Show Summary: Heather Gilbert, an Attorney from Gilbert Law, is a Disability Rights Advocate for United Blind of Minnesota. Heather, having a background in disabilities, realized that Minnesota was under represented in the Disability …
Job Insights: College Is Over, Now What? Leaving the Disability Services Office Behind.
Show Summary: Welcome to Job Insights with Serina Gilbert and Jeff Thompson. We focus on Employment, Careers, enhancing opportunities and bringing you the latest innovations from across the Vocational Rehabilitation …
Bird Box From a Blind Perspective – Good or Bad? By Kelsi Hansen
There has been a lot of hype lately involving Bird Box, and the Bird Box Challenge in the blind community. I’ve heard: Bird Box gives an unrealistic view of blindness, and the Bird Box Challenge is dangerous. And this is true. It is …
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The New MacAir: Demo, Description, Overview, Hey Siri, Track Pad Gestures, iCloud, Desktop and Documents Sharing. No Unboxing, Promise!
Show Summary: Brian Fischler, from That Blind Tech Show, gives a great description and overview of the new 2018 MacAir from Apple. From ports to keyboard and Track Pad gestures, Brian runs through the paces as well as his way of setting …
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 that it shouldn’t be challenging. And a lot of that is true. But what we are …
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My Thoughts on Braille: – and The Braille Support Group on Facebook by Jo Fishwick
Show Summary: I wanted to bring up this audio from a couple years back that Jo Fishwick submitted to a conversation the Blind Abilities Channel on Audio Boom was having. Now, we have moved on to BlindAbilities.com yet, I went back to the …
iPhone101: Text Replacement – The Keyboard Shortcut That Lets Two Letters Launch a Thousand Words
Show Summary: iPhone 101 demonstrations and reviews brings you another demo and this one is all about the Keyboard shortcut, Text Replacement. With just a couple of letters for a shortcut, you can populate the dialog box or page with …
Getting Started with Pod Catchers and Podcasts. Blog Post by Jeff Thompson
Listening to Podcasts is the fastest growing media market and there are plenty of ways to access podcasts of all styles and topics. As a Blind/Visually Impaired person there are some ways better than others and with accessible technology …
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Meet Mike Kelly: Persistent in His Drive to Fight Any and All Challenges, and Ultimately Persevere
Show Summary: Blind Abilities presents this special chat with Mike Kelly. Mike is a consonant musician, having learned to play the bass at an early age, Join Pete Lane as he tracks Mike’s musical evolution through the music industry from …
That Blind Tech Show: What Tech is Living on a Prayer? Mac SmackDown with PC’s, Aira Boxing, Narrator Climbing the Ranks, Microsoft the New Apple? And Who’s Singing Apple Music Now?
Show Summary: Ed and Brian are back together and Jeff just keeps hanging out counting the days. That’s days until New years 2019! The boys hit the studio hard with nothing but true stories and nothing but the facts. Ed and Jeff keep …
Tips and Tricks With a Blind Perspective. Blog post by Kelsi Hansen
I recently received a request to share some more small tips and tricks that I might use to make daily life more accessible to me as a blind person. So I’ve been trying to think of different ways that I have adapted my life, such as folding …
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iPhone101: Air Drop – Sharing Across Your Apple Orchard and Keeping the Unwanted Out
Show Summary: iPhone 101 demonstrations and reviews brings you another demo and this one is all about Air Drop. What is Air Drop? It is a feature in the Apple devices and Macs that allows you and others to share across a Bluetooth …