<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div><blockquote type="cite"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Andrew Leland" <aleland@gmail.com></span><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;">December 21, 2023 at 11:08:13 AM EST</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><br></div><div><meta charset="UTF-8"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Hey friends,<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.npr.org/programs/1a/" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;">NPR’s call-in news show 1A</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(WAMC) is putting out a call for comment from blind folks, please see below—I’ll be on the segment and would love to hear from you with a voicemail, number below…. And please feel free to forward, post, or repost this message far and wide!<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Thanks so much,<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Andrew<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><a href="http://andrewleland.org/" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;">andrewleland.org</a><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background: white;">--</span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(29, 28, 29); background: white;">Artificial intelligence is pushing forward innovation in nearly every area - including accessibility for those who are blind or have low vision.</span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(29, 28, 29);"><br><span style="background: white;">Apps can describe out loud what's within their camera's range - no human eyes necessary. A-I is part of the long story of how technology can make the world easier to navigate for the blind.</span><br><span style="background: white;">So if you're blind or have low vision, we want to know: how do you use technology to make the world more accessible?</span><br><span style="background: white;">Leave us a voicemail: 8-5-5, 2-3-6, 1-2-1-2.</span><br><span style="background: white;">How can technology help - or possibly hinder - your experiences? Our number is 8-5-5, 2-3-6, 1-2-1-2. Or leave a message with our app, 1A Vox Pop. And we'll get to your thoughts soon.</span></span></div></div></div></blockquote></div></body></html>