<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style><![endif]--><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:"PT Sans";}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
mso-ligatures:standardcontextual;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#0563C1;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.EmailStyle20
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>From:</span></b><span style='mso-ligatures:none'> tech-vi@groups.io <tech-vi@groups.io> <b>On Behalf Of </b>David Goldfield<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 23, 2023 8:45 AM<br><b>To:</b> Tech-VI Announcement List <tech-vi@groups.io><br><b>Subject:</b> [tech-vi Announce List] >From The Mushroom FM Blog: In Memory of Rich Ring<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://mushroomfm.com/node/3218">Original Source</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.5pt;line-height:36.75pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:26.5pt;font-family:"PT Sans",sans-serif;color:#181818;letter-spacing:-.75pt;mso-ligatures:none'>In memory of Rich Ring<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"PT Sans",sans-serif;color:#666666;mso-ligatures:none'>Submitted by JonathanMosen on Thu, 02/23/2023 - 01:55<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"PT Sans",sans-serif;color:#444444;mso-ligatures:none'>Today I learned with great sadness of the death of Rich Ring, who was a former broadcaster here on Mushroom FM.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"PT Sans",sans-serif;color:#444444;mso-ligatures:none'>Even before Rich became a fun guy, I viewed him as a legend in our community. He set up and hosted an audio magazine called Computer Folks, which kept many blind people up to date with the latest technology news. This was long before audio could be beamed into people’s homes via the Internet as it can now. Rich had to do it the labour-intensive way, by distributing cassettes. Many people who’ve been around a while in the tech industry still speak with much fondness of that magazine, the content it offered and Rich’s presentation.<br>I came across Rich’s name again when he worked at the NFB’s International Braille and Technology Centre. To me it was a far-away wonderland of amazing technology, and Rich helped explain it all through articles he would write.<br>So when Rich and his partner Sarah were interested in doing a show on Mushroom FM, I knew it would be great and that people would love it. So it was, and so they did. Rich and Sarah hosted The Fringe together, an entertaining show where if you weren’t careful, you would get flushed. Rich did some shows on his own. One of those shows was called Ring World. We’d affectionately call it Ringworm and he took it in good spirits. He had a great sense of humour.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"PT Sans",sans-serif;color:#444444;mso-ligatures:none'>Rich was tenacious in the face of setbacks. He experienced a stroke, and wasn’t sure if he would broadcast again. One of the most moving, amazing moments on Mushroom FM was when Rich got back on the air. The world was cheering him on.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"PT Sans",sans-serif;color:#444444;mso-ligatures:none'>Rich loved his baseball, and that was clear on some of his shows. Just today, as Anthony Horvath and I were sharing fond memories of Rich, Anthony recalled how much Rich loved his New York Yankees.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"PT Sans",sans-serif;color:#444444;mso-ligatures:none'>I can look back with fondness on the fact that Rich made a positive difference to many people’s lives. While I’m sure that Sarah, and Sarah’s mother Rachael can do that too, there will of course be a huge sense of pain and loss. All of us at Mushroom FM send our love to Sarah, Rachael, and others who knew Rich best. He will always have his own well-deserved place in the history of our community. Thank you, Rich, for all you gave us.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>David Goldfield,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>Blindness Assistive Technology Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.freedomscientific.com/Training/Certification"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-ligatures:none;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=86 height=86 style='width:.9in;height:.9in' id="_x0000_i1027" src="cid:image001.png@01D94763.20B88BC0" alt="JAWS Certified, 2022"></span></a><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><a href="https://certification.nvaccess.org/">NVDA Certified Expert</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>Subscribe to the Tech-VI announcement list to receive news, events and information regarding the blindness assistive technology field.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>Email: <a href="mailto:tech-vi+subscribe@groups.io">tech-vi+subscribe@groups.io</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><a href="http://www.DavidGoldfield.com">www.DavidGoldfield.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:white;mso-ligatures:none'>_._,_._,_<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>Groups.io Links:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p>You receive all messages sent to this group. <o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="https://groups.io/g/tech-vi/message/3505" target="_blank">View/Reply Online (#3505)</a> | <a href="mailto:tech-vi@groups.io?subject=Re:%20%5Btech-vi%20Announce%20List%5D%20From%20The%20Mushroom%20FM%20Blog%3A%20In%20Memory%20of%20Rich%20Ring" target="_blank">Reply To Group</a> | <a href="mailto:david.goldfield@outlook.com?subject=Private:%20Re:%20%5Btech-vi%20Announce%20List%5D%20From%20The%20Mushroom%20FM%20Blog%3A%20In%20Memory%20of%20Rich%20Ring" target="_blank">Reply To Sender</a> | <a href="https://groups.io/mt/97182542/17455" target="_blank">Mute This Topic</a> | <a href="https://groups.io/g/tech-vi/post">New Topic</a><br><a href="https://groups.io/g/tech-vi/editsub/17455">Your Subscription</a> | <a href="mailto:tech-vi+owner@groups.io">Contact Group Owner</a> | <a href="https://groups.io/g/tech-vi/leave/8954496/17455/1106850279/xyzzy">Unsubscribe</a> [terrypowers59@gmail.com]<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:white;mso-ligatures:none'>_._,_._,_<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>