Comments for The LightHouse Blog http://www.lighthouse-sf.org/blog LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:58:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on LightHouse Names Bryan Bashin as New Executive Director/CEO by Ron C. Peck http://www.lighthouse-sf.org/blog/lighthouse-names-bryan-bashin-as-new-executive-directorceo/comment-page-1/#comment-5222 Ron C. Peck Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:58:39 +0000 http://www.lighthouse-sf.org/blog/?p=2160#comment-5222 Congratulation Bryan Bashin on your appointment as Exective Director / CEO of the Lighthouse for the Blind. We wish you well in your new position and responsibilities creating a path for all blind and visually impaired that work and learn more about the mission and goals of the Lighthouse. Best regards, Ron C. Peck CFO & Co-Founder Blind Judo Foundation Congratulation Bryan Bashin on your appointment as Exective Director / CEO of the Lighthouse for the Blind. We wish you well in your new position and responsibilities creating a path for all blind and visually impaired that work and learn more about the mission and goals of the Lighthouse.

Best regards,
Ron C. Peck
CFO & Co-Founder
Blind Judo Foundation

]]> Comment on Bill Barker’s Braille Radio Reading Room by Deborah Armstrong http://www.lighthouse-sf.org/blog/bill-barkers-braille-radio-reading-room-february-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-4423 Deborah Armstrong Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:33:18 +0000 http://www.lighthouse-sf.org/blog/?p=1485#comment-4423 I am so-oo glad you are now podcasting the supermarket ads. When AIS went away, I missed the ads most. As you blogged earlier, most blind newshounds today can get local newspapers through bookshare or NFB newsline. We can download podcasts, read blogs and find much more on the internet than a radio reading service could ever hope to provide. But one thing that is often not accessible are ads. The Safeway ads, for example appear on their website, and Wendy often reads out loud directly from the website. But many sighted people may not know that these ads are pictures of text; they are not accessible with a screen reader. When a picture, rather than actual words appears on a website, the screen reader can read out its alt tag, or its filename, but it cannot read the content of the picture. This is handy when the browsing experience is disrupted by unwanted and inaccessible ads, because the blind user can avoid them. But when you want to read the ads, it's a problem. Each week before I go to the grocery I really like to know what's on sale. Please, please thank Wendy, Jerry and Judy for all the hard work and time spent reading those ads. I save my family lots of cash thanks to their efforts! Unfortunately, I couldn't comment directly on the new ad-casts because comments there were disabled, but I'm commenting here in the posting of Bill Barker's cast. Thanks again, ever so much! --Debee Armstrong (formerly Norling) Milpitas. I am so-oo glad you are now podcasting the supermarket ads. When AIS went away, I missed the ads most. As you blogged earlier, most blind newshounds today can get local newspapers through bookshare or NFB newsline. We can download podcasts, read blogs and find much more on the internet than a radio reading service could ever hope to provide. But one thing that is often not accessible are ads. The Safeway ads, for example appear on their website, and Wendy often reads out loud directly from the website. But many sighted people may not know that these ads are pictures of text; they are not accessible with a screen reader.
When a picture, rather than actual words appears on a website, the screen reader can read out its alt tag, or its filename, but it cannot read the content of the picture. This is handy when the browsing experience is disrupted by unwanted and inaccessible ads, because the blind user can avoid them. But when you want to read the ads, it’s a problem. Each week before I go to the grocery I really like to know what’s on sale. Please, please thank Wendy, Jerry and Judy for all the hard work and time spent reading those ads. I save my family lots of cash thanks to their efforts!
Unfortunately, I couldn’t comment directly on the new ad-casts because comments there were disabled, but I’m commenting here in the posting of Bill Barker’s cast. Thanks again, ever so much!
–Debee Armstrong (formerly Norling) Milpitas.

]]> Comment on Bill Barker’s Braille Radio Reading Room by Deborah Armstrong http://www.lighthouse-sf.org/blog/bill-barkers-braille-radio-reading-room-february-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-4421 Deborah Armstrong Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:20:42 +0000 http://www.lighthouse-sf.org/blog/?p=1485#comment-4421 As a long-time Bill Barker fan, it is cool to see his program will continue via podcast. I work with students who have learning disabilities, and have often shared his broadcasts with them. The clarity of his voice and measured pace of his reading bring audio material to many students who have never tried listening to audiobooks before and realize that their learning difference will require them to study via audio. Bill's broadcasts give them the needed listening skills practice without the fear that accompanies studying for an important test using an incomprehensible textbook! q As a long-time Bill Barker fan, it is cool to see his program will continue via podcast. I work with students who have learning disabilities, and have often shared his broadcasts with them. The clarity of his voice and measured pace of his reading bring audio material to many students who have never tried listening to audiobooks before and realize that their learning difference will require them to study via audio. Bill’s broadcasts give them the needed listening skills practice without the fear that accompanies studying for an important test using an incomprehensible textbook! q

]]> Comment on Northern California Entertainment and Recreation Listing January 29 by Patrick http://www.lighthouse-sf.org/blog/northern-california-entertainment-and-recreation-listing-january-29-2/comment-page-1/#comment-4367 Patrick Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:47:06 +0000 http://www.lighthouse-sf.org/blog/?p=1243#comment-4367 Braille Institute is looking for virtual volunteers for their new online community site www.solutionsinsight.org/ the new site is focused on helping people with low or failing vision and the people that care for them. Thanks and have a good day :) Braille Institute is looking for virtual volunteers for their new online community site http://www.solutionsinsight.org/ the new site is focused on helping people with low or failing vision and the people that care for them. Thanks and have a good day :)

]]> Comment on Build Your Own Website! Tech Seminar Recap by JD Webb http://www.lighthouse-sf.org/blog/build-your-own-website-tech-seminar-recap/comment-page-1/#comment-4098 JD Webb Mon, 25 Jan 2010 06:00:10 +0000 http://www.lighthouse-sf.org/blog/?p=1111#comment-4098 I like your blog I like your blog

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]]> Comment on Northern California Entertainment and Recreation Listing for October 9 by DickyGee & Jan http://www.lighthouse-sf.org/blog/northern-california-entertainment-and-recreation-listing-for-october-9/comment-page-1/#comment-3811 DickyGee & Jan Sat, 16 Jan 2010 01:22:06 +0000 http://www.lighthouse-sf.org/blog/?p=916#comment-3811 Hi, We're a man and woman guitar and mandolin duo with all kinds of original songs and tight harmonies. We perform in Marin county and we are expanding our reach to do more events, etc. Jan has been blind from birth but that hasn't stopped her from becoming a really great mandolin player and playing all over the country. If you have any info about venues and events we could play, we would be interested. You can contact me (DickyGee) at 415-482-0450, or Jan at 415-459-3421. Thanks! Hi,

We’re a man and woman guitar and mandolin duo with all kinds of original songs and tight harmonies. We perform in Marin county and we are expanding our reach to do more events, etc. Jan has been blind from birth but that hasn’t stopped her from becoming a really great mandolin player and playing all over the country. If you have any info about venues and events we could play, we would be interested. You can contact me (DickyGee) at 415-482-0450, or Jan at 415-459-3421. Thanks!

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]]> Comment on Apply for the Crashing Through Award for Independent Travel by The Blind Buzz on Travel « The Blind Buzz http://www.lighthouse-sf.org/blog/appky-for-the-crashing-through-award-for-independent-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-2798 The Blind Buzz on Travel « The Blind Buzz Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:30:59 +0000 http://www.lighthouse-sf.org/blog/?p=1120#comment-2798 [...] Apply for the Crashing Through Award for Independent Travel | The LightHouse Blog – "Sendero Group would like to encourage and recognize independent travel exploits by blind people as exemplified by the book about Mike May, Crashing Through by Robert Kurson. A portion of every Sendero GPS sale will go into an annual scholarship fund to be awarded to the applicant with the most impressive travel adventure for the year." [...] [...] Apply for the Crashing Through Award for Independent Travel | The LightHouse Blog – "Sendero Group would like to encourage and recognize independent travel exploits by blind people as exemplified by the book about Mike May, Crashing Through by Robert Kurson. A portion of every Sendero GPS sale will go into an annual scholarship fund to be awarded to the applicant with the most impressive travel adventure for the year." [...]

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