Blind Abilities

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The most comprehensive resource for Assistive Technology, success Stories, College and Career Pathways and all with a Blindness Perspective.

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Wellness Wednesday: Unwind the Mind: Navigating Stress with Savvy!
Apr 23, 2024
Wellness Wednesday: Chuckling to Wellness: How Giggles Turn into Gigawatts of Joy
Apr 10, 2024
Culinary Confidence: Cooking Without Looking Exemplifies the Capabilities of Blind and Visually Impaired Cooks Throughout the World on YouTube and Podcasts
Mar 31, 2024
Empowering Yourselves and Standing Up for Yourself Takes a Lot More Courage than You May Think
Mar 27, 2024
From Darkness to Triumph: Zach Tidwell’s Unyielding Journey
Mar 25, 2024
Aira Announces New Beta Release of Access AI! A Brand New AI Image Chat Feature Within the Aira App. Check out this Demo of the Access AI feature.
Mar 20, 2024
CSUN 2024 Preview: Meet the biped. Smart Navigation in a Simple Package
Mar 16, 2024
Wellness Wednesday: A Topic that Needs to be Talked About More than It Is... And that is Suicide
Mar 14, 2024
BlindShell Partners with Envision to Integrate the Envision App on BlindShell Classic 2, Expanding Access to Assistive Technology
Feb 29, 2024
Wellness Wednesday: Taking a Look at Self-Care, What Does Self-Care Feel Like to You?
Feb 21, 2024
APH Career Connect - Curated Information and Resources to Help You Choose the Career You Want. Learn About Career and K-9 Connections, Career Conversations, Internships and More!
Feb 21, 2024
Hurry! Last Chance! Fly off into Your Future with a $10,000 travel Grant from Flight for Sight! Meet Flight for Sight Founder and Executive Director Mike Walsh, along with Grant Winner Eliana Mason
Feb 10, 2024
Wellness Wednesday: Asking for Reasonable Accommodations is Not Always the Easiest Thing to Do
Feb 07, 2024
Wellness Wednesday: Defining Progress, Redefining Resolutions and How do we Perceive and Achieve Goals that We Have Set.
Jan 24, 2024
Twin Cities Blind Sailing is here! A Sport that is Growing Across the States and World-Wide - Meet Founder Katy Boyd.
Jan 15, 2024
Wellness Wednesday: Words Matter, So Does Tone of Voice and Etiquette When We Interact with Others and Ourselves
Dec 20, 2023
Envision Endless Possibilities with the Envision Smartphone App and Smart Glasses. 15% off holiday sale sitewide! Welcome Back Envision CTO and Co-founder Karthik Kannan.
Dec 19, 2023
BlindShellUSA And Envision America Announces ScripTalk Talking labels App is Now Part of the BlindShell Family of Apps on the BlindShell Classic 2 Accessible Cell Phone!
Dec 14, 2023
Wellness Wednesday: Navigating Friendships and Family During the Holidays and All Year Round
Dec 06, 2023
Read the Word of God Your Way: Lutheran Braille Workers Provides Religious Texts in Braille and Large Print at No Cost! Meet Rachel Potts, Director of Strategic Ministries and Partner Relations
Dec 01, 2023
Enhance the Visual World Around You with Products from Enhanced Vision. Meet Ed Martin, Product Sales Representative at Enhanced Vision
Nov 29, 2023
Screen Readers Simplified: Introducing the SRT Screen Reader Training Website - Meet Co-creators Allison Mello and Max Avendano, Assistive Technology Specialists at the California School for the Blind
Nov 28, 2023
Wellness Wednesday: The Intersection of Gratitude and Grieving During the Holiday Season
Nov 22, 2023
From Braille Notetakers to Book Players. An Assistive Technology Journey Spanning Through the Decades. Meet Gilles Pepin, Founder and Chairman of the Board at Humanware
Nov 07, 2023
Wellness Wednesday: Being Perfect, Don't Make mistakes, and Proving Yourself is exhausting - A General Look at Blindness Awareness, Interdependence, Grieving and Rebuilding
Oct 25, 2023
Believe It or Not, Believe You Can is Back! Join the NFB of Pennsylvania’s Keystone Chapter for a Night of Incredible Talent on October 14 Via Zoom. Don’t delay, Get Your Tickets Today!
Oct 09, 2023
Wellness Wednesday: Self-Doubt - When the Lack of Belief in Yourself Gets a Hold of Your Confidence.
Oct 04, 2023
Timecrest - A Game with Personality and accessibility. Meet Justin Ng, Co-founder of Sneaky Crab - A Developer Building in Accessibility from the Ground Up!
Sep 26, 2023
Wellness Wednesday: The Importance of Staying Calm and Being Grounded When Experiencing Being Lost, Physically Lost
Sep 20, 2023
Accessible and Inclusive Learning for all! Meet Cindy Camp, Director of Communications and Marketing at Described and Captioned Media
Sep 19, 2023
C & C Insights: Two Perspectives on Home Schooling and Public Schooling from a Blindness Perspective and What About Accommodation’s for Parents?
Sep 13, 2023
Best Selling Author Barbara Hinske Returns to the Studio to Announce Hallmark's Original Movie, "Guiding Emily" , Based on Her Novel, "Guiding Emily: A Tale of Love, Loss and Courage.
Sep 07, 2023
Wellness Wednesday: Intrusive Thoughts - What do I do with Them? How Do I Make Myself Feel Safer and More in Control?
Sep 06, 2023
Beyond Vision Art: Meet Molly Brockman, Art Curator at Beyond Vision Art - Providing Art that Engages the 5 Senses, Taste, Touch, Smell, Hearing, and Vision
Sep 04, 2023
Introducing the Enigma Reader: An Accessible, Affordable Braille Display for All. Welcome back Garrett Carder and Caroline Karbowski from A Cubed Design
Sep 03, 2023
Wellness Wednesday: Boundaries - Teaching Someone Else What Your OK With and Not OK With
Aug 16, 2023
A One-Stop Shop for Your Assistive Technology Needs! Meet Jeff Gardner: Founder and Team Leader of Irie-AT
Aug 14, 2023
Connecting the Dots! Meet Dave Williams, Chair of the Braillists Foundation, and member of the Inclusive Design Team at RNIB - Learn how you can get involved today!
Aug 08, 2023
From Talkback to Bard to Lookout and more! A Chat with Nimer Jaber About What’s New with Google
Aug 03, 2023
Wellness Wednesday: Relationship Rifts, Strained Unhealthy Relationships, Relationship estrangement, and Those Red Flags with Beth Gustin and Robin Ennis
Aug 03, 2023
The World at Your Fingertips with Tactonom Reader - Meet Klaus-Peter Hars, Founder and CEO of Inventivio
Aug 01, 2023
Orbit Into the Future of Tech with Orbit Speak and Optima! A Discussion with Venkatesh Chari and Adi Kushner about new products from Orbit Research and AccessMind
Jul 31, 2023
Meet the Monarch! Bringing Braille and Tactile Graphics Under Your Fingertips. A chat with Greg Stilson, Head of Global Innovation at APH
Jul 29, 2023
Display Your Content in Style with Splay! Meet Alex Wesley, Founder and CEO of Arovia
Jul 27, 2023
Touch the Whole Picture: Nine Lines of Braille at Your Fingertips with the Canute 360 and Canute Console - Meet Ed Rodgers, Managing Director at Bristol Braille Technologies and Steph Sargent, Director at Vision Through Sound
Jul 26, 2023
Carrie On accessibility: Meet YouTube Creative Carrie Morales
Jul 25, 2023
Wellness Wednesday: vulnerability - Trusting Yourself First and Opening Up and
Jul 12, 2023
Wellness Wednesday: Accountability - Helping You Grow and trusting your gut feelings with Beth Gustin and Robin Ennis
Jun 27, 2023
Three Fairly New Operator Perspectives of the Business enterprise Program with Scott Eggen, President of Randolph Sheppard Venders of America
Jun 26, 2023
C & C Insights: How Accessibility Testing and User Experience Feedback is Shining a New Light on Our Abilities - with CarrieOnAccessibility and SeeingBlind
Jun 21, 2023
Wellness Wednesday: There Just Might be an App for That! How Mood Tracking and Journaling can Help You Stay Mentally Strong
Jun 14, 2023
C &C Insights with Carrie and Cindy: Our Voice, Your Voice and Putting on those Big Boy Big Girl Pants. Carrie On Accessibility, Seeing Blind
Jun 07, 2023
The Luminato Festival is Back with Christine Malec Providing All the Details - Starting June 7! Plus, Podcasts for a Comprehensive Understanding of Art Literacy for Blind and Visually Impaired Individuals! Available Now.
Jun 04, 2023
Tech Abilities: Graduation and Innovation: A Journey Through AI and Tech Updates and Embracing Braille - All with Human Interaction, of course
Jun 02, 2023
Seeing Blind: finding Balance as a Content Creator, Accessibility Tester, a Mom, While Enjoying Life's Journey - Meet Cindy Schaffner the Visionary behind the Seeing blind YouTube Channel
May 29, 2023
The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc. - Creating Diverse, Sustainable, and Meaningful Employment opportunities. Meet Community Engagement Manager, Katy Todd
May 26, 2023
Wellness Wednesday on a Thursday: modalities - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, and narrative Therapy with Beth Gustin and Robin Ennis
May 26, 2023
Talk, Text, Stream & More - BlindShellUSA Introduces the BlindShell Mobile's Affordable Connectivity Program - Yes, Free Wireless on the BlindShell Classic 2!
May 10, 2023
Wellness Wednesday: Resolution Checkup and Where do you find Professional Help with Beth Gustin and Robin Ennis
May 02, 2023
ScripTalk: Talking Prescription Labels is Expanding and Making Access for More Locations. Get the App and find your Participating Pharmacy Today! ScripTalk Mobile on iOS and Android.
Apr 30, 2023
Sagebrush - The Randolph-Sheppard Vendors of America Conference - There's Something for Everyone!
Apr 21, 2023
Tech Abilities: Back to the Studio and One Short of a Full Bandwidth
Apr 18, 2023
Let's Talk to the founder and the New CEO of the Be My Eyes App and their New Virtual Assistant Using Open AI GTP4! Sign Up Now and Get on the BETA List!
Mar 27, 2023
The Business Enterprise program (BEP): A Day in the Life of a BEP Owner/Operator/Vendor
Mar 16, 2023
OKO - AI Co-pilot for the Blind. A new iOS App for Detecting and Interpreting Traffic Signals Welcome Back Ayes Co-Founder, Wellem Van de Mierop
Mar 10, 2023
Aira: Looking Forward: Now that the dust has settled and listening to the community response, Let's look forward with Troy Otillio, CEO at Aira and Jenine Stanley Director, of Customer Communications
Jan 13, 2023
tech Abilities: BookShare Reader is Here, AI Killing Human Narration, Apple Referrals Return, Weather App Can't Weather it, Battery Replacement $$ Rising, and More Tech Tidbits from a Blindness Perspective
Jan 12, 2023
Helping Students Build Confidence, Explore Career Possibilities and Expand Their Horizons of Opportunities - Get to Know Deanna Langton, Sam Bannerman, and Kate Larson - 3 New Pre-Employment Transition Services Counselors at SSB
Jan 08, 2023
The Business Enterprise program: Business Ownership Opportunities: Meet Owner/Operators Scott Eggen, Randall Crosby and Linda Allison
Jan 07, 2023
The BlindShell Classic 2 Accessible Cell Phone Adds the BARD App to its Growing Library of Apps! Welcome Back, Bari Azman and Diane Ducharme from BlindShell USA
Jan 05, 2023
FocusOnFitness 5: Spinning the Exercise Bike and Timing that Interval Training. Episode 5 of the FocusOnFitness Series
Jan 04, 2023
FocusOnFitness 7: Dumbbells - Used in Sets or Individually. A Very versatile Hand-held Piece of Equipment. Episode 7 of the FocusOnFitness Series
Jan 03, 2023
FocusOnFitness 6: Creating Space and Setting the Stage – What’s Under Your Feet? Episode 6 of the FocusOnFitness Series
Jan 01, 2023
FocusOnFitness 4: Stretching – The Windmill is a Great Core Building Exercise and a Great Way to Give that Core a Good Stretching. Episode 4 of 7 in this FocusOnFitness Series
Dec 31, 2022
FocusOnFitness: Walking – A Good cardio and Aerobic Exercise That Helps the Large Muscles, the Heart and Lungs. Episode #3 of 7 in this FocusOnFitness Series
Dec 30, 2022
FocusOnFitness 2: Squats – Build Stability and Working the Leg Muscles, Quadriceps, Hamstrings and Calves. 2 of 7 in this Series
Dec 29, 2022
Wellness Wednesday: Seasonal Affective Disorder and a Look at New Year's Resolutions with Beth Gustin and Robin Ennis
Dec 28, 2022
FocusOnFitness: The Plank – Build Stability and Working the Core Muscles. Episode 1 of 7 in this Series.
Dec 27, 2022
A Thank You and a Story about Perspective, A Childhood Perspective - Cherish Yours.
Dec 23, 2022
the Kevin Chao Experience: A Blindness Perspective of Sight Tech Global 2022 - Tactile Graphics, Digital Tactile Display, Autonomy, ARA from Strap, Pixar Audio Description and more.
Dec 19, 2022
New Sing Feature in Apple Music is Like,...karaoke on Your iPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Dec 17, 2022
Wellness Wednesday 9: Unmasking Depression and Bringing Awareness to the symptoms with Beth Gustin and Robin Ennis
Dec 14, 2022
The All-Terrain Cane (ATC)from AWareWolfGear: Meet Founder, Creator, Entrepreneur and outdoorsman, Dave Epstein
Dec 12, 2022
Tech Abilities The December Grind: Aira Announces New Plans, Air Pods and Ear Wax, Audible Goes Alexa, Perkins Career Launch Suites and Workspace, and more Tech Tidbits from around this Place Called Earth.
Dec 10, 2022
ABLR Works: BVI Training Program for Digital Accessibility Testers - Meet CEO, Disability Awareness Speaker and Author, John Samuel
Dec 07, 2022
College101: 3 Unique Perspectives, 3 Unique Journeys, Sharing their Unique Experiences from Their College Success
Dec 06, 2022
Tech Bootcamps for Microsoft Suite and Google Workspace by Career Launch @ Perkins - Job training and career services for blind adults
Dec 05, 2022
Menus4All App is Now in the App Store! Stephany Jones Returns to Give Us All the Details and More
Dec 05, 2022
Aira: Laying the Groundwork for a Strong 2023
Dec 02, 2022
Wellness Wednesday: Gratitude - The Little Things Matter Too! Ways to Think About and Express Gratitude with Beth Gustin and Robin Ennis
Nov 23, 2022
Tech Abilities: Gratitude - Guide Dogs for the Blind K9 Buddy Program, Braille Readers are Leaders, Netflix Kick Off, Twitter Yawn, and more Tech Tidbits from a Blindness Perspective
Nov 22, 2022
iPhone101: Emergency SOS by Satellite has been Activated! The iPhone 14 Lineup can conduct a Demo of the Emergency SOS by Satellite Feature and here is a demo!
Nov 17, 2022
Job Insights: Your Social Media Presence - Making Your Social Media Presence Work for You When Applying for Jobs and Seeking the Career You Want!
Nov 15, 2022
College101: SSB is hosting a College 101 webinar for prospective blind, visually impaired, and DeafBlind college students - November 28th at 6 PM CST.
Nov 14, 2022
Wellness Wednesday: A Question from a Listener - What Do You Do if You're In Public, School or the Workplace and There is an Active Shooter in the Vicinity?
Nov 09, 2022
Tech Abilities - Education and Learning, Twitter Accessibility Team is Laid Off, Traveling Blind, BARD Update, and Resources for Learning and Knowledge with Blindness in Mind
Nov 06, 2022
Meet Matt Carson - Musician, Singer/Songwriter and Producer Who Happens to be a TBVI (Teacher of the blind and Visually Impaired)
Nov 01, 2022
Wellness Wednesday: What Bullying may look like in the Workplace with Beth Gustin and Robin Ennis
Oct 27, 2022
Tech Abilities: Through the Lens of Experience We Share Our Views on Apple Products, Upcoming Apple Services, White Cane Safety Day and Awareness to the People, Plus, Tech Tidbits and News from a Blindness Perspective.
Oct 26, 2022
Job Insights: Job Interview Follow-Up and Disclosing a Disability - If, Why, When and How
Oct 19, 2022
The Accessible Air Frier: Cosori Pro II - Second Generation Smart Device
Oct 18, 2022
Experience Speaks Loudly – Kevin Chao Has Months of Experience with the Envision Glasses and the Dot Pad. Tactile Graphics on the Dot Pad plus Aira on Envision Glasses!
Oct 13, 2022
Wellness Wednesday: Sticks and Stones May Break My bones, and Words Can Last a Lifetime – A Conversation on Bullying with Beth Gustin and Robin Ennis
Oct 11, 2022
A fearless musical vision playing without abandon and one of the most awarded Fiddle Players ever - Meet Michael Cleveland
Oct 05, 2022
Dancing Dots Presents: Believe You Can 2022! Save the Date October 15 at 8 PM EST! The 3rd Annual Virtual Talent Show out of Philadelphia Returns Bigger than Ever!
Oct 04, 2022
Job Insights: How Preparation Can Build the Confidence You Need Going Into the Job Interview
Oct 03, 2022
Wellness Wednesday: Giving Guilt a Voice and Letting It Go, with Beth Gustin and Robin Ennis
Sep 28, 2022
Tech Abilities: The School and Work Grind, Apples Galore, Twitter Alt Text Reminder, Amazon Announces Event, Apple 1, Block that Message, The Fart that went Public and more Tech Tidbits to Boot
Sep 27, 2022
iPhone101 QuickByte: Safari Ticking Be Gone! You Won't Miss It!
Sep 20, 2022
Job Insights: The Résumé - One of the Highest Valued Piece of Real Estate in Your Search for Gainful Employment
Sep 15, 2022
Wellness Wednesday: Navigating Shame in a Healthy Way with Beth Gustin and Robin Ennis
Sep 14, 2022
Tech Abilities: 5 More Perspectives on Apple's Far Out Event
Sep 11, 2022
STEM Education for the BVI is Going Inclusive - Sara Robberson Lentz, STEM Education Officer at AUI and COO, Head of Partnerships at Tumble media, Shares the Excitement
Sep 09, 2022
Ricky Ties is Living His Best Life Training for Competitive Sport. Member of Team USA VI Judo, All-American Wrestler and a Masters in Sports Psychology... Can You Say, Psych?
Sep 05, 2022
iPhone101: Blocking Callers and Senders of Unwanted Calls, Messages and Emails - A Deep Dive!
Sep 02, 2022
Uptown got it's hustlers, The bowery got it's bums, Blind Abilities got AJ Croce, he's a killer pianist like no one! Please welcome musician, singer songwriter, AJ Croce.
Sep 01, 2022
Wellness Wednesday 2: General Anxiety Disorder (GAD) with Beth Gustin and Robin Ennis
Aug 31, 2022
Aira Explorer App Goes Live on the BlindShell Classic 2 Accessible Cell Phone. Jenine Stanley, Director of Customer Communications at Aira Brings Us the Breaking News!
Aug 29, 2022
Mac101 Demo: App Store Navigation on the Mac Using Command Plus 1 Through 8
Aug 27, 2022
Tech Abilities: Sonic Graphs, Mac App Store, Kim Kardashian Beats, NASA's iPad Journey and are you a Buncher, Folder or Wrapper? And, More Tech Tidbits for you all!
Aug 22, 2022
The Blind Grind is Live! Serena Olsen and Lisamaria Martinez, AKA Two Sassy Blind Bloggers, Tell All! Confidence Coaching, Starts with Quiche, Secret Ice Cream Adventures and Murderous Cats
Aug 20, 2022
Wellness Wednesday: Social Anxiety with Beth Gustin and Robin Ennis
Aug 17, 2022
Blind Abilities, Tech Abilities, Job Insights, iPhone 101, QuickBytes, Success Stories and a Sony Headphone with Noise Reduction, Dual Pairing and Alexa Ready
Aug 15, 2022
iPhone101: A Deeper Dive - Screen Recording on the iPhone and other iDevices - It's not just for Videos.
Aug 10, 2022
Apple iPhone iOS Voiceover Compatible Games, it may be a Mouthful but this Facebook Group is Resource Plentiful! Meet Mobile Game enthusiast and writer, Aaron Spelker.
Aug 05, 2022
Job Insights: Accepting Blindness, Job Readiness and Building Confidence
Aug 03, 2022
Introducing Polly! Combine learning and gaming for a fun braille adventure! To Be Available from APH in Partnership with Thinkerbell Labs
Aug 02, 2022
The BlindShell Accessible Cell Phone with Tactile Buttons is Growing to Meet the Needs of the Blind and Visually Impaired. Yes, Tactile Buttons on a Smart Phone! Did we mention Aira? Yup, Aira!
Jul 31, 2022
Speaker, Consultant and Author, Christy Pruitt-Haynes: A Voice Well Needed for the Marginalized Communities Releases a New Book, "I Have to Pay for This $H!T".
Jul 27, 2022
Tech Abilities: Bunnies, Elephants and Rabbits, BATA Bada Bing Bada Boom. Clusiv, PC/Mac, Twitter Alt Text, Back Tap, Zoom Invites and more Tech Tidbits and News
Jul 25, 2022
The LyriQ Assistive Reader, The Patriot Pro and the Patriot ViewPoint: Combining the most state-of-the-art technology with usability for all sorts of tasks
Jul 20, 2022
Clusiv: Accessible Learning Platform - The Future of Work Just Got Accessible! Meet Clusiv Founder and CEO Lukas Simianer.
Jul 19, 2022
Student Seminar Alert! The Atlantic Student Seminar is August 12 through the 14th! Register Now! Meet Nanahil Jafri and Logan Stenzel from the National Association of Blind Students (NABS).
Jul 19, 2022
Sarlie Drakos - Disability Employment Coach: Helping people get past their limiting beliefs and get their dream jobs.
Jul 16, 2022
Tech Abilities: To Delve or Not to Delve, Aira Announces Lots, Apple Fever, Mobility and Guide Dogs, Text Selection,, 3 Finger Quadruple Tap. and the Rotor Organization Demo!
Jul 12, 2022
Blind Boys of Alabama - Meet Ricky McKinnie, and like he says, Don't Miss It When the Boys are Back in Town!
Jul 11, 2022
Breaking News: Aira Everywhere! Aira for the Desktop, Aira on the BlindShell Accessible Cell Phone Classic 2, Aira on the ARX Headset and Aira on the Envision Glasses! Oh, the Possibilities are Coming!
Jul 04, 2022
Tech Abilities: It is HOT, and the Tech Tidbits are Fast and Furious, and VR as a Vehicle explained. News from a Blindness perspective from around the globe and the outhouse, too.
Jun 28, 2022
Audiom: Audio Maps for the Blind. Welcome back Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute Engineer, Brandon Biggs and Meet Christopher Toth, Blind Applications Engineer.
Jun 25, 2022
When the iPhone Itch Comes Calling: Upgrade or not? Plus, iPhone101/QuickByte: Battery Health, Peak Performance and Optimizing Battery Charging
Jun 21, 2022
Tech Abilities: Pump It Up! iOS16 Beta Surprises or I Thought We Had That? Amazoning, Intersection Crossing, Pop Culture, Tech Tidbits and News with a Blindness Perspective
Jun 13, 2022
Accessing Arts and Science: The Luminato Festival Toronto Access Hub, the Accessible Descriptions and Sonifications on the Chandra X-Ray Observatory web site and Sci-Fi on the Talk Description to Me podcast
Jun 07, 2022
ObjectiveEd: Reinforcement Learning for Students with Disabilities. Benefitting Teachers and Schools and their Blind and Visually Impaired Students
Jun 02, 2022
Tech Abilities: Anticipation 6-6, Weather App Alerts, Facebook/Twitter Accessibility, Apple’s 22 Min-Pay, SOS setup, Clipboard list, Audio Description and More Tech Tidbits and News from a Blindness Perspective
Jun 01, 2022
iPhone101 QuickByte: Revealing and Copying and Pasting Your Password Made Easy
May 26, 2022
The Only Constant is Change - Welcome back Tony Gebhard - Assistive Technology Specialist, Transition Program Coordinator and Singer/Songwriter/Musician
May 26, 2022
QuickByte: Hiding Screen pages on your Apple device and still accessing everything.
May 18, 2022
Storms, Wind and Fire - Yet, the Tech Abilities Show goes on! Hiding Your Screen Pages, Widgets on the Move, Passwords and Fishing, Don’t Trust Trusted Friend scam, Hey Facebook Support, how about a Human Chat?
May 16, 2022
Eyeless Mind: A Memoir about Seeing and Being Seen - Author and CVI Advocate, Stephanie Duesing, Shares Her Journey into the Leading Cause of Blindness, CVI.
May 12, 2022
QuickByte: Grabbing Specific Text from OCR Apps on the iPhone with Usability in Mind!
May 10, 2022
A Conversation with Author Dr. M. Leona Godin - There Plant Eyes: A Personal and Cultural History of Blindness.
May 06, 2022
Tech Abilities: Independence loss, Peacock Soars, Netflix Struggling, VoiceDream on Mac, Twitter Escape, Edge Browser on Mac and the Merlin Bird ID App Watch out Elon Tweet Tweet.
May 05, 2022
Wellness Wednesday - Thoughts on Positivity, Mental Health and Well Being: Keep moving forward - by Robin Ennis
Apr 27, 2022
You can make excuses, or make it happen - Dan Parker sets Guinness World Speed record at nearly 212 Miles Per Hour! 10 years to the date racing took his sight and nearly took his life.
Apr 25, 2022
Blind Piano Lessons: With nearly 20 years of teaching through distance learning, meet Mark Miller and begin playing today!
Apr 23, 2022
Tech Abilities: Oh Twitter, how have you grown. Jaws in the System Tray Alt Text is worth a thousand words, sorta. Air Pods 3? Yes, Really!
Apr 20, 2022
iPhone101: Updating Apps Automatically or Take Control of What Apps Update When and Where
Apr 17, 2022
Summer Opportunities Fair for Pre-ETS - Attention Students, Parents and Teachers!
Apr 16, 2022
American Foundation for the Blind’s Workplace Technology Survey: A Survey on the Workplace Technology Barriers Faced by Blind and Low Vision Individuals
Apr 06, 2022
The ReVision Fitness App: Let's change the way we look at it! Tyler Merren’s new app is ready for your workout!
Apr 06, 2022
Braille is Thriving and Learners are On-Line with the Braillists Foundation. Meet Braillists and Advocate, Mathew Horspool.
Apr 03, 2022
CareerConnect: You’ll Get Connected, You will Learn, You’ll Engage, You’ll Grow - Resources for Navigating the Transition from High School to College and the Workplace.
Apr 01, 2022
Lachi and Foundation.App Goes NFT over the Intersection of Art and Disabilities
Mar 30, 2022
Tech Abilities: And then there was 2. Netflix says Stop it! State IDs, Rugged Cases for Air Tags, Apple says Drain is OK and Intervals Timer is High Intensity and so is Callie’s Pop Culture!
Mar 29, 2022
Believe You Can Achieve: A Conversation with Camp Abilities Founder, Dr. Lauren Lieberman. In-Person Camp returns this Summer in June!
Mar 28, 2022
The New Technology Center at Lighthouse Guild is Open for Everybody!
Mar 24, 2022
Bringing shelter to the Ukrainian Blind refugees, Olga Mahler would not be anywhere else right now.
Mar 13, 2022
Discover NaviLens: The cutting-edge technology for the Visually Impaired that now navigates with 360 technology!
Mar 10, 2022
Envision Glasses are at CSUN 2022! Check Them out and listen for breaking news coming out of CSUN from Team Envision and download the Envision AI App for iOS and Android.
Mar 08, 2022
Tech Abilities: Just a Peek Apple? Amazon Prime Price Hike, Accessible Comic Books, Uber Rating You, CSUN and More Tech Tidbits and News from a Blindness Perspective.
Mar 07, 2022
With over 40 years of narrating Talking Books at the American Printing House for the Blind (APH), Ray Foushee is still turning the pages.
Mar 02, 2022
Meet Micheal Hudson – Director of the Museum for the American Printing House for the Blind. Learn about the history and what is new and upcoming for the museum renovations and tours.
Feb 19, 2022
RealSAM Pocket Launching in the U.S. Soon! Voice Activated Smart Phone for Calls, Newspapers, Podcasts, Books, Messages, Assistance and Much More, Just by Using Your Voice!
Feb 16, 2022
iPhone101 QuickByte: Punctuation: Do You Want to Hear a Comma, a Period or a Question Mark? Proof Reading, Maybe, All the Time? Maybe Not. Math and Science Specific? Maybe So. Choosing System Punctuation Groups and Creating Custom Groups.
Feb 15, 2022
Interested in Joining an Association of Blind Students? The Pennsylvania Association of Blind Students is Hosting Their 2nd Annual Virtual Piano Bar !
Feb 08, 2022
Tech Abilities: Windows 11, Notifications Disappearing, New Gucci Bag, Getting a Pet Dog as a BVI and a Lot More Tech Tidbits and News from a Blindness Perspective
Feb 06, 2022
iPhone101 – Photos, Links and Documents in the Messages App: No More Fruitless Searching in Apple’s Orchard.
Feb 02, 2022
Taking on Blindness, Stepping Back and Stepping Up – Meet Sree Roy: Assistive Volunteer Extraordinaire
Feb 01, 2022
Tech Abilities: COVID Masks, Tests and an Aira COVID Promotion, Amazon Clothing Store? Stitch Fix Preview, Direct Touch Typing Bug Fixed and Tons More Tech Tidbits with a Blindness Perspective
Jan 27, 2022
Vision Buddy: A Low Vision Solution for Seeing the World Around You – Improving the Lives of People with Disabilities Through Technology – Meet Vision Buddy CEO Zack Afridi
Jan 24, 2022
Tech Abilities: Ahh, that Smell of Theater Popcorn and Where’s My autonomous car? And a Lot More Tech Tidbits and News from a Blindness Perspective!.
Jan 13, 2022
It’s Hockey! Christine Malec and JJ Hunt from the Talk Description To Me Podcast Join Jeff Thompson to Talk and Describe Blind Hockey. It’s Not Just for Canada Anymore!
Jan 09, 2022
Updated - iPhone101 QuickByte: Creating and Naming Groups in the Messages App as Simple as That!
Jan 04, 2022
iPhone101 QuickByte: Pinning People and Groups in the Messages App: Organizing Your Favs by Pinning their Messages to the Top of the List
Jan 03, 2022
iPhone101 QuickByte: Speeding Up a YouTube Video Just like Speeding Up an Audio Book, Sort Of, Kind Of
Jan 02, 2022
Let’s Talk ScripTalk! 25 Years Strong and Growing to Meet Your Accessible Prescription Needs – Welcome En-Vision America Director of Marketing, Jenna Reed
Dec 31, 2021
Tech Abilities Christmas and Holiday Well Wishes and Joy
Dec 25, 2021
iPhone101: low data usage – Conserving Your Data Usage on Video and Streaming Services
Dec 24, 2021
A Journey Like No Other - Abandonment, Blinded, Homeless and Fighting for Self-Determination - Meet Itto Outini: – Fulbright Alumna, Journalist, Feminist, Human Rights Activist and Accessibility Advocate
Dec 22, 2021
Ayes – Helping the Blind and Visually Impaired Navigate Intersections Safely. Like Having an Audio Pedestrian Signal in your Pocket.
Dec 18, 2021
iPhone101/QuickByte: Get Your Widgets Moving! The Battery Widget is a Must and You Want it Where? You Want it How Big? OK, Let’s Do it!
Dec 14, 2021
iPhone101/QuickByte: MagSafe Battery pack from Apple: Not the Fastest, nor the Juiciest, It Just Works… and Works Smart!
Dec 13, 2021
iPhone101 QuickByte: Pronunciation – Let Your VoiceOver Voices Pronounce Words and Names the Way You Want Them Pronounced. Is it Aira or Ira? Jeff or Jawff? You decide.
Dec 05, 2021
iPhone101 QuickByte: Setting a sleep Focus for a good night sleep for all concerned, and Siri Announcing all Notifications
Dec 01, 2021
iPhone101 - Managing Mail Messages and Accounts in iOS - Part 6: Adding a Brand New Email Account To Your iDevice
Dec 01, 2021
iPhone101 - Managing Mail Messages and Accounts in iOS: Parts 4 and 5 - Deleting an Entire email Account, and Adding and Existing email Account to your iDevice
Nov 28, 2021
iPhone101 - Managing Mail Messages and Accounts in iOS: Part 3, The Mail Preview Feature - Taking a Peek with VoiceOver
Nov 27, 2021
iPhone101 - Managing Mail Messages and Accounts in iOS: Parts 1 and 2 – Deleting Single and Bulk emails and Retrieving the Deleted
Nov 22, 2021
Updated! iPhone101 QuickByte: How to Turn on Emergency Bypass on iPhone for Calls and Texts. Don’t Miss That Call!
Nov 18, 2021
iPhone101 QuickByte: Adding Locations to the Weather App. How’s Your Weather? How about Montreal, Jacksonville and Colorado Springs?
Nov 18, 2021
iPhone101 QuickByte: Banners, Badges and Sounds, Oh My! Notification Settings for Repeating Messages.
Nov 17, 2021
Iphone101 QuickByte: A Refreshing Look at The App Store Setting and 2 Refreshing Gestures
Nov 16, 2021
Accessible Pharmacy: A Comprehensive Medication Management Health Care Company Specializing in Services for the Visually Impaired Community. Get the App!
Nov 10, 2021
Just human: The Quest for Disability Wisdom, Respect and Inclusion, The New Book by Dr. Arielle Silverman, Research Specialist at AFB
Nov 08, 2021
iPhone101: Screen Recordings and Screen Shots – Setting Up, Creating, Taking and Sharing with Siri and Voiceover Accessibility
Nov 04, 2021
This is my World, if you would like to come and share it with me, that’s beautiful and I hope you enjoy it. Meet Sarah Caltieri, Singer/Songwriter, Actor, Advocate and more.
Nov 02, 2021
Tech Abilities: Braille, Audio Description, Labeling, PC vs Mac, Siri Usage, Address/Tab Bar, that Mac, Mac, Mini and Pod Unleashed Event and More Tech Tidbits and News
Oct 28, 2021
Qudsiya Naqui – Lawyer, Advocate and Podcaster. A Conversation about Transitioning From Sighted to Blind and From College to the Workplace, Running, Biking and Getting Down to the Struts.
Oct 22, 2021
iPhone101: Voice Memos – Not Your Basic Recorder Anymore. Enhanced, Concise, Speedy and Voiceover Ready, Right There in Your Device!
Oct 20, 2021
iPhone101: Music Recognition and Shazam – Hey! Who Sings This? What Song is This? A Variety of Ways to Use Music Recognition and that Magical App Shazam
Oct 19, 2021
iPhone101 QuickBytes: 6 Quick Bytes for the iPhone, and More! Searching in Settings, Back Tapping Double Tap and Triple Tap, Keyboard Clicks, Lock Sound and System Haptics.
Oct 13, 2021
Believe You Can! The Believe You Can Virtual Talent Show Returns Bigger and Better than Ever Before! Join the Live Show, and Support the Creative Talents at www.BelieveYouCan dot Live
Oct 10, 2021
iPhone101: VoiceOver Recognition - Image Descriptions, Screen Recognition, Text Recognition, and using the Rotor and setting up Quick Settings.
Oct 09, 2021
Tech Abilities: In Depth, Spontaneous and Off the Rails! A Look at Live text/OCR on the iPhone Camera, Amazon’s New Product Line, the iPhone 13 Pro Max, Vision Loss Progression and more Tech Tidbits and News from a Blindness Perspective.
Oct 06, 2021
iPhone101: Getting Your Home Screens Organized – Part 1
Sep 30, 2021
iPhone101 Quick Bytes: Battery Health, Seeing AI with Siri Shortcut made Easy, Mail Message Threading. 3 Quick Bytes for the iPhone, and More!
Sep 27, 2021
Tech Abilities: Do You Need a Hero App? Facebook and Ray-Ban Smart Glasses or Not? Apple’s California Dreaming, Direct Touch Typing, Use Factors for the iPad Mini and Tech Tidbits and News from a Blindness Perspective.
Sep 23, 2021
Feather Chelle Releases New Book, The Color of Darkness , an Abilities Awareness Activity Book for Young Readers, Blind and Sighted alike
Sep 15, 2021
Tech Abilities: VR Perspectives on Back to School and Mac vs PC vs Notetakers. Plus, WiFi Calling, EZ Shortcuts, Mail Threading Messages, Deleting Apps with a Flick and a Tap and more Tech Tidbits and News
Sep 14, 2021
iPhone101 – More Special Effects for the Messages App in iOS. By the Way, Congratulations, Happy New Year and Happy Birthday!
Sep 03, 2021
Swordy Quest Creator Charlie Seligman Talks Accessibility and App Development and Creating the Same Experience for Everyone. Plus Some Hidden Tips and Upcoming Gems.
Aug 31, 2021
iPhone101 – Screen Effects: Sending Audio Enhanced Special Screen Effects with the Messages App and Responding with the React Feature to Messages
Aug 26, 2021
Tech Abilities: Adaptations Sale, FlickType Saga, Disney’s Adaptive Costumes, iOS15 Nears, Going Back from Beta, The Vale Arrives for Accessible Gaming and more Tech Tidbits in the News
Aug 25, 2021
IPhone101 - iOS Reminders App: Hey Siri, Remind Me to…
Aug 21, 2021
Matthew Whitaker Releases His 3rd Album, Connections, Finishes His 2nd Year at Juilliard and His 1st Interview in the Blind Abilities Studio! Meet Matthew Whitaker Musician Extraordinaire!
Aug 17, 2021
iPhone101: Freeing Up Storage Space on your iDevice by Removing Large Files and Attachments by Recommendations from Your iDevice Itself!
Aug 13, 2021
Megan Hale is Taking Adaptive and Blind Physical Education to the Field of Educators and Helping Bring Trail orienteering to the Microsoft Soundscape App
Aug 12, 2021
Tech Abilities: Deep Nosing, Battery Packing, Laundry Lens App, Air Pod Pro Betas Conversation Boost, the Tech Lending Library. And more Tech Tidbits in the News
Aug 11, 2021
iPhone101: Script App Demonstration and a conversation with Envision America’s Director of Marketing, Jenna Reed
Aug 09, 2021
Beyond Vision: Enriching the Lives of Americans Who are Blind Through the Dignity of Work Valued by Customers and the Community.
Aug 05, 2021
Tech Abilities: Swordy Quest, Ziggy’s Masculine Voice, Mag Safe Charger, Beta Backups, Clubhouse is Open, Peloton Game,Diablo2 Accessibility, Messenger’s Soundmojis and Busy Boxes for Adults!
Aug 02, 2021
The Best of Folk Through 88 Keys: Meet Marcus Roberts, the Jazz Master - Disciplines of Music in the Key of Life
Jul 30, 2021
iPhone101: Sharing a Contact and Eliminating the List of Recommended Recipients from the Share Sheet:
Jul 22, 2021
iPhone101: Linking Contacts in iOS
Jul 17, 2021
Tech Abilities: A Sticky Out Pressy Thing… Need We Say More? Welcome Jesse Anderson and Lisa Salinger
Jul 14, 2021
New Updated! iPhone101 - Sending Audio Messages: Personalizing Your Messages Through Settings and Voice
Jul 08, 2021
Musicians Spotlight Series: Brian Snowman Powers: Sound Engineer, Teacher and Musician, It’s All About the Sax!
Jul 05, 2021
iPhone101: Hey Siri! What Can You Do? I’m Here to Help!
Jul 02, 2021
General and Personal Life Tips for Home, Travel and Every Day from a BVI Perspective
Jun 29, 2021
Musician Spotlight Series: The Complete Story of Johnny Hiland: Legendary Guitarist, , Legally Blind and a Chicken Pickin’ Good Person, Too!
Jun 23, 2021
Musicians Spotlight Series: John Kay: from Rock Star to Elephants, We Were All Born To Be Wild #Steppenwolf to #MaueKayFoundation
Jun 22, 2021
The Universe Just Became More Accessible - Meet Timothy Spuck and the IDATA Project and their New AfterGlow Access Software for the BVI
Jun 18, 2021
Taking Charge of your Goals, Destination and Education: Meet Hannah Harriman and Her Journey of Transitioning from High School to College to the Workplace
Jun 17, 2021
Voice over Karaoke on the Apple Music App? Kind of, Sort of, in a Way. Demonstration of the Lyrics Feature with VoiceOver.
Jun 11, 2021
iPhone101: Lists, Lists and More Lists - Flicking and Swiping Be Gone,; A Couple of More Efficient Ways to Manage Your Way Out of a Long List
Jun 09, 2021
Learning Ally’s College Success Program: Giving You the Tools and Support You Need to Thrive During College and Beyond. Meet coordinator Abigail Shaw, Mentor Rachel Grider and Mentee Gabi Mendonca
Jun 01, 2021
There Is Still so Much More to Do. Thomas Reid: The Conversation. Host of the Reid My Mind Radio Podcast.
May 27, 2021
Meet Actor Robert Tarango, the First DeafBlind Actor in a Lead Role, and Doug Roland, Writer and Director of the Academy Award Nominated Short Film, Feeling Through”
May 25, 2021
Tech Abilities: Deep Into the Weeds with Post Pandemic and VR, Sonification and spatial Recognition, LG Gram Laptop, Air Tag symphony and the BA Studio Goes Mask Free!
May 19, 2021
Accessible Astronomy: A More Inclusive Experience Thanks to Visualization Scientist Kimberly Arcand and the Talk Description to Me Team, Christine Malec and JJ Hunt
May 11, 2021
Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute is Listening to the Future of Navigation – Meet Engineer, Brandon Biggs
May 09, 2021
It’s not just the voice that matters; it’s how you tell the story - Meet Voice Artist, Tanja Milojevic
May 07, 2021
iPhone101: Period Shortcut and Auto Cap Shortcut
May 07, 2021
AirTags Whare Are You? Ahh, FindMy to the Rescue. A Look at the AirTag Set-Up and Demo
May 03, 2021
iPhone101: Emoji in Text Replacement Made Easy. Yes, Double Demo Day!
Apr 29, 2021
Tech Abilities - What if… That’s What It’s All About? Accessible Air Fryer, Unlock iPhone with Apple Watch You Masked User. Good Friends Don’t Let Friends Podcast on Pfizer! And, some Spring Loaded thing
Apr 27, 2021
Vispero – Empowering Independence: Vispero Vice President Matt Ater Talks User Experience and How the Vispero Team is Listening to You
Apr 23, 2021
Modesty, Integrity, a Dedicated Work Ethic and Above All, a Strong Love of Family - Meet Sandhya Rao: Attorney in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas and VP of iBugToday
Apr 17, 2021
The Mojo Lens is Focused on Bringing Super Powers to Low Vision – A Conversation with Dr. Ashley Tuan, VP of Medical Devices at Mojo Vision
Apr 10, 2021
iBUG – the iBlind Users Group for Beginners and Proficient Assistive Tech Users. Join iBUGToday – it’s Abuzz!
Apr 08, 2021
Unified English Braille (UEB) Practice Sentences - Comprehensive, Ready to Use and Fun. A New Book from Roberta Becker
Apr 05, 2021
Easterseal Disability Film Challenge Creatives Talk about the Experience, Challenge and Disability in Films
Apr 02, 2021
Intel AI-Powered Backpack Helps Visually Impaired Navigate World: Meet Jagadish Mahendran, AI Developer, and Hema Chamraj, Director, Technology Advocacy at Intel
Mar 31, 2021
Tech Abilities #1 Million and 6, Clubhouse Dreams, HBO Max and Audio Description? Specialized Help? Raqi? And Where Did Flicktype Get Them Apples!
Mar 30, 2021
Programs and Opportunities are Growing for Students: A Chat with Transition Coordinator Sheila Koenig - Make that a Chill and Chat!
Mar 26, 2021
Transitioning from High School to College: A Panel of College Students Take on the Questions from High School Students from a Blindness and Low Vision Perspective
Mar 22, 2021
Going Hard Core on Tenacity, Advocacy, Perseverance and Empathy - Meet Alaska Center for the Blind Transition Coordinator for Youth, Multi-Talented Musician, Tony Gebhard
Mar 19, 2021
Racial Disparities in School Discipline of Students with Disabilities.
Mar 12, 2021
NaviLens - The new smart digital signage for everyone! Or, as we say, QR Codes on Steroids! Free App on iOS and Android
Mar 12, 2021
How a Journey Through Vision Loss Prepared Laura Allen to Become Head of Strategy for Accessibility and Disability Inclusion at Google
Mar 02, 2021
Transitioning Through Change and Mental Health with Beth Gustin, a Licensed Professional Counselor, and Nationally Certified Mental Health Counselor
Mar 01, 2021
Author Feather Chell Has So Many Interesting Chapters in Her Life, I just wanted to keep turning the Pages. And Her New Book, Stranded, is a Page Turner as Well!
Feb 26, 2021
Our Space Our Place: A Creative Program Helping Students Connect Socially Through Arts, Sports and Community Service and Mentoring
Feb 24, 2021
Inclusion in Academia for Blind and visually Impaired Students, Inclusion in STEM and the Importance of Braille at Any Age, Meet Dr. Natalina Martiniello
Feb 19, 2021
Join the Club House! Club House on iOS - Drop-in Audio Chat
Feb 16, 2021
Get Out of Your Brain and Do It! 4th Fittest Standing Adaptive Athlete in the World Kym DeKeyrel on CrossFit Training and How Her Life Changing Diet Made Her Who She is Today
Feb 14, 2021
What’s the Big Idea, Dr. Cal? A Conversation with Dr. Calvin Roberts, President and CEO of Lighthouse Guild
Feb 11, 2021
Tech Abilities: Face ID Gets a Buddy in the Apple Watch. Will Your Air Pods Pair with Your Mac? Is Proximity Always a Good Thing? New Disney Bundle and Spam Call Blues
Feb 08, 2021
Telling Stories Visually: Meet Legally Blind Filmmaker and YouTube Creator Juan Alcazar
Feb 04, 2021
Rebranding Your Services to Fit the Changing Times: Meet Apple Certified Coach Donna Jodhan
Feb 01, 2021
Tech Abilities: Dude, Where’s My Clubhouse? Homan Prize is Live, PC vs Mac Round 1, Mac Mini, Mantis, iPad Air4 are Keepers but Did the Air Pod Pros Go Back? Then she’s like, Dude!
Jan 26, 2021
Braille Doodle: Creating touchable drawings. and the Perfect Solution for Teaching and Learning Braille While Remote Learning
Jan 22, 2021
Strap - Change the way you explore the world! A New Device Being Developed by Strap Technologies, and Claiming Strap Could Possibly Replace the White Cane.
Jan 21, 2021
Sing for Serenity Choir is an International On-Line Choir for the Blind. Come Listen and Join Us virtually!
Jan 16, 2021
Tech Abilities: The Show Must Go On, Headset Mania, Activity Goals on the Apple Watch and Everything You Wanted to Know About Aira but Were Afraid to Ask! Welcome Jenine Stanley
Jan 13, 2021
Meet 14 Year Old Ryan Lukowicz – - Future Meteorologist and Creator of the Behind the Weather Forecast Podcast
Jan 09, 2021
Build Confidence, Explore Career Possibilities, and Expand Horizons of Opportunity – Meet Pre-Employment Transition Services Counselor Travis Mashuga
Jan 05, 2021
Assistive Technology Specialist Jesse Anderson and State Services for the Blind Go Virtual in Providing Transition Services to Students
Jan 02, 2021
Tech Abilities: SeeingAI Swiss Army Knife Adds LiDAR, Facebook About Faces Apple, Apple Car Waiting Continues, Multiple Users on Your iPhone? Is Fitness Plus Actually Fitness Less?
Dec 29, 2020
See3D: 3D Printing for the Blind and Visually Impaired. An Insightful Perception Through Touch. Let’s Get Involved!
Dec 26, 2020
Explore with LiDAR on the New World Channel in the latest SeeingAI Update – Demo Included
Dec 23, 2020
Author Cheryl McNeil Fisher talks Publishing and Authoring Books, Getting a Guide Dog and Experiencing Google’s Project Guideline, a Partnership Project with Guiding Eyes for the Blind
Dec 22, 2020
Coming Soon! Super Lidar – The First Lidar App for iPhone 12 Pro Series. LiDAR – Light Distance and Ranging from the Makers of Supersense AI for the Blind
Dec 19, 2020
Supersence – AI for Blind: A Smart Scanner App that Automatically Detects Text, Currency, Barcodes and Much More! Meet Shane Lowe – Community Manager at Supersence
Dec 19, 2020
Halos Tactile Icons - Meet Anne DeWitt: Tactile Icon Stickers for Your Microwave, Washer, Dryer, Oven, Dishwasher and More!
Dec 18, 2020
The American Council of the Blind (ACB): A Look at this Important Organization at the National Level, Audio Description, ACB Radio and the Upcoming Minnesota ACB Convention
Dec 15, 2020
Tech Abilities: Girls Talk Tech and There’s Just 1 JT. Fitness Plus About to Drop, Air Pod Max Go Ching-Ching, Blind, a Noun, Adjective or just a 5-Letter Word? What about Flying Dogs?
Dec 13, 2020
Envision AI – Winter Sale 35% OFF, 14-Day Free Trial and a Chance to Win Envision Glasses! Karthik Kannan from Envision Talks OCR, Column Detection, Translating and the Now Available Envision Glasses
Dec 07, 2020
Apple Accessibility - Built‑in Features that Work the Way You Do. Make Them Yours, and Make Something Wonderful.. A Conversation with Sarah Herrlinger, Apple’s Director of Global Accessibility Policy and Initiatives
Dec 03, 2020
Meet Pardy Gill: A Journey of Denial and Acceptance of Blindness and His Battle with COVID-19
Dec 02, 2020
Tech Abilities: Talk Less, Smile More - Find My What? Keys to the Kingdom? 5G or Not to 5G? Mac Now or mac Later?
Nov 26, 2020
Tech Abilities: Girl, Girl, Girl, Oh Boy, Big Sir Control Center, Magnifier People Detection, PC vs Mac Fight, Stitch Fixed, Accessible Shopping and Google Photos App Storage is Gonna Cost Yah!
Nov 17, 2020
Blind Cricket: Through Enthusiasm and a Shared Passion, Brittany and Riley are Raising Awareness and You Can Help Them Bring the Game to the U.S.
Nov 15, 2020
College Continues from a Distance, Know Your Tech!: Around The World with COVID-19 from a Blindness Perspective - Episode 22 – Sammie Shipman, from California
Nov 13, 2020
Tech Abilities One More Thing Before That One More Thing. Accessible Rowing, Apple One, Could it Kill off Dropbox? Have You Found My Air Tag? If I had a Million…
Nov 10, 2020
Tech Has the Power to Change Lives, Especially People with Disabilities – Meet Kiran Kaja: Google's Accessibility Lead for Search, Assistant and News
Nov 04, 2020
Tech Abilities: Put on Your Halos, Pacific Blue is True as the iPhone 12 Pro. One Newbie, One Gremlin and Some T-Vision to Boot. HBO What?
Nov 01, 2020
Bridging the Distance: NVDACon 2020 December 5 and 6. Learn about the Free NVDA Screenreader and the Upcoming NVDA Conference.
Oct 30, 2020
Around The World with COVID-19 from a Blindness Perspective (Episode 21): Gerardo Corripio - Describing the Dichotomy of the Corona Experience in Mexico
Oct 27, 2020
A Different Way of Seeing (Second Edition): Author Lois Strachan is Living an ordinary Life in an Extraordinary Way. Pre-Order on Amazon Today!
Oct 22, 2020
Tech Abilities: How is Your Apple Picking Going? Finally, an Apple Smart Speaker, or Is It? Is Prime Really Prime? Is the iPhone Really Just a Subscription Plan? Lidar is Cool!
Oct 18, 2020
Ana Sikhashvili Shines a Light on her Student Exchange Experience in the U.S. and Attending Minnesota Academy for the Blind and How She is Bringing it All Back Home to the Republic of Georgia
Oct 16, 2020
Around the World with COVID-19 – Episode 20: Breaking Out of Years of Self-Limiting Excuses, Nick D’Ambrosio Steps Out into the Pandemic with a Passion for Self-Determination
Oct 13, 2020
The Organizations of the Blind and Visually Impaired Series (Episode 1) – The Keystone Chapter Of the NFB of Pennsylvania and the Virtual Talent Show October 17 at 7 PM EST
Oct 09, 2020
GoodMaps: Making the World More Accessible One Place at a Time - Indoor and Outdoor Navigation in the Palm of Your Hand
Oct 07, 2020
Meet Tech Enthusiast Rita Howells from Rita’s iDevice Advice – Taking Accessibility Recumbent Style and Sharing 33 years of Tech Know-How
Oct 06, 2020
Kristy Has Gone viral! YouTuber, Kristy Viers, Talks Braille Screen Input, Dystopia Beta, 3D Printing, College and a Little about Cats
Oct 04, 2020
YouTube Creator, Musician and College Student, Gabby Mendonca is Breaking Down Barriers and Sharing Her Journey World-Wide
Sep 29, 2020
Around the World with COVID-19 from a Blindness Perspective - Episode 19: Manique Gunaratne, from Sri Lanka - Success is not Inclusive for All
Sep 28, 2020
It’s Just Life… Now. Meet Hilda Dunford – Mother of a Child Who Happens to be Blind. @OurBlindSide on Instagram
Sep 23, 2020
TechAbilities: After the Dust Settles in the Apple Orchard, Along Comes Serina, Raqi and Jeffy AppleSeed
Sep 21, 2020
Into Adulthood: Voting Rights for Youth with Disabilities
Sep 21, 2020
Around The World with COVID-19 from a Blindness Perspective - Episode 18: Paul Mugambi - The State of Affairs for Disabled Persons in the Pandemic Era in Kenya
Sep 20, 2020
Around the World with COVID-19 from a Blindness Perspective - Episode 17: Brigitte Lablache, Seychelles - Living in Paradise in the Midst of a Pandemic
Sep 12, 2020
Mac For The Blind: Instructional Courses for Anything Apple - Meet John Panarese. New Classes Starting Soon! Register Now!
Sep 10, 2020
That "Tech Abilities" Show: Time Flies - Apple Event Sept. 15 -, iOS 14 Tidbits, Faster TV and Welcome Raqi G
Sep 09, 2020
Around the World with COVID-19 from a Blindness Perspective - Episode 16: Alvaro Gutierrez, Reporting on the Progression of Corona in a Very Different Society and Culture
Sep 07, 2020
Introducing Laura Wolke: From an Unsatisfied Job to Law Student to Lawyer to Clerk of the US Supreme Court… and, an “Old Friend”
Sep 02, 2020
New! Adding Alt-Text to Images in Facebook. A TechAbilities Demo Breakout
Aug 30, 2020
TechAbilities: Global Settings for Podcast, The Apple Orchard Goes Privacy Wild, Facebook Finally Puts Alt Text into the Workflow and iOS Betas are Kinda Cool, Um, Sometimes
Aug 28, 2020
Sustainability is Fueling Aira’s Future. Aira Gift Cards Roll Out and a Plan and 5 Minutes Free for Everyone Explained by Aira CEO, Troy Otillio, and Operations Manager, Ryan Bresnahan
Aug 25, 2020
Come Join the Revolution and Reveal the Creative Greatness Within You. Meet Marilee Talkington - Founder and Executive Director of Access Acting Academy
Aug 22, 2020
Born Blind to Inspire: YouTube Channel Creator, Mom, Gardener and Author – From Ukraine to Down Under - Meet Olga Itsanko-Mahler
Aug 16, 2020
Around The World with COVID-19 from a Blindness Perspective (Episode 15) with Chelsie Reid - Keeping Busy and Fighting Off Depression and Anxiety in New York City
Aug 16, 2020
Around the World with COVID-19 from a Blindness Perspective - Episode 14: Hiroyuki Shinagawa from Japan, “Konichiwa from Osaka”
Aug 12, 2020
Access and Engagement to Education and Flatten Inaccessibility Surveys: Meet Dr. L. Penny Rosenblum, Director of Research, American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
Aug 10, 2020
Opening Doors to Opportunities for Transition Age Students: Meet Career Discovery Project Program Director and Author, Jon Marin
Aug 07, 2020
Radio Talking Book: Change is On the Way! New Alexa Skill and RTB iOS and Android Apps Pave the Way to the Future. Blog Post.
Aug 03, 2020
Conversation with a View. Meet Christine Malec and JJ Hunt – Creators of the New Podcast “Talk Description to Me”.
Jul 29, 2020
Envision Glass - Let the Glasses Speak to You! A Look Through the Envision Glasses and the EnvisionAI App. Get 10% Off! Use BlindAbilities10 at Checkout!
Jul 29, 2020
Around The World with COVID-19 from a Blindness Perspective Episode 13 - Tim McIsaac: A Different Perspective from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Jul 29, 2020
Around The World with COVID-19 from a Blindness Perspective: Jo Fishwick, Checking In with Care and Stepping Out with Caution - Devon, England
Jul 23, 2020
Around The World with COVID-19 from a Blindness Perspective: Michael Babcock, - Work, Life and Family. Coquille, Oregon
Jul 23, 2020
Around The World with COVID-19 from a Blindness Perspective: Episode 10 - Jeff Bazer – Maintaining and Changing in South Carolina
Jul 18, 2020
A Conversation with Apple’s Accessibility Team. Meet Sarah Herrlinger and Dean Hudson.
Jul 17, 2020
Listen to Podcasts the Way You Want To: Downcast App Developer, George Cox, is in the Studio Talking Accessibility from a Developers Perspective.
Jul 16, 2020
Jeff Bazer from Vispero Gives Us an Overview of the Freedom Scientific ElBraille and Optelec Compact 10. Special Prices Through July!
Jul 15, 2020
Around The World with COVID-19 from a Blindness Perspective - Episode 9: Essential Worker Lori Thompson, Minneapolis, Minnesota - Coping and Adapting .
Jul 13, 2020
Around the World with COVID-19 from a Blindness Perspective - Episode 8 - Sherry Molengraft: In Jacksonville, Florida - The New Hotbed.
Jul 10, 2020
That Blind Tech Show: Good Bye Microsoft Stores, Bye Bye Bose Stores, too. Privacy, Browsers, Trackers, Oh My! Accessible Tweets Audio Still Coming?
Jul 08, 2020
Around The World with COVID-19 from a Blindness Perspective - Episode 7: in the Big Apple with Brian Fischler – New York, New York
Jul 06, 2020
My Voice – Your Message – Bullseye! Meet Award Winning Voice Artist Satauna Howery
Jul 02, 2020
Around the World with COVID-19 from a Blindness Perspective - Episode 6: Brooklyn Rodden Kelly, from Sacramento, CA– Doing My Thing – Safe and Aware.
Jun 29, 2020
Around The World with COVID-19 from a Blindness Perspective: Episode 5 - Nick D’Ambrosio from Montreal – Together We Will Make It.
Jun 24, 2020
Around The World with COVID-19 from a Blindness Perspective: Episode 4 - Marlon Parieaho from Trinidad and Tobago - - A Time to Learn.
Jun 22, 2020
Around The World with COVID-19 from a Blindness Perspective - Episode 3: Steve Wicketts from England – Look Out for Your Mates.
Jun 22, 2020
Around The World with COVID-19 from a Blindness Perspective: Episode 2 - Chee Chau from Malaysia - Helping Others.
Jun 18, 2020
Chips, Ram and Bears, Oh My We Went Live! WWDC, IMDB, Soundscape Beacons, Mobile Podcasting autonomous Cars, and What’s with iCloud and iCloud Drive?
Jun 17, 2020
Around the World with COVID-19 from a Blindness Perspective. A New Series. Episode 1 – When it Began Down Under.
Jun 16, 2020
Guiding Emily: A Tale of Love, Loss, and Courage. A New Book from Best Selling Author Barbara Hinske
Jun 12, 2020
This Friday and Saturday, the Luminato Festival Listen Party! May I Take Your Arm? And The Cave. Meet the Actor in the Pre and Post events and Live Audio Description! And Interview with Christine Malec.
Jun 10, 2020
That Blind Tech Show: We Are Going Live! Give Us a Jingle! Fact Checking Revealed and HBO MAX Really Lacks. Skull Candy Gets Tiled, and the Conventions are Going Virtual.
Jun 09, 2020
Voices in the Entertainment World from a Blindness Perspective: Join Joe Strechay, Satauna Howery, Stephen Letnes, Bree Klauser and Roy Samuelson for a Roundtable Rouser
Jun 05, 2020
Radio Talking Book is Working Hard to Keep Your News and Information on the Air and Now in Your Apps and Amazon Devices. Blog Posts by Dave Andrews.
Jun 02, 2020
American Printing House is Keeping Braille at Your Fingertips! Introducing the Mantis Q40 and the Chameleon 20. A Conversation with APH Head of Global Innovation, Greg Stilson.
Jun 01, 2020
Believe in Yourself. If You Don’t Believe in Yourself, Trust Me, No One is Going to Believe in You. Meet Google Accessibility Testing Program Manager - Jyotsna Kaki.
May 26, 2020
That Blind Tech Show: Don’t Blame it on the Dog! Audio Description Audio News. Google TidBits, To Do Reminders App or Not To Do? Here Comes HBO Max. How does Your iPad Size Up?
May 25, 2020
Global Accessibility Awareness Day with Larry Goldberg, Head of Accessibility at Verizon Media Group – Bringing Awareness to Accessibility
May 20, 2020
Blind Abilities Presents: Essential Worker Nick Dambrosio – Coping with Fear, Anxiety and Independence.
May 17, 2020
Student Takes Action Against College Board’s Decisions that Leave Blind and Deaf Students Without Adequate Accommodations for the Advanced Placement Exams. Meet Kaleigh Brendle.
May 14, 2020
That Blind Tech Show: We Just Cover it All, That’s All We Do. And We Do it for You. Top Tech News and Some How-to-Do’s . Yes, Another Episode!
May 11, 2020
FocusOnFitness: Dumbbells - Used in Sets or Individually. A Very versatile Hand-held Piece of Equipment. Episode 7 of the FocusOnFitness Series.
May 03, 2020
FocusOnFitness: Creating Space and Setting the Stage – What’s Under Your Feet? Episode 6 of the FocusOnFitness Series.
Apr 30, 2020
FocusOnFitness: Spinning the Exercise Bike and Timing that Interval Training. Episode 5 of the FocusOnFitness Series
Apr 30, 2020
That Blind Tech Show: All Stitched Up and No Place to Go? Facebook Video Calls, Rooms and Live Events. Jaws Tutorials, BME Specialized Help, RadioTalkingBook RTB Has an App and a Skill, Handing Off and Zoom Bombing
Apr 28, 2020
Transition and Skills Programs for Youth and Teens at Lighthouse Guild. Meet Jaydan Mitchell, Youth Services Coordinator
Apr 27, 2020
Locked Down and Distance Learning: Transition Students Describe the Impact of Schools Closing and How They are Meeting the Virtual Challenges and the New Realities of 2020.
Apr 24, 2020
iPhone101: Adding an Alternative ID or Second Person to Face ID on Your iPhone. Note: If you pull your mask just below your nose area, your current Face ID should work)
Apr 20, 2020
Level Up – A New Online Workshop Series for High School Transition Age Students with Topics Ranging From Self-Advocacy, Self-Determination, Positive Self-Talk and More
Apr 14, 2020
That Blind Tech Show: Rooster Boy to the Help Desk Rescue, Brian’s PC Rising, Alternate Face ID, Serina’s the Queen of WHAT’s My Password??? We’re all Locked Down and Making it Work. Hi Ed!
Apr 12, 2020
Online with Simon Bonenfant: Meet Becca Weber - Transitioning to the Workplace, Volunteering with the National Homework Hotline and Online Learning for School
Apr 10, 2020
Meet Bree Klauser – Actor on AppleTV Plus Series SEE, Singer and Music Producer, Voice Artist and a Self-Proclaimed Cartoon Junkie
Apr 08, 2020
Check Out the Podcast Library from Blind Abilities. Over 621 Podcasts for Transition Students, College to the Workplace, Technology, iPhone101, Interviews and more!
Apr 06, 2020
2020Census – Your Response Matters: Susan Kusz Explains Why the Census is So Important to Our Community
Apr 06, 2020
Virtual Hugs! Wiggle Wiggle Zoom Zoom Apples are Dropping Brian is Tipping Sirena is in the Playroom and Who is Replacing Brian? Stay Well.
Mar 28, 2020
Apps and Resources for Students and a Perspective from a Parent of a Blind Teen Now Schooling from Home
Mar 27, 2020
COVID-19 - If Your Doctor Wants you to Come In, How do You Get There? Stephen Letnes is Working It Big Time and the Community Needs Your Help.
Mar 22, 2020
Improving the Lives of Blind Americans.: Simon Bonenfant Sits Down with , John G. Paré, Jr., Executive Director, Advocacy and Policy of the NFB
Mar 21, 2020
FocusOnFitness: The Plank – Build Stability and Working the Core Muscles. Episode 1 of 4 in this Introductory Series.
Mar 20, 2020
FocusOnFitness: Squats – Build Stability and Working the Leg Muscles, Quadriceps, Hamstrings and Calves. 2 of 4 in this Introductory Series.
Mar 20, 2020
FocusOnFitness: Walking – A Good cardio and Aerobic Exercise That Helps the Large Muscles, the Heart and Lungs. Episode #3 of 4 in this FocusOnFitness Introductory Series.
Mar 20, 2020
FocusOnFitness: Stretching – The Windmill is a Great Core Building Exercise and a Great Way to Give that Core a Good Stretching. Episode 4 of 4 in this FocusOnFitness Series.
Mar 19, 2020
Blind Abilities Presents: Corona19 Virus from a Blindness Perspective
Mar 17, 2020
Envision Glasses - The New AI-Powered SmartGlasses by Envision
Mar 09, 2020
That Blind Tech Show: From Glasses to a Chip in the Brain, To Glasses from Aira Setting on the Horizon, and Google Products and Accessibility. What’s with all this White Noise Brian?
Mar 09, 2020
iPhone101 - Managing Targeted Ad Tracking on the iPhone. Big Apple is Watching You!
Feb 28, 2020
Boy, Can He Play Guitar! :A Chat with Joey Stuckey, a Musician, A Producer and A Bit of a Bionic Man!
Feb 26, 2020
That Blind Tech Show Demo: Sound+Sleep High Fidelity Sleep Sound Machine with Real Non-Looping Nature Sounds by Adaptive Sound Technologies
Feb 24, 2020
Analysis Paralysis: A Moment of Time Between a Member of the BVI Community and a Sighted Individual
Feb 21, 2020
First Time in Canadian History -- Accessible Prescription Labels Available In-Store Across Large Pharmacy Chain! En-VisionAmerica Partners with Empire Co. LTD
Feb 18, 2020
That Blind Tech Show: Blind Ground Hog Gets debut and Peta isn’t Having It! Accessible Memes, Alt Text Your Facebook Photos Demo and Serina Leads the Way to AFB
Feb 10, 2020
That Blind Tech Show: Privacy, Advertisers and Location Services – This Uber Driver Gots Ya Covered. PTSD at Facebook? Guide Dogs get State Honors, Kicked to the Curb and Separated all in One Week
Feb 01, 2020
Leveling the Playing Field with Darkness and Challenging yourself in Full Sight - Kelsi Hansen Stars in Theater Production of Wait Until Dark.
Jan 22, 2020
Daniel Bernstrom’s 3rd Book, Big Papa and the Time Machine, is Released. A Journey Through Being Scared, Bravery and Love
Jan 19, 2020
That Blind Tech Show: Cat Black Kettle Pot, Riding Guide Dogs, Eating Apple Products, Facebook is Crashing more than Air Taxis, Jeff Gets Juicy, Brian’s iPhone Takes a Licking and Serina, We are Listening!
Jan 13, 2020
Episode 600: Reliving The Ride: Autonomous Vehicles, Driverless Navigation and Stepping into the Experience with Liz Bottner and Michael Colbrunn
Jan 08, 2020
Blind Sailing Charity Commodore Lucy Hodges Takes Us on a Journey of Helping Others, Winning Championships and Finding that Inspiration In You
Jan 04, 2020
From Us to You, From You to Us: Happy, Merry, Joy, and Festive - Celebrating Community, Friendships, Peace and Love. A Blind Abilities Holiday 2019
Dec 25, 2019
That Blind Tech Show: The Voice of Audio Description – Roy Samuelson Returns to the BA Studio, The Big Bird is No More and Chuckie is Suspect, Best Apps of 2019 and Wow, isn’t iOS 13 Doing it for You?
Dec 20, 2019
That Blind Tech Show: To Aira or Not to Aira? Is Soundscape and Bose Dancing or Not? What OCR is in Your Pocket? Drum Roll Please, KNFB and Tivo Get Updates!
Dec 12, 2019
SciVIS: Space Camp for Interested Visually Impaired Students, “Just because I can't see the stars, doesn't mean I can't reach for them”
Nov 26, 2019
Demo of the Dash Rapid Egg Cooker: Great for the Dorm! 6 Egg Capacity Electric Egg Cooker for Hard Boiled Eggs, Poached Eggs, Scrambled Eggs, or Omelets. A TBTS Special.
Nov 19, 2019
‪That Blind Tech Show: Stream Wars Begin! AppleTVPlus and Disney Have Set Sail and Peacock and HBOMax are Coming. the Stream is Filling Up and Accessibility and Audio Description is Getting the Love! ‬
Nov 19, 2019
Beautiful Life Experiences that Enhance Lives: Meet Bryce Weiler - Disability Consultant for the Baltimore Orioles and Co-Founder of the Beautiful Lives Project
Nov 13, 2019
That Blind Tech Show:Air Pod Pro Pal Club Still Taking Members After More than a Week! Apple Surrendering Privacy and Voice Guidance Taking Baby Steps. And What about iOS 13.2 and Catalina?
Nov 12, 2019
The Apple TV Plus New Series, See, is Breaking Down Barriers as the World Goes Blind and the Possibilities and Abilities are Something to See – Meet Associate Producer and Blindness Consultant, Joe Strechay
Nov 06, 2019
Pitch Black: A Dusklight Story – Harry Cooper Goes Psycho-Acoustic Over the Entire Environment. Emerge Yourself into Pitch Black - Coming 2020.
Nov 05, 2019
Meet Joe Quirk – The Man Behind the Circus Master's Revenge Audio Immersive Game, The Veteran, The Author, Survivor and Definitely Motivated
Nov 03, 2019
Connect with other parents to share resources, experiences and strength - The Lighthouse Guild Parent Tele-Support Network - Support is a phone call away!
Oct 31, 2019
Chat with Other Teens Around the Country! Talk about School, Tech, Relationships, Careers and Whatever is on Your Mind - Join the Lighthouse Guild Teen Support Network
Oct 29, 2019
Job Insights: Meet Business Relations Specialist Pam Gowan – 45 Years of Enhancing Job Opportunities and Educating Businesses of the Possibilities and Abilities of the Blind and Visually Impaired
Oct 27, 2019
Menus4ALL: Accessible Menus Supporting Screen Readers, Braille Refreshable Displays and Low Vision – Over 50,000 Accessible Menus in 12,000 Cities!
Oct 25, 2019
Start Your Impossible! Dr. Amit Patel is Racing Forward with No Finish Line in Sight. And Like Toyota, This Experience is Not Just for the Driver... It’s for the Entire Community
Oct 23, 2019
Raise Your Cane! White Cane Safety Awareness Day at the Capital!
Oct 21, 2019
Transitioning from High School to College to The Workplace Meet Senior Public Relations Specialist Rachel Carver
Oct 14, 2019
Rachel Carver - Outlook Business Solutions: The Capabilities Of the Visually Impaired in the Workforce.
Oct 14, 2019
Way of the Servant Warrior: Meet Professional Adventurer Joshua “The Jedi” Loya – Grappling with, Surfing through, and Speaking about Life
Oct 10, 2019
Focus on Fitness: The Plank – Build Stability and Working the Core Muscles
Oct 09, 2019
iPhone101: Personalizing VoiceOver Touch Gestures – Quick Search Simplification Makes it All the More Commanding!
Oct 01, 2019
iOS13.1 Reviewed: That Blind Tech Show Talks About the New Features, Gestures and By the Way, Does the Status Bar Get Downsized?
Sep 27, 2019
iPhone101: Slide To Type - QuickPath is Your iPhone's Version of Gesture Typing, and is On By Default. Let’s Give it a Try. Updated 9 26
Sep 25, 2019
Save The Date! White Cane Safety Awareness Day at the Capital! October 15, 2019. National Disability Employment Awareness Month – The Right Talent, Right Now.
Sep 23, 2019
Latest from the Orchard And Busy Bees are Making Honey. You May Not Get Stung Picking Apples this Autumn – And, Brian, it’s Just a Knob, Just a Knob.
Sep 16, 2019
AudioWizards – an Accessible Audible Game from myTrueSound: An Audiotastic Journey Available on the App Store and on the Google Play Store!
Sep 12, 2019
Demo of the Xfinity X1 Set Top Box with Voice Guidance - Join Simon and Comcast’s Vice President of Accessibility, Tom Wlodkowski at the Comcast Accessibility Lab.
Sep 09, 2019
Straight from the Comcast Accessibility Lab - Meet Comcast’s Vice President of Accessibility, Tom Wlodkowski
Sep 06, 2019
Fresh from the Summer Transition Program, Working as an AT Specialist and Volunteering for Apple, Microsoft and Google, Yahya Abdikadir Picks the U of M for his Programming and Computer Science Goals
Sep 04, 2019
Active Shooter Preparedness - for Blind and Visually Impaired Individuals
Aug 30, 2019
Teky Teky Long Time – That Blind Tech Show Keeps it Up Well Beyond a Dominos Pizza, However, the First 5 Minutes are Free! Aira, Microsoft VERSE, Apple Card, Orcam, Facebook and 3 Things Not to Do with a Microphone.
Aug 28, 2019
Introducing Circus Masters Revenge - Mental Vision Games’ First Immersive Action Game for the Visually Impaired - Meet Mental Visions’ Joe Quirk along with Jesse Anderson from Illegally Sighted
Aug 22, 2019
Aira is Free! Connect with an Agent Now and Start Saving Time. You Have Nothing to Lose – Literally! A Conversation with Ryan Bishop, Explorer Account Manager at Aira
Aug 20, 2019
Got Money? Download the Free Money Reader Apps, iNote App for iOS and the IDEAL Currency Identifier for Android and Apply for the Free iBill Currancy Reader from the Bureau of Engraving.
Aug 13, 2019
Back to School with Vispero: Jeff Bazer Tells Us All About Freedom Scientific, Jaws, Optelec and Enhanced Vision. From Low-Vision and Screen Readers to Braille Displays, Vispero Has Got You Covered!
Aug 12, 2019
He Asked for It, He Worked for It, Now He’s Busier Than Ever! Able Artist Foundation’s Founder, Stephen Letnes, Announces New Grant Program, Emmi Nomination, Awareness, Nurturing Relationships and Working on Skills
Aug 11, 2019
Envision Summer Sale! See What You Can’t with EnvisionAI! A Future So Bright, I Think We’ll Where Shades. Or, Smart Glasses According to Karthik.
Aug 09, 2019
iPhone101: Snatch It, Grab It and Paste It! A Review of the Text Selection Features in iOS
Aug 08, 2019
Job Insights - Career Resources for the BVI: Working From Home
Aug 08, 2019
Planes, Trains and Canes: Meet Holman Prize Winner Dr. Mona Minkara and Get Ready to Take a Ride on Her Adventures Through Public Transit
Aug 05, 2019
Walmart and Sam’s Club Announces Accessible Prescriptions Through Script Talk from En-Vision America! David Raistrick Brings Us the Latest Updates From En-Vision America. #NFB19
Aug 03, 2019
BARD – Braille and Audio Reading Download from the National Library Services (NLS): Free Downloadable Books and Magazines. #NFB19
Jul 31, 2019
While Popping Popcorn with Alexa, Peter Korn and Simon Bonenfant Talk Echo Show 5, Amazon Fire TV Addition Toshiba TVs and the Affordable Fire Tablets with Braille Support. #NFB19
Jul 29, 2019
That Blind Tech Show: Microsoft To Do, Amazon Prime, No-No Google, APH Partnerships, Two Blind Brothers, NFB2019 and Some Mystery Accessory that has Brian Stumped
Jul 27, 2019
The Complete Story of Johnny Hiland: Legendary Guitarist, , Legally Blind and a Chicken Pickin’ Good Person, Too!
Jul 26, 2019
Aira Party, autonomous Cars, Aira access at Colleges, Meet Mike Randall the New Aira CEO and the Partnership that will Rock Your Ears with Bose. #NFB19
Jul 24, 2019
Creating Safe Traffic Crossings with Audio Pedestrian Signals – RTB Safe Traffic is Crossing that Road for All of Us. #NFB19
Jul 22, 2019
Orcam MyEye 2: The Most Advanced Wearable Assistive Technology Device for the Blind and Visually Impaired, that Reads Text, Recognizes Faces, Identifies Products and More. #NFB19
Jul 22, 2019
Bringing Sight to People Who Happen to be Blind and Low-Vision – Meet the Be My Eyes Team. #NFB19
Jul 19, 2019
Accommodated Testing at Law School Admissions Council (LSAC) - Learn How to Enhance Your Opportunities and The Accommodations for Taking the Law School Admission Test (LSAT). #NFB19
Jul 17, 2019
APH American Printing House: Huge Partnerships Bringing the Community New and Innovative Products. Introducing CodeJumper, the BrailleBuzz, ColorStar and More! #NFB19
Jul 16, 2019
Guide Dogs for the Blind (GDB): Applying, Qualifying and Getting Training. Meet Jim Power – Field Service Manager. Plus, Listen to Belo Cipriani’s Guide Dog Story. #NFB19
Jul 16, 2019
Getting Two Blind Brothers with One Stone! The Best Feeling Shirts You Will Ever Feel! Meet Bradford and Bryan from Two Blind Brothers. #NFB19
Jul 14, 2019
BoseFrames are Getting Sterioids! Putting a Camera on the Bose Frames is the Next Step for the Aira and Bose Partnership. #NFB19
Jul 14, 2019
Blind Abilities Super Duper Extra: Spider-Man: Far From Home is Here And Audio Describer Roy Samuelson Spins His Own Web on Audio Description
Jul 03, 2019
iPhone 101 Dictation Tips and Tricks
Jun 30, 2019
The Free WayAround App Will Get you Tagging Nearly Anything and with the Tag Selection Available, Look Out Kids, Papa’s Got a Brand New Tag!
Jun 30, 2019
Career Expo: Volunteering Led Sam Jasmine to Her Engineering Position and Has Been Engineering the Disability in Progress Radio Show for 14 Years
Jun 25, 2019
World Champion Lex Gillette – The Journeyman, and Inspiring Young athlete, Mitch Smedley - The Apprentice, Talk Olympics, Goals and Having a Vision
Jun 22, 2019
Career Expo: The Importance of Soft Skills, Gaining a Diverse Skill Set and Putting Yourself in Uncomfortable Situations – Meet Rev. Lisa Larges
Jun 18, 2019
Gratitude and Friendship – Overcoming Anything in Life: Meet Daria Zawadzki, facilitator of Tele-Support Groups for Blind and Visually Impaired Teens and So Much More!
Jun 17, 2019
Creating Audio Description - Behind the Scenes and Between the Lines: A Conversation with an Audio Describer Who Wants to Learn from You, the Listeners - A Blog Post by jeff Thompson
Jun 17, 2019
A Conversation With Marta Hanyzkiewicz: A Journey From Trials to Triumph
Jun 11, 2019
After the Dust Settles, That Blind Tech Show Takes a Walk Through the Apple Orchard and They be Talking Dub-Dub 2019
Jun 11, 2019
Meet Anthony Ferraro - Athlete, Motivational Speaker, Musician and Advocate for Disabled Youth
Jun 07, 2019
Career Expo: From Postdoctoral Researcher to Professor of Bio Engineering, Meet Dr. Mona Minkara: Trains, Planes and Cane – Just Do It!
Jun 05, 2019
Career Expo: Life Throws Curves - Get a Well-Balanced and Broad Foundation, Meet Manager of Braille Programs - Jennifer Dunnam
Jun 03, 2019
He Happens to Be Sighted: How Working as an Aira Agent and Now the Customer Experience Operations analyst is Changing His Perceptions - Meet Ryan Bresnahan
Jun 02, 2019
Career Expo: Focusing on Your Abilities - Meet Music Therapist and Marathon Runner, Rachel Hastings
May 28, 2019
What Makes a Disability? A Blog Posts by Kelsi Hansen
May 28, 2019
Career Expo: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Forensics and Testing for Accessibility Barriers – Meet Alyssa Gourley
May 24, 2019
A Memorial for Mike Kelly: A Celebration of Friendship, A Celebration of Love, And A Celebration of Life
May 24, 2019
APH’s Braille Trail Reader LE Braille Display And Humanware’s Joel Zimba Talks APH Partnership and Listening to Podcasts on the Victor Stream..
May 22, 2019
Career Expo: Hands On with Physical Therapist Alex Loch, DPT. Doctorate Degree, Low Vision and Staying Fit
May 22, 2019
Exercise, Fitness, and Chocolate … With a Blindness Perspective - Blog Post by Kelsi Hansen
May 20, 2019
Meet Kristin Smedley: Author, of Thriving Blind: Stories of Real People Succeeding Without Sight. Interview by Simon Bonenfant
May 16, 2019
Career Expo: From College to Blindness Training and Not Living Within 10 Minutes From Home, Meet Teacher of the Blind and Visually Impaired, Beth McGarr.
May 14, 2019
Career Expo: Self Advocacy and Self Determination Led Matt To His Current Job, and a Big Skill He Added Was Saying, “Ok, I Need Help with This”
May 12, 2019
Dogs-Guides or Pets? Blog Post by Kelsi Hansen
May 10, 2019
Beep Baseball, An Adaptive Sport for BVI Teens and Adults. Meet Doug Van Duyne and Learn About the Sport and Upcoming Kids Day Event for Teens
May 10, 2019
Career Expo: Switching Her College Major Landed Her in Court! Meet Official Court Reporter Kayde Rieken
May 09, 2019
Career Expo: Assisting People with Disabilities for 22 Years to Find and Keep Employment – Meet Employment Specialist Walter Waranka
May 07, 2019
Career Expo: From Homeless, to Training, to Employment and Working on His Degree – Meet Bobby Binns
May 06, 2019
That Blind Tech Show: Amazon Wants It, Hulu Ain’t Got It, Apple’s Got It but Won’t Tell Us John Legend Sings It, The Fold Folds It, Aira is Telling It and Tag! Marlon’s It!
May 01, 2019
Partnering with VR: All About the First Steps. A Blog Posts by Serina Gilbert
Apr 29, 2019
Embarrassing Situations - Are They Really Embarrassing? Blog Post by Kelsi Hansen
Apr 27, 2019
Educating Congress and the Senators – Just another Washington Seminar for High Schooler Simon Bonenfant and Introducing Gabe Kaiser
Apr 25, 2019
iPhone101: SeeingAI Update: Channel Switching and Exploring a Photo
Apr 22, 2019
Job Insights: NCSAB Keynote Speaker Paul Schroeder - It’s Got to Come From the Heart If You Want it to Work
Apr 22, 2019
Orcam: Maker of the MyEye 2 – The Advanced Wearable Device Which Reads Text, Recognizes Faces, Identifies Products and More!
Apr 19, 2019
Eschenbach: Vision Enhancing Products for Every Aspect of Life – Meet Timothy and Two New Advanced Portable Magnifiers
Apr 18, 2019
Sprint is committed to working with phone manufacturers and the blind and low vision community to deliver user-friendly accessible phones - Meet Outreach Specialists Diane and Rob!
Apr 18, 2019