Podcasts about braille challenge

In this episode of the Doing Good podcast, host Megan McInnis sits down with Steve Bauer, a retired Braille instructor and passionate volunteer at the Braille Institute. With over 15 years of experience teaching Braille and assistive technology, Steve now dedicates his time to helping individuals learn how to use Braille e-readers, ensuring they can fully access literacy resources.From discussing the Braille Challenge to explaining why Braille literacy is essential for employment and independence, Steve offers invaluable insights into the evolving world of accessibility. He also shares personal stories of students who have transformed their lives through Braille and discusses how volunteering can open unexpected doors.Tune in to hear Steve's inspiring journey and discover how you can support Braille literacy and inclusion.Read Steve's blog post at www.doinggood.tv/blog.To learn more about the Braille Institute, visit https://www.brailleinstitute.org.This podcast is brought to you by Doing Good, a 501c3 nonprofit. www.doingggood.tv.

It's time for round one of The Bert Show's Busted Baby Bracket! Ready to judge some new borns?  Click below to vote: https://thebertshow.com/articles/bustedbabybracket/ Her six year old daughter is competing in the state Braille Challenge this week and needs Moe to write her a personalized rap to hype her up! Click here to listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From all of us here at A Sense of Texas we'd like to welcome you back from a relaxing summer. To kick off the new season we're trying something different with a fresh new format. Lucky for us, our friends over at the Braille Institute were more than happy to enable our new ideas by letting us capture audio from the Braille Challenge Finals held in Los Angeles this June. Braille Challenge is a great chance for our students and families to learn from each other and compete for a common goal. And hopefully with this episode you can learn a little bit too.  For more information on Braille Challenge and all things Braille, visit their website at https://brailleinstitute.org/

20230202 I Love Braille Originally Aired February 2, 2023, on ACB Media 5 Frank Welte spoke about "Braille Challenge" to be held on March 4 at San Francisco Lighthouse for the Blind. Sponsored by East Bay Center for the Blind Access I Love Braille Archives Subscribe to I Love Braille email list. Email Vileen Shah

Original Air Date: Monday 27 June, 9 pm EasternDescription:This week, Dean and Phil discuss a limited television series about the making of "The Godfather", Season 3 of Amazon's "The Boys", the new AMC series "Dark Winds", and whether Dean was ever in an episode of “Lonesome Dove”. Phil's travels to Turlock get talked about, as do lava rocks, the recent planetary alignment, Lily's final week as president of The Los Angeles Breakfast Club, safety (or "warning") art, and Braille Institute's Braille Challenge. Your friends also respond to emails, tweets and texts from loyal listeners like you (yes, you!), pertaining to such topics as Kim Novak, the oft-discussed "Skidoo", Jean Harlow, whether last week's episode was a paid advertisement, and "Celebrity Deaths".

In this video podcast, Tonya talks with Olivia Wilkerson about what it was like to grow up having a visual impairment caused by Leber Congenital Amaurosis, a rare genetic cause of childhood blindness.  During this part of Episode #3, Olivia speaks to teachers who work with visually impaired students about how they can help their students in the classroom and help them become advocates for their own needs. She also describes her adventures at Space Camp, outdoor adventure camps, her other activities, and what she plans to do in the future. In Part 1 of this episode, Olivia shared her memories of her younger years in school and gave tips for parents of what they might consider asking to include in their visually impaired child's IEP at school and what they can do to help prepare their child for success in middle school and beyond. Watch Part 1 of Episode #3: https://waterprairie.com/2022/02/11/leber-congenital-amaurosis/ Olivia's Instagram: @O_Wilkerson04 Some of the topics covered during Olivia's interview can be explored more below: Braille Challenge: https://brailleinstitute.org/braille-challenge/about SCIVIS Space Camp: http://www.scivis.org/index.htm Connect with Us: https://linktr.ee/waterprairie Support this channel: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/waterprairie Music Used:   1) “Your Intro” by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  Artist: http://audionautix.com/

In this video podcast, Tonya talks with Olivia Wilkerson about what it was like to grow up having a visual impairment caused by Leber Congenital Amaurosis, a rare genetic cause of childhood blindness. Olivia shares her memories of her younger years in school and gives tips for parents of what they might consider asking to include in their visually impaired child's IEP at school and what they can do to help prepare their child for success in middle school and beyond. During Part 2 of this episode, Olivia speaks to teachers who work with visually impaired students about how they can help their students in the classroom and help them become advocates for their own needs. Be sure to listen to Part 2 to hear about how Olivia's been involved with Space Camp, outdoor adventure camps, her other activities, and what she plans to do in the future. Watch Part 2 of Episode #3: https://waterprairie.com/2022/02/11/leber-congenital-amaurosis-and-space-camp/ Olivia's Instagram: @O_Wilkerson04 Some of the topics covered during Olivia's interview can be explored more below: Braille Challenge: https://brailleinstitute.org/braille-challenge/about Connect with Us: https://linktr.ee/waterprairie Support this channel: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/waterprairie Music Used: 1) “Your Intro” by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Artist: http://audionautix.com/

A recent report takes a longer view on Canada's hot, hot, housing market, and offers a plan for addressing the country's supply of homes. Scotiabank Economist Farah Omran joins us to unpack the findings. A CBC News investigation has found that at least 111 people in Atlantic Canada have died on ATVs or snowmobiles since 2018. We speak with the CBC's Karissa Donkin about that story. Gas prices in most of Labrador are up almost 32 cents a litre this morning. George Murphy from the Consumer Group for Fair Gas Prices gives us the scoop on why. He's a braille brainiac! We hear about 8 year old Jonathan Nochasak, a talented grade three student in Hopedale who recently won the Braille Challenge. The Town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay will not be giving up its body camera program for municipal enforcement officers. Deputy Mayor Bert Pomeroy responds to an investigation done by the province's privacy commissioner. In 2019, Jevaughn Coley became one of the first two Black police officers to join the RNC, and he's now posted in Labrador City. We hear from Coley about his time with the RNC. For the first time in 42 years, the Leafs and Habs will meet in the NHL playoffs. We hear from two brothers with their take on the series. The pandemic pushed more than a million Canadian women out of the workforce, and many more have had their work hours reduced. This has led to psychological stresses, which is something the Mental Health Commission of Canada is monitoring and tracking. We speak to Liz Horvath of the commission about that.

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Proctor Keith Christian and Finalist Lynn Wu will join us to talk about the exciting and upcoming Braille Challenge. The Braille Challenge is the only academic competition in North America that motivates young blind students, in grades one through twelve, to master and practice their Braille literacy skills.   To listen to this week’s “Speaking Out for the Blind,” go to: http://acbradio.org/mainstream, and choose one of the links under the headings “Listen to ACB Radio Mainstream” and “Now Playing;” or call 1-518-906-1820, and when prompted, press “1” for ACB Radio Mainstream East or press “2” for ACB Radio Mainstream West. You may also listen to the program live on the ACB Link mobile app. For more information, go to http://link.acb.org. Show archive page is at http://acbradio.org/speaking-out-for-the-blind. Please note that there is a link located at the top half of the page and below the heading that says: “Home » Speaking Out for the Blind” where you can subscribe to the podcast feed and listen to Speaking Out for the Blind shows ranging from episode ninety-four to the present. You may also access the feed at http://acbradio.org/softb. Facebook page is at Speaking Out for the Blind and Twitter page is at SpeakOutfortheBlind (you may also access this at SpeakOutBlind).   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-247-the-braille-challenge

Christmas is coming; the goose is getting fat; and some of Santa’s most trusted helpers have been sent, on secondment, to the Royal National Institute of Blind People, where they’re busy writing letters to visually impaired children in accessible formats. Co-ordinating this effort on behalf of RNIB is Racheal Jarvis, News Agent Team Leader, and ... Read more...

Conferences are a huge part of the blindness and visual impairment field. They're about more than just attending sessions, they’re also were we learn about new products, and where we partner with other companies to continue to push the boundaries of our field.To talk about how we can stay connected, and make the most out of virtual conferences, APH President, Craig Meador, leads a roundtable discussion with three change makers who have, or are planning to host virtual events.Guests: Dr. Kirk Adams, President and CEO of AFB, a private non profit that uses research and evidence to effect system change that creates a world of no limits for people who are blind.Dr. Amy Parker, an assistant professor and coordinator at Portland State University where she is engaged in community development and nurturing.Sergio Oliva, the Associate Vice President of national and youth programs at the Braille Institute. He oversees Cane Quest and the Braille Challenge.

Thank you for tuning into the February edition of the OSSB podcast. This month’s episode is packed full of exciting things going on at the Ohio State School for the Blind. Students traveled to Cincinnati to the Clovernook Center for the Blind to compete in the fourth annual Braille Challenge. Matt gives an overview of how the Polaroid Pop camera and app work. To honor black history month we join our wrestlers and cheerleaders in Little Rock, Arkansas when they visited Central High School. Matt talks with members of the student council about the valentines day dance that took place on February 13. If you are interested in how our history book project is coming along, you will hear from Mr. Schwamburger and Claudia Retter who will give us an update and let you know how you can contribute to the project. The fourth grade class will continue learning experience with coding. They share with us “if then” statements. And we conclude this month’s podcast talking with a team of individuals from Humanware who were in town and stopped by OSSB for a visit. They have some exciting news to share about hardware and software. Thanks again for tuning in and we hope you enjoy our student’s work. If you have any questions or feedback please drop us an email at dkelley@ossb.oh.gov

Join us on our first over-the-phone guest interview as Sergio Oliva, Associate Vice President of The Braille Institute's National and Youth Programs, joins Emily for a discussion of the programs the Institute promotes to aid blind students and digs into the heart-warming reasons and results of the annual Braille Challenge.  Emily is then joined by a resident expert TSBVI student to give a kid-level report on the Challenge. brailleinstitute.org 1-800-BRAILLE

This month on the podcast we travel to the CloverNook Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Cincinnati, Ohio to hear about the Braille Challenge. We listen to excerpts from the Little NC pep rally held on March 7. Our little NC squad traveled to the Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired to compete in wrestling, cheerleading, swimming and goalball. We hear from Jeff Ransey who works in the Conservation department at the Columbus Zoo. And why does OSSB have a chocolate fair every year? Stay tuned and find out. You will hear information about the alumni reunion taking place on the OSSB campus the first weekend in June. We catch up with some alumni and see what they are up to these days and we talk about bell Camp happening here on campus in July put on by the Ohio Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind. Andre and Mrs. Smith visit the OSU College of Optometry and conduct an informative reach and teach activity. We look at some new technology coming on the market for the blind and visually impaired with a visit from Jim Sullivan from Humanware. He discusses the features of the new BrailleNote Touch Plus. 3d printing is becoming ever so much more popular and OSSB is using 3d-printing in the model club with help from experts from see3d. See3D is designed to connect people who enjoy 3D printing with their visually impaired neighbors. Low vision and blind individuals can request models to give new meaning to words that some students have never been able to understand. We conclude this month’s podcast with another listen-in on a reach and teach activity with our students and the O&M department. They visit a Mennonite school and shared a great day of learning together. Thank you all so much for tuning in every month and supporting the students and staff at OSSB and all the things we do.

Welcome to the January edition of the OSSB Podcast. In this episode we will talk about new year’s resolutions, Mr. Kelley’s 8th period class shares their winter break. Andre will talk about Martin Luther King Jr. Students are working hard to get ready for the Braille Challenge at Clovernook on March 1. We celebrate Louis Braille’s birthday and World Braille Day. Cheerleaders and wrestlers travel to The Illinois School for the Visually Impaired in Jackson, Illinois for the NCASB championship. Noah Beckman joins us on the Alumni focus. Miss Honse is working with a class on planning and budgeting, so we will hear about their trip to Bob Evans. The after school programs has a lot to offer our students in fun and creative ways. Thanks to all who tune in every month and show your support to our podcast.

The Braille Challenge event held June 17, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.

The Braille Challenge event held June 17, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.

The Mystic Access team is so happy to be back podcasting for all of you. We've been a long time away, and we thank you for your patience with us. we hope to be releasing a podcast bi-weekly from this point on. In this action-packed episode, we begin by sharing some site news including how you can subscribe to our new free teleclass discussion list. For site and product news as well as the occasional exclusive discount, you may also join our free news list from any page on the website. Just scroll down to the appropriate heading that asks you to subscribe to the news list, and fill out the form below that message. Chris also has very important news especially for Stream and QCast subscribers about how to make sure you're receiving all of our latest podcasts. Follow his step-by-step instructions and you'll be just fine. In Alexa news, we talk about and demonstrate her new free calling and voice messaging abilities, and share a little about what we've learned concerning access to these new features. Speaking of making phone calls, we found this great Alexa skill that will keep you from misplacing your phone! Chris demonstrates setting it up and using it, and the best news is, it doesn't just work with cell phones! For those of you who are new braille readers, or who wish to refresh your braille skills, we give the Braille Challenge skill a spin. Finally in our quick Alexa skill tour, we show you how to experience some rest and relaxation with the amazing sleep and Relaxation Sounds skill. With all these great sounds to choose from, your old sleep machine may be relegated to your next yard sale. To close us out, Kim shares about language profiles on the BrailleNote Touch, particularly exploring the use of Vocalizer voices. Don't have a Touch? Other Android users can also grab the Vocalizer app for free in the Google Play Store. Voices are $3.99 a piece. If you're a big Downton fan like Kim, you may particularly love Oliver! :) Be sure to listen closely to this episode, as there's a lot of important news to share, including a store discount that will only be available for a few more days! Thanks for listening! Did I mention that we're so happy to be back? :)

The Braille Challenge event held June 18, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.

The Braille Challenge event held June 18, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.

The Braille Challenge event held June 20, 2015 at the Universal Hilton.

The Braille Challenge event held June 20, 2015 at the Universal Hilton.

Braille Challenge event held June 21, 2014 at the Universal Hilton.

Braille Challenge event held June 21, 2014 at the Universal Hilton.

Newsletter of the LightHouse for the Blind & Visually Impaired Enchanted Hills Summer Music Academy, Cycle for Sight Registration, Chris Downey Appointed to California Commission on Disability Access, Braille Challenge, Employment Immersion Successes, and more… The post LightHouse News – Winter 2014 appeared first on LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired.

Braille Challenge awards ceremony held June 22, 2013 at the Universal Hilton, Universal City, CA.

Braille Challenge awards ceremony held June 22, 2013 at the Universal Hilton, Universal City, CA.

Entertainment, contests, prizes for proficiency in Braille at the June 23, 2012 Braille Challenge

Entertainment, contests, prizes for proficiency in Braille at the June 23, 2012 Braille Challenge

This week, we catch up with Chase Crispin from Los Angeles, California where he is participating in this year's national Braille Challenge competition. Next, Jamie Pauls talks with Paul Bendun of Somethin' Else Audio about Papa Sangre and The Nightjar, two mainstream audio-based games for iOS devices. Finally, David Tanner sits down with Eric Damery of Freedom Scientific to talk about the latest offerings from the company.