up in Poland and is partially sighted. Last week Nancy and Peter Torpey talked to them about their careers working on accessibility at Google. This week we’ll learn how they met in the U.S., became married, and managed to make a life together despite geographical obstacles.
1840 Working On Accessibility At Google (Oct. 3, 2018)
1840 Working On Accessibility At Google (Oct. 3, 2018)
Show Notes
This week hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with a married couple, Victor Tsaran and Karo Caran, both of whom are visually impaired and both of whom work at Google in the area of accessibility. Learn what it is like to work at Google and how Google integrates accessibility into the design of their wide range of products and applications.