Meet the Monarch! Bringing Braille and Tactile Graphics Under Your Fingertips – A chat with Greg Stilson, Head of Global Innovation at APH

Podcast Summary: From the 2023 NFB Convention in Houston Texas, Blind Abilities podcast host Simon Bonenfant spoke with Greg Stilson, Head of Global Innovation at American Printing House for the Blind (APH). Greg first takes listeners through the new Monarch Tactile Display. This braille display is a partnership between APH, Humanware, and the NFB.  From the APH Website: “Together with our partners at HumanWare and the National...

Display Your Content in Style with Splay! Meet Alex Wesley, Founder and CEO of Arovia

Podcast Summary: During the 2023 NFB Convention in Houston Texas, Blind Abilities podcast host Simon Bonenfant sat down with Alex Wesley, Founder and CEO of Arovia. Alex chats with Simon about his new product, called Splay, a portable projection solution.  From the Arovia Website: “Introducing Splay: The Ultimate 2-in-1 Display and Ultra-Short-Throw Pico Projector. Transform your entertainment experience with Splay, a groundbreaking...

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 

Podcast Summary: While attending the 2023 NFB Convention in Houston Texas, Blind Abilities podcast host Simon Bonenfant met with Ed Rogers, Managing Director at Bristol Braille Technologies. Simon also talked with Steph Sargent, a contractor with Bristol Braille and a Director at Vision Through Sound. Hailing from the UK, Bristol Braille is a company that supports blind people in their assistive technology needs. Ed gives listeners an overview...

Carrie On accessibility: Meet YouTube Creative Carrie Morales

Podcast Summary: Carrie Morales is a YouTube Creative with video content covering all things accessible tech, iPhones, androids, book readers and nearly everything else out there. You will also find topics covering living with blindness and the accessibility field as well.  Carrie joins Jeff in the Blind Abilities Studio to cover topics on how and why Carrie started her YouTube Channel, "Carri On Accessibility". Listen in as Carrie gives...

Wellness Wednesday: vulnerability – Trusting Yourself First and Opening Up and Sharing Your Vulnerabilities in a Safe Space with Beth Gustin and Robin Ennis

Podcast Summary: In this fifteenth  episode of Wellness Wednesday, Beth Gustin, LPC and Robin Ennis, LCSW, CPC, take us into the topic of Vulnerability and how trust plays an important role in one's ability to open up and work on becoming stronger. Check out all the Wellness Wednesday episodes. Show Hosts:             Robin Ennis on the web at www.robinennislcsw.com...

Three Fairly New Operator Perspectives of the Business enterprise Program with Scott Eggen, President of Randolph Sheppard Venders of America

Podcast Summary: Gloria Blanco, Steve Alfred, and  Kyle Tyson join Scott Eggen in the Blind Abilities Studio to talk about their perspective of the Business Enterprise Program. Being fairly new owner-operators, we thought it would be interesting to hear their perspectives compared to those perspectives from our past guest on the Randolph Sheppard Vendors of America podcast. Join the crew in this informational episode and find out more...

C & C Insights: How Accessibility Testing and User Experience Feedback is Shining a New Light on Our Abilities – with CarrieOnAccessibility and SeeingBlind

Podcast Summary: Carrie, from the YouTube Channel, "Carrie On Accessibility" and Cindy from the YouTube Channel, "Seeing Blind" are back in the studio for their 2nd podcast episode, ""C and C Insights". In this episode, they dive into Accessibility Testing, providing user experience feedback to companies and being compensated for their skillset, knowledge and time. Cindy and Carrie dig in deeper and exposing how disclosing the accessibility...

Wellness Wednesday: There Just Might be an App for That! How Mood Tracking and Journaling can Help You Stay Mentally Strong

Podcast summary: In this 13th  episode of Wellness Wednesday, Beth Gustin, LPC and Robin Ennis, LCSW, CPC, explore journaling, writing, and affirmations to help one stay mentally strong. Some of the Apps mentioned in this episode are Day One Journal, finch and the upcoming Mood Tracking feature in the Health App being released in Apple's iOS 17 this fall. Check out all the Wellness Wednesday episodes....

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 

Podcast Summary: Carrie, from the YouTube Channel, "Carrie On Accessibility" and Cindy from the YouTube Channel, "Seeing Blind" come together for their first podcast, ""C&C Insights". In this episode, they talk about advocacy from a large scale down to their own neighborhood, and how every little bit helps the community. Talk about what they do on their YouTube Channels, "Carrie On Accessibility" and "Seeing Blind", in which they lead into...