ACB Tuesday Topics Podcast
This week we are going to discuss a topic that we hope will be of some interest to many blind and visually impaired people. From the time I was three years old in 1948, radio had become a critical part of my life. I don’t think I am alone. I lived outside the United States … Read more
Tuesday Topics will explore seasonal issues on ACB Media One and live on zoom. We are hearing a lot about the heat! How is that affecting people who are blind! Does climate change have special issues that apply ! people who are blind or have low vision? What are the issues and what should ACB … Read more
It is really crucial that many of you join us because we are going to explore an issue that will become increasingly important over the next few years. During the ACB convention just completed the Braille Revival League sponsored a session that allowed those who were there to at least get to touch a new … Read more
Last week Tuesday Topics took a look at the convention as a whole. We think there is more to cover from ACB 2023 and propose considering three specific concerns surrounding this event. First, what was the new tech that was shown at the exhibit hall. What should folks look for in the future from some … Read more
After a period away, Tuesday Topics is overjoyed to be back. You can probably guess what our topic will be. Every year we utilize our first presentation after the convention to provide our sense of how the convention went. While our opinions are important, your views as our listeners are even more important. Brian, Maryann, … Read more
In around 2004 a new phenomenon arrived that was to alter the technology scene. As with so many developments, there was a question of whether the idea would catch on. Now, twenty years after their first appearance, podcasts have become hugely popular, amazingly diverse and immensely entertaining. We think there are a lot of people … Read more
On this show we are going to explore some of the impacts both negative and positive of the end of the COVID era. What happened to people who are blind during Covid? We isolated; we used technology to survive; we virtually stopped traveling; we used technology to create our new communities. What impact did all … Read more
Yes, Janet Dickelman, our irreplaceable convention coordinator, will be our guest tomorrow on Tuesday Topics. Illinois is getting close! Registration is open! Many tours are filling up fast! It may even be a little tricky to get rooms if you are staying before or after the convention. Janet has the knowledge and experience to guide … Read more
Tuesday Topics has been planning for quite a long time to do a whole show on cruising and that will happen before the end of the Summer. For now, though, we thought it might be fun to do a show about traveling as a person who is blind. We hope that old hands will talk … Read more
Isolation, technology and COVID are discussed. The impact of the way our lives have changed because of technology is the central concern of this week’s Tuesday Topics. And it may well be that the problem we discuss have gone on for a much longer time than the point that the covid pandemic arrived. Technology has … Read more