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ACB Radio Offers a Live Audio-Described Broadcast of the Upcoming Solar Eclipse.

On August 21, much of the United States will experience total darkness in the middle of the day as a full Solar eclipse of the Sun sweeps across the country.
A Solar eclipse is always an exciting event, and people who are blind want to be able to experience it as well.

NASA has produced a tactile book that describes the event to those are blind, and there is also a project that will represent the event in Real-time using only sound, or if you choose, you can listen to ACB Radio verbally describe this remarkable astronomical episode as it occurs. read more

Without You, There wouldn’t be an ACB or a Convention!

This is the time of year, where the blindness organizations in the U.S. round up the troops and get everyone together for their annual conventions! The American Council of the Blind is holding there’s from June 30-July 7 in Sparks, Nevada. There’ll be plenty of technology to see at the exhibit hall, workshops until you drop, and seminars and meetings to keep you hoppin’ throughout the day. And just to make sure you earn your sleep at night, there’ll be plenty of activities and gatherings happening after the exhibit hall closes each day. From a showcase of talented folks, (you know, ACB’s version of “So You Think You Can Dance”), among other wonderful things, to tours that take place around the city. From a candy factory to a train museum, there are activities for everyone! read more

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