Accessible World

Users can upload a video or submit a supported video link, such as YouTube, and Athina AD generates both a written and spoken description of what is happening visually in the video.   During the presentation, Shawn will explain what Athina AD is, why audio description matters, how it can help blind users access more […]

Science Fiction Club Meeting.

BARD annotation Theo of golden: a novel DB131887 Author: Levi, Allen Reading Time: 12 hours, 23 minutes Read by: Vaan Solis Subject: General Fiction   “Questions linger about Theo, a pleasant but mysterious stranger, after his arrival in the southern city of Golden. Who is he, and why is he here? He arrives early one […]

BARD annotation   The hiding place: a Mercy Carr mystery DB108064 Series: Mercy and Elvis mysteries; Munier, Paula Mercy and Elvis mysteries Order in Series: 03 Author: Munier, Paula Reading Time: 11 hours, 26 minutes Read by: Kathleen McInerney Subject: Mystery and Detective Stories   Mercy and her bomb-sniffing dog Elvis are called to the […]

BARD annotation The Ursulina DBC27483 Author: Freeman, Brian Reading Time: 10 hours, 52 minutes Production: Minnesota State Services for the Blind, Communication Center Read by: Karen Ray Subjects: Mystery and Detective Stories, Suspense Fiction   Deputy Rebecca Colder’s dark journey to reveal the truth about the Ursulina ultimately leads to an excruciating choice that will […]

Want to know about the 2026 ACB National Convention meeting on in-person dates July 24 through July 31 in St. Louis? Join Janet Dickelman, ACB convention coordinator, Saint Paul, MN  to find out. Learn about the General Sessions, the Affiliate presentations, the  exhibit hall, and the tours. If you can not be there in person, […]

This book gets a 4.3 rating on Goodreads with more than 100,000 reviews.   The facilitator for this meeting will be LeDon: [email protected].   The Meeting link is at heading level 1.   My review Come and walk with me as we step back into yesteryear. Let us turn to the year 1963.  That was […]

GLOW stands for Guided Layout & Output Workflow — a guided, confidence-building accessibility experience built for real publishing workflows. The GLOW Accessibility Toolkit helps authors, publishers, and organizations produce documents that comply with the American Council of the Blind Large Print Guidelines and WCAG 2.2 Level AA. The toolkit audits, fixes, and templates Word, Excel, […]

BARD annotation The gunfighters: how Texas made the West wild DB129769 Author: Burrough, Bryan Reading Time: 12 hours, 53 minutes Read by: Fred Sanders Subjects: U.S. History, True Crime, Social Sciences “The “Wild West” gunfighter is such a stock figure in our popular culture that some dismiss it all as a corny myth, more a […]

Please join us as Joanie Leonard hosts Banquet of Books Sunday, May 10, 2026 at 5pm Eastern. This informal discussion of whatever book you’re reading or have recently finished is most enjoyable and a great way to get new reading ideas. You can contribute your opinions and everyone is welcome.