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**Program News:

Join “Out & About” host Jody Franco on Tuesday, February 7th at 9 pm, or Wednesday, February 8th at 4 am, for the second of a 2-part visit to Alcatraz, the infamous prison located in San Francisco Bay. CA Park Ranger Alexandra Picovet takes us behind the scenes and provides fascinating details about life on the island.
“Eye on Blindness” airs at 2 pm on Wednesday, February 29th, and repeats at 10:30 am on Saturday, March 3rd. Join host Renée Ford Clark who will share recorded highlights from the January 24th, 2011, “Blind Day at the State Capitol”, including interviews with participants, legislators, and lobbyists. Learn what happened at this exciting and important rally, and learn what you can do to help improve state services for people with vision loss in Georgia
“Healthbeat” airs every Monday at 2 pm (and repeats the next Thursday at 9 pm) with readings from health publications and news releases. The 4th Monday of the month features a special guest interview with host Katy Attebery. In recognition of February as “Women’s Heart Healthy Month”, we repeat a timely interview from last year with cardiologist, Dr. Sara Mobasseri, who discusses the keys to achieving and maintaining a healthy heart lifestyle.

Press Releases

• Georgia Radio Reading Service (GaRRS) participates in the first nationwide EAS Test

The Georgia Radio Reading Service (GaRRS), a radio station for the blind, visually impaired and print disabled communities in Georgia, will join the Georgia Institute of Technology, the Shepherd Center and WABE 90.1 FM on Wednesday, November 9, 2011, at 2:00 p.m. in the first nationwide test of the National Emergency Alert System broadcast.Click here

• Project Independence

Project Independence, a new initiative of the Georgia Department of Labor, Vocational Rehabilitation, offers assistance and resource information to Georgians experiencing vision problems who are at least 55 years old. Click here

• Federal Reserve Bank-Atlanta Partners with Georgia’s
Radio Station for the Blind on New Consumer Information Series

Sibyl Slade, Senior Regional Community Development Manager, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, composes and records a special mini radio series of consumer tips on protecting personal financial assets for the Georgia Radio Reading Service (GaRRS). Click here

• GaRRS in Kenya

Under the direction of Dr. Bruce Walker, Associate Professor in the School of Psychology and the School of Interactive Computing at Georgia Tech and founder of the Sonification Lab, researchers in the Sonifcation Lab recently visited with the Thika School for the Blind in Kenya, Africa to demonstrate their latest developments to the students at the school.
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• GaRRS Out and About in LA

The Georgia Radio Reading Service (GaRRS)’ new show, Out & About, hosted by volunteer Jody Franco, recently visited the $250M Musical Instrument Museum and the George C. Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, California to bring audio described tours from outside Georgia for the first time in GaRRS’ 30 year history. Click Here

• GaRRS Partners with the Georgia Teen Works Program
Meet three GaRRS Interns who came to us through the Teen Works Program:

• Georgia Industries for the Blind - Learn about Georgia’s Largest Employer of the Blind and it's director: Click Here

• Taping for the Blind - Taping for the Blind, Inc. is an independent non-profit organization with a mission to Turn Sight into Sound, enriching the lives of individuals with visual, physical and learning disabilities. The principals of Taping for the Blind recently visited GaRRS. Click Here to read the press release.

• Meet Kevin Kelly, Director of Manufacturing at the Georgia Industries for the Blind, Bainbridge, Georgia. Click Here

• "Out and About" Host Tours Turner Field - Ms. Jody Franco, volunteer with the Georgia Radio Reading Service-GaRRS, and Dave Barrett, tour guide for Turner Field, took us on an audio tour. Click Here

• Meet Patricia Cox, College Student and Summer Intern at GaRRS Click Here

• GaRRS Launches New Veterans Radio Show - GaRRS premiered “VI@GaRRS,” Veterans Information at GaRRS, on Memorial Day, Monday, May 31, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. Hosted by GaRRS volunteer reader, Bill Davis, who is a Veteran, the half-hour radio show is designed to connect GaRRS listeners who are Veterans to the services of the Veterans Administration. Click Here for more information

**Reminder About Our Other New Programs & Changes:

“Fed Five”is a new mini radio series of consumer tips from the Federal Reserve Bank on protecting personal financial assets. Airs randomly during the broadcast day.
My Health/My Medicare (3 mins) airs randomly during the broadcast day with tips about benefits and rights of recipients of Medicare/Medicaid. (In partnership with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.)
“Eye on Impact” (3 mins) airs randomly during the broadcast day and features interviews with and interviews conducted by various community leaders. James Lenzer is the host.
“Career Corner”, 6 pm Sundays, is repeated on the next Monday morning at 5 am. John Osgood, Kee Haspel, and Patricia Johnson are the hosts; the 4th Sunday of month features “Let’s Get to Work” with Sam Hall of the Georgia Department of Labor.
“Go Green”, now sponsored by Gas South, airs 2nd Wed of the month at 2 pm.
“Be Prepared” (5-mins) airs 4th Sat of month at 9:03 am (before Listener Spotlight); features Emergency Preparedness and Response techniques from experts.
“Money Mondays” (2 mins) airs 4th Mon of month at 8:03 pm. (In partnership with the National Disability Institute).
“Disability Rights-Independent Living” airs on the 1st Sat and “Disability Rights-Transportation” airs on the 3rd Sat of month at 10:00 am; (2-mins each). (In partnership with disABILITY LINK.)
“VI@GaRRS” (Veterans Information at GaRRS) airs 2nd Thurs of month at 8:30 am. (In partnership with the US Veterans Administration.)
“At Your Service” (agency updates) airs 2nd Sat of month at 10 am and repeats on 3rd Thursday at 8:30 am. Sponsored by the John & Mary Franklin Foundation.
Spanish News (Noticias en Español) airs Tues at 9:30 pm & Wed at
4:30 am
Listener Spotlight airs Sat at 9:02 am & Sun at 10:02 am (2 mins)
Volunteer Spotlight airs Sat at 9:00 pm & Sun at 4:00 am (3 mins)
“Sports Authorities with Case & Glove” is a new sports wrap-up that airs on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 2:00 pm and repeats on the 1st Thursday at 8:30 am.

NEW! Audio Archives --

Click here to link to our Audio Archive Site: : http://garrs.info/g/a.html

The Wireless Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center, better known as Wireless RERC, is based in Georgia and is a recognized leader on issues and solutions related to the accessibility and usability of mobile wireless products and services by people with disabilities. The mission of the Wireless RERC is to promote equitable access to wireless technologies by people with disabilities, and to encourage the adoption of Universal Design in future wireless devices and applications. The Georgia Radio Reading Service (GaRRS) is a partner of the Wireless RERC. We encourage our listeners to join us in supporting this important research on use and usability by completing the “Survey of User Needs” at: http://www.wirelessrerc.org/survey .

If it's easier for you to complete this survey by phone or on paper, or if you have questions or problems with the survey, please contact Wireless RERC at (800) 582-6360.

Note for our Macon listeners:

You can listen to The Courier Herald on Wednesdays at 12 noon and 9 p.m., and the Houston Home Journal on Fridays at 12 noon and 9 p.m.

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GaRRS is staffed by professionals and by volunteers. We offer 24-hour programming seven days a week to a listening audience that serves over 15,000 blind, visually and print-disabled Georgians.

Contributions
In Georgia, more than 800,000 people are classified as legally blind or visually disabled. Their numbers are increasing, and the majority of these individuals are senior citizens, many bound to their homes. The need has never been greater, and GaRRS's next steps will be determined by Georgians who seek to lift the barriers of isolation from the lives of our blind and print-disabled citizens. GaRRS is supported by government grants and by general donations from businesses and individuals. You can give, too. For more information call Jae Traina Cosby, Executive Director, 404-685-2822.

	*Cars for GaRRS!!* Do you have a car that you are willing to donate in exchange for a tax deduction? Click Here
Note: The car in the Photo above is a 1953 Cadillac with coachwork by Ghia - formerly owned by Rita Hayworth.