ACB Focus: Literacy

20240627 1400 Writing Image Description for Graphic Novels and Other Highly Visual Content Originally Broadcasted June 27, 2024, on ACB Media 4   Staff of the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) Media Lab team discussed the evolution of their approach to writing image descriptions of graphic novels and picture books, … Read more

20240627 1400 What Can be Accomplished When We Work Together Originally Broadcasted June 27, 2024, on ACB Media 3   Talking Book libraries can do much more than send out books and magazines. Attendees heard how Floridians can access locally produced books and periodicals, videos, and how to work in collaboration with their local talking … Read more

20240627 1230 What is the Braille Challenge Originally Broadcasted June 27, 2024, on ACB Media 2   Attendees learned how it works and the nuts and bolts of starting one locally.   Edited By: Darcy Burnard   Find out more at https://acb-focus-literacy.pinecast.co

20230705 0700 BRL Breakfast Originally Broadcasted July 5, 2023, on ACB Media 3   Special guest, Martine Abel-Williamson, President, World Blind Union, Auckland, New Zealand.   Edited By:  Doug Hunsinger   Find out more at https://acb-focus-literacy.pinecast.co

20230704 1430 Library Users of America meet with NLS Deputy Director Jason Yasner ** Originally Broadcasted July 4, 2023, on ACB Media 3** Participants met with NLS Deputy Director Jason Yasner Edited By: Tim Cumings Find out more at https://acb-focus-literacy.pinecast.co

20230703 1300 Up Close and Personal with Jake Williams Originally Broadcasted July 3, 2023, on ACB Media 4   Library Users of America and Braille Revival League once again joined to sponsor our visit with ACB narrator.  This year, it was Jacob Williams.   Edited By:  John Gassman Find out more at https://acb-focus-literacy.pinecast.co

20230703 1300 Learn About all the Ways that Hadley Can Help Originally Broadcasted July 3, 2023, on ACB Media 3   After reinventing ourselves back in 2020, Hadley has quite a few things that we can offer to help those managing vision loss. Participants learned about the ways we can help people discover new ways … Read more

20230624 1600 Writers Workshop-Writing Fiction for Young People Originally Broadcasted June 24, 2023, on ACB Media 4   Children’s author Feather Chelle took us through her creative process and what motivates her to write for children, followed by a question-and-answer period.   Edited By:  Darcy Burnard   Find out more at https://acb-focus-literacy.pinecast.co

20230622 1130 Updates on NLS’s Foreign Language Offerings Originally Broadcasted June 22, 2023, on ACB Media 5   Attendees learned what’s new and exciting with the Foreign Language Collection of the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled.  Participants were also able to get their questions answered. Presenter: Kelsey Corlett-Rivera, Foreign Language Collections … Read more

20220706 New uses for Braille in Periodicals Originally Aired July 6, 2022, on ACB Media   ·        Brian Charlson Watertown, MA, and Judy Dixon, Arlington, VA: Using UEB for cooking in magazines and books. ·        Judy Wilkinson, San Leandro, CA and Tamara Rorie, Arlington, VA: New knitting magazines and how to use knitting charts. ·        … Read more