{"id":4477,"date":"2019-02-05T19:50:10","date_gmt":"2019-02-06T01:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=4477"},"modified":"2019-07-31T06:56:29","modified_gmt":"2019-07-31T11:56:29","slug":"a-chat-with-laura-hernandez-a-comedian-a-poet-and-an-advocate-for-social-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=4477","title":{"rendered":"A Chat with Laura Hernandez: A Comedian, A Poet and An Advocate for Social Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_806\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4477-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/LauraHernandez.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/LauraHernandez.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/LauraHernandez.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?page_id=4568\">Full Transcript<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Show Summary:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">blind Abilities presents an in depth chat with Laura Hernandez, a blind comedian who has performed in a variety of comedy clubs and other venues.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a spoken word artist, Laura, AKA &#8220;Ojos Del Alma\u201d, &nbsp;writes her own poetry, is an indigenous rights activist , and a highly educated individual. Laura shares her lifelong struggles with Marfan\u2019s syndrome, a disease which affects the connective tissue in her body. listen as Laura describes the struggles with which she dealt from early childhood throughout her life with Marfan Syndrome. Despite this and various other setbacks in her education, Laura maintains a superb and extremely positive attitude.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">join Jeff Thompson as he conducts this intimate chat with Laura, as only he can present. And of course, we have inserted various clips from Laura\u2019s stand-up comedy routine and other media appearances into the podcast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can find videos of many of her stand-up routines &nbsp; on her<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCoRBWENoYVk1TE2HPrzkMaQ\">YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sit back and enjoy this 36 minutes interview with Laura Hernandez, a fascinating guest whose sense of humor and pragmatic perspective will entertain you throughout!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_808\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4477-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/LauraHernandez.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/LauraHernandez.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/LauraHernandez.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/LauraHernandez.mp3 Full Transcript Show Summary: blind Abilities presents an in depth chat with Laura Hernandez, a blind comedian who has performed in a variety of comedy clubs and other venues. As a spoken word artist, Laura, AKA &#8220;Ojos Del Alma\u201d, &nbsp;writes her own poetry, is an indigenous rights activist , and a highly educated individual. 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