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Enabled 5/14/12 - "Insights" the spring newsletter from the New York affiliate of the American Council of the Blind.

podcasts@wxxi.org (WXXI Reachout Radio) — Mon, 14 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT

This program will feature articles from "Insights," the spring newsletter of ACB-NY. Articles will be about a cantor who is blind, emergency preparedness and a letter from a newly placed guide dog named Puddles.

Enabled 5/7/12 - New York and China: What a Difference!

podcasts@wxxi.org (WXXI Reachout Radio) — Mon, 07 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT

In the news recently, broadcasters have referred to "the blind activist." This program will present some details about this man and about blindness in China today. The program will also include information on a government sponsored Senior Center in New York City that is especially for people who are blind or visually impaired.

Enabled 4/30/12 - Retinal Research from the Foundation Fighting Blindness newsletter In Focus.

podcasts@wxxi.org (WXXI Reachout Radio) — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT

In this program you will hear about very promising research that is being done for retinitis pigmentosa and other retinal degenerative diseases. You will also hear about an upcoming national conference and a regional fund-raising walk.

Enabled 4/23/12 - Eye and Tissue Donation

podcasts@wxxi.org (WXXI Reachout Radio) — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT

There are very few decisions which people make in their lifetime that are as personal and important as donating issues to help another human being. The host of Enabled, Nancy Zimmer, will talk with Karen Guarino from the Rochester Eye and Tissue Bank about this important topic.

Enabled 4/16/12- All the Way from Grapes to Retina Damage

podcasts@wxxi.org (WXXI Reachout Radio) — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT

With information from a newsletter called For Your Eyes Only, published by the Dalton EyeCare Center, topics in this program will include grapes, tears, time trends, dilated exams, a window into the brain, trauma injuries and retina damage.

Enabled 4/9/12 - Spring Cleaning: three articles from the pile.

podcasts@wxxi.org (WXXI Reachout Radio) — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT

The program today will be varied, taken from three recent articles. The first is about the student leadership project of the classical music program, From The Top, broadcast on NPR radio. The other articles will be about the World Blind Union and about new leadership at the National Library Service of the Library of Congress.

Enabled 4/2/12 - Virginia Jacko, The Blind Visionary

podcasts@wxxi.org (WXXI Reachout Radio) — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT

In this program you will meet Virginia Jacko, President and CEO of the Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired. She is also the author of a book called The Blind Visionary which she co-authored with Doug Eadie.

Enabled 3/26/12 - California Here We Come

podcasts@wxxi.org (WXXI Reachout Radio) — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 04:00:00 GMT

This week's program will take you on an armchair journey to California where you will hear of a man who helps people with disabilities get jobs in the entertainment industry. You will also hear about California's Media Access Office and about a troupe of talented thespians called Theater By the Blind.

Enabled 3/19/12 Four Extraordinary People 12-12

podcasts@wxxi.org (WXXI Reachout Radio) — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 04:00:00 GMT

This week you will meet four people who facing challenges and coping with great courage. They have had major health challenges that knocked them off their feet, but were given a chance to stop and think about what's really important in their lives.

Enabled 3/12/12 Home Accessibility (cont.) 12-11

podcasts@wxxi.org (WXXI Reachout Radio) — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 04:00:00 GMT

The program will continue presenting ideas for making your home safer and more accessible without costly remodeling. Topics will include outside entryways, doors and locks, garage improvements, flooring, railings, stairways and lighting. Ideas from Home Accessibility by Shelley Peterman Schwarz.

Enabled 3/5/12 - Home Accessibility, part 1

podcasts@wxxi.org (WXXI Reachout Radio) — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 05:00:00 GMT

This is the first of a two part program which will provide ideas for making your home safer and more accessible without costly remodeling.

Enabled 2/27/12 - Macular Degeneration from a British Point of View

podcasts@wxxi.org (WXXI Reachout Radio) — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

The famous British actress, Judi Dench, has macular degeneration and is learning how to cope with it while continuing her career. Some business news will also be included about Eylea, a new drug used for treating macular degeneration, and about embryonic stem cell research for macular degeneration.

Enabled 2/20/12 - Blind Super Bowl Father and Glaucoma News

podcasts@wxxi.org (WXXI Reachout Radio) — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

This is a two-part program. The first part is about Super Bowl star Jason Pierre-Paul's father who is blind. The second part of the program will have news about Glaucoma from the Glaucoma Research Foundation.

Enabled 2/13/12 - Black History Month: Blind Tom Wiggins

podcasts@wxxi.org (WXXI Reachout Radio) — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

In honor of Black History Month, this week's program will feature the amazing story of a Black American who was also blind. Blind Tom Wiggins was born a slave and was blind from birth. He became a famous performer and pianist in the latter part of the 1800's.

Enabled 2/6/12 - The Blind Men and the Elephant

podcasts@wxxi.org (WXXI Reachout Radio) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

This program will explore the tale or parable of the blind men and the elephant as it is told in several different religions and cultures. The program will also include information about Joan Myles, a woman who has helped many visually impaired people learn Hebrew and understand the Jewish religion.

Enabled 1/30/12 - The Seeing Eye dog guide training program

podcasts@wxxi.org (WXXI Reachout Radio) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

This week's program will bring you information about The Seeing Eye, a dog guide training program in Morristown, NJ. It will include puppy stories, dog stories as well as people stories.

Enabled 1/23/12 - Get Out; Get Involved. Things to do during the upcoming winter months

podcasts@wxxi.org (WXXI Reachout Radio) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

First, this program will provide tips for how to get around safely during the winter, and then it will explore some places you can go and things you can do through ABVI.

Enabled 1/16/12 - Vision in Children's Literature

podcasts@wxxi.org (WXXI Reachout Radio) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Several children's books will be shared. The topics will be vision, the eyes, vision problems and blindness, all from the point of view of a child.

Enabled 1/9/12 - Hormone Replacement Therapy and Diseases of the Aging Eye

podcasts@wxxi.org (WXXI Reachout Radio) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

The program will explain the effects of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on certain diseases that are common to aging eyes, including cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration and dry eye syndrome. Extra information will be provided about dry eyes.

Enabled 1/2/12 - In Focus newsletter from the Foundation Fighting Blindness

podcasts@wxxi.org (WXXI Reachout Radio) — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

The program today features stories on Dining in the Dark, fundraising with mystery novels, a literary auction and a high school quarterback as well as information on Eylea and Argus II.