Welcome to the podcast for people with vision, low vision and no vision- Vision Riff Podcast It gives me a platform to serve you better, whether you are an eye care professional or an eye care patient. I’ll riff on your frequeently asked questions, your concerns and my idiosyncrasy's Tuesday’s and Thursday’s. Approximately 15 minutes per episode. With over 29 years of experience as an optician, educator, and low vision facilitator, I plan to give you useful information and at least one tip each episode.
Vision Riff Podcast
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Welcome to the podcast for people with vision, low vision and no vision- Vision Riff Podcast It gives me a platform to serve you better, whether you are an eye care professional or an eye care patient. I’ll riff on your frequeently asked questions, your concerns and my idiosyncrasy's Tuesday’s and Thursday’s. Approximately 15 minutes per episode. With over 29 years of experience as an optician, educator, and low vision facilitator, I plan to give you useful information and at least one tip each episode.
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November 6, 2021
Descriptive Movies - Great Holiday Gift
<p>When was the last time you did something simple, and it had a profound difference in your life as well as someone else’s?</p> <p>This holiday season, consider something new for the family – Audio Description movies.</p> <p>The blind community have been enjoying movies on the big screen and through their library where the action and settings of scenes and frames of the movie brings the story to life.</p> <p>My first experience of one such movie was Finding Nemo at an assistive technology event for youth.</p> <p>My second experience was watching and listening to Star Wars: The Force Awakens.</p> <p>Wow, what an experience. It was better than watching it for the first time. I was experiencing it with a group, a couple of people being blind, one with some light perception and another with no light perception.</p> <p>After the movie, we had a group recap of what we liked about the experience, didn’t like, and whatever else we wanted to share.</p> <p>As this was my first experience in the movie with the descriptive headset. First, we went to like the concierge desk, requested the headset, then signed our names on a ledger with the headset number.</p> <p>Obviously we assisted those who were unable to complete the ledger themselves.</p> <p>My experience was:</p> <p>On the internet, you can find more information on this:</p> <p>As an But for blind and low vision audiences, these visual effects are often left a mystery at best unless there is audio description.<br> ...<br> <strong>10 Movies to Watch with Audio Description</strong></p> <ul> <li>Avatar. ...</li> <li>Avengers: Infinity War. ...</li> <li>Star Wars: The Force Awakens. ...</li> <li>Frozen. ...</li> <li>Inception. ...</li> <li>Finding Nemo. ...</li> <li>The Shape of Water. ...</li> <li>The Hunger Games.</li> </ul> <p>Also on</p> <p>· acb.org – American council of the blind</p> <p>· nfb.org - National Federation of the Blind</p> <p>· your state Assistive Technology center</p> <p>· you local library or national library for the blind</p> <p>· National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled</p>
October 28, 2021
2.7 Library for the Blind and Print Disabled, Part 1
<p>When was the last time you visited your local library?</p> <p>For me, it was prior to the pandemic and working full time.</p> <p>Throughout the years, I’ve visited the local library for book, books on tape and videos.</p> <p>Recently I visited the local library for the visually impaired, blind, and print disabled community.</p> <p>Though I knew about the library, I didn’t know about the services for the print disabled and learning disabled dyslexic community being serviced.</p> <p>I recommend you check out the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled for a friend, family member, or for yourself at:</p> <p><a href="https://www.loc.gov/nls/about/eligibility-for-nls-services/talking-books-reading-disabilities/"><strong>https://www.loc.gov/nls/about/eligibility-for-nls-services/talking-books-reading-disabilities/</strong></a></p> <p>Download the application at:</p> <p>"Applications for service are available on <a href="https://www.loc.gov/nls/braille-audio-reading-materials/find-a-local-library/">your local network library website</a> or can be found below (PDFs) for individuals (in English and Spanish) and institutions. Once downloaded and completed, please print out, have it signed by a <a href="https://www.loc.gov/nls/about/faq#q3">certifying authority</a>, and mail to <a href="https://www.loc.gov/nls/braille-audio-reading-materials/find-a-local-library/">your local network library</a>."</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.loc.gov/nls/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Ind-App-Eng-508C-04202021.pdf">NLS Application for Free Library Service: Individuals, in English [PDF: 257 KB / 4 pages]</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.loc.gov/nls/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Spanish_Application_508C.pdf">NLS Application for Free Library Service: Individuals, in Spanish [PDF: 223 KB / 4 pages]</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.loc.gov/nls/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Institution-Application-06082021.pdf">NLS Application for Free Library Service: Institutions [PDF: 626 KB / 4 pages]</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Leave a comment on this introduction to the library services, what caught your attention, or what services you have used that you found/find helpful.</strong></p> <p><strong>Thank you for listening and make it a great day.</strong></p> <p>Kathy</p>
October 5, 2021
2.6 Questions We Ask
<p>Are we asking the right questions, or , is this question offensive?</p> <p>Talking with sighted people, people we can see, don't see, or can not see.</p> <p>Such as On Zoom vs WebX, or talking to someone who has low sight or no sight.</p> <p>Language we use, questions we ask, with our family.</p> <p>Language we use, questions we ask, at work.</p> <p>Language we use, questions we ask, with friends.</p> <p>Language we use with someone with physical disabilities.</p> <p>Language we use with someone who has low vision to no vision.</p> <p>Language we use with our doctors, specifically eye doctors.</p> <p>I'm looking inside at how I ask questions to those with disabilites and how they might feel on the receiving side.</p> <p>Let me know your experience. Like this podcast and share it with a friend. Thank you.</p>
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