{"id":2474,"date":"2017-04-12T11:06:59","date_gmt":"2017-04-12T16:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=2474"},"modified":"2017-04-12T11:01:40","modified_gmt":"2017-04-12T16:01:40","slug":"introducing-david-new-activist-advocate-and-promoter-of-assistive-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=2474","title":{"rendered":"Introducing David New: Activist, Advocate and Promoter of Assistive Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4624\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2474-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/DavidNew.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/DavidNew.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/DavidNew.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p><!--more--><br \/>\nBlind Abilities presents this in depth interview with David New. David is many things, not the least of which is his activism in the Miami Beach area of South Florida around blindness initiatives. David is President of two organizations: Access Now and Power Access which are having a substantial impact in the areas of blindness advocacy.   Join Jeff and Pete as they explore David&#8217;s many talents, and discuss the hugely successful South Beach Jazz Festival of December 2016.  Enjoy this fascinating 30-minute interview with the usual entertaining music and audio production you\u2019ve grown to expect from Blind Abilities.<br \/>\nYou can find <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rdavidnew.com\">David New on the web here<\/a><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_4626\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2474-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/DavidNew.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/DavidNew.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/DavidNew.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/DavidNew.mp3<\/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":false,"_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":[],"class_list":["post-2474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bapresents"],"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-DU","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2365,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=2365","url_meta":{"origin":2474,"position":0},"title":"Beyond Blind: A New Concept in Organizations for the Blind","author":"Blind Abilities Team","date":"February 7, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Blind Abilities presents Joyce Gugel, Founder and President of Beyond Blind, a unique organization for the blind located in Palm Beach County, in south Florida, in the U. 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