Show Summary: Welcome back to Episode 19 in our ongoing series. Thus far we have spanned the globe with blind citizens Around the world, from Australia and Malaysia, to the United Kingdom, Trinidad and Tobago, and much more Our guest today is Manique Gunaratne, who comes to us from Sri Lanka. Manique’s story speaks of the situation that she and other disabled citizens of Sri...
Full Transcript Show Summary: Hilda Dunford is a mom with 3 children and with the distance learning being the virtual reality that it is, Hilda is fining more and more time to be with her children, learning, caring and growing together. I met Hilda through her @OurBlindSide Instagram account. Her Blog-like content gave me a peek into the life of Hilda, her family and her son who happens to be Blind/Low Vision. With the changes that the...
Full Transcript Show Summary: 3 is company and we were feeling Pretty, Pretty Good once we got the iOS14 downloaded and up and running on our various versions of the iPhone. Raqi and Jeff virtually High-5 each other and Serina just shrugs. With the new iOS full of features that extend beyond the reach of the iPhone 10, there was a lot to talk about and the Time Flies event was nearly the opposite. Kind of a lack luster event unless you were...
Full Transcript Show Summary: Justin and Cindy from the Minnesota Disability Law Center joined Jeff Thompson in the Blind Abilities studio for a discussion on voting rights for youth with disabilities. We also get to talk to Nate and Nikki, 2 young adults, about their experiences voting accessibly using the Auto-Mark device and completing an absentee ballot. How do you find the information on where to vote and how to get your absentee ballot?...
Show Summary: In this 18th episode in our series, Around the World with COVID-19 from a Blindness Perspective, we hear from Paul Mugambi in Kenya, Africa. Thus far we have spanned the globe with blind citizens Around the world, from Australia and Malaysia, to the united kingdom, Trinidad and Tobago, Canada, Japan, Seychelles, Columbia, and the United States. . Now we hear a first-hand report from Paul with his unique perspective on...
Show Summary: Every day we are blasted with news updates on the impact of the Corona virus on people in our cities, states and countries, but have we heard specific reports of its effect on blind and visually impaired individuals? This series brings you stories from around the World from a Blindness perspective. Despite the similarities around the world, we are still learning new aspects of Covid-19 and, more importantly, how our fellow...
Full Transcription Show Summary: John Panarese, Director and founder of Mac for the Blind, joins Jeff Thompson in the Blind Abilities studio to talk about what Mac for the Blind is and what services are provided. John gives a bit of background on how Mac for the Blind got started and how this year has boomed with the group sessions and more sessions for the Mac and iOS to come this fall. Here is an Update from John Panarese: Mac for the Blind...
Full Transcript: Show Summary: On this Tech Abilities show, Jeff and Serina dust off the third chair and our new co-host, Raqi Gomez, joins the Tech Abilities team in a well-rounded discussion on Apple's upcoming iPhones, Apple TV and other speculations that may or not be showing up on September 15. The Time Flies Apple Event may only be involving the Apple Watch as the name implies, and rumor has it that a new iPad may drop as well during this...
Show Summary: Every day we are inundated with reports about COVID-19: statistics, new cases, and worse. Every day we hear of how the coronavirus has impacted people all over the world, but have we heard specific reports of its effect on blind and visually impaired individuals? Answer: not until now. In this sixteenth episode in our series, Around the World with COVID-19 from a Blindness Perspective, we hear from Alvaro Gutierrez from Bogota,...
Full Transcript Show Summary: Blind Abilities presents this special interview with Laura Wolke. Laura initially began a career as a social worker in Philadelphia, with clients who were primarily Medicare recipients, planning to get her PhD and go into counseling or become a psychologist. However she eventually grew weary of this work, saying that while she has great respect for the people who do...