{"id":5227,"date":"2019-07-24T18:19:40","date_gmt":"2019-07-24T23:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=5227"},"modified":"2019-07-31T20:18:34","modified_gmt":"2019-08-01T01:18:34","slug":"aira-party-autonomous-cars-aira-access-at-colleges-meet-mike-randall-the-new-aira-ceo-and-the-partnership-that-will-rock-your-ears-with-bose-nfb19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=5227","title":{"rendered":"Aira Party, autonomous Cars, Aira access at Colleges, Meet Mike Randall the New Aira CEO and the Partnership that will Rock Your Ears with Bose. #NFB19"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1232\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5227-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/AiraNFB19.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/AiraNFB19.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/AiraNFB19.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?page_id=5272\">Full Transcript<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Show Summary:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Aira was the Elite Sponsor at the 2019 NFB Convention held in Las Vegas and they sure know how to put on a party. While talking with Aira\u2019s Michael Hingson, we learn about the Aira Access points and the growing number of businesses and colleges coming onboard with providing Free Aira Access to the users of the Free Aira App. Just download the Aira App on iOS or on the Google Play Store and you are ready to begin exploring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jeff Thompson takes us to the Aira Party, to the Breakout session, talks to the autonomous Car representative about Lift and Las Vegas\u2019s fleet of autonomous Cars available for rideshare. We here from the new CEO of Aira, Mike Randall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*****<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact Your State Services<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you reside in Minnesota, and you would like to know more about Transition Services from State Services contact Transition Coordinator Sheila Koenig by&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:Sheila.Koenig@state.mn.us\">email<\/a>&nbsp;or contact her via phone at 651-539-2361.<br>To find your State Services in your State you can go to&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.afb.org\/directory.aspx\">www.AFB.org<\/a>&nbsp;and search the directory for your agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Contact:<\/strong><\/h3>\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:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/blind-abilities\/id1085849859?l=es&amp;mt=8\">Free Blind Abilities App&nbsp;on the App Store<\/a>and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.blindabilities.android.blind&amp;hl=en_US\">Google Play Store<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/607027582712671\/\">Blind Abilities Community<\/a>on Facebook, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BlindAbilities\/\">Blind Abilities Page<\/a>, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/193468111470902\/\">Career Resources for the Blind and Visually Impaired<\/a>and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/assistivetechnologyfortheblind\/\">Assistive Technology Community for the Blind and Visually Impaired<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to find out more about Aira, check them out on the web at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aira.io\/\">www.Aira.io<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1234\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5227-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/AiraNFB19.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/AiraNFB19.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/AiraNFB19.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/AiraNFB19.mp3 Full Transcript Show Summary: Aira was the Elite Sponsor at the 2019 NFB Convention held in Las Vegas and they sure know how to put on a party. 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