TY - CONF AU - Thomas Pisano AU - Owen Ruzanski AU - Alexandros Papadopoulos AU - Lucero Alvarez AU - Ken Martin AU - William Gallagher AU - Christine Zakzewski AU - Nathaniel Frissell AB - Access to amateur radio can be life-changing for individuals who are blind or visually impaired. Radio communication provides an accessible, independent, and engaging way to connect with others; it helps foster both technical skills and social interactions. The University of Scranton W3USR, working in collaboration with local amateur radio operators and the Lackawanna Blind Association (LBA), has launched a program to teach amateur radio to people who are blind and visually impaired using the Handiham curriculum. This initiative enables blind and visually impaired individuals to engage with and become licensed amateur radio operators through an accessible learning experience that they look forward to each week. This project has support from all different angles and has shown some promising results. BT - HamSCI Workshop C1 -

CY - Newark, NJ DA - 03/2025 LA - eng N2 - Access to amateur radio can be life-changing for individuals who are blind or visually impaired. Radio communication provides an accessible, independent, and engaging way to connect with others; it helps foster both technical skills and social interactions. The University of Scranton W3USR, working in collaboration with local amateur radio operators and the Lackawanna Blind Association (LBA), has launched a program to teach amateur radio to people who are blind and visually impaired using the Handiham curriculum. This initiative enables blind and visually impaired individuals to engage with and become licensed amateur radio operators through an accessible learning experience that they look forward to each week. This project has support from all different angles and has shown some promising results. PB - HamSCI PP - Newark, NJ PY - 2025 T2 - HamSCI Workshop TI - University of Scranton W3USR Teaching Amateur Radio at the Lackawanna Blind Association ER -