Blind Abilities welcomes Daniel Brown and his demonstration of EuroFly, a flight simulator for the PC. Daniel takes us to the gate, loads the passengers and heads off into the big blue skies flying this Category 2 airliner. Actually, the skies are not blue but thunder and lightning fills the audio as this audio only simulator brings us all the sounds and action with Daniel at the helm. Umm, Buckle up folks, you are in for a ride. Here is a...
STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. With the inclusion of Arts one has STEAM and one can find classes and programs for each on-line by a Google Search. Colorado University offers summer discovery camps and is inclusive to children with disabilities, not to exclude other opportunities, and our guest Jamie Principato will be teaching at CU Science Discovery Summer Camp. Jamie Principato joins Blind Abilities over a Skype...
That Blind Tech Show Ep. 10 brings a vast array of topics and information from the Apple Watch experience, to the Talking Amazon TV, Amazon Echo waking you up in song or your favorite station, Turning off the Echo dot microphone, and a bit about using the app or the #FB SelectiveTwweets App in Facebook to post in both in one step.
Bryan talks about the Air Pods and setting the volume on his new Apple watch.
Allison talks about a new game coming...
Blind Abilities presents the TVI Toolbox. Where the collaboration between Teachers, Counselors, Parents, Agencies and the Students themselves help enhance the opportunities for success. Transitioning from high school to college and the workplace is a major step and the beginning of lifetime goals and aspirations. As Wesley Sissen, the featured Transition Student in the Success Stories portion of this podcast, puts it very well, “No one has to...
By Jessica Hodges "You do...what on a regular basis?" My friend's voice practically lacerates my eardrums as she rockets up six octaves. Startled and trying not to either freeze or curse her out, I drop the phone, then do curse as I lose it in the mess of my unmade bed. Her voice is still nattering on, and my phone has conveniently switched to speaker phone. I decide it's time to try and cut her off. "Yes, I use InstaCart, a grocery delivery...
Hy Cohen teaches assistive technology , is a husband and a father who places a lot of focus on the family. Hy is an advocate for change and has worked to create a law. Layla’s Law, that gives service animals rights and protections. Accepting challenges is just part of Hy’s life style. Hy is an Aira Explorer and uses the Aira technology to read books to his daughter, locate her at the park and have instant access to information. Join Jeff...
Aira Presents, Explorer Stories, a look into the extraordinary and often ordinary stories of Aira Explorers and how they use this technology in their daily lives. In this episode of Explorer Stories, Aira presents Stephanie Hurd. We hope you enjoy. For some in the blind community horseback riding, surfing, rock climbing or zip lining might be the ultimate experiences to stoke their adventurer fire. For others, just shopping or taking a walk...
Join the Blind Abilities Team for a Lil Sumpin’ Sumpin’ for the Holidays. Nick, Jessica, Pete and Jeff along with friends serve of some holiday wishes and gift ideas for all to consider. We thought sharing our stocking stuffing incarnations would help spread the joy of giving during the festive month of December. We hope you enjoy and to all, a wonderful Holiday Season and to all, a Happy new Year! The Blind Abilities Team. With the ever...
The Amazon Prime Video App is now on Apple TV. Just go into your Apple TV and click on the Apps icon and search for Prime Video. Do not type in Amazon. Go figure, eh?
You will need an Apple TV 3rd Generation or newer, and you will need an Amazon prime account and then just sign in and the shows are at your finger-tips.
For Audio Description you will have to pause the show you are watching and then swipe down to media controls and then swipe to...
A Delicious Dance; Meeting the Inhabitance of My Kitchen Drawers #IndependentLiving By Jessica Hodges I couldn't find the egg separator. The can opener had fallen on my tow, a pan decided it wanted to break dance on the floor, and the Tupperware decided it wanted to do jumping jacks, all while my tow was singing an operatic aria. It wasn’t much to ask, just the silly egg separator so that I could get to work on the meringue cookies I'd...