Blind Abilities offers this, the third installment in their series: the Process Of Creating A Podcast. he demonstrates how he applies various effects to separate mono tracks, including eliminating “speak-overs” where two people speak at the same time, applying silence to quiet the gaps in between speaking, and applying Equalization to a single track to enhance the audio quality of the voice. Join Pete as he continues to take us through his...
Caitlyn is setting out to transition from High School to College and to a career and is getting all the skills and training to enhance her opportunities. Jeff Thompson of the Blind Abilities Team interviews Caitlyn about her plans, goals, objectives and most of all, the connection with State Services and her peers to ensure her journey succeeds. From camps to training Caitlyn is getting it done. You can contact Kaitlyn on Twitter...
So often Blind Abilities interviews blind individuals, or organizations or businesses who cater to the blind. Today, we feature a sighted individual who has devoted a large part of her life, both working and volunteering to enrich the lives of the blind. Pete interviews Mandy VanCleave: n Assistive Technology specialist, and a volunteer for various blindness apps including BeSpecular, Be My Eyes and soon, the new camera glasses, AIRA. Join us...
Welcome to the introduction of a Brand new series Called Practical Podcasting: Capturing a Thought Bubble on Audio. In this series we will cover a large number of topics surrounding the art of Podcasting and recording Audio. In this introduction Jeff Thompson, from the blind Abilities Team, lists the topics and the wide range of areas that make a Podcast what it is. Each episode in this continuing series will highlight a specific hardware,...
Blind Abilities Presents Part 2 - The Process Of Creating A Podcast. Pete Lane takes us through more editing of the interview: eliminating silences, ums, ahs and other unwanted portions of the interview. He then splits the track into two mono tracks and performs De-noising of some unwanted background noise on Erica’s track. This Part includes two Chapters in the series: * Chapter 3 - Continuing The Editing Process, and * chapter 4 - splitting...
Jeff Thompson interviews Leal Sylvester a Piano Tuner Specialist at the ACB Convention in Minneapolis, MN and follows up with an interview with the Director of the School of Piano tuning and Technology for the Blind, Don Mitchel. Listen and find out more about how one can become a business owner of their own Piano Tuning Service. You can contact the School of Piano tuning and Technology for the Blind on the web at or email...
Blind Abilities Presents an interview with Leonard Olijar, Director, Bureau Of Engraving & Printing, an agency of the U.S. Treasury Department responsible for the printing and safeguarding of the United States currency. Mr. Olijar talks about the Currency Reader Program featuring the iBill Money Reader, the EyeNote and IDEAL Money Reader smart phones apps available free in the App Store and Google Play Store respectively. He also offers an...
Jeff Thompson talks with Lucy Macintosh and Raquel Gomez about Accessible Formats, Textbooks and resources that are available to high school and college students. From places to get books such as BookShare, Learning Ally, BARD or accessing them through an app such as the KNFB Reader. Using the Disabilities Office and how to stay ahead of the game and how to keep as many tools for success in your toolbox so you can become independent from...
Blind Abilities Presents: A new series entitled Creating A Podcast. Pete Lane introduces, the first part in a multi-part series on the process of creating a podcast, from the initial Skype recording, editing and applying effects, working with split tracks, creating an Intro, Outro and inserting transitions. This is a detailed and tightly edited podcast intended for both beginners and others who might want to pick up a tip or two. This initial...
Jeff Thompson interviews the BeSpecular App developers celebrating the new launch in the app Store and the Google Play store. Jeff and Pete also test the app and the additional functions on the new release. Follow @BeSpecular and download the App today!