{"id":8136,"date":"2024-02-10T11:05:55","date_gmt":"2024-02-10T17:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=8136"},"modified":"2024-02-10T11:05:58","modified_gmt":"2024-02-10T17:05:58","slug":"hurry-last-chance-fly-off-into-your-future-with-a-10000-travel-grant-from-flight-for-sight-meet-flight-for-sight-founder-and-executive-director-mike-walsh-along-with-grant-winner-eliana-mason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=8136","title":{"rendered":"Hurry! Last Chance! Fly off into Your Future with a $10,000 travel Grant from Flight for Sight! Meet Flight for Sight Founder and Executive Director Mike Walsh, along with Grant Winner Eliana Mason"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2541\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-8136-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/FlightForSight2024.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/FlightForSight2024.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/FlightForSight2024.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Podcast Summary:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Many people dream of traveling around the world, but often feel constrained by money and other factors. For the blind and visually impaired community, Flight for Sight helps to remove this barrier by offering three $10,000 grants to make that dream come true!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join Blind Abilities podcast host Simon Bonenfant in the virtual studio as he speaks with Flight for Sight founder and Executive director Mike Walsh, as well as Eliana Mayson, one of the inaugural grant winners. They discuss what led to the formation of the organization.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eliana takes the microphone to discuss her journey as a professional goal ball player and mental health professional, and how she was able to use both of those unique skills to make a huge impact during her travel journey.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They also discuss one of the biggest applications criteria: creating personalized content along the trip such as blogs, podcasts, videos, etc.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Think you\u2019d be a good fit to take off around the globe? Visit the Flight for Sight application webpage&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flightforsight.net\/apply\/\">Here.<\/a>&nbsp;Don\u2019t delay, applications close February 15<sup>th<\/sup>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interested in learning more about the previous grant winners and following the journey of what\u2019s to come? Visit the Flight for Sight&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flightforsight.net\/apply\/\">Webpage.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also follow them on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@flightforsight\">YouTube,<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/flightforsight\/\">Instagram,<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/flightforsight\">Facebook.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We hope you have enjoyed this interview. If you would like to learn more and contact us, you can follow us on Twitter&nbsp;@<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/blindabilities\">Blind Abilities<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the web at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blindabilities.com\/\">www.blindabilities.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Send us an&nbsp;email at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:info@blindabilities.com\">info@blindabilities.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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>&nbsp;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>Give us a call and leave us some feedback at 612-367-6093. We would love to hear from you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/607027582712671\/\">Blind Abilities Community<\/a>&nbsp;on Facebook, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BlindAbilities\/\">Blind Abilities Page<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/jobinsightsgroup\">Career Resources for the Blind and Visually Impaired group.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To contact Simon directly, send him an email at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:sbonenfant2@gmail.com\">sbonenfant2@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2543\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-8136-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/FlightForSight2024.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/FlightForSight2024.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/FlightForSight2024.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/FlightForSight2024.mp3 Podcast Summary: Many people dream of traveling around the world, but often feel constrained by money and other factors. For the blind and visually impaired community, Flight for Sight helps to remove this barrier by offering three $10,000 grants to make that dream come true! Join Blind Abilities podcast host Simon Bonenfant in the [&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],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bapresents"],"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-27e","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7832,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=7832","url_meta":{"origin":8136,"position":0},"title":"Let&#8217;s Talk to the founder and the New CEO of the Be My Eyes App and their New Virtual Assistant Using Open AI GTP4! 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