He Asked for It, He Worked for It, Now He’s Busier Than Ever! Able Artist Foundation’s Founder, Stephen Letnes, Announces New Grant Program, Emmi Nomination, Awareness, Nurturing Relationships and Working on Skills

Full Transcription Show Summary: Able Artist Foundation is launching a new grant program  for musicians with disabilities. AAF also provides huge discounts on tools and programs used throughout the Music Industry. While the Grant Program is local, the discount program has gone Global and more and more people are joining Able Artist Foundation and gaining access to tools for success.  Stephen Letnes, Founder and Executive Director of...

Envision Summer Sale! See What You Can’t with EnvisionAI! A Future So Bright, I Think We’ll Where Shades. Or, Smart Glasses According to Karthik.

Full Transcript Show Summary: Karthik from Envision joins Jeff in the Blind Abilities Studio to tell us all about the huge Summer Sale on the subscriptions to the EnvisionAI app available in the App Store and the Google Play Store. 50 percent off the monthly subscription and give me a drum roll please, 75 percent off the Life Time subscription. This Summer Sale from Envision will only be available through August so act fast as opportunity...

iPhone101: Snatch It, Grab It and Paste It! A Review of the Text Selection Features in iOS

Full Transcript Show Summary: Blind Abilities offers another episode in our iPhone 101 series, covering the much-requested process of selecting, copying, cutting, deleting and pasting text on your i-Device. Pete walks us through not only the multi-step process of using your iOS Rotor for such actions, but also reviews the streamlined process for using the 3-finger Quadruple-tap to capture the last spoken phrase by Voiceover.Learn how to use the...

Job Insights – Career Resources for the BVI: Working From Home

Full Transcript Show Summary: Serina Gilbert and Jeff Thompson once again join forces in the Blind Abilities Studio to bring you the latest Job Insights podcast, Working From Home. By popular demand our followers and members of the Career Resources for the Blind and Visually Impaired Facebook Group have been asking about working from home and the resources available in the job market. Serina and Jeff give an overview of the environment of...

Planes, Trains and Canes: Meet Holman Prize Winner Dr. Mona Minkara and Get Ready to Take a Ride on Her Adventures Through Public Transit

Full Transcript Show Summary: Mona Minkara’s Planes, Trains and Canes is a winning entry to the 2019 Holman Prize  sponsored by the San Fransisco Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Mona joins Jeff in the Blind Abilities studio and talks about her upcoming documentary and the adventures she will be embarking upon. Mona  shares her most recent travels that she has been doing since finishing her post-doctorate at the University of...

Walmart and Sam’s Club Announces Accessible Prescriptions Through Script Talk from En-Vision America! David Raistrick Brings Us the Latest Updates From En-Vision America. #NFB19

Full Transcript Show Summary: En-Vision America’s David Raistrick joins Jeff Thompson to talk about what’s new at En-Vision America. David goes over the latest updates and news from En-Vision America and gives us a demonstration of Script Talk in action. David announces the Script Talk iPhone app is now out of Beta and ready to use! Be sure to check out En-Vision America on the web www.EnVisionAmerica.com Contact Info: David...

BARD – Braille and Audio Reading Download from the National Library Services (NLS): Free Downloadable Books and Magazines

Full Transcript Show Summary: Blind Abilities Teen correspondent, Simon Bonenfant, was in the Exhibit Hall in Las Vegas attending the NFB Convention when he caught up with Tamra representing the National Library Service. Tamra fills us in on all the services NLS provides and who can apply for the free service of accessible books in Braille and Audio formats. Join Tamra and Simon in this brief introduction to the BARD service from NLS. BARD...

While Popping Popcorn with Alexa, Peter Korn and Simon Bonenfant Talk Echo Show 5, Amazon Fire TV Addition Toshiba TVs and the Affordable Fire Tablets with Braille Support. #NFB19

Full Transcript Show summary: Peter Korn, Director of Accessibility at Amazon’s Lab 126, Gives Us a Demo on the Alexa equipped Microwave Oven. Peter also goes over the brand new Echo Show 5 which comes with a 5 inch diaganol screen and Voice View built screen reading capabilities as well as Alexa all in one. Peter gives us an overview of the Amazon Fire TV Addition Toshiba Smart TV’s now available in 20 different models starting at 24...

The Complete Story of Johnny Hiland: Legendary Guitarist, , Legally Blind and a Chicken Pickin’ Good Person, Too!

Full Transcript Show Summary: Blind Abilities presents another epic podcast featuring an in depth interview with an amazing guest. Johnny Hiland is a highly successful and well-respected musician, a fantastic country guitarist who is widely recognized as one of the fastest “chicken pickers” in the world. But his musical expertise is not limited to the country arena. No, Johnny has mastered rock, blues, swing, medal and almost any other...

Aira Party, autonomous Cars, Aira access at Colleges, Meet Mike Randall the New Aira CEO and the Partnership that will Rock Your Ears with Bose. #NFB19

Full Transcript Show Summary: Aira was the Elite Sponsor at the 2019 NFB Convention held in Las Vegas and they sure know how to put on a party. While talking with Aira’s Michael Hingson, we learn about the Aira Access points and the growing number of businesses and colleges coming onboard with providing Free Aira Access to the users of the Free Aira App. Just download the Aira App on iOS or on the Google Play Store and you are ready to begin...