{"id":3733,"date":"2018-07-12T15:30:57","date_gmt":"2018-07-12T20:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=3733"},"modified":"2018-07-12T15:26:25","modified_gmt":"2018-07-12T20:26:25","slug":"a-joy-with-aira-meet-joy-mistovich-advocate-for-blindness-and-an-aira-explorer-at-the-nfb-convention-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=3733","title":{"rendered":"A Joy with Aira &#8211; Meet Joy Mistovich, Advocate for Blindness and an Aira Explorer at the NFB Convention 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8495\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3733-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/JoyWithAira.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/JoyWithAira.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/JoyWithAira.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">A Joy with Aira &#8211; Meet Joy Mistovich, Advocate for Blindness and an Aira Explorer at the NFB Convention 2018<\/h2>\n<p>While attending the 2018 National Federation of the Blind convention 2018, the Blind Abilities Team connected with a lot of attendees and asked them the question,, \u201cWhat is it that brings you to the NFB convention?\u201d We got a lot of answers and equally a lot of good answers. Some times we dug in a little bit deeper and found some real gems that we want to share with you all.<\/p>\n<p>In this episode we meet up with Joy Mistovich, an advocate for blindness, an Aira Explorer and an advocate for the NFB. Joy was outside the hotel grounds when our paths crossed and I overheard Joy asking someone to take a picture for her. I knew right away that she was an Aira Explorer and I stopped to ask her a few questions and I found out right away that her name is a perfect fit. Joy has an excitement about her that is contagious and as you will hear, she loves being a voice for the Blind community and loves the enhancement that the Aira technology and service has brought into her life.<\/p>\n<p>Join Joy in this brief podcast and learn how she uses her Aira smart glasses and how she feels about the service Aira provides.<\/p>\n<p>You can follow Joy on Twitter <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/joymisto\">@JoyMisto<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">If you want to know more about Aira and the services they provide, check them out on the web and become an Aira Explorer today!\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aira.io\/\">www.Aira.io<\/a><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2435\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2435\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2435\" src=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/aira_logo.png\" alt=\"Aira Logo: a lower case letter a in a light blue sphere with aira\" width=\"200\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/aira_logo.png 200w, https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/aira_logo-150x56.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2435\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image of the Aira Logo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Your Life, Your Schedule, Right Now.<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Using augmented reality, Aira connects people who are blind or low vision to a trained professional agent who is dedicated to further enhancing their everyday experience \u2013 completely hands-free assistance at the touch of a button.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">You can learn more about the National Federation of the Blind on the web at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nfb.org\/\">www.NFB.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>Thank you for listening!<br \/>\nYou can follow us on Twitter\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/blindabilities\">@BlindAbilities<\/a><br \/>\nOn the web at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/\">www.BlindAbilities.com<\/a><br \/>\nSend us an\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:info@blindabilities.com\">email<\/a><br \/>\nGet the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/appsto.re\/us\/demUab.i\">Free Blind Abilities App<\/a>\u00a0on the App Store.<br \/>\nGet the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.blindabilities.android.blind&amp;hl=en_US\">Free blind Abilities App on the Google Play Store<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8497\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3733-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/JoyWithAira.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/JoyWithAira.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/JoyWithAira.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/JoyWithAira.mp3A Joy with Aira &#8211; 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