Owners of guide dogs share a special bond with their animal, thinking of them as a member of the family and using their animal for comfort and support. In this program, we’re going to the dogs! You’ll hear stories about guide dogs that were trained by The Seeing Eye organization in Morristown, NJ.

What are story boxes? A Story Box can help a visually impaired child understand a book. They might even be used by a sighted child interacting with a visually impaired adult. This program will explore the possibilities of Story Boxes.

Radar, sonar, lidar….which one of these might replace the white cane? This week’s program will explore a new product called The Strap, and I will explain those three different but similar technologies

Even though Veterans’ Day has passed, it’s never too late to pay tribute to those Veterans who lost their sight in service to their country. The stories of the three veterans in this program will surely inspire.

You will probably be celebrating Thanksgiving a little differently this year, but I hope you can still find many reasons to be thankful. This week I will present several short articles about Thanksgiving. These thoughts were written especially for people who are blind or visually impaired.

National Industries for the Blind has been helping people who are blind find meaningful work for many years. In this half hour, you will find out about the NIB’s outstanding programs and the people who make them possible.

When someone mentions measles or shingles, you probably think of a skin rash. These two diseases, as well as other diseases that aren’t so common, sometimes have an effect on a person’s eyes or vision in addition to the skin rash. In this week’s program, you will learn more about eye involvement caused by these diseases.

In this program you will hear about a brain implant that produces artificial vision for people who have gone blind. A camera bypasses the eyes and sends a signal directly to an electronic device located in the brain. It is very exciting technology that is still in the very early stages of development.

This program will bring you information about the history of some of the optical devices used by people today. You’ll hear about the invention of contact lenses, the history of sunglasses and the origin of telescopes.

Halloween is coming soon! This program will bring you a warning about the consequences of wearing decorative or costume contact lenses purchased without a prescription.