1944 Encore of 1508 Blind Parenting of Sighted Children (Oct. 30, 2019)
Show Notes
First time parents have many questions. But what if one of the parents is blind? That is the case with Ron and Denise Miller who are raising 2 year old Russell. They talk with hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey who raised two sighted children with one parent being blind. They discuss a variety of topics including feeding, playing, reading, and driving.
Monthly Archives: October 2019
1943 NFB-NEWSLINE Expands to Smart Home Devices (Oct. 23, 2019)
1943 NFB-NEWSLINE Expands to Smart Home Devices (Oct. 23, 2019)
Show Notes
NFB-NEWSLINE is a free service from the National Federation of the Blind that gives subscribers access to hundreds of national and local magazines and newspapers through a variety of delivery options. Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with Scott White, director of NFB-NEWSLINE, about how this service can now also be accessed using your smart home device.
1942 Voting Rights (Oct. 16, 2019)
1942 Voting Rights (Oct. 16, 2019)
Show Notes
Although the availability of accessible voting methods for people with disabilities has improved over the years, there is still a long way to go. Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with attorney Scott LaBarre and technical specialist Curtis Chong about their work with the National Federation for the Blind and others to improve voting access for the blind.
1941 HaptImage – A New Way To Explore Images (Oct. 9, 2019)
1941 HaptImage – A New Way To Explore Images (Oct. 9, 2019)
Show Notes
HaptImage is a system that provides blind individuals with multi-sensory feedback so that they can explore images in real time. Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey speak with co-founders Shruthi Suresh and Ting Zhang, both graduate students in engineering at Purdue University, about this novel technology, the motivation behind it, and how it works.
1940 Forage Candle – Winner of Hadley New Venture Competition (Oct. 2, 2019)
1940 Forage Candle – Winner of Hadley New Venture Competition (Oct. 2, 2019)
Show Notes
The Hadley New Venture competition is a forum for aspiring entrepreneurs to present their business plans and compete for cash prizes to help jump start promising ventures. Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with Colleen Wunderlich, who runs the program, along with last year’s winner, Lisa Smith, about the program and how it impacted Lisa’s company Forage Candle.