Member Editorial: The Trials of Transportation – Continued

The following was submitted by a MCCB member. The views and opinions are those solely of the author and do not reflect those of The Monroe County Council of the Blind.   In my last entry, when talking about getting to the MCCB meeting, I said, I will get there. Well this is how I [...]

Member Editorial: The Trials of Transportation

The following was submitted by a MCCB member. The views and opinions are those solely of the author and do not reflect those of The Monroe County Council of the Blind.   early Monday morning, I called Diakon. To you who are not familiar, this is a service that provides assistance to people who are  [...]

Making the Broadway experience Accessible

An organization in NYC is working to provide audio description  for Broadway shows.   Similar to the process used in movies and television, the narrators describe the scenes without dialog.   From the article:     "I try to be very specific about the details I describe," Day said. "Because you could talk forever, blah [...]

ACB Legislative Seminar 2009: An Advocacy Play by Play

  This recent article provides additional information focusing on the “play by play” activities involved in meeting with representatives.    Monroe County resident lobbies in Washington for the blind – poconorecord.com – The Pocono Record