ABLE - Audio Braille Literacy Enhancement

07/21/2025

ABLE Summer Newsletter Available in Audio Format -

We are pleased to post a recorded version of our summer ABLE newsletter spectacularly read by our Audio Manager, Stephen Strupp.

07/21/2025

Dear ABLE Friends:

Please spread the word. Our sister organization Wisconsin Council of the Blind & Visually Impaired is looking for blind or low vision artists for their gallery night on November 7. See the information below.

Warmly,
Cheryl Orgas

Hello, friends.

We are seeking talented blind or low vision artists from around the state to participate in Gallery Night on November 7. The submission window is now open through August 15. There’s a form on our website for artists to apply for consideration and upload images of their work at https://wcblind.org/events/gallery-night/

In the past, we’ve displayed artists who were painters, photographers, woodworkers, fiber artists, multimedia and digital creators. Artists have the opportunity to sell their pieces with a portion coming to the Council as a donation. Work is displayed both at the Council and in our accessible online gallery.

As one of our signature events, Gallery Night is a place for artists to shine and for the general public to re-think their assumptions about who can create beautiful and meaningful art. We often get media coverage of this event and have a steady stream of visitors, many of whom would not typically walk through our doors.

Please help circulate this info among friends, colleagues, clients and community members

Gallery Night Artwork by Wisconsinites who are blind or visually impaired 2025 Gallery NightFriday, November 75:00 – 8:00 p.m.754 Williamson St., Madison Join us on Friday, November 7 for Gallery Night! For more than a decade, the Council has hosted Gallery Night events to celebrate and showcase t...

07/16/2025

Wisconsin State Fair Daily Schedule and Accessibility Information Audio Files Now Available! -

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07/10/2025

Bastille Days Information Audio Recordings Now Available -

Please share this information with as many individuals as you can reach, so our community has full access to this information for Bastille Days.

07/09/2025

ABLE Summer Newsletter -

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06/18/2025

ABLE is embarking on another exciting new venture: a collaboration with the Wehr Nature Center in Franklin. Knowing that many blind people enjoy birding, we began this partnership when we offered to spread the word about a national birding event held in May. Subsequently, the ABLE team met with staff from the Wehr Nature Center to assess accessibility for people who are blind or low vision. Our initial collaboration with Wehr will include the following:

• A tactile map of the grounds, including hiking paths.
• Braille labeling for Wehr’s existing bird sound boxes, which demonstrate the calls of birds common in this area.
• Audio recordings of noteworthy sites along the walking paths, such as a waterfall and 4 distinct habitats: woodland, wetland, prairie and oak savanna

Cheryl Orgas

06/09/2025

Dear ABLE Friends:

Please promote this great opportunity offered by our sister organization Vision Forward here in Milwaukee Wisconsin.

Warmly,
Cheryl Orgas

Join Vision Forward’s First-Ever Tech Camp! We’re excited to invite students ages 15–21 to participate in Vision Forward’s inaugural Tech...

06/05/2025

Good afternoon:

Please spread the word about this public hearing. People using this service who are having difficulties with the services have a great opportunity to make your voice heard.

Warmly,
Cheryl Orgas
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06/05/2025

Information and Music Lineup for Summerfest Now Available! -

Please share this information with as many individuals as you can reach, so our community has full access to this information for Summerfest.

05/20/2025

Dear ABLE Friends,

Braille Games was another great success this year with 40 children in attendance: 10 students from Milwaukee Public Schools, 10 students from Wisconsin School for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Janesville, and 20 students from about half dozen other school districts throughout Southeastern Wisconsin.

ABLE, Vision Forward, Wisconsin Talking Book and Braille Library, and Milwaukee Public Museum collaborated to bring Braille Games to our host location, the Milwaukee Public Museum, with help from blind mentors from ABLE and Beyond Vision.

We had games never played before such as adapted Lacrosse, and the Ojibwe Snake Game. Children had such a good time playing the games, helping each other read braille, renewing old friendships, making new friends, and eating pizza and frosted cookies with M&M’s forming braille letters for their lunch.

Special guest James Flores, MPM’s Tribal Liaison, showed us some of the regalia he wears for tribal dances. How generous of James to let us touch these special items, including head dresses and pouches.

Cheryl Orgas, Executive Director

05/19/2025

Dear ABLE friends,
Please find a video produced by Milwaukee Public Museum of children writing stories on braille writers, playing adapted Lacrosse, playing the Ojibwe Snake Game, and the bird matching card game at this year's Braille Games event.

05/06/2025

ABLE’s 2024 Annual report now available -

I am pleased to share with you ABLE’s 2024 Annual Report. 2024 was a fantastic year of great successes. Our team of staff and volunteers are touching the lives of blind and print disabled individuals every single day.