{"id":3386,"date":"2018-03-05T09:35:46","date_gmt":"2018-03-05T15:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=3386"},"modified":"2018-03-05T09:35:04","modified_gmt":"2018-03-05T15:35:04","slug":"attention-musicians-audio-creators-singers-let-the-access-begin-able-artist-foundation-meets-you-half-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=3386","title":{"rendered":"Attention Musicians, Audio Creators, Singers: Let the Access Begin! Able Artist Foundation Meets You Half Way"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9184\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3386-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/AbleArtist.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/AbleArtist.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/AbleArtist.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>Able Artist Foundation CEO and Founder Stephen Letnes joins us in the Blind Abilities studio to talk about the opportunities and discounts the Able Artist Foundation provides absolutely Free to it\u2019s members.<br \/>\nStephen explains how easy it is to join and become a member and start receiving the discounts right away.<!--more--><br \/>\n He fills us in on another aspect of creating opportunities for a selected group to gain access to studio time, to work with professionals in the trade and all without the burden of limited income.<br \/>\nAble Artist Foundation requires a membership that includes the requirement of the member to be receiving SSI\/SSDI. Stephen knows all to well how dreams and opportunities can be out of reach without the support and access to technology and opportunities. That is why Stephen has devoted his time an energy to create a non-profit foundation that will enhance the opportunities and lower the cost factor that can be a barrier to creativeness and reaching one\u2019s fullest potential.<br \/>\nYes, this is a, \u201cFree membership,\u201d Stephen Letnes keeps reminding us throughout the podcast and with all the discounts and opportunities, the reminder seems to keep the dream alive. Join Stephen Letnes and Jeff Thompson as he unveils Able Artist Foundation and all that it can offer you.<br \/>\nYou can find Able Artist Foundation on the web at <a href=\"https:\/\/ableartist.org\">www.AbleArtist.org<\/a><br \/>\nYou can <a href=\"mailto:info@AbleArtist.org\">email Able Artist foundation<\/a><br \/>\nYou can call at 1-424-341-0309<\/p>\n<p>From the web:<br \/>\nAble Artist Is Live!<br \/>\nThe Website Is Ready To Receive New Members And Vendors<br \/>\nThe wait is over. After months of brainstorming, discussion, development and analysis, the Able Artist platform is now public, searchable and accessible.\u00a0<br \/>\nPotential members and vendors alike can now apply to become a part of the Able Artist family. The goal is simple for this site: pair people with disabilities who are on fixed incomes, like SSI and SSDI, with willing and generous corporate partners who are stepping up to say,&#8221;we believe that everyone should have a reasonable opportunity to obtain tools for creativity so they can discover talents within themselves , develop those identifiable talents into skills whereby they can then decide \u2014 for themselves &#8211; what they want to do next.&#8221;<br \/>\nThis is not just a website; it is a platform. Its capabilities are such that it can easily handle the millions of eligible Americans and businesses\u00a0that choose to be a part of Able Artist.\u00a0 Let the access begin!<\/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_9186\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3386-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/AbleArtist.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/AbleArtist.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/AbleArtist.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/AbleArtist.mp3Able Artist Foundation CEO and Founder Stephen Letnes joins us in the Blind Abilities studio to talk about the opportunities and discounts the Able Artist Foundation provides absolutely Free to it\u2019s members. Stephen explains how easy it is to join and become a member and start receiving the discounts right away.<\/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":[17,495],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bapresents","category-lifeenrichment"],"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-SC","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5298,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=5298","url_meta":{"origin":3386,"position":0},"title":"He Asked for It, He Worked for It, Now He\u2019s Busier Than Ever! 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