{"id":4853,"date":"2019-04-18T12:56:39","date_gmt":"2019-04-18T17:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=4853"},"modified":"2019-04-22T18:37:30","modified_gmt":"2019-04-22T23:37:30","slug":"sprint-is-committed-to-working-with-phone-manufacturers-and-the-blind-and-low-vision-community-to-deliver-user-friendly-accessible-phones-meet-outreach-specialists-diane-and-rob","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=4853","title":{"rendered":"Sprint is committed to working with phone manufacturers and the blind and low vision community to deliver user-friendly accessible phones &#8211; Meet Outreach Specialists Diane and Rob!"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3736\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4853-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/SprintNCSAB.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/SprintNCSAB.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/SprintNCSAB.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?page_id=4893\">Full Transcript<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Show Summary:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In this Tech Abilities podcast, I met up with Sprint Outreach Specialists Diane and Rob during the NCSAB conference. Sprint will provide Bills in Braille and large print, a discount on a plan and help BVI customers maximize the accessibility of their smart phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TechAbilitiesLogo-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"The TechAbilities Logo-Dark Sunglasses with TA and BA bold letters in each lens.\" class=\"wp-image-4415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TechAbilitiesLogo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TechAbilitiesLogo-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TechAbilitiesLogo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TechAbilitiesLogo.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p> It is nice to see Sprint at and sponsoring conventions such as NFB, ACB, AFB and more, and to have Outreach Specialist like Diane and Rob available to ask those accessibility questions right at their booth. Plus, Sprint brings the Vision Store to the events offering up Bluetooth speakers and headphones that are accessible and at a very nice price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next time you are at a convention, stop by the Sprint booth and see what plans they can offer you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find out more about Sprint and accessibility on the web at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sprint.com\/vision\">www.Sprint.com\/vision<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact Sprint by phone at 855-885-7568.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>About NCSAB:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The National Council of State Agencies for the Blind (NCSAB)held their Spring conference in Washington D.C., This is a conference attended by Directors and Administrators from the State Agencies and Vocational Rehab Centers across the United States. The attendees share successes and discuss the challenges with leaders from the Rehabilitation Services Administration, Department of Education and the Consumer Organizations including the American Foundation of the Blind, American Council of the Blind and the National Foundation of the Blind. Be sure to check with your State Services for the Blind, your Voc. Rehabilitation Services and find out what they can do for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blind abilities NCSAB coverage is sponsored in part by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemyeyes.com\/\">Be My Eyes<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Be My Eyes is a free app that connects blind and low-vision people with sighted volunteers and company representatives for visual assistance through a live video call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/be-my-eyes-helping-blind-see\/id905177575?mt=8\">Download for iOS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bemyeyes.bemyeyes\">Download for Android<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you for listening!<br>You can follow us on Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/blindabilities\">@BlindAbilities<\/a><br>On the web at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/\">www.BlindAbilities.com<\/a><br>Send us an&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:info@blindabilities.com\">email<\/a><br>Get the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/appsto.re\/us\/demUab.i\">Free Blind Abilities App<\/a>&nbsp;on the App Store.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3738\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4853-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/SprintNCSAB.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/SprintNCSAB.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/SprintNCSAB.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/SprintNCSAB.mp3 Full Transcript Show Summary: In this Tech Abilities podcast, I met up with Sprint Outreach Specialists Diane and Rob during the NCSAB conference. Sprint will provide Bills in Braille and large print, a discount on a plan and help BVI customers maximize the accessibility of their smart phone. It is nice to see Sprint [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4415,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[524,467,514],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech-abilities","category-technology","category-transcribed"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TechAbilitiesLogo.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6rcRg-1gh","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2713,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=2713","url_meta":{"origin":4853,"position":0},"title":"NFB17 Microsoft Support Desk New App Seeing AI and the Sprint Accessibility Line","author":"Blind Abilities Team","date":"July 14, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Microsoft Support was in the Exhibit hall and answering questions that people may be having with their software and products. 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