{"id":9576,"date":"2026-07-01T16:04:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T21:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=9576"},"modified":"2026-07-01T16:04:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T21:04:58","slug":"blind-abilities-little-steps-big-triumphs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=9576","title":{"rendered":"Blind Abilities: Little Steps, Big Triumphs"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5033\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-9576-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/blindAbilities126.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/blindAbilities126.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/blindAbilities126.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Podcast summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jeff Thompson welcomes Sree Roy back to Blind Abilities for a conversation that begins with rising technology costs and quickly evolves into something much deeper. They discuss Apple\u2019s price increases, AI subscriptions, and how accessibility technology is becoming more expensive for everyone. From there, the conversation turns to the gradual experience of vision loss and the emotional adjustments that accompany it. Jeff shares how subtle changes in his own vision have made organization, workflow, and daily routines more important than ever, while Sree reflects on his journey from fear to confidence after losing his sight. Together they explore the value of taking small steps, learning new skills early, leaning on the blindness community, and celebrating everyday accomplishments. Whether discussing VoiceOver, organizing a workshop, or simply finding the kitchen sink, this episode reminds listeners that blindness is not about giving things up\u2014it\u2019s about discovering new ways to keep moving forward, one step at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Main Topics<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Summer plans, fitness, and everyday life.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Apple price increases, AI subscriptions, and the growing cost of accessibility technology.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The personal experience of gradual vision loss and recognizing changing abilities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Practical strategies for organization, safety, and adapting daily routines.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Learning blindness skills early and accepting change one step at a time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Finding encouragement through community, organizations, and shared experiences.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Celebrating small victories and understanding that every journey is unique.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Memorable Quotes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are going to encounter a lot of trials\u2026 but we do have a community, organizations, and individuals that support us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy Kilimanjaro is pretty small things, but I get rewarded from them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of things that I thought being blind, you can\u2019t do\u2026 and then you hear these stories of people doing amazing things.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLittle steps take us far.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out Blind Abilities on all the socials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">thanks for listening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?page_id=9573\">Full Transcript<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5035\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-9576-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/blindAbilities126.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/blindAbilities126.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/blindAbilities126.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/blindAbilities126.mp3 Podcast summary: Jeff Thompson welcomes Sree Roy back to Blind Abilities for a conversation that begins with rising technology costs and quickly evolves into something much deeper. They discuss Apple\u2019s price increases, AI subscriptions, and how accessibility technology is becoming more expensive for everyone. From there, the conversation turns to the gradual experience of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9311,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"audio","meta":{"_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},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[17,494,467],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9576","post","type-post","status-publish","format-audio","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bapresents","category-personalcare","category-technology","post_format-post-format-audio"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0035.png","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6rcRg-2us","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9284,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=9284","url_meta":{"origin":9576,"position":0},"title":"UnScripted: A Lost iPhone, Changing Tech, and Figuring It Out","author":"Blind Abilities Team","date":"December 28, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Podcast Summary: In this UnScripted episode of Blind Abilities, Jeff Thompson and Sree Roy dive into real-life tech, travel, and accessibility\u2014no script, just experience. 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