Cantor fine Art Gallery has once again reached out to Blind Abilities to help get the word out about some excellent talent in the arts. Taking the video production and making the experience inclusive by adding audio description. The Blind Abilities Team appreciates the work and commitment Cantor fine Art Gallery is doing for the Blind/visually Impaired community. Cantor Fine Art Gallery has been doing such a great job with not only Tactile Art,...
Blind Abilities Presents Daniel Bernstrom Author, Diversity Officer, Learning Resource Coordinator, Father, and Blind, Inc. graduate. Join Jeff Thompson as he interviews Daniel about his first published book, “One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree” now available on Amazon. How his vision loss challenged his fears and how he wrestled with the realities he had to face head on. Daniel shares his deepest thoughts, struggles and talks about...
Blind Abilities presents Erica Turner: Mom And Daughter, Persevering: An interview by Pete Lane. Erica has suffered her entire life with Albinism, hearing loss, and eventually total blindness. Listen as Erica tells of how Albinism and blindness impacted her childhood and how she overcame these obstacles, gained her college degree and how she is currently pursuing her Masters. Erica will inspire you with her perseverance and willing spirit, and...
In the interviews with Bradley Snyder conducted by Jeff and Pete, the focus was on his present and his future. This short video summarizes Brad's story: his injury, his winning Gold in London and how he rose above the tragic events to thrive as a blind person. It also outlines the story of the Bradley Time Piece: a stylish and artistic time piece inspired by Brad Snyder. Enjoy this video, and stay tuned as Blind Abilities follows Brad to the...
George is a blind artisan and teacher working at Enchanted Hills Camp in Napa - a 300 acre summer camp for the visually impaired that’s nestled in the red wood forest above Napa Valley. Here George teaches others, through example, how to use the tools necessary to become artisans. Currently, George is converting an old grape crushing barn into a Tactile Art Center. The top floor of the building is his 1900 sq. ft. woodworking shop. The bottom...
Blind Abilities Presents Trevor Thomas, the only professional hiker and has a guide dog named Tennille as his partner on some of the longest hiking trails in the states. From the Appellation Trail (AT) to the pacific Crest Trail (PCT) Trevor and Tennille have done it all. And yet, there is so much more to come from this hiking team. Mount Whitney is up ahead and Colorado is just a warm up for this record setting attempt. Join Blind Abilities...
Pete Lane and Jeff Thompson bring us more podcasts with a Blindness perspective. Listeners sent in lists and we put together another cast of content providers that we feel you will enjoy and learn from their productions. Below is a list of the podcasts, their web link and the feed to subscribe to the podcasts using your pod-catcher of choice. We hope you enjoy. The blind Abilities Team Maccessibility » Podcast Touching the Future:… Subscribe:...
As part of the Podcast: series "What are you... Listening to?" Lucie puts fourth a few of her own. Not so Techie, however, great content makes for a great listen. Lucie starts out with correcting the background music and into her list of casts. The Story Core Podcast from NPR, Embedded also from NPR, The Planet Money Podcast, and Somebody Knows Something. Join Lucie as she brings her picks to life. What Podcasts are you listening to? Send us an...
Jeff Thompson from the Blind Abilities team talks to us about the Facebook new feature, Automated Alt Text, and what it means as a start to something big coming down the road. Included is the audio from the Facebook Live Video Mark Zuckerberg posted on Facebook talking to Matt, who happens to be Blind, and is an engineer in the Artificial Intelligence department at Facebook.
Blind Abilities offers another installment in their series From The Pocket, where they use two apps: the Pocket and VoiceDream Reader to bring you articles from the web. today's article is "NetFlix To Improve Features for Customers Who Are blind, from the Global Alliance for Accessible Technologies and Environments. This relates to NetFlix increasing Audio Described content beyond what they are already providing. Visit...