Friday, September 30, 2011

October Starts With New Eye on Vision


Dr. Abdhish Bhavsar
(Photo: Retina Center of Minnesota)


Darren Burton
(Photo: American Foundation for the Blind)

On the first new October show, the Retina Center of Minnesota's Dr. Abdhish Bhavsar discusses how developing macular degeneration can lead to an increased risk of heart disease and stroke.

Then, AFB Tech's Darren Burton goes over a product evaluation study of two different screen readers, Nonvisual Desktop Access (NVDA) and Thunder.

(Click Image Below) October 1 Podcast

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

September 24 Podcast Is Up and Ready


Bierley Big Button Mobile Phone
(Photo: Bierley Associates, Inc.)


(Photo: University of Tennessee Health Science Center)

On the second September show, we'll have Jody Weersing of Bierley Associates, Inc. discussing the Big Button Mobile Phone.

Then, Dr. Alessandro Iannaccone of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center explains the latest in gene therapy research for various eye diseases and the upcoming October 22 VisionWalk at Overton Park in Memphis.

(Click Image Below) September 24 Podcast

Saturday, September 3, 2011

September 3 Podcast Ready to Roll


Dr. Stephen Rose


On the first September show, we'll have Dr. Stephen Rose of the Foundation Fighting Blindness discussing a method of finding disease-causing genes called, whole-exome sequencing.

Then, we'll have Janice Caudill of the Mid-South FFB Chapter of Memphis talking about her daughter's visual impairment and the upcoming October 22 Vision Walk at Overton Park.

9/3/2011 Podcast (Click Image Below)