Category: BlindAbilities Presents

Blind Abilities presents is a series of Podcasts with guest discussing blindness, technology, successes and life 101 with a blindness perspective.

Blind Abilities Presents – An Apple Chat With Jeff And Pete

Since the Apple event on September 9th, we've been inundated with lengthy and in depth podcasts about the new products and all of their features. Join Jeff and Pete for a cursory chat about a few key items and enjoy the music of Andre Louis @freakyfwoof on Twitter. Thank you for listening. You can follow us on Twitter @BlindAbilities On the web at www.BlindAbilities.com Send us an email Get the Free Blind Abilities App on the App Store.

Blind Abilities Presents – The Amazing Low Viz Guide And Indoor Way Finding Technology

Jeff and Pete talk with Dan roberts, founding Director of MD Support about his fantastic new App called 'The Low Viz Guide. This new app and related system of iBeacons introduce indoor way-finding technology to blindness conventions and conferences. Join Jeff, Pete and Dan for this stimulating discussion of ground-breaking technology that will pave the way for untold new applications in indoor GPS. And of course, enjoy the various audio clips of...

RSS Feed Explained and a Quick Demo in PodCatching

Podcatching is a term coined for an app that receives RSS Feeds from web sites so that a end user can receive episodes without having to hunt and search through web sites. Instead, by subscribing to a web sites RSS Feed, one can catch the podcast each time effortlessly and listen on their podcatcher of choice. I use Podcast App which is native to the IOS devices and I mostly use OverCast and DownCast. Podcast App is Apple's app and basically the...

Blind Abilities Teen Cast Presents: Christopher Meyer: Challenging the Higher Expectations

Play Challenging the Higher Expectations BATeenCast Channel Presents Christopher Meyer, a Blind college student taking on the challenges of the higher expectations those he surrounds himself with and pushing forward through his determination and experiences. Not only is what he has learned from his journey through high school, Blind Inc. and his year in college, he has gained a vast amount of future resources in the fellowship he took on in...

Blind Abilities Presents: Disney Magic: The Sites,, The Sounds, The Music and The Audio Description

Blind Abilities Presents: Disney Magic: The Sites,, The Sounds, The Music and The Audio Description Pete Lane chats with Mark Jones of the Walt Disney Company about the various accommodations available to blind and visually impaired Guests at Disney Theme Parks, including braille Guide books and maps. However, the primary focus of the interview is the Disney Hand-held Audio Description Device currently offered in the Disney Land Resort in...

BA Cast: The Hadley School — More Than Just Seminars

Blind Abilities presents an in depth interview with Douglas Walker and Larry Muffett from the Hadley School For The blind. Join us as we talk to the voices of Hadley seminars and learn about all the offerings and activity happening at the Hadley School for the Blind.

Transitioning From High School to College to a PHD Meet Cindy Bennett

Blind Abilities Presents a podcast interview with Cindy Bennett who has made great strides and accomplishments during her journey through High School, College, Summer Camps and is now embarking upon getting her PHD. She is focusing on an area that really got my attention, getting accessibility into the curriculum of developers so that access is not an after-thought. Join Lori Thompson and Jeff Thompson from Blind Abilities as they travel along...