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Tuesday Topics
Tuesday Topics is a weekly exploration of a single topic from a blindness perspective brought to you by the American Council of the Blind. Co-hosted by Paul Edwards and Rick Morin, this two-hour podcast features panelists and live questions and comments from the zoom audience. We hope to fully explore any topic we cover! Divergent opinions are encouraged!
Episodes
- Tuesday Topics
S1E82 - 20220517 - Tuesday Topics - Resolutions Committee meets on Tuesday Topics - 1859.
This is, of course, not the only time the committee will meet. Open meetings will happen on Tuesdays and Thursdays and those resolutions up for discussion will…
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S1E81 - 20220510 - Tuesday Topics - Michael Faire, author of a excellent book about using the iPhone and more - 1900.
I am honored to have as my guest Michael Faire who has just released the second edition of his huge, free book that begins to be about the iphone but turns out…
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S1E80 - 20220503 - Tuesday Topics - Learn how Paul spends his days using technology to help him enjoy retirement.
Tech Tips on Tuesday Topics. For the last few Tuesday Topics we have dealt with some fairly heavy topics. I thought it might be fun to share new things on this…
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S1E79 - 20220426 Tuesday Topics -Does blindness culture exist.
For the last six decades there has been debate about whether there is such a thing as "disability culture". There has also, by extension, been a serious…
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S1E1 - 20220419 Tuesday Topics - How ought one to choose a person with whom you wish to have a long-term relationship.
# How ought one to choose a person with whom you wish to have a long-term relationship? We have lots of instances of partnerships between people who are blind…
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S1E78 - 20220412 - Tuesday Topics - learn how voting and resolutions and amendments will get handled this Summer.
Tuesday Topics will continue a tradition we began last year. We explored last year just how ACB was going to vote during a totally digital convention. This…
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S1E77 - 20220405 - Tuesday Topics - Last Week's Leftovers, April Fool's day tricks, and Easter traditions.
# We will discuss how moving affects people who are blind; advantages people who are born blind have over those who lose their vision later in life; April…
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S1E76 - 20220329 - Tuesday Topics - how well do those of us who are blind deal with change.
Last week I completed the sale of my house in Miami. This was sort of traumatic for me and it has led me to ask how well those of us who are blind deal with…
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S1E75 - 20220322 - Tuesday Topics - the Durward K. McDaniel award and the Morgan-Chase Leadership Award - 1900.
# Perhaps the most valuable awards offered by the American Council of the Blind, at least in monetary terms, are the Durward K. McDaniel award and the…
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S1E74 - 20220308 - Tuesday Topics - Anisio Correia.
My guest is Anisio Correia whose name may not be all that familiar to all of you. He was born in Portugal, has been blind all his life, I think, and has…
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S1E73 - 20220301 - Tuesday Topics - Blind people and pictures, and books that feature Blind people - 1900.
This week I would like to propose three ideas for your delectation. If you find none of them delectable, we will be in serious trouble. However, you have not…
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S1E72 - 20220222 - Tuesday Topics - ACB Media Network - 1900.
# Over the past year, there has been a lot of change in the way that the American Council of the Blind shows itself to the world. Our web site is quite new and…
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S1E71 - 20220201 Tuesday Topics - Braille - 185959.
braille as our subject. Braille is the medium used by many people who are blind to read and write. It also represents the initials of one of the affiliates of…
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S1E70 - 20220125 - Tuesday Topics - The state of ACB in 2021 and in 2022 - Eric Bridges and Clark Rachfal.
This week we will get a chance to review the year that was and look forward to the year that is ahead with Eric Bridges who is Executive Director of the…
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S1E69 - 20220118 - Tuesday Topics.
# Meet some of the members of the ACB awards committees; award recipients; and learn about the people for whom some of the awards are named. How are winners…
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S1E68 - 20220111 - Tuesday Topics - More on the year 2021 - 190006.
Last week we talked about some of the characteristics of last year. However, we did not come close to discussing all the elements of last year. 2020 seemed…
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S1E67 - 20220104 - Tuesday Topics - Evaluating 2021.
This is a reminder for you not to miss being a part of evaluating 2021 now that it's gone! Tuesday Topics will happen for the first time in 2022 on January 4…
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S1E66 - 20211228 - Tuesday Topics - Happy Birthday #76 Paul Edwards - 190001.mp3
# This week, many friends of Paul Edwards gather to wish him a happy 76th birthday. This was a big surprise to Paul and it turned out to be a wonderful and…
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S1E65 - 20211214 Tuesday Topics - New Year's Resolutions, and Climate Change - 1900.
tonight, then, will be New Year's Resolutions! What can we do in advance to make it more likely we can actually make them more than remembrances of things past…
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S1E64 - 20211207 - Tuesday Topics - Cool Gifts to give to blind people - 1900.
# I thought it might be fun to see if folks have run across particularly cool presents for blind people this year. I will talk about a few but would welcome…
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S1E63 - 20211116 - Tuesday Topics The ADP Project and the ADP Gala.
First, welcome back to the co-chairs of the Audio Description Project Committee, Kim Charlson and Carl Richardson. They have both been guests in the past and…
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S1E62 - 20211109 - Tuesday Topics ACB Affiliate Fund Raisers - 1900.
# Get your holiday shopping done. Hear about current ACB affiliate fundraisers and from Leslie Spoone about the upcoming holiday auction.
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S1E61 - 20211102 - Tuesday Topics Halloween and Holidays - 1900.
All of our discussions will center around holidays! How do blind people feel about Halloween? How do blind parents handle the holiday? What about blind…
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S1E60 - 20211019 - Tuesday Topics -White Cane Day and Disability Employment Awareness 190007.
# Are we being protected by white cane laws? How should we handle white cane safety? October is also Disability Employment Awareness Month. The employment rate…
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S1E59 - 20210824 - Tuesday Topics the new wave of Covid, and future topics on Tuesday Topics - 191859.
During the first hour I want to talk about the new wave of covid 19. Is it different from the earlier one? Is our country handling it well? Has it affected…
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S1E58 - 20210817 - Tuesday Topics the pros and cons of our convention this year, and state and special interest affiliates. - 1904.
Join Paul to provide your feedback on this year’s ACB convention and for a discussion on state and special-interest affiliates. Find out more at…
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S1E57 - 20210810 - Tuesday Topics - constitution and bylaws Part 2. - 1900.
# This week we are continuing last week’s discussion with the same group of folks about our constitution and bylaws. They will be able to report to us what…
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S1E56 - Tuesday Topics with Paul Edwards August 03, 2021, proposed amendments to ACB Constitution
Episode Notes Tuesday Topics welcomes committee members about the constitutional changes that we will be considering on the 14th. From the Constitution and…
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S1E55 - 20210706-1859. Tuesday Topics Your Dreams for ACB. Paul Edwards.
On Tuesday Topics this week, I would like to do some dreaming while we are awake! ACB is working in lots of areas now! However, there may well be an area that…
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S1E54 - Tuesday Topics June 22, 2021 the unemployment rate among people who are blind remains quite high. Why is that. Paul Edwards.
# I thought it might be interesting to talk about a question that is widely debated by people who are blind and also by people with other disabilities. Despite…
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S1E53 - Tuesday Topics June 15, 2021 Larry Johnson with Paul Edwards.
# There have been a few times in my life when I have sat in a bar for a long time because the conversation was just too good to miss! My guest on Tuesday…
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S1E52 - Tuesday Topics June 8, 2021 Resolutions. Mitch Pomerantz, Mark Richert, Gabe Griffith, with Paul Edwards.
Tuesday Topics - Resolutions: Paul Edwards’ first ACB convention was in 1984. While he thinks he would have come regardless of the offer made to him by Grant…
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S1E51 - Tuesday Topics June 1, 2021 Affiliate and Special Interest Voting. Paul Edwards.mp3
For the first hour we are going to talk about some of the controversy that has appeared on the "acb conversation" email list. Essentially there has been a lot…
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S1E50 - tuesday Topics May 25, 2021 Gerard Williams of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will talk about his role as a 504 officer with Paul Edwards.
Tuesday Topics will welcome Gerard Williams who will be talking about his role at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) as a 504 officer. He will also be…
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S1E49 - Tuesday Topics May 18, 2021 Finding The Money. President, Dan Spoone, treasurer, David Trott, and Director of Resource Development Anthony Stephens with Paul Edwards.
Finding the Money: How does ACB do its budget every year? Where does our income originate? How much money do we have in the bank or in investments? Is ACB…
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S1E48 - Tuesday Topics May 11, 2021 Meet Jeff Bishop, with Paul Edwards.
Meet Jeff Bishop: He is a member of ACB'S Board of Directors; a driving force with ACB Radio; has taken a leadership role in the development and implementation…
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S1E47 - Tuesday Topics May 4, 2021 Turn about is fair play. Rick Morin and Larry Gassman with Paul Edwards.
Turn about is fair play! Tuesday Topics will feature Rick and Larry as my guests. We will explore who these two fine gentlemen are and, later in the program…
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S1E46 - Tuesday Topics 20210420 Topic 1. life after a year of the pandemic. 2. What is the difference between a state affiliate and a special interest affiliate. Paul Edwards hosts.
Tuesday Topics: We will be discussing life after a year of the pandemic. What kinds of disadvantages have people who are blind experienced? What do we need to…
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S1E45 - Tuesday Topics 20210413 Groups.IO with Paul Edwards.
Tuesday Topics: Over the past several months the American Council of the Blind Has made a number of changes to its email system. This week we have invited many…
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S1E44 - Tuesday Topics April 6, 2021 Deborah Kendrick Interviews Paul Edwards.
Tuesday Topics: On this week’s call, the roles are reversed, as Paul Edwards will put himself under the microscope to be interviewed by Deborah Kendrick. Among…
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S1E43 - Tuesday Topics 20210330 Scott Marshall with Paul Edwards.
Tuesday Topics: Join Paul this week as he speaks with Scott Marshall, a personal mentor and friend. They will spend two hours talking about Scott's experience…
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S1E42 - Tuesday Topics 20210323 Janet Dickelman, Chair of the Convention Committee for ACB, and Paul Edwards.
Tuesday Topics: This week Janet Dickelman, Chair of the Convention Committee for ACB, will stop by to give us an update on this summer’s convention and talk a…
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S1E41 - Tuesday Topics 20210316 Voting Virtually at the 2021 ACB Convention. Paul Edwards and many from the Voting Task Force.
As things stand, it is the intention of ACB to hold elections during our virtual ACB convention! How will it work! Who gets to vote! How will nominations from…
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S1E40 - Tuesday Topics 20210216 Former ACB President Mitch Pomerantz with Paul Edwards.
Tuesday Topics: Paul’s guest this week is a former President of ACB, an expert on the ADA, Vice-President of the North American and Caribbean section of the…
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S1E39 - Tuesday Topics 2021-02-09 the Director of the Division of Blind Services of the state of Florida, Robert Doyle, with Paul Edwards.
Tuesday Topics: Paul welcomes the Director of the Division of Blind Services of the state of Florida, Robert Doyle. How does an agency that is doing well adapt…
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S1E38 - 2021-02-02 Tuesday Topics Karen Wolffe with Paul Edwards.mp3
Tuesday Topics: What has a person who has worked with people who are blind all over the world gleaned about their job readiness. What are some of the…
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S1E37 - Tuesday Topics 20200126 ACB President Dan Spoone with Paul Edwards.
We are overjoyed to welcome back ACB'S President, Dan Spoone. We will talk about 2020, 2021 and will end with a discussion of the Voting Task Force. Dan must…
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S1E36 - Tuesday Topics with Paul Edwards: Cindy Hollis and Debbie Hazelton
Episode Notes This episode of Tuesday Topics has two for the price of one...... Debbie Hazelton and Cindy Hollis, perhaps the most popular presenter at state…
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S1E35 - Tuesday Topics with Paul Edwards: Danys and Roberto Perez
Episode Notes Ninety miles off the coast of the United States is the island of Cuba. 11.3 million people, according to 2020 figures, live on an island which…
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S1E34 - Tuesday Topics with Paul Edwards: Mark Richert, ACB First VP
Episode Notes In this episode of Tuesday Topics, Mark Richert is Paul's guest. Mark has had a long and distinguished career working in the disability field. He…
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S1E33 - Tuesday Topics with Paul Edwards: Anna Kim Lan McCauley, Author of "Miles From Home"
Episode Notes Imagine what it might have been like for a little girl in a small village in Vietnam to lose her sight at the age of eight and suddenly be seen…
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S1E32 - Tuesday Topics with Paul Edwards: Jim Kracht
Episode Notes This episode of Tuesday Topics Paul speaks with Jim Kracht, a friend who happens as well to have an interesting life. He is a current Board…
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S1E31 - Tuesday Topics with Paul Edwards: Council of Citizens w Low Vision and Braille Revival League
Episode Notes Patti Cox, President of the Council of Citizens with Low Vision International (CCLVI) joins Paul Edwards, President of the Braille Revival League…
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S1E30 - Tuesday Topics with Paul Edwards: Casting your ballot Accessibly, Blind Voter Experiences
Re-live election night's Tuesday Topics with Paul Edwards! Callers relate their experiences and their impressions of how things went before and on election…
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S1E29 - Tuesday Topics with Paul Edwards, Dr. Joel Snyder, The State of the Art of Audio Description
Dr. Joel Snyder explores the history and future of audio description. How did audio description start? Who did it? Why has closed captioning become ubiquitous…
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S1E28 - Tuesday Topics with Paul Edwards: Dr. L. Penny Rosenblum answers questions about two surveys on the impact of the pandemic on people who are blind
Dr. L. Penny Rosenblum answers questions about two surveys that shed much light on the impact of the pandemic on people who are blind. It seems like an age ago…
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S1E27 - Tuesday Topics with Paul Edwards: Tony Stephens, his life and story
This episode of Tuesday Topics explores what telling our stories has to do with our ability to raise dollars. What kind of image do we want to communicate? Why…
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S1E26 - Tuesday Topics with Paul Edwards: Being Partially Sighted, Low Vision in ACB
There is an old saying that says: "a one-eyed man is king in the country of the blind." Only ten percent of those who are legally blind are totally blind…
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S1E25 - Tuesday Topics with Paul Edwards: Remembering Charlie Crawford
On Friday, September 11th 2020, Charlie Crawford passed away. During his long life he made many friends, did many wonderful things, lived by a set of…
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S1E24 - Tuesday Topics with Paul Edwards: Next Gen and ACB Students Affiliates
Find out what younger members of ACB are doing and expect from ACB! Amanda Selm is President of ACB'S newest affiliate: ACB Next Generation. Minh Ha is…