NC Reading Service is currently hosting my endeavors.
Their mission is “Connecting people who are blind and print impaired with each other, their families, and the community by delivering news, information, and entertainment using the latest in audio technology.”
Volunteers read the local news, editorials, obituaries, literature, and advertisements from daily, weekly, and biweekly newspapers. More than 65 percent of periodicals are read on a weekly basis.
Humanware manufactures many of the products I’ve used over the years.
They specialize in the “design and manufacture of highly intuitive and intelligent solutions for people living with vision loss or visual impairment. “
Although I attended public schools, much of my technology learning and sense of independence came from my years at GMS.
From the GMS website:
“Governor Morehead School (GMS) is the flagship school in North Carolina that serves the special needs of visually impaired students, in a unique residential setting. The innovativeness of the Governor Morehead School extends back to its roots. When the school was established in 1845, it was the eighth school for the blind in the United States. Equally impressive is that North Carolina was the first state to serve the African-American blind and deaf population, beginning just four years after the Civil War.”
