Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “Audio description”
What is ‘radical sociology’? Why is it important for scholars, and for activists? Michael Sukhov and Peter Phillips explore these questions, and more, with three social scientists: Michael Thompson, Frances Fox Piven, and William Robinson. Michael Thompson teaches in the Political Science Department at William Paterson University in New Jersey. Frances Fox Piven is Professor Emerita at the City University …
Dr. Guy McPherson is a professor emeritus of Natural Resources, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona. He has specialized in forest resources, energy decline and climate change and its economic consequences. In the past he has also taught at Texas A&M and University of California at Berkeley. Having become disillusioned with the American university environment and academia, and after …
#1- Gringos and car repairs: Today we have yet another “boots on the ground” story you really must pay attention to. Why? To be able to make the right decisions when having your car repaired when, not if, it happens to you! #2-Occasionally we all need to buy and/or sell used or new personal items like cars, furniture, tools, appliances. …
#1- A Latin American “Cost of Living” update. Today we discuss the various types of Latin tiendas, stores and markets (mercados) and where you can get the very best deals on food, produce and common household goods. #2- When gringos and expats ask for and get good advice but don’t take it: It’s a recurring theme. Good advice is given …
#1- Driving a vehicle through Latin American country borders: Ten tips and cautions to observe (and contemplate) before trying such a fearless stunt. #2- In Belize the locals speak English. Cool huh? Well not so fast. That also means the locals hear every complaint, comment and slur that gringo tourists and Expats utter about their country, people and culture. In …
I typically attempt to write a snappy blurb that’ll make you want to immediately hit the play button though I have completely failed since there’s little I can write that’ll remotely come close to encapsulating the life and conversation I was fortunate to have had today with undaunted Alvin Law. Listen and you’ll concur! Tomatoes are beautiful, scrumptious and life …
Mark speaks with Gary Shulman, one of the leading disability advocates in the nation where his dynamic workshops and trainings have inspired and educated tens of thousands of educational professionals and parents of children with disabilities. Hear why everyone who hears Gary loves Gary. www.garyshulman.jimdo.com A Canadian commercial for the Paraylmypics is a smash success due to the incredible footage capturing unparalleled athleticism and uniquely talented persons with disabilities. Mark plays the audio description version of this 3 minute jaw dropping commercial allowing persons with low vision or blindness to also enjoy the experience and awe inspiring feeling. Also, a letter to Trump on his beyond incomprehensible mocking behavior of NY Times reporter Serge Kovaleski.
