1926 Blind Disability Rights Attorney (Jun. 26, 2019)


1926 Blind Disability Rights Attorney (Jun. 26, 2019)


Show Notes

Significant progress has been made in establishing everyday rights for the disabled, yet there is still much more to do. Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with Scott LaBarre, a blind disability rights attorney, about his experiences working for the NFB, running his own private law practice, and helping to negotiate the Marrakesh Treaty.

1925 Encore of 1512 Preparing for Vision Loss (Jun. 19, 2019)


1925 Encore of 1512 Preparing for Vision Loss (Jun. 19, 2019)


Show Notes

Many sighted people have a hard time imagining how they would tackle life if they couldn’t see. Losing your vision, however, doesn’t mean the end of the world. Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk about how you can prepare for eventual vision loss by preparing your home, using adaptive aids, becoming aware of your other senses, accessible technology and more.

1924 Format Your Word Documents with JAWS and NVDA (June 12, 2019)


1924 Format Your Word Documents with JAWS and NVDA (June 12, 2019)


Show Notes

The visual appearance of documents that you create can have a big impact on how they are received by others. Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with David Kingsbury, Assistive Technology Instructor at the Carroll Center for the Blind, about his new book that describes how Word can be used with a screen reader to format documents most effectively.

1923 Real-time Assistance with Aira (Jun. 5, 2019)


1923 Real-time Assistance with Aira (Jun. 5, 2019)


Show Notes

Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with Jenine Stanley, Explorer Community Manager and Brand Ambassador for Aira, about how the service works, new ways to use Aira, and much more. Aira continues to expand its list of Access Locations where their highly-trained agents can provide free assistance to people with vision loss through the use of their smart phones.