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ACB Focus: Transportation and Advocacy (2021)

By: American Council of the Blind
  • Summary

  • Welcome to the ACB Transportation and Advocacy Track of the ACB Focus Podcast Series. ACB encourages transit systems, government services, and public accommodations to supplement existing informational and wayfinding technologies through the deployment of technology-based accessibility tools and strategies as one means of providing access to the built environment for people who are blind or have low vision.
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Episodes
  • 20210719 - To cross, or not to cross
    Aug 24 2021

    ~~crossings with no traffic signal or stop sign: When you're at a crossing that has no stop sign or traffic signal, do you wonder when is the appropriate time to cross, and whether it is safe to do so?  Then this presentation is for you!  Attendees learned about analyzing these crossings and what kinds of skills you will need. Presenter: ♠ Dona Sauerburger, MA, COMS, Gambrills, MD Co-sponsored by: Environmental Access and Transportation Committees

    • Recorded during the 2021 ACB National Convention on July 19~~
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    1 hr
  • 20210721 - CCLVI: What friends are for
    Aug 24 2021

    ~~That’s What Friends are For: Are you having a problem handling low vision? What’s been your journey with low vision? We discussed the journey of low vision, and shared experiences, offered encouragement and strategies. Come join our low vision community as we support one another. Sponsored by CCLVI

    • Recorded during the 2021 ACB National Convention on July 21~~
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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • 20210720 - Schools for the blind: From segregation to integration
    Aug 24 2021

    ~~ACBF/MCAC Schools for the Blind - From Segregation to Integration: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously in 1954 that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.  How did that landmark case affect schools for the blind across the country? What had gone before, and what came afterward, in the integration of the schools? Micheal Hudson, Director of the museum at the American Printing House for the Blind, guided us through this chapter of our history from both the students' and the staff's points of view.

    • Recorded during the 2021 ACB National Convention on July 20~~
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    1 hr and 12 mins

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