Metropolitan Washington Ear

The Metropolitan Washington Ear brings FREE current news and information to people who are blind, have low vision, or are print disabled in MD, VA, and DC.

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MWE is pleased to share that the Hopey’s Heart Foundation has donated an Automatic External Defibrillator to our office and studios. This life-saving device will be available to our Board, staff, listeners, and dedicated volunteers should they need it. AEDs save lives!

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Maryland State Senator William C. Smith visited MWE’s office and studios on October 25 to meet with Reverend Ray Raysor, MWE Board member, Neely Oplinger, Executive Director, staff and volunteers. We enjoyed hosting him as a guest reader on our live broadcast.

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October marks Disability Employment Awareness Month. People with disabilities are chronically unemployed and underemployed. Here at MWE, we are dedicated to improving opportunities for meaningful employment by providing access to current news and information.

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Metropolitan Washington Ear is pleased to mark the 50th anniversary of the Rehabilitation Act. This landmark legislation is one of the most consequential civil rights laws in our history.

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On July 16, MWE hosted the Fairfax County Library Accessibility Services Branch Manager Jennifer Tchida and her colleagues, Jonathan Luntz and Edmond Balzer. The group toured MWE’s office and studios and Jennifer read an article for our live broadcast.

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The Metropolitan Washington Ear is pleased to commemorate the 33rd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. https://t.co/aZYjuYjx1i

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MWE was pleased to exhibit at the Blind Disability Community Forum sponsored by PG County Councilman Calvin S. Hawkins II on June 23, 2023. The Disability Blind Community Forum was designed to create dialogue between people with disabilities and organizations that served them.

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Metropolitan Washington Ear participated in the Loudoun County Disability Resource Fair. The event was an opportunity to spread the word about our services to residents of Loudoun County who might benefit from our free services.

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Thursday, May 18th is Global Accessibility Awareness Day. Metropolitan Washington Ear provides access and inclusion for its more than 5,400 listeners facilitated by over 300 specially trained volunteer readers.

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I've spent the past week trying to organize older audio files. At one point I came across from a guy who had been a volunteer with us for 25+ yrs.  He passed away a few years ago but it was great to hear his voice again.  In case you were curious he was reading the @kidspost.

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A long time volunteer reader Ben Beach, will run his 54th Consecutive @bostonmarathon today. Absolutely amazing!
Congrats Ben, and thank you for your dedication!

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@RJVoices We couldn't do any of this without you Bob!

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We are pleased to be able to continue to bring our news and information services to our 5,400 listeners throughout this pandemic. This would not be possible without you.
We ask if you can support us again at this critical time by going to https://t.co/p37fv6n1Gx
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Just a 4 day stack of newspapers

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We will not have a live broadcast tomorrow but we will still have a full schedule for the day. Every single reader will read from home and we're going to continue along this line for the foreseeable future.

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By mid week the Washington Ear will have 100% if its volunteer work force reading from home (almost 100% as of now). We'll continue to deliver the printed word of the @washingtonpost, @nytimes, @wsj, @time, @people every single day for anyone who needs it.

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Thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers who help us with our mission every day of the year! We even got a shot out on the @kojoshow this afternoon.

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We were thrilled to welcome Courtney Mariette from @PGCCommunity. Courtney toured our studios, met with some volunteers and even read on our live broadcast of the @washingtonpost.

Thank you for checking out our amazing group!

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We are just a delivery system with amazing human voices.

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#Pulitzer Board Announces New Audio Reporting Category

The new prize will be awarded "For a distinguished example of audio journalism that serves the public interest, characterized by revelatory reporting & illuminating storytelling."
#podcast #journalism
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