{"id":5281,"date":"2019-08-04T20:11:56","date_gmt":"2019-08-05T01:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=5281"},"modified":"2019-09-03T11:36:49","modified_gmt":"2019-09-03T16:36:49","slug":"planes-trains-and-canes-meet-holman-prize-winner-dr-mona-minkara-and-get-ready-to-take-a-ride-on-her-adventures-through-public-transit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=5281","title":{"rendered":"Planes, Trains and Canes: Meet Holman Prize Winner Dr. Mona Minkara and Get Ready to Take a Ride on Her Adventures Through Public Transit"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8031\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5281-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/PlanesTransCanes.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/PlanesTransCanes.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/PlanesTransCanes.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?page_id=5340\">Full Transcript<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Show Summary:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Mona Minkara\u2019s Planes, Trains and Canes is a winning entry to the 2019 Holman Prize\u00a0 sponsored by the San Fransisco Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Mona joins Jeff in the Blind Abilities studio and talks about her upcoming documentary and the adventures she will be embarking upon. Mona\u00a0 shares her most recent travels that she has been doing since finishing her post-doctorate at the University of Minnesota. Mona has just\u00a0 started her new position as Professor of Biology Engineering at North Eastern University in Boston\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to Mona\u2019s plans and enthusiasm as she maps out her Planes, Trains and Canes documentary. Hear her passion as she talks about her adventures. This is a documentary that was in the works as Mona has always loved to video journal her travels and now she will be able to bring us all along for the ride whether it\u2019s on a plane, a train or her navigating by cane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out Mona\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCUAGEcdoYLOD7x5hTDKmVoA\">Planes, Trains and Canes Facebook Page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a short bio on Dr. Mona Minkara:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mona Minkara double majored in Chemistry &amp; Middle Eastern Studies at Wellesley College. After graduating, she moved to the University of Florida for her Ph.D in Theoretical Computational Chemistry. Professor J. Ilja Siepmann invited her to join his group at the University of Minnesota to research novel studies of surfactants using Monte Carlo algorithms.&nbsp;<\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8033\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5281-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/PlanesTransCanes.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/PlanesTransCanes.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/PlanesTransCanes.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/PlanesTransCanes.mp3 Full Transcript Show Summary: Mona Minkara\u2019s Planes, Trains and Canes is a winning entry to the 2019 Holman Prize\u00a0 sponsored by the San Fransisco Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired. 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