{"id":4902,"date":"2019-04-24T20:39:37","date_gmt":"2019-04-25T01:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=4902"},"modified":"2019-05-13T13:26:06","modified_gmt":"2019-05-13T18:26:06","slug":"educating-congress-and-the-senators-just-another-washington-seminar-for-high-schooler-simon-bonenfant-and-introducing-gabe-kaiser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=4902","title":{"rendered":"Educating Congress and the Senators \u2013 Just another Washington Seminar for High Schooler Simon Bonenfant and Introducing Gabe Kaiser"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9884\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4902-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/SimonDC.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/SimonDC.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/SimonDC.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?page_id=4982\">Full Transcript<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Show Summary:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Simon Bonenfant, a transition age student in high school and our Teen Blind Abilities correspondent, went to Washington D.C. to educate Representatives and Senators on the legislative goals of the National Federation of the Blind during the annual Washington Seminar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Simon took time to interview Gabe Kaiser, Manager of Government Affairs for the National Federation of the Blind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gabe tells us about the 3 legislative priorities the NFB is highlighting during their visits to Capital Hill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"BlindAbilities Logo A black square with white initials, B A.\" class=\"wp-image-8\" width=\"248\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 248px) 100vw, 248px\" \/><figcaption>Blind Abilities Logo<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p> Simon has attended the Washington Seminar for the last 7 years and shares with us his enthusiasm and his reporting skills. The experience Simon has gained is going to stay with him for years to come. From speaking skills, learning the priorities in detail and navigating Capital hill. Simon will not hesitate to bring the concerns and issues to the attention of our State and Federal leaders and carry the voice of organizations, groups, and of course, his own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find out more about Washington Seminar on the web at<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nfb.org\/\">www.NFB.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Simon has done a variety of podcasts for Blind Abilities and you can find them on the web at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/\">www.BlindAbilities.com<\/a>and search for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?s=Bonenfant\">Simon Bonenfant<\/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_9886\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4902-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/SimonDC.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/SimonDC.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/SimonDC.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/SimonDC.mp3 Full Transcript Show Summary: Simon Bonenfant, a transition age student in high school and our Teen Blind Abilities correspondent, went to Washington D.C. to educate Representatives and Senators on the legislative goals of the National Federation of the Blind during the annual Washington Seminar. Simon took time to interview Gabe Kaiser, Manager of Government [&hellip;]<\/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":[17,495,514,512],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4902","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bapresents","category-lifeenrichment","category-transcribed","category-tvitoolbox"],"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-1h4","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5731,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=5731","url_meta":{"origin":4902,"position":0},"title":"Improving the Lives of Blind Americans.: Simon Bonenfant Sits Down with , John G. 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