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Bob Goes to the Parthenon...

coordinator — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:00:50 GMT

On my first visit to Greece some years ago, I stood on top of the Acropolis in Athens with my wife, Nancy. I was disappointed to find ourselves at a fence in

Verbal Descriptions of NYC's Historic Houst Trust Properties now Onl

coordinator — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:10:39 GMT

New York City's Historic House Trust (HHT) properties are among the city's cultural treasures. You can now hear verbal descriptions of all the HHT buildings

NFB STEM-X: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math to the Extrem

coordinator — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:53:08 GMT

Attention All High School Students: Are you looking for something to spice up your summer plans? If so, NFB STEM-X, the latest National Center for Blind Youth

Onkyo Braille Essay Contest: Deadline is April 30, 2013 ...

coordinator — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:35:26 GMT

The Onkyo Corporation is again sponsoring a braille essay contest for people of all ages. Contest winners receive cash prizes valued from $500 to $2,000. The

Braille and talking books: survey of needs

coordinator — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:38:01 GMT

The Library of Congress National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) is conducting a survey to understand how to better serve the

Audio Description Tours of White House Now Available...

coordinator — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:53:37 GMT

White House Announces Audio Descriptions for Public Tours The White House Visitor's Office is pleased to announce the availability of an audio description for

Registration is Now Open--2013 Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Sympo

coordinator — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:31:00 GMT

Registration is now open for the 2013 Jacobus ten Broek Disability Law Symposium Push Forward and Push Back: Continuing the Struggle for the Right to Live in

Bebe Neuwirth records for New York Beyond Sight ...

coordinator — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 14:26:43 GMT

Actress Bebe Neuwirth describes Manhattan's Merchant Marine Memorial on Art Beyond Sight/Art Education for the Blind's bank of verbal descriptions of New York

NFB Convention "Scholarships"

coordinator — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 20:41:12 GMT

NFB Scholarship Program 2013: 30 awards from $3,000 to $12,000 To recognize achievement by blind students, the National Federation of the Blind invites

Happy Holidays ...

coordinator — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 22:50:48 GMT

All of us here at Art Beyond Sight/Art Education for the Blind wish you a joyful holiday season and a healthy and rewarding 2013. --Elisabeth Axel, Nina

New Apps re maping, color...

coordinator — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:16:05 GMT

A Mapping App For The Blind Talks You Through The Neighborhood BlindSquare uses FourSquare check-ins to give the visually impaired a sense of what's popular,

FW: Presidential Proclamation -- International Day of Persons with D

coordinator — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 22:28:37 GMT

The White House Monday, December 3, 2012 Presidential Proclamation -- International Day

Links to two articles on "seeing with sound"

coordinator — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 14:35:15 GMT

Below are blurbs and links to two articles about seeing with sound. One with vOICe and the other via an app. Camera-to-sound app lets blind people 'see'

VSA & Accessibility Call for Entries—Young Soloists Competition!

coordinator — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 18:58:28 GMT

The Kennedy Center

Art Beyond Sight's annual Telephone Conference Crash Course

coordinator — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 18:30:22 GMT

Here's a link to the schedule for the annual Art Beyond Sight Telephone Conference Crash Course: http://www.artbeyondsight.org/change/aw-crashcourse.shtml This