Originally Aired on ACB Media
Originally Aired on ACB Media
Participants learned about the history of braille at the Missouri School for the Blind and discussed contemporary braille use, including technology and Protactile for people who were deafblind. Hands-on materials were available.
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Originally Aired on ACB Media
Originally Aired on ACB Media
Neva Fairchild presented Seeing Braille, a PC program that enabled blind or sighted presenters to demonstrate braille to sighted audiences in person or online. The program explored dot positions, letter patterns, numbers, punctuation, and uncontracted or contracted words and phrases. It helped users learn braille visually and explain it to parents, classmates of blind children, and the general public.
Presenter: Neva Fairchild, TX, American Foundation of the Blind, Aging and Vision Loss
Originally Aired on ACB Media
Originally Aired on ACB Media
The session explored the definition, history, and growing impact of book banning on access to information. Participants discussed who decided which content was appropriate and how those decisions affected education, libraries, and society. The discussion addressed equity concerns, including disproportionate effects on blind and low vision readers and others facing access barriers.
Originally Aired on ACB Media
Originally Aired on ACB Media
Participants explored Bookshare, described as the world's largest accessible library of published copyrighted books, and its role in reading and learning for people with print disabilities. They learned to navigate the platform, download books in accessible formats, and use reading tools to personalize their experience for school, work, and daily life. The session also previewed Bookshare Plus, an AI-powered tool that converted noncopyrighted materials into accessible formats available through Bookshare.
Originally Broadcasted July 9, 2025, on ACB Media
20250709 1600 Yes Braille Can be Fun Originally Broadcasted July 9, 2025, on ACB Media Participants joined their Braille Revival League friends at an in-person convention session to test your trivia knowledge about braille, its history, and the Braille Revival League, as well as see what other fun things we have in store. And by the way, there were prizes!!
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Originally Broadcasted July 8, 2025, on ACB Media 2
20250708 1430 LUA Presents a Q and A with the NLS Director Originally Broadcasted July 8, 2025, on ACB Media 2 NLS Director Jason Broughton brought us up to speed with happenings at NLS and answered our questions about this most important service. Presenter: Jason Broughton, Director, NLS, Washington, DC Facilitator: Paul Edwards, Jacksonville, FL
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Originally Broadcasted July 8, 2025, on ACB Media 2
20250708 1300 LUA Presents Up Close and Personal with Talking Book Narrator Gary Tipton Originally Broadcasted July 8, 2025, on ACB Media 2 Gary Tipton is a long-time narrator at the American Printing House for the Blind, and has read an amazing 789 books in all genres from cookbooks to fantasy. Presenter: Gary Tipton, Louisville, KY Facilitator: Ralph Smitherman, LUA Secretary, Brandon, MS Co-sponsored by: BRL, AABT and LUA
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Originally Broadcasted June 27, 2025, on ACB Media 4
20250627 1300 Author Talk by a Survivor of the World War II Nazi Atrocities Originally Broadcasted June 27, 2025, on ACB Media 4 Simone Arnold-Liebster has been a lifelong advocate to ensure that future generations never forget past religious atrocities. She actively promotes an environment where peace, tolerance and human dignity can flourish. The condensed version of Simone's book, "Facing the Lion: Memoirs of a Young Girl in Nazi Europe," is available from Audible, narrated by the author. The full version is available on Bookshare. This promised to be a very moving and meaningful author presentation. Presenters: Simone Arnold-Liebster, author, Tresserve, France; Greg Milakovich, Arnold-Liebster
Originally Broadcasted June 26, 2025 on ACB Media 3
20250626 1430 LUA Presents the Journey from Print Book to Talking Book Originally Broadcasted June 26, 2025 on ACB Media 3 Presenters from NLS detailed the process a book goes through in its journey to becoming available as an audiobook on BARD. Presenter: Alice Baker O'Reilly, NLS, Washington, DC. Facilitator: Brian Charlson, Watertown, MA.
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Originally Broadcasted June 26, 2025 on ACB Media 3
20250626 1300 LUA Presents the New DA2 Player and the NLS My Talking Books Smart Speaker Skill Originally Broadcasted June 26, 2025 on ACB Media 3 Don Olson, customer service specialist and Zhe Huang, Patron Education and Training Specialist familiarized attendees with the new DA2 talking book player which will shortly be available and will allow an NLS patron to download books directly from BARD. We also learned about the My Talking Books smart speaker skill which gives a patron hands-free access to BARD through the Amazon Alexa devices. Presenter: Don Olson, Customer Service Specialist and Zhe Huang, Patron Education and Training Specialist, National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS