Here, you could find anything from a recording of a special event, a link to a free useful program, a demonstration of a new peace of software or technology, an interview of a special personality, someone's life story, or anything else that should cross our path that we could share with you. Enjoy!
Andrea Schwartz Interview 3-6-2008.mp3
An interview that I did in March of 2008 with Andrea Schwartz , the founder of the Valley Center for the Blind 35 years ago.
Brunch with Chef Paul 5-15-2008.mp3
A short interview with Chef Paul Pearson of Chef Pearson Catering , who made us a delicious brunch.
Not only did he make it, and serve it, but he also provided everything to cook the food.
This is the second year he's done this for us, and he plans to make it an annual event.
I hope so, cause it was good!
I'll post his contact info as soon as I get it, but for now, if you want to get in touch with him, call us here at
222-4447.
KSEE 24 has come through again. This time Lindsey Pena has done a follow up story about the Valley Center.
To view the story, please click here.
We would like to thank KSEE 24 For doing a story on the Valley Center for the Blind and our call for help.
It is not an exaggeration by saying that with in ten minutes of our phone call, reporter Jobin Panicker was here at our center and ready to go!
Thank you! It has sure helped us allot!
To view the story, please click here.
On behalf of the staff and clients, thanks to all that have contributed after watching this story with your donations and contributions.
Frank Lizarde
We would like to thank KMPH Fox 26 Fresno and Norma Yuriar for doing a story on are own Millie Marshall.
To view the story, please click here.
NVDA, which stands for Non Visual Desktop Access, is an excellent new open source screen reader which I have been taking a good look at, and am really starting to like.
I have the portable version on a flash drive and I use it almost on a daily bases to troubleshoot computers both here at the office, and out of work.
Best of all, it's free!
How ever, I do strongly suggest that you make a donation to them and any other open source or free software to keep these kinds of projects alive.
To read more about this program, and to download it, please click here.
We would like to congratulate the Serotek Corporation and all else who have contributed to making it possible for every blind person who is connected to the Internet, to have access to a free screen reader and magnifier.
This is a product that I've been finding myself to use more and more each day.
Below, we will provide a direct link to access this screen reader.
Just make sure you have your speakers on, at a comfortable level, and follow the voice prompts.
Click here to run, or go to www.satogo.com
WebAnywhere
A Screen reader on the go
WebAnywhere is a web-based screen reader for the web. It requires no special software to be installed on the client machine and, therefore, enables blind
people to access the web from any computer they happen to have access to that has a sound card.
To read about the project just go to, or click here: http://webanywhere.cs.washington.edu/.
I highly recommend that you go to that page and read about it, and if at all possible contribute to it, but if you just want to start using it,
Just visit
wa.cs.washington.edu.
Thanks to Cynthia Ruiz
for finding this.