{"id":4880,"date":"2019-04-21T21:09:19","date_gmt":"2019-04-22T02:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=4880"},"modified":"2019-05-03T15:02:13","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T20:02:13","slug":"job-insights-ncsab-keynote-speaker-paul-schroeder-its-got-to-come-from-the-heart-if-you-want-it-to-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=4880","title":{"rendered":"Job Insights: NCSAB Keynote Speaker Paul Schroeder &#8211; It\u2019s Got to Come From the Heart If You Want it to Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6061\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4880-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/PSchroederNCSAB.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/PSchroederNCSAB.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/PSchroederNCSAB.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?page_id=4919\">Full Transcript<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Show Summary:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NCSAB Keynote speaker: Paul Schroeder,&nbsp;Director, Public Policy &amp; Strategic Alliances at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/aira.io\/\">Aira Tech Corporation,<\/a>and spent over 22 years at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.afb.org\/\">American Foundation for the Blind<\/a>in charge of Programs and Policy and Government Relations and more.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/jobinsights-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Image of man with cane and woman with service dog and City Skyline with Job Insights in bold letters.\" class=\"wp-image-4489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/jobinsights-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/jobinsights-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/jobinsights-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/jobinsights.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Paul was asked to speak before the National Council of State Agencies for the Blind in Washington D.C.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Paul spoke about his schooling, his training challenges with limited expectations and how together we can all make a positive impact on enhancing the opportunities for future generations and today as well.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Join Paul in this lunch hour speech as State Agency Directors, Policy Specialist, Officials from RSA, the Department of Education listen on. And yes, grab a snack because this is an Academic Luncheon Speech event.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Blind abilities NCSAB coverage is sponsored in part by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemyeyes.com\/\">Be My Eyes<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Be My Eyes is a free app that connects blind and low-vision people with sighted volunteers and company representatives for visual assistance through a live video call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/be-my-eyes-helping-blind-see\/id905177575?mt=8\">Download for iOS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bemyeyes.bemyeyes\">Download for Android<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you for listening!<br>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 href=\"mailto:info@blindabilities.com\">email<\/a><br>Get the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/appsto.re\/us\/demUab.i\">Free Blind Abilities App<\/a>&nbsp;on the App Store.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6063\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4880-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/PSchroederNCSAB.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/PSchroederNCSAB.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/PSchroederNCSAB.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/PSchroederNCSAB.mp3 Full Transcript Show Summary: NCSAB Keynote speaker: Paul Schroeder,&nbsp;Director, Public Policy &amp; Strategic Alliances at&nbsp;Aira Tech Corporation,and spent over 22 years at&nbsp;American Foundation for the Blindin charge of Programs and Policy and Government Relations and more. Paul was asked to speak before the National Council of State Agencies for the Blind in Washington D.C. 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