National Federation of the Blind of South Carolina

The South Carolina Association of Black Leaders (SCABL) is excited to invite all NFB members to a powerful and uplifting presentation on Leadership! Our spotlight guest is Mr. Wendell Price, a powerhouse with more than 30 years of executive and leadership experience in:Human ServicesHigher Education at Clemson UniversityConsulting in collaborative partnershipsTranslation? He’s been there, done that, and knows how to help leaders like YOU shine even brighter. 🌟This session promises to be insightful, practical, and just the boost your leadership journey needs—whether you’re serving in your local chapter, leading in your affiliate, or beyond.

Denise Avant joins the SC Association of Black Leaders to discuss Roberts Rules of Order. We hope you will enjoy the information shared on this podcast!

1 Million Accessible Restaurant Menus On your iPhone® in the palm of your hand. Yes, that’s not a typo. The Menus4ALL iPhone app offers 1 million accessible menus across United States and Canada.   Wherever you are and whenever you want The Menus4ALL iPhone app is the largest network of restaurant menus in one place and all of the menus are fully accessible.   Perfect for when you are out running errands and want to know what restaurants are near your current location. Great for planning a night out with friends. Favorite menus that you want to look at later or when you know you are going back for that amazing dish.   App Restaurant Menu, Search and Waiter Alert Screens Apple icons for VoiceOver, Dynamic Text and Braille Display support A Revolution in Resolution Menus for Everyone   No matter when, where or who, the Menus4ALL iPhone app gives you the info you need quickly.   No more multiple Google searches to research menus before going out. Info is organized to give you quick access to what you are looking for - the menu! Optimized to give you the best viewing experience. No more struggling to see small print, or looking at a menu in a dimly lit restaurant.

We hope you will listen to this podcast to learn more about the Hable One keyboard. For support and other information, be sure to check out www.iamhable.com.

If you missed the SC Association of Black Leaders (SCABL) meeting on September 21, 2023, you missed out on a lot of great information!   Don’t worry though, you can still have access to the great information by looking up the “National Federation of the Blind South Carolina” podcast and listen to this awesome meeting! The SCABL had a panel discussion consisting of Dorothy Griffin from GA, Stewart Prost from VA and Roger from SC. Andrew Adams and Janice Bright did a wonderful job MCing the panel discussion.

The Computer Science & Technology Division of the NFB of SC would like to thank Marcy and Brian from Computers for the Blind (CFTB)! They both joined us for a presentation about CFTB and the service they offer.

The “National Federation of the Blind South Carolina” Producer Steve Cook interviews Amy Hatten about her experience participating in a Triathlon in May! Amy tells us a little about how she lost her vision, discusses what made her want to participate in a Triathlon and much much more!   We hope you will enjoy this podcast and tell others about us! If you have any other suggestions about upcoming podcast or would like to tell your story, please contact Steve Cook at cookcafe@sc.rr.com to discuss your suggestion!

In 2021 Kayleigh Joiner joined us at our NFB of SC State convention for a presentation about Turning Obstacles into Opportunities. Kayleigh has given us permission to share this via the National Federation of the Blind South Carolina podcast. Kayleigh tells her story about learning Braille and the obstacles she encountered throughout her life in which she overcomes! Kayleigh has a message near the end of her presentation for all of us about learning Braille!   In 2021 Kayleigh Joiner joined us at our NFB of SC State convention for a presentation about Turning Obstacles into Opportunities. Kayleigh has given us permission to share this via the National Federation of the Blind South Carolina podcast. Kayleigh tells her story about learning Braille and the obstacles she encountered throughout her life in which she overcomes! Kayleigh has a message near the end of her presentation for all of us about learning Braille!  

You can contact Andy Burstein  at info@accessiblepharmacy.com Be sure and visit Accessible Pharmacies website for more information   https://www.accessiblepharmacy.com/

To register to receive on-going communications related to SCPOBC events and programing contact Sonia M Timmons, Division Leader, please text or email your name, child(ren) names, child(ren) birthdate, phone number and/or email to scpobcnfb@gmail.com. For questions, please call or text 704.572.0352.

Stephanie Jones, VP of Marketing with Menus4ALL joined the Computer Science & Technology Division of the NFB of SC to discuss and emo the app Menus4ALL. If you would like to receive messages about upcoming events pertaining to audio described movies, technology presentations, podcast, ETC, please send me an Email to cookcafe@sc.rr.com if you would like to be added to my announce only list. If you need to reach Stephanie with Menus4ALL, her Email address is Stephanie@menus4all.com

This podcast is an interview with our Sports and Recreation board of the NFB of SC! Come and learn about the board members and information pertaining to the Sports and Rec Division of the NFB of SC! Use the following Email address to contact the board members srnfbsc21@yahoo.com

This podcast is about WayAround that allows you to tag items and read using an app. For questions or comments, contact WayAround at connect@wayaround.com

This is part 2 for the Mac For the Blind Presentation. 

Thanks to John D. Panarese for agreeing to allow us to share this podcast and giving some great information! Below is contact information for John John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, john@macfortheblind.com Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL (ACSP)

The Computer Science & Technology Division (CSTD) of the NFB of SC had a presentation from Oran McAllister with NaviLens to tell us all about NaviLens. We have permission to share the recording of Oran’s presentation to others who were not able to attend! Be sure to take a listen to learn all about NaviLens!

The Computer Science & Technology Division (CSTD) of the NFB of SC had a presentation from Oran McAllister with NaviLens to tell us all about NaviLens. We have permission to share the recording of Oran’s presentation to others who were not able to attend! Be sure to take a listen to learn all about NaviLens!

Steve Cook interviews our new State President Marty McKenzie of the National Federation of the Blind of SC. Take a listen and learn more about our State President!

If you missed our last Palmetto Connects in which President Marty McKenzie asked each State Board member to introduce them self. Well don’t worry, here is your chance to learn about members for the NFB of SC State Board!

The president and vice president of iBUG Today, Michael McCulloch and Sandhya Rao, joined us about iBUG and all that they offer! We are a 501(C)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to promote the individual independence, social integration, and educational development of the blind through accessible technology training.  iBUG has been serving the blind community since May 2011. In April 2021, iBUG was featured in the nationally renowned technology podcast Blind Abilities, https://blindabilities.com/?p=6624.  We were also awarded the Dr. Jacob Bolotin Award on July 8, 2018, at the National Federation of the Blind National Convention in Orlando, Florida.  The Dr. Jacob Bolotin Award honors individuals and organizations that are a positive force in the lives of blind people and whose work advances the goal of helping transform their dreams into reality. We provide technology training for the blind through virtual and in-person meetings.  All of our training sessions are recorded and provided on our website, ibugtoday.org, as well as on YouTube, smart devices, and podcast apps.  iBUG offers twelve group training sessions on iOS, Mac, and Android devices per month.  We also have a one-on-one mentoring program for new iPhone users. All of these services and training are provided free to the blind community. Additionally, we host nine social events each month including a book club, Star Trek discussion group, independent living skills discussion group, social situations discussion group, and audio-described movie nights.  All of our training and social events are accessible on the Zoom platform.