{"id":2274,"date":"2016-11-29T14:52:44","date_gmt":"2016-11-29T20:52:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=2274"},"modified":"2016-11-29T14:54:14","modified_gmt":"2016-11-29T20:54:14","slug":"meet-david-albright-wood-worker-fly-fishing-and-his-apple-orchard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=2274","title":{"rendered":"Meet David Albright: Wood Worker, Fly Fishing, and his Apple Orchard"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8588\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2274-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/WW4B_David_Albright.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/WW4B_David_Albright.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/WW4B_David_Albright.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>Wood Working is something that people have low expectations for the blind and probably think that it is too dangerous for their son\/daughter or any person with limited or no vision to get involved with as a hobby or profession. Training centers across the states have proven that wood working can be done safely and successfully and require students to take the class not to actually become a carpenter but to challenge their clients to overcome a low expectation or fear and to teach transferable skills. Students may not go out and buy a table saw yet they will surely investigate a loose table leg or door handle because they will have the confidence and <!--more--><br \/>\nskills to believe that they can fix the problem.<br \/>\nLightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired has WoodWorking Classes several times a year so be sure to check their web site for the next opportunity. And if you happen to attend a Blindness Training Center and Wood Working is a class that is being offered, be sure to challenge yourself. You may just start looking into Woodworking to see if anyone else is doing it like David Albright did after losing his eye sight.<br \/>\n.<br \/>\nWhile at Enchanted Hills Camp David and Jeff took some time out in the wood shop to talk about David\u2019s wood working and Fly Fishing passions.<br \/>\nYou can find out more about <a href=\"http:\/\/ww4b.org\">Wood Working for the blind<\/a> on the web.<br \/>\nCheck out the programs at <a href=\"http:\/\/lighthouse-sf.org\">LightHouse for the Blind in San Fransisco<\/a> on the web.<br \/>\nThank 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_8590\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2274-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/WW4B_David_Albright.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/WW4B_David_Albright.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/WW4B_David_Albright.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/WW4B_David_Albright.mp3Wood Working is something that people have low expectations for the blind and probably think that it is too dangerous for their son\/daughter or any person with limited or no vision to get involved with as a hobby or profession. Training centers across the states have proven that wood working can be done safely and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[17],"tags":[164],"class_list":["post-2274","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bapresents","tag-interview"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6rcRg-AG","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2260,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=2260","url_meta":{"origin":2274,"position":0},"title":"Wood Working for the Blind: Meet Dennis Walker","author":"Blind Abilities Team","date":"November 5, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Wood Working is something that people have low expectations for the blind and probably think that it is too dangerous for their son\/daughter or any person with limited or no vision to get involved with as a hobby or profession. 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