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2024 Lighthouse Guild Awards Lecture
The 2024 Lighthouse Guild Awards Lecture featured Bressler Prize recipient Dr. Thomas C. Lee on innovations to cure childhood blindness, Pisart Awardee Dr. John-Ross (JR) Rizzo on the future of assistive technology, and Morse Lecture honoree Dr. Hoby Wedler, who inspired with powerful stories of advocacy through collaboration.
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Interactive Panel Discussion on Accessible Entertainment
How can users with vision impairment access visual media? Join expert panelists for this insightful discussion! This will be an opportunity to share your experiences, and learn from others in our community.
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Assistive Tech Discussion with Spectrum Featuring Xumo
Xumo is Spectrum’s new streaming device, giving customers a modern way to access their Guide, On Demand library, and to access recorded content. Xumo comes with pre-loaded apps, but is a Spectrum Guide forward experience. Best of all, customers now have access to a voice input feature, allowing them to search for content by title, actor, network, or channel number. The stream box also includes Voice Guidance, a text-to-speech option that allows you to navigate the interface non-visually, as well as access your favorite features like audio description and other accessibility customizations.
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2023 Lighthouse Guild Awards Lecture
The 2023 Lighthouse Guild Awards Lecture featured Bressler Prize recipient Dr. Wiley A. Chambers on the process of approving new ophthalmic drugs, Pisart Awardee Mr. Saqib Shaikh on empowering people with vision loss through Microsoft’s Seeing AI project, and Morse Lecture honoree Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, who emphasized the critical role of advocacy for people with disabilities.
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2022 Lighthouse Guild Awards Lecture
The 2022 Lighthouse Guild Awards Lecture featured Bressler Prize recipient Dr. Sheila Nirenberg for her groundbreaking work in decoding the retina’s neural code to help restore vision in people with retinal degeneration; Pisart Award honoree Javier Pita Lozano, CEO of NaviLens, for developing innovative technology that enhances navigation and accessibility in public spaces; and the inaugural Morse Lecture recipient Haben Girma, a renowned human rights lawyer and disability justice advocate, who inspired audiences with her message that disability is an opportunity for innovation and inclusion.
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An Evening with Haben Girma
Haben Girma, noted human rights lawyer, disability justice advocate and author of Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law, sat down with moderator Peter Slatin, Founder and President of Slatin Group LLC, for an in-depth discussion about advocacy, disability rights, and the ways that ableism continues to affect people with disabilities every day.
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