https://traffic.libsyn.com/blindabilities/Internships2026.mp3Podcast Summary: This Blind Abilities episode shines a spotlight on internships for blind and low-vision students—and why starting early can open real doors. Tou Yang and Randi Lasher from State Services for…
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Wellness Wednesday: The Conversations We Carry With Us
https://traffic.libsyn.com/blindabilities/WellnessWednesday1126.mp3Podcast Summary: In this episode of Wellness Wednesday, Beth Gustin, Robin Ennis, and Jeff Thompson reflect on the everyday interactions we share with strangers—Uber and Lyft drivers, bus drivers, and people we…
A Year of Lessons: Finding Peace, Progress, and Perspective
https://traffic.libsyn.com/blindabilities/WellnessWednesday1225.mp3Podcast Summary: In this reflective year-end episode of Wellness Wednesday, Beth, Robin, and Jeff slow things down to explore what the past year has taught them about growth, anxiety, self-doubt, and resilience. Through…
UnScripted: A Lost iPhone, Changing Tech, and Figuring It Out
https://traffic.libsyn.com/blindabilities/UnScripted1225.mp3Podcast Summary: In this UnScripted episode of Blind Abilities, Jeff Thompson and Sree Roy dive into real-life tech, travel, and accessibility—no script, just experience. From recovering a lost iPhone overseas using Find…
Introducing Preston : Two Paths, One Team: Meet the Peer Ambassadors of State Services for the Blind
https://traffic.libsyn.com/blindabilities/PeerAmbassadorPreston.mp3Podcast Summary: What does it look like to be a blind high school student who’s busy, motivated, and dreaming big? In this episode of Blind Abilities, meet Preston—a 15-year-old sophomore, honors and…
Introducing Ava : Two Paths, One Team: Meet the Peer Ambassadors of State Services for the Blind
https://traffic.libsyn.com/blindabilities/PeerAmbassadorAva.mp3Podcast Summary: In this Blind Abilities episode, listeners meet Ava, a fully blind high school junior and Peer Ambassador with State Services for the Blind of Minnesota. Ava shares what it’s like…
Owning Your Future with State Services for the Blind: Inside the Business Enterprise Program
https://traffic.libsyn.com/blindabilities/BEP2025Michael.mp3Podcast Summary: In this Blind Abilities conversation, Michael Colbrunn shares a compelling, firsthand look at the Business Enterprise Program through State Services for the Blind and how it created a pathway to…
Tinsel, Tears, and Treats: Finding Holiday Balance
https://traffic.libsyn.com/blindabilities/WellnessWednesday1212025.mp3Podcast Summary: In this joyful and reflective holiday edition of Wellness Wednesday, Beth, Robin, and Jeff gather around the warmth of the season to explore the memories we hold, the challenges we…
College 101: Student-Powered Advice to Help You Thrive in College
https://traffic.libsyn.com/blindabilities/College101-2025.mp3Podcast Summary: Thinking about college but not sure what it’s really like as a blind or low vision student? In this College 101 conversation, transition coordinator Shane DeSantis teams up with Kira…
BITS Has the Solutions: Empowering Blind Tech Users Through Community, Training, and Opportunity
https://traffic.libsyn.com/blindabilities/BitsJeffBishop.mp3Podcast Summary: In this Blind Abilities episode, Jeff Thompson talks with Jeff Bishop, president of BITS—Blind Information Technology Specialists—an all-volunteer organization empowering blind and low-vision individuals through accessible technology, community, and hands-on…
Wellness Wednesday: What Do We Do for Wellness and Staying on Track
https://traffic.libsyn.com/blindabilities/WellnessWednesday1122025.mp3Podcast Summary: Beth, Robin and Jeff dive into what they personally do to replenish their energy whether it be mental or physical. Listen in as they talk about the practices they incorporate…
Orientation and Mobility: Building Confident Independence for Blind and Low Vision Students
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/blindabilities/OMSSB2025.mp3Podcast Summary: Orientation and mobility (O&M) gives blind and low vision students the skills to travel safely, confidently, and independently—at home, at school, and beyond graduation. In this conversation hosted by State…