Join Jeff Thompson and Pete Lane and their guest, Suman Kanuganti, Co-founder and CEO of AIRA. AIRA leverages smart glasses, such as Google Glass to provide a dynamic service to blind users. Beginning with the Explorer program slated to begin in September and October of 2016, this device and the service associated with it promises to be a viable benefit with infinite potential for the blind for years to come. Listen to Jeff and Pete as they...
In this episode of the Practical Podcasting from Blind Abilities, Jeff Thompson talks about the uses of a mixer being incorporated into your studio. Bringing in audio through separate channels and mixing on the fly is just one example of what a mixer in the mix can do for your audio production. Considering having a 2nd microphone? Capturing audio from a device such as an iPhone, iPad or hand held recorder? Then a mixer may be just what the...
Join the Blind abilities Team of Pete Lane and Jeff Thompson as they talk to Dan Parker about his life changing racing accident and how he has set goals to overcome the challenges from losing his eye sight and more than anything, not losing his vision of racing again. Dan is the 2005 World Champion racer who now uses his skills and confidence to re-invent himself as the World’s Fastest Blind Man. Racing is a family tradition and getting back...
Pete Lane reviews the new and simplified method of selecting, copying and pasting text brought about in IOS9. He demonstrates a process he uses to notify his iAccess Team members of upcoming meetings and assignments. Pete also points out a quirk which prompts a simple work around. Join Pete for this, the latest iAccess Demo from Blind Abilities. Follow us on Twitter @BlindAbilities Follow Pete Lane on Twitter @Lane7625 Get the Freee Blind...
Pete Lane offers the fourth part of the series: the Process Of Creating A Podcast. In this episode, Pete converts his two, split mono tracks into stereo tracks; adjusts the stereo balance using the Stereo Utilities menu in Amadeus Pro, and bounces them to a single stereo file. Pete also demonstrates the Edit command that will delete separate tracks simultaneously without adversely impacting the recording. This will position Pete for creating a...
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...
When capturing Audio on the go,The best recorder is the one you have on hand! Thus, I find my iPhone is always on me and nearly ready to go when I need it. With the addition of my Apogee or Shure MV88 microphones and either the BossJockStudio App or the Motiv App from Shure, I am safe to say that I can get the audio quality I want at a drop of a hat. That’s not to say that one needs to spend $150 or $225 for one of these microphones for the...
Blind Abilities offers this, the third installment in their series: the Process Of Creating A Podcast. he demonstrates how he applies various effects to separate mono tracks, including eliminating “speak-overs” where two people speak at the same time, applying silence to quiet the gaps in between speaking, and applying Equalization to a single track to enhance the audio quality of the voice. Join Pete as he continues to take us through his...
Caitlyn is setting out to transition from High School to College and to a career and is getting all the skills and training to enhance her opportunities. Jeff Thompson of the Blind Abilities Team interviews Caitlyn about her plans, goals, objectives and most of all, the connection with State Services and her peers to ensure her journey succeeds. From camps to training Caitlyn is getting it done. You can contact Kaitlyn on Twitter...
So often Blind Abilities interviews blind individuals, or organizations or businesses who cater to the blind. Today, we feature a sighted individual who has devoted a large part of her life, both working and volunteering to enrich the lives of the blind. Pete interviews Mandy VanCleave: n Assistive Technology specialist, and a volunteer for various blindness apps including BeSpecular, Be My Eyes and soon, the new camera glasses, AIRA. Join us...