{"id":4437,"date":"2019-02-01T10:08:56","date_gmt":"2019-02-01T16:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=4437"},"modified":"2019-02-01T10:43:26","modified_gmt":"2019-02-01T16:43:26","slug":"eye-link-north-dakota-helps-the-older-blind-gain-access-to-technology-and-living-independently","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=4437","title":{"rendered":"Eye-Link North Dakota Helps the Older Blind Gain Access to Technology and Living Independently"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9826\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4437-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Eye-LinkNDFinal.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Eye-LinkNDFinal.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Eye-LinkNDFinal.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Show Summary:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Jim Justesen from Eye-Link North Dakota sits down with Aimee Volk, Vision and Independent Living Services Administrator for the Department of Vocational rehabilitation of North Dakota, and talk about the partnership that is bringing results to the older blind of North Dakota.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We had Jim in the Blind Abilities studio back in July 2017, talking about Eye-Link Minnesota and North Dakota, and in this episode, Aimee tells us how Eye-Link North Dakota is positively impacting the lives of the older blind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join Jim and Aimee as they talk about Eye-Link and how you can apply for services and a grant from Eye-Link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Contact Info:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find Eye-Link on the web at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nd.eye-link.org\/\">www.ND.Eye-Link.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can contact Eye-Link by phone at 763-561-6767<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To find out more about the Eye-Link Foundation go to www.Eye-Link.org<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can reach Aimee Volk by\u00a0<a>email<\/a>At\u00a0<a>alvolk@nd.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And by phone at 701-328-8954<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find out more about Vision and Independent Living Services of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nd.gov\/dhs\/dvr\/individual\/older-blind.html\">North Dakota Voc-Rehab on the web.<\/a>.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nd.gov\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can follow us on Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/blindabilities\">@BlindAbilities<\/a><br>On the web at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/\">www.BlindAbilities.com<\/a><br>Send us an&nbsp;<a>email<\/a><br>Get the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/appsto.re\/us\/demUab.i\">Free Blind Abilities App<\/a>&nbsp;on the App Store.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9828\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4437-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Eye-LinkNDFinal.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Eye-LinkNDFinal.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Eye-LinkNDFinal.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Eye-LinkNDFinal.mp3 Show Summary: Jim Justesen from Eye-Link North Dakota sits down with Aimee Volk, Vision and Independent Living Services Administrator for the Department of Vocational rehabilitation of North Dakota, and talk about the partnership that is bringing results to the older blind of North Dakota. 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