October 4 Podcast Ready

Dr. Alessandro Iannaccone



David Spiceland


On the October 4 show, we'll have Dr. Alessandro Iannaccone of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center's Hamilton Eye Institute and David Spiceland, co-president of the Mid-South Chapter of the Foundation Fighting Blindness.

They will be discussing Leber's Congenital Amaurosis, the October 11 vision seminar at the University of Memphis, and the October 18 Vision Walk at Overton Park.

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.

August 23 Podcast Available

Dr. David Brown



On the August 23 show, we'll have two of Louisville's Dr. Norman Radtke's patients, Elizabeth Bryant of Louisville and Denise Schweizer of Mount Vernon, Indiana, discussing retinitis pigmentosa and their lives after retinal transplants.

Also featured will be Houston's Dr. David Brown explaining the effectiveness of laser therapy and steroid injections in treating diabetic macular edema.

August 9 Show Podcast Available

Pictured: Dr. Norman Radtke (top)
Dr. Sanjay Asrani (bottom)

The August 9 show features Louisville's Dr. Norman Radtke discussing the role of the retina and the effectiveness of retinal transplants. Paul Steiner talks about the Freedom Scientific company and its products, JAWS, Magic, FSReader, and Onyx Deskset. Also, Duke University's Dr. Sanjay Asrani explains Fourier Domain Optical Coherence Tomography, which is a retinal imaging device used to study glaucoma.

July 26 Podcast Ready to Roll

Pictured: Navroze Mehta (top)
Roselle and Michael Hingson (bottom)

The July 26 show features NovaVision's Navroze Mehta discussing Vision Restoration Therapy, which involves detecting light stimuli from a computer screen. Michael Hingson will explain a program that allows human students to use Humanware's Victor Reader Stream to store lecture material at San Rafael, California's Guide Dogs for the Blind. Nashville's Pamela Merrill will talk about her work teaching blind children and using Enhanced Vision's Jordy, which is a head-worn magnifier.