{"id":2820,"date":"2017-08-24T19:25:37","date_gmt":"2017-08-25T00:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=2820"},"modified":"2017-08-24T19:21:11","modified_gmt":"2017-08-25T00:21:11","slug":"bva17-the-hadley-institute-and-orcam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=2820","title":{"rendered":"BVA17: The Hadley Institute and Orcam"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1780\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2820-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/BVAHadley.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/BVAHadley.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/BVAHadley.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>BlindAbilities brings you more great audio from the Blinded Veterans Association 2017 national convention as Pete Lane introduces an old friend of the podcast. Meet Larry Muffett and The Hadley Institute.<br \/>\nLarry discusses some of the programs offered for veterans, as well as some general information about Hadley\u2019s 2017 focus.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>You can find <a href=\"Http:\/\/www.Hadley.Edu\">Hadley on the web<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Also featured in this episode is Orcam, a smart glass device that offers many features, including OCR, facial recognition, bar code reading, color identification and more. Stay tuned as Orcam version 8.0 of their software is announced in the next few weeks.   Check out more about their two products at <a href=\"Http:\/\/www.Orcam.com\">Orcam on the web <\/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_1782\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2820-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/BVAHadley.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/BVAHadley.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/BVAHadley.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/BVAHadley.mp3BlindAbilities brings you more great audio from the Blinded Veterans Association 2017 national convention as Pete Lane introduces an old friend of the podcast. 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