“Dear David”: Comfort through music, resilient painter and family helps provide accessible trips

In this week’s “Beg-Knows America,” CBS News contributor David Begnaud shares three inspiring stories. A woman starts an organization to bring together artists to write and perform custom songs for people facing their toughest times. Plus, a painter shows how he refuses to give up and a family helps provide accessible vacations for others. Source … Read more

AI Video Is Making High-End Visual Advertising Accessible

When it comes to running visual advertising that competes with well-funded brands, lean marketing teams have always operated under a constraint that had nothing to do with strategy or creativity and everything to do with production budget. The ideas were there. The understanding of what the brand needed to communicate was there. What wasn’t there … Read more

“Payam Method” hits the right note with piano students, making music education fun and accessible for kids

Payam Khastkhodaei thought it was the biggest achievement in the world when he placed second in a state-level piano competition. Then his students started sweeping competitions across the United States.  The 32-year-old son of Iranian immigrants has come up with a new method of teaching that has students loving their piano lessons and performing at … Read more

After CDC vaccine changes, states push to keep childhood shots free, accessible

As the Trump administration shakes up recommendations for childhood vaccines, a growing number of states are moving quickly to ensure vaccines remain free and health care workers are protected from lawsuits. “States are stepping in to protect their communities proactively,” said Dr. David Higgins, a practicing pediatrician in Aurora, Colorado, and vice president of the … Read more