This week we take a deep dive into all things Braille as we welcome Brian MacDonald, President of the National Braille Press into the Guitar Dungeon and discuss what the organization does to promote Braille and Braille Literacy. And while we’re on the subject of Braille, Ryan breaks down a new Braille Display coming to market called the QBraille.

QBraille Braille Display

National Braille Press

Candice Elzinga Casting Director

BrailleMe by Innovision

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This week the Guitar Dungeon is filled with motivational vibes as Rob and Ryan welcome Lowell Taylor for a visit. He fills us in about what it was like to compete on Canada’s Amazing Race as a visually impaired contestant, his current plans to become a Paralympic athlete, his career as a motivational speaker, and duties as Health and Wellness expert on the AMI TV show, “Mind Set Go”.

Live With Heart

Lowell and Julie on Twitter

Lowell and Julie on Facebook

Mind Set Go

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This week we’re thrilled to be adding a bit of estrogen to the mix and welcoming Maria Johnson aka Girl Gone Blind into the Guitar Dungeon to help us talk about a few of the Accessibility-related news stories of the last few weeks.

Google Rebrands TalkBack into Android Accessibility Suite

Microsoft Invests 25 million into AI Tech for Disability Solutions

Customer Experiences with AI

The Proposed Accessible Canada Act

https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/programs/accessible-people-disabilities/act-plain-language-summary.html

https://www.thestar.com/amp/news/canada/2018/06/21/disability-rights-advocates-welcome-national-legislation.html?__twitter_impression=true

Continued Conversations with Google

Plastic Overlay Makes Reading Easier for Blind iPad Users

Morid Alexa Comment

Girl Gone Blind

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This week in the Guitar Dungeon, Chris Venter, aka The Blind Scooter Guy takes a break from his globetrotting to chat with us about how he got his moniker, how life as an adventurer has changed since losing his vision, and how he didn’t let visual impairment deter him from doing the things he was passionate about. How do you eat an elephant? Listen in and find out!

Blind Scooter Guy Website

https://blindscooterguy.wordpress.com/

How I Became The Blind Scooter Guy: My soul searching safari by scooter from the Southern Tip of Africa to the Shamrock fields of Ireland

https://www.amazon.com/How-Became-Blind-Scooter-Guy/dp/0620774967

Chris Venter Ted TalkX

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a9UVmmChug

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If you’ve been paying attention to the news around Accessibility for the past few years, you’ve surely heard of the Marrakesh Treaty. But what exactly is the Treaty and what does it all mean? You might even be asking yourself (as we did), where the heck IS Marrakesh? This week Brad Turner from Benetech returns to the show to break down all the details of the Treaty and what exactly it means for accessible books for the global visually impaired community while the Guitar Dungeon’s Google Home answers some of our Geography questions.

Benetech

https://benetech.org/

BookShare

https://www.bookshare.org/cms/

Microsoft Accessible Controller Now Available for Pre-Order

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/xbox-adaptive-controller/8nsdbhz1n3d8

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