MCB Community Update’s Podcast

The MCB Community Update for April - Alexander Pooler, MCB Director of Assistive Technology

Join us as we explore the wide variety of Assistive Technology (AT) devices that have been deployed and others that will be available in the near future to assist people who are blind and print impaired.

MCB Community Update - Orientation and Mobility with Allyson Bull

Join us as we meet and speak with Ally Bull, Director of Orientation and Mobility (O&M), about the services offered by Mass Commission for the Blind which assist people who are blind or vision impaired become both safer and more independent. Besides learning a bit about Ally and her team, some of the topics include:
- How are MCB consumers assigned guide dogs and what basics are mandated before one can be considered?
- The White Cane - different types of people require different types of canes - learn some of the distinctions.
- Protecting the upper body - technology and the laws which help reduce head and torso strikes.
Next month's guest is Alexander Pooler, who will provide updates and insights about the quickly evolving world of Assistive Technology. Learn about "Alexa" and the smart speaker's ability to positively impact your daily routines, along with emerging technologies that can make the world safer for people who are vision impaired.
The "MCB Community Update" is produced by the Audible Local Ledger, a non profit, volunteer reading service for people who are blind or print impaired based in Mashpee, Massachusetts. Part of MAIN (Massachusetts Audio Information Service), you can contact us at 508-539-2030 or info@audiblelocalledger.org to donate, volunteer, or receive a way to listen if you are print disabled. 

MCB Community Update Premiere - Commissioner John Oliveira Interview

Join us on the last Friday of each month for an interview series with MCB leaders. We will interview Commissioner John Oliveira this month, and then quarterly; address ongoing issues and concerns for people who are blind and print disabled; and bring to light developments in Assistive Technology (AT), Mobility and Orientation and many other services and training that the MCB provides. Produced by the Audible Local Ledger, a reading service based in Mashpee. More information at audiblelocalledger.org