{"id":6305,"date":"2020-10-08T20:36:52","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T01:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=6305"},"modified":"2020-10-08T20:36:55","modified_gmt":"2020-10-09T01:36:55","slug":"the-organizations-of-the-blind-and-visually-impaired-series-episode-1-the-keystone-chapter-of-the-nfb-of-pennsylvania-and-the-virtual-talent-show-october-17-at-7-pm-est","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=6305","title":{"rendered":"The Organizations of the Blind and Visually Impaired Series (Episode 1) \u2013 The Keystone Chapter Of the NFB of Pennsylvania and the Virtual Talent Show October 17 at 7 PM EST"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7402\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-6305-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/KeystoneNFB.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/KeystoneNFB.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/KeystoneNFB.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Show Summary:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In our first episode of the Organizations of the Blind and Visually Impaired series,&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Harriet Go, President of the Keystone Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of Pennsylvania, joins Simon Bonenfant in the Blind Abilities Studio to talk about the Keystone Chapter, the NFB Philosophy and share the news of an upcoming event for all to participate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event is called, \u201cBelieve You Can\u201d &#8211; A Virtual Talent Show on Zoom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can purchase tickets for Believe You Can! Talent Show at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/believeyoucan.live\/\">https:\/\/believeyoucan.live\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>October 17 at 7 PM EST.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Harriet Go<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keystone Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of Pennsylvania<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:goharriet00@hotmail.com\">goharriet00@hotmail.com<\/a><\/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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Contact:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><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>, and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/jobinsightsgroup\">Career Resources for the Blind and Visually Impaired<\/a>&nbsp;group<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7404\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-6305-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/KeystoneNFB.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/KeystoneNFB.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/KeystoneNFB.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/KeystoneNFB.mp3 Show Summary: In our first episode of the Organizations of the Blind and Visually Impaired series,&nbsp; Harriet Go, President of the Keystone Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of Pennsylvania, joins Simon Bonenfant in the Blind Abilities Studio to talk about the Keystone Chapter, the NFB Philosophy and share the news of [&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],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6305","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bapresents","category-lifeenrichment"],"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-1DH","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7954,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=7954","url_meta":{"origin":6305,"position":0},"title":"Believe It or Not, Believe You Can is Back! 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