From building self-confidence to normalizing blindness, Enchanted Hills Camp is a place where being blind is more than okay. For three generations Enchanted Hills has made a difference because of people like you. Please donate to camp today.Donate Now
We wanted to make you aware of the following. U.S. citizens can show their support for the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) by signing the United States International Council on Disabilities’s (USICD) letter of support. They are also asking that people from all 50 states call or email … Continue reading Letter of Support – Sign before this Thursday, July 12
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As Californians prepare to vote in the June 5 Presidential Primary Election, California Secretary of State Debra Bowen launched the state’s first online survey to help elections officials assess and address the needs of voters with disabilities. “Voting is our most sacred right in a democracy and everyone should be able to exercise that right … Continue reading Secretary Bowen Launches Survey to Assess Needs of Voters with Disabilities
Californians with disabilities who are voting in the primary election on June 5 have an ally in ensuring that they have full and equal access to the process. With funding from the Help America Vote Act, Disability Rights California will operate a toll-free hotline for voters with disabilities who have difficulty accessing polling places, casting … Continue reading Trouble-Shooting on June 5: Disability Rights California Operates Hotline for Primary Voters with Disabilities
Blindsight is looking for Beta Testers to test our iPhone text detection app, on course to hit the Apple App-store in May! What’s this app all about? Blindsight, a small R&D firm in Berkeley, is developing an iPhone application that can detect and speak out text – be it a sign around you, a handout … Continue reading Beta Testers Needed
Join the National Federation of the Blind of California blind parents group for their first-ever seminar. This seminar promises to be informative and interactive. You will: Learn about your rights as a blind parent Find out about exciting work from home opportunities Discover how blind parents read with their children Trade tips and techniques for … Continue reading Blind Parents: Be Empowered!
In 2013, NASA is launching a probe to study the moon’s atmosphere. Amateur radio operators can help by tuning in and listening to the sounds particles make as they are colliding with earth’s atmosphere. For more information and to learn how to participate please contact Brian Day at the below contact information. Brian H. Day … Continue reading NASA Seeks Amateur Radio Operators
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission, MTC, is now recruiting for four vacancies on its Policy Advisory Council. Currently, there are three positions open for either a senior, disabled or low-income representative in San Francisco, Sonoma and Marin counties. In addition, there is one at-large position open for either a business or environment representative from any of … Continue reading Metropolitan Transportation Commission recruiting to fill Policy Advisory Council
The Braille and Talking Book Library, in Sacramento, desperately needs your help. Funding was removed from the current Budget Act that was not used for library services, but which served to meet matching fund requirements necessary to obtain the federal funding that enables the Braille and Talking Book Library to operate. Loss of these state … Continue reading Urgent: The Braille and Talking Book Library Needs Your Help
