The judges gave perfect scores to Taylor Kinzler, co-host of NBC CT-Live, who danced a salsa with Arthur Murray Dance Studios pro Kadeem Jordon, and to Eva Zymaris, WFSB reporter, who danced a cha-cha with Luis Cabasa, also a dance pro with Arthur Murray. The audience’s votes broke the tie, giving Kinzler the win for her performance.
Among the evening’s highlights were the dance performances of two CRIS volunteers who also are CRIS listeners, Diane Duhaime and Steve Famiglietti. Duhaime danced a waltz with Arthur Murray’s Crisen McKenzie and Famiglietti, manager of assistive technology at Oak Hill, danced a tango with dance pro Sally Nasatka. READ MORE
Bill Gaughan, member of Plainville Lions Club, scans CRISAccess QR code at New England Carousel Museum.
Staff and volunteers of three nonprofits recently gathered together Thursday evening to celebrate their unique collaboration to bring words to life for people who are blind or cannot read due to other disabilities at the New England Carousel Museum (NECM). Read more.
Paul Young (CRIS Board President), Amy Porter (Commissioner, Dept of Rehab Services), Andrew Norton (CRIS Board member) and Brian Sigman (Director, BESB)
The Mark Twain House and Museum and CRISAccess have teamed up to provide additional accessibility to the Hartford bard’s old digs. Audio recorded by CRIS volunteers now reads signs from the museum for people with smart devices.
CRIS launched two of its internet streams at St. Francis Hospital, making the CRIS Radio and CRIS en Español available to every patient in the hospital over their bedside cable system.
Windsor Patch- Jan 7, 2017
Windsor Lions To Provide A “Vision Not Required”... A Connecticut Valley Tobacco Museum Experience
The Windsor Lions Club is currently working on a centennial project, to install and maintain several narrated tours at Northwest Park. Each tour, comprising of numerous stations, will allow … Continue Reading ››
CRIS Radio launched CRIS en Español Streaming at the Toivo Center (Finnish for Hope) on Franklin Avenue in Hartford. Among the dignitaries was former Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra who proclaimed the essential need for folks to receive news in the "spoken word." Read More
Diane Weaver Dunne takes the podium at the launch of CRISAccess at Mystic Aquarium.
CRIS Radio recently launched its new program for museums at Mystic Aquarium. Press, dignitaries and museum-goers stood … Continue Reading ››
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The judges gave perfect scores to Taylor Kinzler, co-host of NBC CT-Live, who danced a salsa with Arthur Murray Dance Studios pro Kadeem Jordon, and to Eva Zymaris, WFSB reporter, who danced a cha-cha with Luis Cabasa, also a dance pro with Arthur Murray. The audience’s votes broke the tie, giving Kinzler the win for her performance.
