Airacast, With Jonathan Mosen

We are very proud to share this week’s show with the CSUN Assistive Technology Conference virtual audience. A cavalry of agents show how Aira can enrich your navigation and on-line experience with zoos and animal-related information as we travel through the world-famous San Diego Zoo’s live cams. We’ll even answer the age-old question “What does the fox say?”

Join us to explore this new addition to the Nashville music scene tracing the history of music from spirituals to jazz and beyond.

Peggy Chong is known as The Blind History Lady. We’ll find out why and learn about some blind people of color in this episode. Check out her page and sign up for her newsletter at http://theblindhistorylady.com.

This month we catch up after the holidays to hear about what people did with aira on vacation. Emily introduces the Active Zone with a vegetarian meal challenge.

This month is jam packed with info. We learn about how to text our Customer Care Team. Aira will be at CSUN and Emily gives us tips on interacting with agents. Plus we take your questions.

Every month before our Explorer call we’ll enter the Aira Active Zone where our Active Program coaches talk with an agent about ways to use those minutes each month. This time around we’re talking kitchen appliances, gadgets and recipes. We’ve also got a challenge for you.

This week we take a look at Black History from another perspective, that of the Aborigines in Australia. Although they are the native people of that country, they have undergone many struggles for basic human and civil rights and take inspiration from the Civil Rights movement in the US. Jennifer Perry, an Aira Explorer from Sydney, Australia, joins us for some local viewpoints as we visit the National Museum of Australia’s Civil Rights exhibit.

We begin our journey through Black History Month with a visit to the Buffalo Soldiers Museum. What role did these soldiers play in the american West and why were they called “Buffalo Soldiers”? Find out as we visit https://www.buffalosoldiermuseum.com.

The National Center for Civil and Human Rights is an engaging cultural attraction and human rights institution that connects the U.S. Civil Rights movement of the 1950s-1960s to the global human rights movements of today. Explore the stories of brave civil and human rights defenders who tapped their own power to bring about social change. http://civilandhumanrights.org

The Shedd Aquarium is one of the largest aquarium complexes in the US and an Aira Access Network partner. ExperienceDeveloper Ashleigh Braggs joins us to explore the many exhibits including dolphins, Beluga whales and sea otters.

You asked for it and finally you’ve got it in the latest iOS update. You can be notified when someone does an Aira Live session. Join us for this quick trip to learn how.

Celebrate Kwanza with Aira! We present Dr. Linda Humes with a look at this unique holiday. Dr. Linda H. Humes is the founder/Executive director of the not-for-profit, arts-in-education organization, Yaffa Cultural Arts, Inc., in New York City. Dr. Humes is currently an adjunct assistant professor at John Jay College in New York City and the education chair of the National Association of Black storytellers.

In this final episode for 2020 we go for the Gold with our special guest, Paralympian and Aira Explorer, Lex Gillette. Check out the many digital offerings at the US Olympic and Paralympic Museum and hear Lex’s story of what it’s really like to compete.

In our last Explorer Call of 2020, we start by asking, what the heck is Jenine wearing? Then Aira’s CEO Troy Otillio takes us through the year in review. We hear from Bahzad Ballout about the Aira Active program. Emily Hill brings us news of the Aira Customer Survey and Ryan Bishop has big news of his own to share.

Become an Aira Ninja, rate those calls and catch up on Aira News in this episode. We’ll also have a visit from the Aira Elves.

Emily Hill, Aira’s Director of Customer Experience, and Graham Innes of blind Citizens Australia bring you our December Explorer Call with a focus on the holidays. You’ll also learn about our Aira Active program.

We explore the digital collection in Part 2 of our trip to the American Jazz Museum. This collection of photos and stories highlights the museum’s rich history and that of the surrounding neighborhood. You can explore this content at www.americanjazzmuseum.org/ajmathome.

Jazz is the truly American sound. In this first of two visits to the American Jazz Museum, we look at the virtual tour as part of www.americanjazzmuseum.org/ajmathome. Thanks to Explorer Wayne Percy for this link to his contribution to jazz as well.https://youtu.be/S1sJ9GF0Z3E

This month Ryan and Jenine are joined by Aira CEO Troy Otillio to discuss on-line shopping, give some updates on Starbucks and other Aira News and answer some excellent questions from our customers.

Part of the Smithsonian Institute, the National Museum of African American History and Culture is rich with collections just right for exploring with Aira. For our next two programs, we’ll take a look through these collections and other on-line content from the NMAAHC spotlighting music and sports. Host Stephanie Watts ventures through two aspects of American life that bring us together while telling the stories of the difficult path to get here.