History of the White Cane In older literature and in written accounts of daily life, it is common to read that a person who was blind/had low vision used a long object such as a branch or metal pole while walking to give them information about the ground in front of them so that they…
Looking for something to do with your summer? Why not spend it reading books of your choice to win fun prizes! Check out details for the Maryland Library for the Blind and Print Disabled (LBPD) summer reading program below! Pick Your Age Group This year’s summer reading theme is Tails and Tales, so get ready…
The fifth in a five-part series: Accessing Visual Information Series. We are surrounded by visual information, but it’s not always accessible. This month, the Bridges Helpdesk explores tools that put access to that visual information at your fingertips. In this fifth installment of the series, we learn about KNFB Reader. What is KNFB Reader? KNFB…
The first in a five-part series: Accessing Visual Information Series. We are surrounded by visual information, but it’s not always accessible. This month, the Bridges Helpdesk explores tools that put access to that visual information at your fingertips. In this first installment of the series, we find out about Aira, a tool to access visual…
This week brings the inauguration of the forty-sixth President of the United States (Joe Biden) the first female, first African-American, and first Asian-American Vice President (Kamala Harris), and the first U.S. presidential inauguration held during a pandemic. There’s no better time to get connected with a free, accessible means of getting the news you want,…
