by Dianna Leonard | From BayLines Express, October, 2026 Many of you may have heard of the Audio Description Project (ADP), an initiative of the American Council of the Blind (ACB), of which Bay State is an affiliate. But what does the ADP do? Some think we provide audio description services, but that is not the … Read more
By Simon Miner | From BayLines Express, May, 2026 Recently, I spoke with a piano teacher who gives online lessons. She has noticed an increase in blind and low-vision students enrolling in her classes and wants to better understand how to support them. As a sighted teacher, she was curious about the strategies that helped me … Read more
By Myra Ross | From BayLines Express, May, 2024 Thanks to an e-mail I received from Mary Haroyan and a comprehensive feature story I heard on WAMC Northeast Public radio out of Albany, New York, my husband and I went to the Chicopee Public Library to experience an amazing visiting art exhibit on portraiture through … Read more
By Pam Loch | From BayLines Express, June, 2023 I learned to weave when I was living in Rochester, New York. I participated in weaving classes there for many years and then at The Worcester Center for Crafts once I moved to Massachusetts. I have sold some of my weaving pieces but mostly have woven for … Read more
By Myra Ross | From BayLines Express, August, 2022 For many years, the Manhattan String Quartet (MSQ) has run week-long conferences in Europe in January and in the U.S. in June. Each conference focuses intensely on one string quartet, between thirty and forty-five minutes in length. Participants spend many hours each day dissecting the music, … Read more
