{"id":1693,"date":"2015-12-17T09:30:07","date_gmt":"2015-12-17T15:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=1693"},"modified":"2017-10-22T23:00:51","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T04:00:51","slug":"lisas-life-skills-socializing-is-blindness-really-the-issue-or-are-we-over-thinking-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=1693","title":{"rendered":"Lisa&#8217;s Life Skills: Socializing &#8211; Is Blindness Really the Issue or Are We Over Thinking It?"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9559\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1693-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Lisas_Life_Skills_Socializing_Is_Blindness_Really_the_Issue_Or_Are_We_Over_Thinking_It.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Lisas_Life_Skills_Socializing_Is_Blindness_Really_the_Issue_Or_Are_We_Over_Thinking_It.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Lisas_Life_Skills_Socializing_Is_Blindness_Really_the_Issue_Or_Are_We_Over_Thinking_It.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>Lisa Salinger @Lisasali brings us a 3 part series called Lisa&#8217;s life skills. Part 3 is on Socializing and is Blindness the issue or are we making it the issue? Join Lisa as she suggests some ways of mingling and participating in and at social gatherings.<\/p>\n<p>You can find more podcast with an <!--more--> <a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/category\/independentliving\/\">Independent Living from a Blindness perspective<\/a> in our Smart Category selection.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for listening!<br \/>\nYou can follow us on Twitter <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/blindabilities\">@BlindAbilities<\/a><br \/>\nOn the web at <a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\">www.BlindAbilities.com<\/a><br \/>\nSend us an <a href=\"mailto:info@blindabilities.com\">email<\/a><br \/>\nGet the <a href=\"https:\/\/appsto.re\/us\/demUab.i\">Free Blind Abilities App<\/a> on the App Store.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9561\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1693-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Lisas_Life_Skills_Socializing_Is_Blindness_Really_the_Issue_Or_Are_We_Over_Thinking_It.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Lisas_Life_Skills_Socializing_Is_Blindness_Really_the_Issue_Or_Are_We_Over_Thinking_It.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Lisas_Life_Skills_Socializing_Is_Blindness_Really_the_Issue_Or_Are_We_Over_Thinking_It.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Lisas_Life_Skills_Socializing_Is_Blindness_Really_the_Issue_Or_Are_We_Over_Thinking_It.mp3Lisa Salinger @Lisasali brings us a 3 part series called Lisa&#8217;s life skills. Part 3 is on Socializing and is Blindness the issue or are we making it the issue? Join Lisa as she suggests some ways of mingling and participating in and at social gatherings. 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