Speaking Out for the Blind

The American Council of the Blind’s 2026 Leadership Conference is coming. It’s the smaller convention leading up to ACB’s bigger convention in St. Louis, Missouri this July. Here to talk about the leadership conference is ACB President Deb Cook Lewis.  For more info related to this week’s show, go to: https://speakingoutfortheblind.weebly.com/list-of-episodes-and-show-news/for-more-information-episode-381-2026-acb-leadership-conference Ways to Connect to Speaking … Read more

Popular Mechanics says that mammals may not have ocular regeneration superpowers. But a new study shows that nature might have a couple of tricks up its sleeve. Joining me to talk about the recent study on restoring vision in humans is Athanasios (Thanasis) Alexandris. Thanasis is the study’s lead author and works for Johns Hopkins … Read more

CBS Texas reports that Chris Jones is a blind man who loves to barbecue. He loves barbecuing so much that he opened his own barbecue restaurant in Duncanville, Texas. Chris is here to talk about his restaurant and how he grills the best smoked meats. For more info related to this week’s show, go to: https://speakingoutfortheblind.weebly.com/list-of-episodes-and-show-news/for-more-information-episode-379-the-blind-pitmaster … Read more

The Modesto Bee reports that Visually Impaired Persons Support, or VIPS, provides independent living skills services. The services are for blind and visually impaired Stansilaus and Tuolumne County, California residents. Here to talk about VIPS are Executive Director Isaiah Siordia, and clients Patrick Spangler, Zowie Mason, and Nevaeh Ross Burton.  For more info related to … Read more

CBS San Francisco reports that Asanda Pavlacka is a blind multi-sport athlete. Asanda has competed in gymnastics, swimming, running, and martial arts. And she’s competed in blind cricket. Asanda made it to the USA team to represent America. And she recently participated in the first World Cup Cricket in India. Asanda joins us to talk … Read more

ACB Next Generation is an American Council of the Blind special interest affiliate. This affiliate is targeted towards ACB members under forty. Some of ACB Nextgen’s members are young parents and professionals and college graduates. Joining us to talk about ACB Next Generation is its President Kristen Kelling.  For more info related to this week’s … Read more

University of Utah’s Amanda Cornelius joins us. Amanda is the University Eye Center’s Social Worker. Amanda’s going to talk about the proper etiquette for meetings between sighted and visually impaired people.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         For more info related to this week’s show, go to: https://speakingoutfortheblind.weebly.com/list-of-episodes-and-show-news/for-more-information-episode-375-etiquette-for-meeting-with-visually-impaired-people Ways to Connect to Speaking Out for the Blind  Amazon Alexa enabled device … Read more

WAFF-TV in Huntsville, Alabama reports that the U.S. Space and Rocket Center just held its Space Camp for Interested Visually Impaired Students. The acronym for the camp is SCIVIS. SCIVIS coordinators worked with staff in modifying Aviation Challenge and Space Camp simulators and activities to accommodate various blind and visually impaired students. Here to talk … Read more

According to Robotics and Automation News, a team at Georgia Tech is developing a robotic guide dog. Joining us to talk about the robotic guide dog will be Georgia Tech School of Interactive Computing Professor Bruce Walker and Assistant Professor Sehoon Ha.    For more info related to this week’s show, go to: https://speakingoutfortheblind.weebly.com/list-of-episodes-and-show-news/for-more-information-episode-373-robot-guide-dog Ways to … Read more

WABC-TV in New York is reporting on a new tooth-in-eye surgery. This surgery removes the patient’s tooth, putting a plastic lens into the tooth, and stitching the entire thing into the patient’s eye socket. The tooth-in-eye surgery is an unusual procedure done for patients with severe corneal blindness. Joining us to talk about the surgery … Read more