Career Expo 2016: Stephen Guerra Company Owner, Assistive Tech Trainer, BeepBall Advocate

Blind Abilities Team member Jeff Thompson talks to Stephen Guerra at the Career Expo 2016 put on by State Services for the Blind of Minnesota. For more on Stephen Guerra, read Stephen Guerra President, Guerra Access Technology Training LLC Stephen Guerra is a New Yorker who moved to Minnesota in 2008 to start a family. He is the president of Guerra Access Technology Training LLC, and provides training across the state of Minnesota to individuals...

College diaries: Choosing A Major

MoeLucie brings us another post for the College diaries series. How to choose a Major. Some suggestions and resources to help you broaden and narrow down the choices that can determine your career. You can find more podcasts with a blindness perspective and focused on transitioning from high school to college and the workplace at www.BlindAbilities.com and check out the college category. the Teen Cast is a well rounded selection for transition...

College Diaries: College Layout Finding Your Classrooms

Lucie brings us another episode in the College Diaries Series and talks about her experience with mapping out and finding her classrooms efficiently and successfully. The College Diaries is a Blind Abilities presentation focusing on the real-life experiences that the contributors managed and worked around. Not everything is cut and dry out there in the campus life and this College Diaries series may just give someone a pointer or two that...

Erinn Pwns: Transition from High School to College to Abroad

Erinn Pwns tells her story from age 18 to 21 as she went from high school to a training school and on to college. She also went abroad learning and working. Below you will find a full text transcription of the podcast. You can follow Erinn @ErinnPwns on both twitter and Audioboom. BA Cast: Erinn Pwns: Making It Happen - Transition from High School to College to Abroad. {Music Intro} Blind Abilities presents Erinn Pwns. Making it happen. Her...

College Cafe: Taking Note of Note Takers

Paulina and Luci talk with Jeff Thompson about the note takers they use and how they take their notes, get their notes taken and from different perspectives. Lucie is getting her Masters Degree at a Public University with on-line courses while Paulina is attending a community college going for her associates degree. Check out more College related podcasts with a blindness perspective on the web at www.BATeenCast.com and at www.BlindAbilities.com...

College Cafe: Pro Writing series: Discovering a Topic Part 2

MoeLucie brings us the #collegeCafe where she will share her experiences with tips and suggestions involving courses, classes, papers, chemistry, math, and all the good stuff. From Science, technology, Math and all the details in between. the Pro Writing series delivers tips and suggestions for writing professional papers, and Discovering a Topic is the first in this series where MoeLucie simplifies the process. Join MoeLucie in the College Cafe...

Three Apps On The Go: Pocket, InstaPaper and Voicedream

Jeff Thompson gives a little overview of the Pocket and the InstaPaper Apps while using the VoiceDream app for playback. Both apps are free and are available in the app store, google play and Chrome store and maybe more. These apps are free and will bookmark and download the text for your convenience when data and Wi-Fi is not available nor necessary. Check out more podcasts and subscribe to the Blind Abilities feed at www.BlindAbilities.com...

College Cafe: Pro Writing Series: Discovering A Topic

MoeLucie brings us the #collegeCafe where she will share her experiences with tips and suggestions involving courses, classes, papers, chemistry, math, and all the good stuff. From Science, technology, Math and all the details in between. the Pro Writing series delivers tips and suggestions for writing professional papers, and Discovering a Topic is the first in this series where MoeLucie simplifies the process. Join MoeLucie in the College Cafe...

Blind Abilities Teen Cast Presents: Paulina: From Just a Handful to a Lifetime of Self-Determination

Blind Abilities Teen Cast Presents paulina, @Shadowalker24 talking about her everyday life from highschool to a Blindness Training center and how her college experience is going today. The interview started at her home and continued as she walked to her college. Busy people are hard to interview sitting down. Paulina works hard and enjoys traveling so we caught her at her best. Blind Abilities Teen Cast is produced by Blind Abilities LLC for...

Alyssa Gourley Graduating, Training, Interning and Spunky

Alyssa Gourley tells us about her transition from High School to college and the work place. Her days at a Blindness Training Center, Blind, Inc. in Minneapolis Minnesota and her plans for tomorrow. Learn about her journey, obstacles, and successes as Jeff Thompson and Alyssa revisit the trail she has been blazing over the last 5 years. Thank you for listening! You can follow us on Twitter @BlindAbilities On the web at www.BlindAbilities.com...