Maine Adaptive Sports and Recreation, a non profit organization is hosting New England's Blind /Visually Impaired Alpine Ski Festival Week Feb. 10 - 14, 2013. This second annual NEVI Festival held at Sugarloaf Mountain Resort in Carrabasset Valley, Maine, is a national event designed to create a unique social, recreational and educational experience for skiers
Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation this week that will allow Google Inc.'s robot cars (driverless cars) to be tested on public roads. Google co-founder Sergey Brin said "I think the self-driving car can really dramatically improve the quality of life for everyone". Though he has placed in races, Albert can't agree more! Read more at
Facebook has launched a page that allows anyone using assistive technologies to report issues they are having with the site and its applications. Users can also make feature requests by using this page. Visit https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/?id=169372943117927 and be as specific as possible about what you tried to do and the issue you encountered. Thanks to Pratik
According to a report by Jeanna Smialek on August 14, 2012, blind mice were able to see after a device cracked the signalling code used by the retina. Sheila Nirenberg a neuroscientist at Weill Cornell Medical College said it may be adopted for human use within a year or two. The article also noted that
Albert will be participating in the 23rd Annual Second Sight Bike-A-Thon, a fundraiser to help veterans and the blind get the support and independence that service dogs bring to our lives. You can help support him by making a secure online donation using your credit card. Click Here
On July 9, 2012 Alon Harish of ABC News did a piece on Connor Boss, the first legally blind contestant for the Miss Florida USA pageant. Read the full story online here. Unfortunately, Connor fell short of the title but did place in the top 5, read more at CNN.com.
The 51st annual convention of the American Council of the Blind events calendar is now available online. This ics calendar link will take you to the ACB 2012 calendar and allow you to either view it in Microsoft outlook or using any apple device such as an iPad or iPhone: Click here to import the calendar
July 1st, 2012 started what can be considered a new era in described programming as record amounts of TV programming became accessible. It is all thanks to the landmark provisions of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA), which required the nation’s leading networks to provide a combined total of at least 450 hours
From: Lauren McLarney, Government Programs Specialist, NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND (link) Last Wednesday, Lauren McLarney of the NFB announced that the U.S. House of Representatives passed comprehensive legislation to improve blind people's access to information about their prescription medication. Read more here.
Hotel News Resource has an article written by Jim Butler, author of www.HotelLawBlog.com and an attorney discussing web compliance for the hotel industry (article link). Mr. Butler does a good job discussing the general points for the hospitality industry. Web Accessibility is one of My Blind Spot's key issues as the increase in accessible resources