Podcast Summary: In this episode of Blind Abilities, hosts Pete Lane and Jeff Thompson are joined by Sedona Dave and Bari Azman from AWarewolfGear to …
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The All-Terrain Cane (ATC)from AWareWolfGear: Meet Founder, Creator, Entrepreneur and outdoorsman, Dave Epstein
Podcast Summary: Our guest today is Dave Epstein, founder of AwareWolf Gear, the home of the All-Terrain Cane. Dave shares the origin of the ATC including …
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
Full Transcript Show Summary: Cheryl McNeil Fisher writes books, has used a guide dog from Guiding Eyes for the Blind for over 3 decades, …
Raise Your Cane! White Cane Safety Awareness Day at the Capital!
Full Transcript Show Summary: The day was filled with excitement as people gathered in the Rotunda of the State Capital in Saint Paul, Minnesota. We heard …
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Save The Date! White Cane Safety Awareness Day at the Capital! October 15, 2019. National Disability Employment Awareness Month – The Right Talent, Right Now.
Full Transcript Show Summary: White Cane Safety Awareness Day is held at the Capital of Minnesota in Saint Paul. Teachers of the blind and visually …
Planes, Trains and Canes: Meet Holman Prize Winner Dr. Mona Minkara and Get Ready to Take a Ride on Her Adventures Through Public Transit
Full Transcript Show Summary: Mona Minkara’s Planes, Trains and Canes is a winning entry to the 2019 Holman Prize sponsored by the San Fransisco …
Creating Safe Traffic Crossings with Audio Pedestrian Signals – RTB Safe Traffic is Crossing that Road for All of Us. #NFB19
Full Transcript Show Summary: While at the NFB2019 Convention Jeff Thompson met up with RTB Safe Traffic Director of Sales, Olivia Harden. Interested in …
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
Full Transcript Show Summary: While attending the 2019 NFB Convention in Las Vegas, Jeff Thompson had the opportunity to talk with Jim Power from Guide …
Dogs-Guides or Pets? Blog Post by Kelsi Hansen
I have a pet dog, and I am often asked if he is my guide dog. Sometimes I am asked why I don’t have a guide dog, and just have a pet dog. This is kind of a …
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Traveling in Small Communities – Blog Post by Kelsi Hansen
Traveling as a blind individual can be challenging. If we have attended an orientation center for blindness training, we are taught that we can do anything, and …
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TVI Toolbox: A Conversation with Keith Ford l- Retired Teacher of the Blind and Visually Impaired and Orientation and Mobility Instructor (Transcript Provided)
Show Summary: (Full Transcript Below) Please welcome Teen correspondent, Simon Bonenfant, as he steps into the interviewer role for Blind Abilities. While …
What Does White Cane Day Mean to You? Voices at the Capital 2018 (Transcript Provided)
Show Summary: (Full Transcript Below) October 11 is White Cane Day in Minnesota and the Blindness community came out strong to support the awareness of the …