Speaking Out for the Blind
Where Your Listening is Our Business
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 25 minutes
- Episodes
- 270
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
Speaking Out for the Blind Episode 271 - Wearable Camera
We’ll learn, from study author Gang Luo, how a wearable device might help reduce collisions and accidents in the blind and visually impaired. To listen to this week’s “Speaking Out for the Blind,” …
Speaking Out for the Blind Episode 270 - Strive4You
STRIVE4You Co-Executive Directors Ricky Jones and Christy Ray joins us to explain how the organization helps the blind and visually impaired and people with other challenges build relationships, fit …
Speaking Out for the Blind Episode 269 - Vispero
Vispero- August 27th, 8PM Eastern (ACB Media 1) and Pacific (ACB Media 2) and repeats throughout the next seven days (go to https://speakingoutfortheblind.weebly.com/ for more details) Vispero is t…
Speaking Out for the Blind Episode 268 - Skateboarding for the Blind
Skateboarding for the Blind- August 20th, 8PM Eastern (ACB Media 1) and Pacific (ACB Media 2) and repeats throughout the next seven days (go to https://speakingoutfortheblind.weebly.com/ for more det…
Speaking Out for the Blind Episode 267 - Ray Campbell
Ray Campbell- August 13th, 8PM Eastern (ACB Media 1) and Pacific (ACB Media 2) and repeats throughout the next seven days (go to https://speakingoutfortheblind.weebly.com/ for more details) ACB’s v…
Speaking Out for the Blind Episode 266 - Deb Cook Lewis
Deb Cook Lewis- August 6th, 8PM Eastern (ACB Media 1) and Pacific (ACB Media 2) and repeats throughout the next seven days (go to https://speakingoutfortheblind.weebly.com/ for more details) ACB’s …
Speaking Out for the Blind Episode 265 - ACB's New Administrative Assistant
We’ll be talking with Debbie Brown herself and what she’ll be doing as ACB’s new Administrative Assistant.
To listen to this week’s “Speaking Out for the Blind,” go to: https://www.acbmedia.org/home/…
Speaking Out for the Blind Episode 264 - The Visually Impaired Rabbi and the Blind Torah
Rabbi Lenny Sarko is visually impaired and the creator of the blind torah. He’ll join us to talk about the special torah.
To listen to this week’s “Speaking Out for the Blind,” go to: https://www.acb…
Speaking Out for the Blind Episode 263 - Belt Canes
Spectrum News 1 in Charlotte reports that a national non-profit called Safe Toddles has created belt canes. Belt canes help blind toddlers navigate their world. Joining us to talk about the belt cane…
Speaking Out for the Blind Episode 262 - Jennifer Flatt
The American Council of the Blind’s New Manager of Communications Jennifer Flatt comes to Speaking Out for the Blind to tell us about herself and where she’s planning to take ACB in the very near fut…
Speaking Out for the Blind Episode 261 - Braille Menus
Students Nicolas “Nik” Hourican and Lily McCarthy, and National Braille Press President Brian Mac Donald will join us about how they’re creating Braille menus for restaurants and their blind customer…
Speaking Out for the Blind Episode 260 - Sports and Exercise Tips for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Sports and Exercise Tips for the Blind and Visually Impaired- June 11th, 8PM Eastern (ACB Radio Mainstream East) and Pacific (ACB Radio Mainstream West) and repeats throughout the next seven days (go…
Speaking Out for the Blind Episode 259 - Better Assisting Blind Travelers During COVID
Guide Dogs for the Blind President Christine Benninger and The Seeing Eye President Glenn Hoagland join us to explain their new training video for airport and airline employees to better assist visua…
Speaking Out for the Blind Episode 258 - Earning That College Degree
We’re going to talk with blind Iraqi refugee Qusay Hussein about how he has beat the odds and is about to earn his undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at Austin. To listen to this wee…
Speaking Out for the Blind Episode 257 - Two Blind Filmmakers
Two blind filmmakers, Jennifer Robinson and Chandra Scheschy, will join us to explain how they’re shedding light on the lack of people with disabilities in both the film and television industries. Th…
Speaking Out for the Blind Episode 256 - Special Education, the Blind, and Cuts
Rhode Island Vision Education Services Program Teacher of the Visually Impaired Elizabeth Doyle-Payne, Orientation and Mobility Specialist Judi Lambert, and blind student Ryan Lukowicz will join us. …
Speaking Out for the Blind Episode 255 - A Robotic Guide Dog
UC Berkeley PhD student Zhongyu Li joins us to explain how he and a group of researchers developed a robotic guide dog. To listen to this week’s “Speaking Out for the Blind,” go to: http://acbradio…
Speaking Out for the Blind Episode 254 - Virtual Programs for Visually Impaired Teens
Future In Sight’s Stephanie Hurd and Ryan Menter join us to talk about how the nonprofit is adapting well to COVID-19 and its special virtual programming for visually impaired teens. To listen to t…
Speaking Out for the Blind Episode 253 - "White Print"
Upasana Makati joins us to talk about how she decided to start the special lifestyle magazine for the blind called White Print.
Speaking Out for the Blind Episode 252 - COVID Vaccine
Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired CEO Virginia Jacko joins us to talk about her agency’s recent partnership with the Florida Department of Health to give the COVID-19 vaccine to th…