{"id":2485,"date":"2017-04-19T08:35:13","date_gmt":"2017-04-19T13:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=2485"},"modified":"2017-04-19T16:13:02","modified_gmt":"2017-04-19T21:13:02","slug":"meet-peggy-chong-the-blind-history-lady","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=2485","title":{"rendered":"Meet Peggy Chong: &#8220;The Blind History Lady&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8252\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2485-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/PeggyChong3.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/PeggyChong3.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/PeggyChong3.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>Peggy Chong has been in many places and many states and it has been a while since she has been in Minnesota so it was nice to meet up with her and talk about her work and passions. Peggy is known as, \u201cThe Blind history Lady,&#8221; as her work over the years has brought about her books and articles about people in history who were blind and nearly lost until Peggy dug up the articles and stories from relatives and schools to breathe some life into the lives they lived.<br \/>\nPeggy has a series called,<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smashwords.com\/books\/byseries\/24325\">The Blind History lady presents\u201d on the web<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2487\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2487\" style=\"width: 116px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"longdesc-return-2487\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2487\" tabindex=\"-1\" src=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Photo-from-Peggys-Web-Site-116x150.jpeg\" alt=\"Photo from Peggy's Web Site\" width=\"116\" height=\"150\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com?longdesc=2487&amp;referrer=2485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Photo-from-Peggys-Web-Site-116x150.jpeg 116w, https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Photo-from-Peggys-Web-Site-231x300.jpeg 231w, https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Photo-from-Peggys-Web-Site.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 116px) 100vw, 116px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2487\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo from Peggy&#8217;s Web Site<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Blind history lady Presents<br \/>\nA look back at the blind men and women of the United States in the 1800s through the early 1900s who worked hard to lead a normal life. What they did, the resources they had or did not have and the techniques they used to become teachers, plumbers, politicians, newspaper editors, boat builders, barbers, piano tuners, chemists and so much more.<br \/>\nBe sure to check out her latest stories and support her initiative.<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_8254\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2485-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/PeggyChong3.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/PeggyChong3.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/PeggyChong3.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/PeggyChong3.mp3Peggy Chong has been in many places and many states and it has been a while since she has been in Minnesota so it was nice to meet up with her and talk about her work and passions. 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