Podcasts and Blog posts sharing tools for success, ideas and successes from others who have transitioned from high school to college and to the workplace.
Here are 4 Apps that we highly recommend for those studying, working on papers, doing math, and for accessing the printed word for reading. Power Thesaurus is a powerful accessible app that gives you so many options when the word you are thinking of is just not the right fit. Search and find hundreds of other opportune words. Dictionary by Farlex is so much more than just a great Dictionary App. You can completely set up the app the way you want...
Blind Abilities visits the State Services for the Blind (SSB) in St. Paul, Minnesota. Jeff Thompson talks to the Transition Coordinator, Sheila Koenig about the Transition program for students age 14-21 transitioning from High School to College and the Workplace. Sheila talks about developing programs and creating opportunities through networking and partnerships across the state and Bridging all the entities to help the transition students...
The Blind Abilities Team visited the University of Minnesota to talk to Dr. Mona Minkara in her office about her job and how she navigated her journey with vision loss. Dr. Mona Minkara is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Minnesota in the Department of Chemistry. Her goal is to one day obtain a faculty position that would give her the opportunity to teach and do research. You can find out more about Dr. Mona Minkara on her...
Welcome to the Keyboard Ninja Series where Cheryl uses the JAWS screen reader software on the PC/Lap Top and Microsoft Word to demonstrate some of her favorite keyboard commands. As part of the College/Career category we hope that this Keyboard Ninja series enhances your experience with JAWS and the Microsoft line of software. In this episode of the Keyboard Ninja Series, Cheryl demonstrates how to use headings in a document, your notes or when...
Welcome to the Keyboard Ninja Series where Cheryl uses the JAWS screen reader software on the PC/Lap Top and Microsoft Word to demonstrate some of her favorite keyboard commands. As part of the College/Career category we hope that this Keyboard Ninja series enhances your experience with JAWS and the Microsoft line of software. In the 3rd episode Cheryl demonstrates a variety of commands to help you Format and check for errors that Jaws may not...
Welcome to the Ninja Keyboard Series where Cheryl uses the JAWS screen reader software on the PC/Lap Top and Microsoft Word to demonstrate some of her favorite keyboard commands. As part of the College/Career category we hope that this Keyboard Ninja series enhances your experience with JAWS and the Microsoft line of software. In this episode Cheryl demonstrates a variety of commands to help you navigate your document and how to research and...
Jack Chen has accomplished many of quests that many of us would and will probably never try. From climbing Kilimanjaro, running Triathlons, navigating the busy crowds in New York City, to working at Google 5 days a week as council for Google Chrome. Jack is also a family guy and has a big picture outlook for the direction he wants to take himself, his family and his passion for changing the perceptions of Corporations and creating opportunities...
Cheryl brings another episode to the College and Career Series and this one starts out a run of episodes focusing on Transitioning from High School to College to the Work Place. Cheryl uses and analogy to describe the process of transitioning, and it is one that we all made it through. Take a listen and be sure to send your feedback to Cheryl by email. You can find out more about Blind Abilities on the web. follow us on Twitter @BlindAbilities...
Cheryl McIntosh, Jeff Thompson and Pete Lane chat with their guest, Dr. Denise M. robinson, PhD and Educator of the blind. Dr. robinson provides a wealth of services, including one on one “applicable” instruction to students remotely using Skype. She employs innovative and proven techniques for teaching students countless subjects in conjunction with the public school systems using multiple tools. Check out Dr. robinson’s numerous...
CareerTrack focuses on the track towards gaining a career from high school to College to Employment. Highlighting specific areas of importance for you to enhance your opportunities, make good choices and get on the right track towards your career. Join Lucie as she navigates the CareerTrack showing you and demonstrating some of the best practices, resources and sharing the experiences of others to best give you the tools you will need in your...