{"id":9,"date":"2015-03-11T00:31:50","date_gmt":"2015-03-11T05:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=9"},"modified":"2017-10-22T23:34:32","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T04:34:32","slug":"episode-2-canes-hobbies-and-an-app-or-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=9","title":{"rendered":"Canes, Hobbies and an App or 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6884\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-9-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Episode_2_Blind_Abilities_Podcast.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Episode_2_Blind_Abilities_Podcast.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Episode_2_Blind_Abilities_Podcast.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>Welcome to Episode 2 from Blind Abilities where Pete and Jeff are joined by @RockShopDj (Joe), @HappyKaz (Karen), @TheBlindMan12V (Feliciano). We chat about our canes and experiences with them, our hobbies and a couple of apps we use daily.<br \/>\n;Thank you for listening.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for listening!<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>You can follow us on Twitter <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/blindabilities\">@BlindAbilities<\/a><br \/>\nOn the web at <a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\">www.BlindAbilities.com<\/a><br \/>\nSend us an <a href=\"mailto:info@blindabilities.com\">email<\/a><br \/>\nGet the <a href=\"https:\/\/appsto.re\/us\/demUab.i\">Free Blind Abilities App<\/a> on the App Store.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6886\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-9-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Episode_2_Blind_Abilities_Podcast.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Episode_2_Blind_Abilities_Podcast.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Episode_2_Blind_Abilities_Podcast.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Episode_2_Blind_Abilities_Podcast.mp3Welcome to Episode 2 from Blind Abilities where Pete and Jeff are joined by @RockShopDj (Joe), @HappyKaz (Karen), @TheBlindMan12V (Feliciano). We chat about our canes and experiences with them, our hobbies and a couple of apps we use daily. ;Thank you for listening. 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