{"id":8548,"date":"2025-01-08T10:27:05","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T16:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=8548"},"modified":"2025-01-08T10:27:07","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T16:27:07","slug":"tech-abilities-om-gadgets-and-the-positivity-equation-math-alert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=8548","title":{"rendered":"Tech Abilities: O&amp;M, Gadgets, and the Positivity Equation (Math Alert!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4498\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-8548-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/TA1Jan2025.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/TA1Jan2025.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/TA1Jan2025.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Podcast Summary:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Hold onto your canes, because the Tech Abilities crew is back! Jeff and Serina round up Leslie Dickson, Cheryl Macintosh, and Katy Todd for&nbsp;the first&nbsp;New Year&nbsp;&nbsp;episode spanning the&nbsp;rains&nbsp;of Washington to the&nbsp;heights&nbsp;of&nbsp;Colorado. Cheryl\u2019s ditching the guide dog for some hardcore O&amp;M cane skills, while Katy\u2019s testing out a&nbsp;<em>hoverboard for the blind<\/em>. Meanwhile, someone&nbsp;<em>finally<\/em>&nbsp;ordered&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/glidance.io\/\">Glide<\/a>&nbsp;navigation device (no more hypotheticals, folks). And just when you thought it was safe to listen, they dive into positivity versus negativity\u2014with math, because why not? Warning: your ears may roll their eyes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some more links mentioned in this episode:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/voice-dream-text-to-voice\/id496177674\">Voice Dream on the iPhone<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/\">Go Anywhere with Glide &#8211; A New Navigational Device<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaderdog.org\/programs\/orientation-and-mobility\/\">Leader Dogs O&amp;M program<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Contact:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4500\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-8548-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/TA1Jan2025.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/TA1Jan2025.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/TA1Jan2025.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/TA1Jan2025.mp3 Podcast Summary: Hold onto your canes, because the Tech Abilities crew is back! Jeff and Serina round up Leslie Dickson, Cheryl Macintosh, and Katy Todd for&nbsp;the first&nbsp;New Year&nbsp;&nbsp;episode spanning the&nbsp;rains&nbsp;of Washington to the&nbsp;heights&nbsp;of&nbsp;Colorado. Cheryl\u2019s ditching the guide dog for some hardcore O&amp;M cane skills, while Katy\u2019s testing out a&nbsp;hoverboard for the blind. 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