Featured Perspectives
Submitted by our contributing authors
Public Access, Private Hell
1 When I first came to the US as a graduate student in 2017, I was eager to improve my English in any way possible. … Read more
Amazing Customer Service
This is a story of an excellent experience Chris enjoyed at an Apple Store where there was a blind product specialist there to help him with his purchases. The customer service was better than he’d ever previously witnessed and describes how great it is when a blind customer is helped by a blind employee of said shop.
Why Braille Is Important To Me: A Day In My Life
This is an excellent article written by our new friend Ashley. She works for ViewPlus, a terrific manufacturer of innovative braille and tactile graphic embossers and she’s working toward her PhD in STEM Education with a focus on accessibility. We’re happy to have Ashley writing for us and we hope she’ll write much more in the future.
Billion Year Old Carbon
There’s an episode of the Simpsons where homer is sent to outer space as an Average Joe in attempt to boost NASA’s crashing TV space-launch … Read more
WBH Extra: Seeing AI Indoor Wayfinding, First Looks
Introduction On January 31, Microsoft Research announced via its social media channels that their Seeing AI app, already a very useful tool for blind users, … Read more
A world of choices for blind sports fans
Introduction For my husband John and I, listening to sports like major league baseball, National Hockey League and college football are great ways to unwind … Read more
Hacking HAM Radios
Foreword By Chris Hofstader Joseph introduces himself in his story but I wanted to tell you more about him than would be proper for an … Read more