Airacast

The National Center for Civil and Human Rights is an engaging cultural attraction and human rights institution that connects the U.S. Civil Rights movement of the 1950s-1960s to the global human rights movements of today. Explore the stories of brave civil and human rights defenders who tapped their own power to bring about social change. http://civilandhumanrights.org 

The Shedd Aquarium is one of the largest aquarium complexes in the US and an Aira Access Network partner. ExperienceDeveloper Ashleigh Braggs joins us to explore the many exhibits including dolphins, Beluga whales and sea otters. 

You asked for it and finally you’ve got it in the latest iOS update. You can be notified when someone does an Aira Live session. Join us for this quick trip to learn how. 

Celebrate Kwanza with Aira! We present Dr. Linda Humes with a look at this unique holiday. Dr. Linda H. Humes is the founder/Executive director of the not-for-profit, arts-in-education organization, Yaffa Cultural Arts, Inc., in New York City.  Dr. Humes is currently an adjunct assistant professor at John Jay College in New York City and the education chair of the National Association of Black storytellers.

In this final episode for 2020 we go for the Gold with our special guest, Paralympian and Aira Explorer, Lex Gillette. Check out the many digital offerings at the US Olympic and Paralympic Museum and hear Lex’s story of what it’s really like to compete. 

In our last Explorer Call of 2020, we start by asking, what the heck is Jenine wearing? Then  Aira’s CEO Troy Otillio takes us through the year in review. We hear from Bahzad Ballout about the Aira Active program. Emily Hill brings us news of the Aira Customer Survey and Ryan Bishop has big news of his own to share.  

Become an Aira Ninja, rate those calls and catch up on Aira News in this episode. We’ll also have a visit from the Aira Elves. 

Emily Hill, Aira’s Director of Customer Experience, and Graham Innes of blind Citizens Australia bring you our December Explorer Call with a focus on the holidays. You’ll also learn about our Aira Active program. 

We explore the digital collection in Part 2 of our trip to the American Jazz Museum. This collection of photos and stories highlights the museum’s rich history and that of the surrounding neighborhood. You can explore this content at www.americanjazzmuseum.org/ajmathome. 

Jazz is the truly American sound. In this first of two visits to the American Jazz Museum, we look at the virtual tour as part of www.americanjazzmuseum.org/ajmathome. Thanks to Explorer Wayne Percy for this link to his contribution to jazz as well.

https://youtu.be/S1sJ9GF0Z3E