Action Alert: Tax Reform Increases Burden on Americans who are Blind
...deductions can significantly reduce the amount taxed by the IRS. For most Americans, tax policy is a complex process. While messaging around the current tax reform proposals calls for a...
Braille Brush-Up Day
...for the Braille Challenge, a national competition for school-age children who read and write braille. More than 1,000 braille readers participate in this nationwide competition, promoting the importance of braille...
Virtual Technology Fair FAQs
...virtual exhibitor booths, a schedule of events, detailed workshop descriptions and more. The virtual exhibit hall will have links to our live main session, individual breakout rooms to talk directly...
After Losing Her Sight, Legislator Works to Open Center for The Blind in Uganda
...EMILY WILLIAMS (VIA THE BOSTON GLOBE) Margaret Baba Diri is scrolling through her iPhone, even if it doesn’t seem that way at first. The screen is dark, and she holds...
Four Misconceptions to Learning and Reading Braille
...to read and write your way through school. For many of us who are able to read print or could access it at one point in our lives, braille is...
New Technology Would Improve Ways the Blind Navigate Public Transportation
...drive, that (public transportation) becomes a really critical option for us.” Howell has already been using the BlindWays app, developed by Watertown’s Perkins School for the Blind, for about a...
Alumni Hall of Fame: Margaret McCluskey Cleary ’55
...as she says, last minute. She credits Sister Winifred, former Director of Catherine Labouré School of Nursing, with giving her the chance to continue her education while working in nursing,...
Discussing Formatting Documents Like A Pro with David Kingsbury on Eyes On Success
BY PETER TORPEY AND NANCY GOODMAN TORPEY (Via Eyes On Success) The visual appearance of documents that you create can have a big impact on how they are received by...
Blind Legislative Informational Networking Day (B.L.I.N.D.) (CANCELLED)
...Commonwealth! The Governor’s proposed budget for the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind (MCB) for fiscal year 2019 has recommended essentially level funding. However, MCB faces a $1.55 million annual deficit...
