In this Spotlight interview, James Oates sits down with Kim Charlson, the National President of the American Council of the Blind and the Executive Director of the Perkins Library. The topics include:
- A brief history of Perkins
what the organization looks like today, The Perkins Blog(/a>
Perkins Solutions - Perkins eLearning
Perkins International
the Perkins School - Library services including the Perkins Library
the Perkins newsletter
the National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Info Eyes virtual reference library service
BARD
the application process for the Perkins Library
and the Library Without Walls program,
a monthly recommended reads list. - New actions taken by the Library of Congress
About the Orbit Reader 20 from the American Printing House for the Blind - The current status of the Marrakesh Treaty
- The mission of the ACB
ACB state affiliates and local chapters
the ACB Link app for iOS devices
the ACB Braille Forum - Progress being made in audio described film and television distribution
the success of structured negotiations with Netflix - The struggles with government agencies to enforce website accessibility guidelines and to provide accessible tactile paper currency.
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@perkinsvision @perkins_library @acbnational
