September 27 Show Up On Blog

Susan LaVenture

Only one guest is featured on the September 27 show. It is Susan LaVenture, executive director of NAPVI, the National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments.

LaVenture will be discussing the Family Connect web site, which has blogs, message boards, and links for parents of children with visual impairments.

September 13 Podcast Ready

Dr. Heidi Vollmer-Snarr

Dr. Jayakrishna Ambati

On the September 13 show, we will have Brigham Young University's Dr. Heidi Vollmer-Snarr discussing the role of antioxidants in preventing macular degeneration.

Also, the National Federation of the Blind's Chris Danielsen will talk about a lawsuit settlement between NFB and Target regarding the accessibility of Target's web site.

The University of Kentucky's Dr. Jayakrishna Ambati will explain of a protein called TLR3, in the development of the dry form of macular degeneration.

September 6 Show Podcast

Scott White


The September 6 show features the National Federation of the Blind's Scott White discussing NFB-Newsline, which allows users to have newspapers and magazines read over the telephone.

Also featured is Humanware's Brenda McBride talking about the ClassMate Reader, which is a portable digital audiobook player that can support DAISY books.