Introducing the New Job Insights Podcast Have you heard of the brand-new Job Insights Podcast? If you are blind or visually impaired, a family member of a loved one who is blind or visually impaired or a service provider of an individual who is blind or visually impaired interested in learning about employment and career pathway opportunities then this podcast is for you. Hosts Jeff Thompson and Serina Gilbert discuss a variety of...
In collaboration with Jack Chen, Blind Abilities presents ExcelAbility. A collection of podcasts from Jack Chen’s ExcelAbility Team. ExcelAbility, empowering excellence and success for people with disabilities. to learn more about ExcelAbility and to connect with the team, check out WxcelAbility on the web at www.teamexcelability.com Jack Chen delivers talks and training for corporations and other organizations on empowering success for people...
Episode 16 is really Sweet 16 as Allison and Jeff show their love while Brian remains an 80’s guy deep inside. But that’s as far as we want to go with that. General Electric’s Alexa controlled Air Conditioner gets a demo, as well as the new FaceBook Notifications Settings. We hear from across the pond and from the developers of FlickType and the upcoming release of the 3rd party keyboard is announced.
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Job Insights Extra: Adjustment to Blindness - Meet Rob Hobson: College Prep and Success All in One. Transcript Provided Job Insights Extra brings you Rob Hobson, Cordinator for Professional Development and College prep at Blindness Learning In New Dimensions, Inc. Best known as Blind, Inc. located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Rob tells his story how he overcame the challenges that nearly defeated him when entering his Masters program. He made a...
Add That Attachment from Anywhere! By Lucie The Problem Are you ever out and about and someone needs a file ASAP from you? Or perhaps, you forgot to e-mail that file to your college group. In those ancient days, this was a real problem. It required you to be at your desktop computer. Well not anymore thankfully. You can do it from practically anywhere these days. Okay, I am unsure if it can be done from the moon. What You Will need? Well, you...
Again this year, blind Abilities was present at the Florida Council for the Blind Annual Convention, FCB 2018. Join Pete Lane as he grabs some interviews with vendors and participants at the convention. The vendors include: * Emerald Coast Vision Aids, located in Pensacola, Florida. Mike Hage speaks about his products: a variety of low vision and blindness devices and equipment available through numerous well-known national vendors, You can...
Marana Vradenberg is a certified personal fitness trainer and a nutrition specialist working on bringing her expertise to Veterans and others who are overcoming life changing situations. Marana has found that her journey through diabetes and blindness gives her what it takes to demonstrate and assist others in overcoming adversity. She lost her sight and nearly lost everything to diabetes and has accepted the challenges by asserting herself into...
Job Insights #4: Apps With Productivity in Mind for Education and in the Workplace. Transcript Provided Welcome to the 4th episode of Job Insights with Serina Gilbert and Jef Thompson. We focus on Employment, Careers, enhancing opportunities and bringing you the latest innovations from across the Vocational Rehabilitation field to ensure your choices lead you down the career pathway that you want and succeed in gainful employment. From getting...
Are You Ripping Me Off? Keeping Your Money Series By Lucie Stores go to great lengths to get you to come in and spend your money. Although being a smart consumer, being able to spot a good deal is key. Stores sometimes will show things on sale that are not really on sale. They will place yellow tags on the shelves and show a cheap sale price. However, sometimes this price is the regular price. They are hoping you will not notice. The best way to...
Job Insights Extra #3: College Advice from Michael Hingson, Best Selling Author, Advocate and Inspirational Speaker. Transcript Provided Welcome to Job Insights Extra, part of the Job Insights Podcast with Serina Gilbert and Jeff Thompson, a podcast focused on the world of employment, career pathways and gainful and meaningful employment. The Job Insights Extra podcasts are success stories, interviews and demos that enhance the experience of...