FocusOnFitness 6: Creating Space and Setting the Stage – What’s Under Your Feet? Episode 6 of the FocusOnFitness Series

Podcast Summary: Full Transcript Below FocusOnFitness is a series of basic exercises you can do in your house, in the dorm or during a short break. Using the natural surrounding without having to find the right equipment, the best gym or the perfect time to do a little workout. Focus on Fitness is all about doing it when you can and hey, why not? Maria Johnson, aka Girl Gone Blind, joins Jeff Thompson in the Blind Abilities...

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

Podcast Summary: Full Transcript Below FocusOnFitness is a series of basic exercises you can do in your house, in the dorm or during a short break. Using the natural surrounding without having to find the right equipment, the best gym or the perfect time to do a little workout. Focus on Fitness is all about doing it when you can and hey, why not? Maria Johnson, aka Girl Gone Blind, joins Jeff Thompson in the Blind Abilities Studio to Focus on...

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

Podcast Summary: FocusOnFitness is a series of basic exercises you can do in your house, in the dorm or during a short break. Using the natural surrounding without having to find the right equipment, the best gym or the perfect time to do a little workout. Focus on Fitness is all about doing it when you can and hey, why not? Maria Johnson, aka Girl Gone Blind, joins Jeff Thompson in the Blind Abilities Studio to Focus on Fitness and how you can...

FocusOnFitness 2: Squats – Build Stability and Working the Leg Muscles, Quadriceps, Hamstrings and Calves. 2 of 7 in this Series

FocusOnFitness is a series of basic exercises you can do in your house, in the dorm or during a short break. Using the natural surrounding without having to find the right equipment, the best gym or the perfect time to do a little workout. Focus on Fitness is all about doing it when you can and hey, why not? Maria Johnson, aka Girl Gone Blind, joins Jeff Thompson in the Blind Abilities Studio to Focus on Fitness and how you can incorporate...

Wellness Wednesday: Seasonal Affective Disorder and a Look at New Year’s Resolutions with Beth Gustin and Robin Ennis

Podcast Summary: In this tenth episode of Wellness Wednesday, Beth Gustin, LPC and Robin Ennis, LCSW, CPC, finish up on their talk of depression with a bit on Seasonal Affective Disorder (SADS) and  elaborate on what they think about making New Year's Resolutions. Keeping the resolutions attainable, limited and focused on goals such as professional, themes such as acts of kindness and less on personal challenges. Themes can be...

FocusOnFitness: The Plank – Build Stability and Working the Core Muscles. Episode 1 of 7 in this Series.

Podcast Summary: FocusOnFitness is a series of basic exercises you can do in your house, in the dorm or during a short break. Using the natural surrounding without having to find the right equipment, the best gym or the perfect time to do a little workout. Focus on Fitness is all about doing it when you can and hey, why not? Maria Johnson, aka Girl Gone Blind, joins Jeff Thompson in the Blind Abilities Studio to Focus on Fitness and how you can...

A Thank You and a Story about Perspective, A Childhood Perspective – Cherish Yours.

Podcast Summary: Greetings from Blind Abilities, Thank you all for listening and thank you to all the wonderful hosts on the Blind Abilities Network. You all make us what we are and I am so fortunate to be able to work with all of you, I am blessed. Serina, Callie, Seyoon, Robin, Beth, Sarlie, Dacia, Jesse, Serena Olsen, Simon and Chee Chau and Marlon. And all the others who have made an impact to the shows, thank you very much. I wanted to...

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.

Podcast Summary: Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired. held the 3rd Annual Sight Tech Global 2022, Virtual and in-person event.  Kevin Chao attended virtually for the first 2 days and Being just 20 minutes away, Kevin attended the first in-person event put on by  the Vista Center and documented his experience. You can find Kevin's Sight Tech Global 2022 document below. It was a pleasure to have...

New Sing Feature in Apple Music is Like,…karaoke on Your iPhone, iPad, Apple TV

Podcast Summary: Apple introduced a new feature called Sing when iOS 16.2 was released. You can now drop the volume level of the vocals in a song on Apple Music so you can take over the vocals of millions of songs. Apple has created some Sing playlist in many categories and genres so you can find plenty of songs to sing along with. The one caveat is that you have to be a subscriber to Apple Music, and have one of the latest Apple...

Wellness Wednesday 9: Unmasking Depression and Bringing Awareness to the symptoms with Beth Gustin and Robin Ennis

Podcast Summary: In this 9th episode of Wellness Wednesday, Beth Gustin, LPC and Robin Ennis, LCSW, CPC, describe a variety of types of depression, the symptoms and ways one may cope with depression. They stress contacting a therapist for diagnosis if one feels some symptoms coming on. Depression is wide-spread and a lot of depression is undiagnosed. learn about the different types of depression and some coping tips as you become more aware of...