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Blind Abilities — 510 episodes

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Blind Abilities: Finding New Joy Without Denying the Loss: Travel, Adaptation, and Life After Vision Change

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From Campfires to Canoes: Building Skills, Confidence, and Community Through SSB's Summer Events

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Blind Abilities: Little Steps, Big Triumphs

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Helping People Reach Their Goals: Lindsay Escalera's Journey in Vocational Rehabilitation

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From Passion to Purpose: Building a Career at State Services for the Blind

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Blind Abilities: shootin' the Breeze: The Stuff That Sticks

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Wellness Wednesday: The Quiet Between Doing

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Blind Abilities Presents: Domesticity: Parenting Beyond Sight

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Building the Future: Jenine Stanley Explains Aira's New Build AI Program

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More Than a Competition: Minnesota's First Cane Quest

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Wellness Wednesday Returns: Honest Conversations About Mental Health, Belonging, and Community

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Career Climb: Building Confidence, Careers, and Independence for the Future

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From Possibility to Pathway: Building Futures Through Pre-ETS

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NVDA Coach: From First Keystroke to Confidence—A Free Tool Changing How NVDA Is Learned

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Blind Abilities - the Musical No. 5: When the Screen Spoke Back to Me - Curiosity, Confidence, and Accessible Tech

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No Limits to Learning: A Summer Program That Builds Independence

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Curiosity Opens the Door: Louie McGee's Journey from Minnesota to Law School

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Aira Goes Wearable Again: Unlocking Freedom with Meta Glasses

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New Language, New Opportunities: Unlocking Independence Through English Learning with Abbi Mayland

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Wellness Wednesday: Self-Esteem vs. Self-Confidence — And Yes, Those Are Nice Shoes

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Riding the Future: Inside Tesla, Waymo, and Zoox Autonomous Rides with Kevin Chao

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Honor Judy, Protect 504: Why Awareness and Advocacy Matter Right Now

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Blind Abilities – The Musical: More Than One Way To Be Blind

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More Than a Diagnosis: Seeing Hope with Dr. Suleiman Alibhai & the Prevention of Blindness Society

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From Classroom to Career — Josh Subhan's Internship Journey

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Fear Less - Do More! Envision Blind Sports Is Here!

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Wellness Wednesday: How are You? I'm Fine. Hmmm. Exploring Inclusion, Belonging, and the deep human need to be Seen and Heard

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Blind Abilities – The Musical: From K–12 to College and Careers, Finding Your Voice

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College Readiness Workshop: Mastering Time Management

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From Gestures to Jobs: Learning Assistive Tech That Actually Matters

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Blind Abilities - The Musical: O&M and the Scarlet letter B

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From High School to Grad School: Winning Scholarships Without Going into Debt

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Scholarships Don't Find You—You Find Them: A Student's Real-World Guide

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Blind Abilities – The Musical: When Lived Experience Takes the Stage

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Internships for Students: Real Work, Real Experience, Real Opportunities

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Wellness Wednesday: The Conversations We Carry With Us

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Wellness Wednesday: A Year of Lessons: Finding Peace, Progress, and Perspective

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UnScripted: A Lost iPhone, Changing Tech, and Figuring It Out

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Introducing Preston : Two Paths, One Team: Meet the Peer Ambassadors of State Services for the Blind

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Introducing Ava : Two Paths, One Team: Meet the Peer Ambassadors of State Services for the Blind

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Owning Your Future with State Services for the Blind: Inside the Business Enterprise Program

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Tinsel, Tears, and Treats: Finding Holiday Balance

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College 101: Student-Powered Advice to Help You Thrive in College

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BITS Has the Solutions: Empowering Blind Tech Users Through Community, Training, and Opportunity

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Wellness Wednesday: What Do We Do for Wellness and Staying on Track

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Orientation and Mobility: Building Confident Independence for Blind and Low Vision Students

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Step Up, Dive In, Play On: Exploring Adaptive Sports and Community

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Wellness Wednesday: Navigating Todays Job Market with Wellness and Confidence

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The Blind Drive: From Federal Cuts to New Tech: Apple, Aira, and the Shifting Road Ahead for the Blind Drive

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Minnesota Honors White Cane Day: Safety, Freedom, and a Future Without Limits

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The Blind Drive: Beyond Compliance: Why Accessibility Must Be Usable to Be Real - Compliance Is for Lawyers—Usability Is for Humans

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From Screen Readers to Self-Reliance: Cheryl's Journey to Becoming a Certified Assistive Technology Instructional Specialist

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Social Security, Medicare, and Medical Assistance A Parent's Roadmap to Understanding Benefits

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Unscripted: Apple Store Tripping, CoPilot Be Gone, Straps and Tethers, and Microphones, Interfaces and the Studio Sound

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Canoes, Confidence, and Connections: Students Paddle the Mississippi with SSB

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Tech Abilities: Apple Picks Meta Tricks and a Bug Fix... But, is that it?

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The Blind Drive: PiccyBot, Precision, and Being Present

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Wellness Wednesday on a Friday: What Does Wellness Really Mean?

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Unlock Your Future with Cybersecurity Through The Apex Program

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unscripted: AirPods, AMC Hacks, and a Little Nail-Gun Wisdom

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The Blind Drive - Apple Droppings: Aww So Many Droppings

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Woodworking Without Limits: Bob Geyer's Journey Back to the Shop

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AI: The Good, the Bad, and the "Oh My"

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The Blind Drive: Humanness First, Ambassadorship Second

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A Spark for Success: Empowering Youth to Step Into Their Future

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"Blind Abilities - Unscripted, The debut episode — Keyboards, iPhones, and AirTag Adventures

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Level Up: Building Confidence, Skills, and Futures for Blind and Low Vision Students

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Smart Glasses designed by the blind for the blind. Previewing the EchoVision Glasses by Agiga AI. Welcome back Kevin Chao, Chief Visionary and Evangelist.

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Wellness Wednesday: Burnout, Balance, and Being Present: Finding Calm in the Chaos

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Cruising Through Summer: Next Exit—College

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Cooking Up Confidence: Ready, Set, Prep

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Wellness Wednesday: Belonging: The Power of Choice in Accessibility

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Wellness Wednesday: Isolation - From Alone to A Little Less Lonely: Steps Toward Social Reconnection

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From Audio Books, Braille to Broadcast: Behind the Scenes at State Services for the Blind - A Tour Through SSB's Communication Center

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Seable Holidays: Turning Accessible Travel Dreams Into Reality

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Immersive. Inclusive. Incredible. Dive Into the LuminoCity Podcast - Where Audio Description Redefines Inclusive Story Telling

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From Confidence to Career: Explore Summer with the LEAP Program

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Come Sail Away or Kick Into Confidence: Summer Camps That Empower at Lighthouse Center for Vital Living

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From Classroom to Career: Vanward Consulting is Reshaping How Blind and Low Vision Youth Prepare for College, Careers, and Life

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Wellness Wednesday: I Got a Feeling, Somebodies Watching Me

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Swing for the Fences: Building Confidence Through Orientation & Mobility

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Building Your Path: Summer Jobs, Resumes, and Real-World Skills with State Services for the Blind

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Wellness Wednesday: AI or Not to AI, That is the Question That We Ask of Thee

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wellness Wednesday: Anchoring in the Now: Tools to Navigate Anxiety and Uncertainty

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Peer Perspectives: How SSB Helps Students Build Independence and Explore Careers

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Student Readiness: Navigating College with Confidence: Tips for Students with Vision Loss

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Defending Disability Rights: The Threat to Section 504 and Why It Matters

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Wellness Wednesday: Disaster Readiness: What's Your Plan in an Emergency?

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Exploring the Outdoors: A Winter Adventure for Blind and Visually Impaired Students

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Wellness Wednesday: Insecure or Secure? Exploring Attachment and Prematurity

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Heights Unseen: Julius Mbura's Mission Beyond Kilimanjaro

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Experiencing Blindness Through Taste: The Educational Impact of Desserts in the Dark

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Wellness Wednesday: Valentine's Day Reimagined: Loving Yourself First

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Connecting, Learning, and Thriving: Highlights from the ACB Minnesota Convention

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Two Journeys to Employment: From High School to College and Career – Lessons in Advocacy and Resilience with Gabby Gingras

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Two Journeys to Employment: Unlocking Potential: Embracing Resources and Building Your Dream Career - Meet Kat Wilke

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Wellness Wednesday: I'm Laughing at That, Now

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Something to Think About: Managing App Updates and Data Usage: A Little Awareness Goes a Long Way

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Tech Abilities: O&M, Gadgets, and the Positivity Equation (Math Alert!)

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Advocacy in Action: Stories of Persistence and Change

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Wellness Wednesday: Festive Reflections: Celebrating the Holidays and Honoring Memories

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The Future of Accessibility: Tools for Success in Education and Beyond: Insights from Jesse Anderson

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Wellness Wednesday: Being Alone, Not Alone, and Where Loneliness Might Linger in Between

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Tech Abilities: Festive Tech Talk: Gadgets, Gratitude, Meta Ray Bans Fly Solo, and Bell Bottoms

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Education Without Limits: Leslie Dickson on Navigating School, College, and a Career at the VA, Empowering Veterans to Thrive Beyond Vision Loss

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From High School to College: Navigating Accommodations and Independence - Meet the College 101 Panelists, Amy, Arianna, and Maddy

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Navigating Pathways to Independence: Jada Johnson on Empowering Students Through Transition Services

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Wellness Wednesday: Disclosure and Belonging in the Workplace

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AI Updates to the Lyriq Assistive Reader deliver Greater Efficiency and Productivity. Welcome Back Curtis Mintrone, Sales and IT Representative at Patriot Vision Industries

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Go Anywhere with Glide, A New Navigational Device. Meet Amos Miller, Founder and CEO of Glidance

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Tech Abilities is Back in the Saddle: Exploring Meta Ray-Bans, Aira's Access AI, Black Friday, and Some AI Hacks

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Wellness Wednesday: From Isolation to Integration – Your Journey, Your Voice

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Revolutionary Home Automation: Inside the Lotus Ring with Dhaval Patel

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Aira Unveils Meta Ray-Ban Integration, Walmart Partnership, and More

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Preparing for Success: College and Career Insights for Blind and Low Vision Students - Meet Anjie Hall, an Expert in the Disabilities Resource Field

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Wellness Wednesday: Affirmations - Positive Fuel for the Tank

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Historic Partnership: Be My Eyes and Hilton Transform Customer Service

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Building Career Paths: Insights for Young Adults from SSB's Student Career Networking Event

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Wellness Wednesday: Independence and Inter-dependence - Can They Exist Side by Side? Let's Find Out.

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Woodworking for the Blind Presents: Wes, the Host of the YouTube Channel Woodworking with Wes

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Minnesota Wild Blind Hockey: Passion, Community, and Opportunities on the Ice and announcing a Career Networking Event for Blind Students

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Crush Your College Goals: Jennifer Martinez-Badillo's Story of Determination and Support from State Services for the Blind

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The Future of Accessible Tech at Vista Center's Ignite Accessibility Entrepreneurs Pitch Competition with Kevin Chao

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Wellness Wednesday: If We're Feeling It, You May Be Feeling It Too, Being Overwhelmed - You're Not Alone

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New Name and New Updates. Hymns Inc. Rebrands to Selvas BLV. Meet Antonio Guimaraes and Earl Harrison from Selvas BLV.

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Wellness Wednesday: Real Talk on Sleep: Personal Routines and Experiences

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Scanning Solutions in a Portable Package. Introducing PROCER 3 from PROCER Technologies.

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Solar Grove Solutions: Increasing Access to Technology for all with affordable, customizable audio players - Meet Allen Decker from Solar Grove Solutions.

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Touch the Power of Knowledge and Information: Storm Interfaces Breaks Down Barriers of Inaccessible Touch Screen Technology through Tactile and Screen Reader Accessible Kiosks - Meet Nicky Shaw.

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College 101 - Back to School with Connor Kunze: High School, PSEO and College

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Outdoors for All: Inclusive Camping with Wilderness Inquiry

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Wellness Wednesday: Navigating Anxiety and Aging: A Candid Conversation

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Wellness Wednesday: How to Cope with Upcoming Election Stress and Do We Want to Unplug the TV for Ever?

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Yoga With Aly - Virtual and Totally Audio Described

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Urban Xplorer Cane: A New Era in Mobility with AWarewolf Gear

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Welcome to SSB!

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Unleash your Freedom with New AI Features from Freedom Scientific and the Jaws Screen Reader - Meet Jeff Bazer, Regional Director of Sales at Vispero Inc

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Wellness Wednesday: Challenging "Normal": Embracing Our Unique Differences

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Internships are Making a Difference for These Four College Students, Joshua, Qi, Jackson, and Josh, During Their Transition from High School to College and the Workplace

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Wellness Wednesday: Navigating Therapy—Finding the Right Therapist and Knowing When to Seek Help

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Unlocking Potential: The Summer Transition Program Tours State Services for the Blind

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Paul Martz: Science fiction author and technology blogger for Applevis is embracing Challenges and Pushing Boundaries. And What about AI?

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Wellness Wednesday: Conflict Resolution – When to Walk Away

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Wellness Wednesday: The Loneliness of Inaccessibility - How Group and Classroom Settings Can Be Inclusive or Leave Us Wanting

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SSB Opportunities: Golf Event for Blind and Visually Impaired Students on June 17

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Gina Martin's Journey Toward Founding Diverse Abilities is a Testament to Resilience and Transformation

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Wellness Wednesday: Finding Your True Self: Embracing Your Unique Journey

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Peer to Peer with Maddy and Amy: An Introduction to the Peer Ambassadors for Transition Age Students

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The Blind Kitchen: Adaptive Tools, Helpful Strategies, and Specialized Knowledge to Blind and Visually Impaired People - Meet Founder Debra Erickson

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Wellness Wednesday: Redefining Mental Wellness: Media Influence and Workplace Solutions

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You Got the Headphones, we Got the Drama - Story More Has Something for everyone! Dive into Story More with Micah Thomas.

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By Popular Demand: Blind Piano Lessons: With nearly 20 years of teaching through distance learning, meet Mark Miller and begin playing today!

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Wellness Wednesday: Unwind the Mind: Navigating Stress with Savvy!

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Wellness Wednesday: Chuckling to Wellness: How Giggles Turn into Gigawatts of Joy

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Culinary Confidence: Cooking Without Looking Exemplifies the Capabilities of Blind and Visually Impaired Cooks Throughout the World on YouTube and Podcasts

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Empowering Yourselves and Standing Up for Yourself Takes a Lot More Courage than You May Think

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From Darkness to Triumph: Zach Tidwell's Unyielding Journey

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Aira Announces New Beta Release of Access AI! A Brand New AI Image Chat Feature Within the Aira App. Check out this Demo of the Access AI feature.

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CSUN 2024 Preview: Meet the biped. Smart Navigation in a Simple Package

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Wellness Wednesday: A Topic that Needs to be Talked About More than It Is... And that is Suicide

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BlindShell Partners with Envision to Integrate the Envision App on BlindShell Classic 2, Expanding Access to Assistive Technology

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Wellness Wednesday: Taking a Look at Self-Care, What Does Self-Care Feel Like to You?

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APH Career Connect - Curated Information and Resources to Help You Choose the Career You Want. Learn About Career and K-9 Connections, Career Conversations, Internships and More!

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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

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Wellness Wednesday: Asking for Reasonable Accommodations is Not Always the Easiest Thing to Do

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Wellness Wednesday: Defining Progress, Redefining Resolutions and How do we Perceive and Achieve Goals that We Have Set.

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Twin Cities Blind Sailing is here! A Sport that is Growing Across the States and World-Wide - Meet Founder Katy Boyd.

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Wellness Wednesday: Words Matter, So Does Tone of Voice and Etiquette When We Interact with Others and Ourselves

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Envision Endless Possibilities with the Envision Smartphone App and Smart Glasses. 15% off holiday sale sitewide! Welcome Back Envision CTO and Co-founder Karthik Kannan.

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BlindShellUSA And Envision America Announces ScripTalk Talking labels App is Now Part of the BlindShell Family of Apps on the BlindShell Classic 2 Accessible Cell Phone!

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Wellness Wednesday: Navigating Friendships and Family During the Holidays and All Year Round

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Read the Word of God Your Way: Lutheran Braille Workers Provides Religious Texts in Braille and Large Print at No Cost! Meet Rachel Potts, Director of Strategic Ministries and Partner Relations

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Enhance the Visual World Around You with Products from Enhanced Vision. Meet Ed Martin, Product Sales Representative at Enhanced Vision

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Screen Readers Simplified: Introducing the SRT Screen Reader Training Website - Meet Co-creators Allison Mello and Max Avendano, Assistive Technology Specialists at the California School for the Blind

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Wellness Wednesday: The Intersection of Gratitude and Grieving During the Holiday Season

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From Braille Notetakers to Book Players. An Assistive Technology Journey Spanning Through the Decades. Meet Gilles Pepin, Founder and Chairman of the Board at Humanware

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Wellness Wednesday: Being Perfect, Don't Make mistakes, and Proving Yourself is exhausting - A General Look at Blindness Awareness, Interdependence, Grieving and Rebuilding

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Believe It or Not, Believe You Can is Back! Join the NFB of Pennsylvania's Keystone Chapter for a Night of Incredible Talent on October 14 Via Zoom. Don't delay, Get Your Tickets Today!

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Wellness Wednesday: Self-Doubt - When the Lack of Belief in Yourself Gets a Hold of Your Confidence.

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Timecrest - A Game with Personality and accessibility. Meet Justin Ng, Co-founder of Sneaky Crab - A Developer Building in Accessibility from the Ground Up!

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Wellness Wednesday: The Importance of Staying Calm and Being Grounded When Experiencing Being Lost, Physically Lost

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Accessible and Inclusive Learning for all! Meet Cindy Camp, Director of Communications and Marketing at Described and Captioned Media

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C & C Insights: Two Perspectives on Home Schooling and Public Schooling from a Blindness Perspective and What About Accommodation's for Parents?

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Best Selling Author Barbara Hinske Returns to the Studio to Announce Hallmark's Original Movie, "Guiding Emily" , Based on Her Novel, "Guiding Emily: A Tale of Love, Loss and Courage.

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Wellness Wednesday: Intrusive Thoughts - What do I do with Them? How Do I Make Myself Feel Safer and More in Control?

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Beyond Vision Art: Meet Molly Brockman, Art Curator at Beyond Vision Art - Providing Art that Engages the 5 Senses, Taste, Touch, Smell, Hearing, and Vision

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Introducing the Enigma Reader: An Accessible, Affordable Braille Display for All. Welcome back Garrett Carder and Caroline Karbowski from A Cubed Design

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Wellness Wednesday: Boundaries - Teaching Someone Else What Your OK With and Not OK With

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A One-Stop Shop for Your Assistive Technology Needs! Meet Jeff Gardner: Founder and Team Leader of Irie-AT

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Connecting the Dots! Meet Dave Williams, Chair of the Braillists Foundation, and member of the Inclusive Design Team at RNIB - Learn how you can get involved today!

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From Talkback to Bard to Lookout and more! A Chat with Nimer Jaber About What's New with Google

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Wellness Wednesday: Relationship Rifts, Strained Unhealthy Relationships, Relationship estrangement, and Those Red Flags with Beth Gustin and Robin Ennis

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The World at Your Fingertips with Tactonom Reader - Meet Klaus-Peter Hars, Founder and CEO of Inventivio

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Orbit Into the Future of Tech with Orbit Speak and Optima! A Discussion with Venkatesh Chari and Adi Kushner about new products from Orbit Research and AccessMind

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Meet the Monarch! Bringing Braille and Tactile Graphics Under Your Fingertips. A chat with Greg Stilson, Head of Global Innovation at APH

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Display Your Content in Style with Splay! Meet Alex Wesley, Founder and CEO of Arovia

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Touch the Whole Picture: Nine Lines of Braille at Your Fingertips with the Canute 360 and Canute Console - Meet Ed Rodgers, Managing Director at Bristol Braille Technologies and Steph Sargent, Director at Vision Through Sound

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Carrie On accessibility: Meet YouTube Creative Carrie Morales

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Wellness Wednesday: vulnerability - Trusting Yourself First and Opening Up and

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Wellness Wednesday: Accountability - Helping You Grow and trusting your gut feelings with Beth Gustin and Robin Ennis

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Three Fairly New Operator Perspectives of the Business enterprise Program with Scott Eggen, President of Randolph Sheppard Venders of America

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C & C Insights: How Accessibility Testing and User Experience Feedback is Shining a New Light on Our Abilities - with CarrieOnAccessibility and SeeingBlind

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Wellness Wednesday: There Just Might be an App for That! How Mood Tracking and Journaling can Help You Stay Mentally Strong

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C &C Insights with Carrie and Cindy: Our Voice, Your Voice and Putting on those Big Boy Big Girl Pants. Carrie On Accessibility, Seeing Blind

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The Luminato Festival is Back with Christine Malec Providing All the Details - Starting June 7! Plus, Podcasts for a Comprehensive Understanding of Art Literacy for Blind and Visually Impaired Individuals! Available Now.

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Tech Abilities: Graduation and Innovation: A Journey Through AI and Tech Updates and Embracing Braille - All with Human Interaction, of course

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Seeing Blind: finding Balance as a Content Creator, Accessibility Tester, a Mom, While Enjoying Life's Journey - Meet Cindy Schaffner the Visionary behind the Seeing blind YouTube Channel

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The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc. - Creating Diverse, Sustainable, and Meaningful Employment opportunities. Meet Community Engagement Manager, Katy Todd

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Wellness Wednesday on a Thursday: modalities - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, and narrative Therapy with Beth Gustin and Robin Ennis

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Talk, Text, Stream & More - BlindShellUSA Introduces the BlindShell Mobile's Affordable Connectivity Program - Yes, Free Wireless on the BlindShell Classic 2!

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Wellness Wednesday: Resolution Checkup and Where do you find Professional Help with Beth Gustin and Robin Ennis

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ScripTalk: Talking Prescription Labels is Expanding and Making Access for More Locations. Get the App and find your Participating Pharmacy Today! ScripTalk Mobile on iOS and Android.

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Sagebrush - The Randolph-Sheppard Vendors of America Conference - There's Something for Everyone!

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Tech Abilities: Back to the Studio and One Short of a Full Bandwidth

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Let's Talk to the founder and the New CEO of the Be My Eyes App and their New Virtual Assistant Using Open AI GTP4! Sign Up Now and Get on the BETA List!

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The Business Enterprise program (BEP): A Day in the Life of a BEP Owner/Operator/Vendor

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OKO - AI Co-pilot for the Blind. A new iOS App for Detecting and Interpreting Traffic Signals Welcome Back Ayes Co-Founder, Wellem Van de Mierop

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Aira: Looking Forward: Now that the dust has settled and listening to the community response, Let's look forward with Troy Otillio, CEO at Aira and Jenine Stanley Director, of Customer Communications

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tech Abilities: BookShare Reader is Here, AI Killing Human Narration, Apple Referrals Return, Weather App Can't Weather it, Battery Replacement $$ Rising, and More Tech Tidbits from a Blindness Perspective

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Helping Students Build Confidence, Explore Career Possibilities and Expand Their Horizons of Opportunities - Get to Know Deanna Langton, Sam Bannerman, and Kate Larson - 3 New Pre-Employment Transition Services Counselors at SSB

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The Business Enterprise program: Business Ownership Opportunities: Meet Owner/Operators Scott Eggen, Randall Crosby and Linda Allison

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The BlindShell Classic 2 Accessible Cell Phone Adds the BARD App to its Growing Library of Apps! Welcome Back, Bari Azman and Diane Ducharme from BlindShell USA

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FocusOnFitness 5: Spinning the Exercise Bike and Timing that Interval Training. Episode 5 of the FocusOnFitness Series

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FocusOnFitness 7: Dumbbells - Used in Sets or Individually. A Very versatile Hand-held Piece of Equipment. Episode 7 of the FocusOnFitness Series

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FocusOnFitness 6: Creating Space and Setting the Stage – What's Under Your Feet? Episode 6 of the FocusOnFitness Series

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FocusOnFitness 4: Stretching – The Windmill is a Great Core Building Exercise and a Great Way to Give that Core a Good Stretching. Episode 4 of 7 in this FocusOnFitness Series

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FocusOnFitness: Walking – A Good cardio and Aerobic Exercise That Helps the Large Muscles, the Heart and Lungs. Episode #3 of 7 in this FocusOnFitness Series

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FocusOnFitness 2: Squats – Build Stability and Working the Leg Muscles, Quadriceps, Hamstrings and Calves. 2 of 7 in this Series

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Wellness Wednesday: Seasonal Affective Disorder and a Look at New Year's Resolutions with Beth Gustin and Robin Ennis

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FocusOnFitness: The Plank – Build Stability and Working the Core Muscles. Episode 1 of 7 in this Series.

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A Thank You and a Story about Perspective, A Childhood Perspective - Cherish Yours.

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the Kevin Chao Experience: A Blindness Perspective of Sight Tech Global 2022 - Tactile Graphics, Digital Tactile Display, Autonomy, ARA from Strap, Pixar Audio Description and more.

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New Sing Feature in Apple Music is Like,...karaoke on Your iPhone, iPad, Apple TV

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Wellness Wednesday 9: Unmasking Depression and Bringing Awareness to the symptoms with Beth Gustin and Robin Ennis

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The All-Terrain Cane (ATC)from AWareWolfGear: Meet Founder, Creator, Entrepreneur and outdoorsman, Dave Epstein

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Tech Abilities The December Grind: Aira Announces New Plans, Air Pods and Ear Wax, Audible Goes Alexa, Perkins Career Launch Suites and Workspace, and more Tech Tidbits from around this Place Called Earth.

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ABLR Works: BVI Training Program for Digital Accessibility Testers - Meet CEO, Disability Awareness Speaker and Author, John Samuel

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College101: 3 Unique Perspectives, 3 Unique Journeys, Sharing their Unique Experiences from Their College Success

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Tech Bootcamps for Microsoft Suite and Google Workspace by Career Launch @ Perkins - Job training and career services for blind adults

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Menus4All App is Now in the App Store! Stephany Jones Returns to Give Us All the Details and More

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Aira: Laying the Groundwork for a Strong 2023

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Wellness Wednesday: Gratitude - The Little Things Matter Too! Ways to Think About and Express Gratitude with Beth Gustin and Robin Ennis

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Tech Abilities: Gratitude - Guide Dogs for the Blind K9 Buddy Program, Braille Readers are Leaders, Netflix Kick Off, Twitter Yawn, and more Tech Tidbits from a Blindness Perspective

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iPhone101: Emergency SOS by Satellite has been Activated! The iPhone 14 Lineup can conduct a Demo of the Emergency SOS by Satellite Feature and here is a demo!

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Job Insights: Your Social Media Presence - Making Your Social Media Presence Work for You When Applying for Jobs and Seeking the Career You Want!

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College101: SSB is hosting a College 101 webinar for prospective blind, visually impaired, and DeafBlind college students - November 28th at 6 PM CST.

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Wellness Wednesday: A Question from a Listener - What Do You Do if You're In Public, School or the Workplace and There is an Active Shooter in the Vicinity?

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Tech Abilities - Education and Learning, Twitter Accessibility Team is Laid Off, Traveling Blind, BARD Update, and Resources for Learning and Knowledge with Blindness in Mind

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Meet Matt Carson - Musician, Singer/Songwriter and Producer Who Happens to be a TBVI (Teacher of the blind and Visually Impaired)

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Wellness Wednesday: What Bullying may look like in the Workplace with Beth Gustin and Robin Ennis

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Tech Abilities: Through the Lens of Experience We Share Our Views on Apple Products, Upcoming Apple Services, White Cane Safety Day and Awareness to the People, Plus, Tech Tidbits and News from a Blindness Perspective.

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Job Insights: Job Interview Follow-Up and Disclosing a Disability - If, Why, When and How

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The Accessible Air Frier: Cosori Pro II - Second Generation Smart Device

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Experience Speaks Loudly – Kevin Chao Has Months of Experience with the Envision Glasses and the Dot Pad. Tactile Graphics on the Dot Pad plus Aira on Envision Glasses!

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Wellness Wednesday: Sticks and Stones May Break My bones, and Words Can Last a Lifetime – A Conversation on Bullying with Beth Gustin and Robin Ennis

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A fearless musical vision playing without abandon and one of the most awarded Fiddle Players ever - Meet Michael Cleveland

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Dancing Dots Presents: Believe You Can 2022! Save the Date October 15 at 8 PM EST! The 3rd Annual Virtual Talent Show out of Philadelphia Returns Bigger than Ever!

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Job Insights: How Preparation Can Build the Confidence You Need Going Into the Job Interview

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Wellness Wednesday: Giving Guilt a Voice and Letting It Go, with Beth Gustin and Robin Ennis

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Tech Abilities: The School and Work Grind, Apples Galore, Twitter Alt Text Reminder, Amazon Announces Event, Apple 1, Block that Message, The Fart that went Public and more Tech Tidbits to Boot

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iPhone101 QuickByte: Safari Ticking Be Gone! You Won't Miss It!

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Job Insights: The Résumé - One of the Highest Valued Piece of Real Estate in Your Search for Gainful Employment

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Wellness Wednesday: Navigating Shame in a Healthy Way with Beth Gustin and Robin Ennis

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Tech Abilities: 5 More Perspectives on Apple's Far Out Event

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STEM Education for the BVI is Going Inclusive - Sara Robberson Lentz, STEM Education Officer at AUI and COO, Head of Partnerships at Tumble media, Shares the Excitement

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Ricky Ties is Living His Best Life Training for Competitive Sport. Member of Team USA VI Judo, All-American Wrestler and a Masters in Sports Psychology... Can You Say, Psych?

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iPhone101: Blocking Callers and Senders of Unwanted Calls, Messages and Emails - A Deep Dive!

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Uptown got it's hustlers, The bowery got it's bums, Blind Abilities got AJ Croce, he's a killer pianist like no one! Please welcome musician, singer songwriter, AJ Croce.

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Wellness Wednesday 2: General Anxiety Disorder (GAD) with Beth Gustin and Robin Ennis

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Aira Explorer App Goes Live on the BlindShell Classic 2 Accessible Cell Phone. Jenine Stanley, Director of Customer Communications at Aira Brings Us the Breaking News!

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Mac101 Demo: App Store Navigation on the Mac Using Command Plus 1 Through 8

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Tech Abilities: Sonic Graphs, Mac App Store, Kim Kardashian Beats, NASA's iPad Journey and are you a Buncher, Folder or Wrapper? And, More Tech Tidbits for you all!

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The Blind Grind is Live! Serena Olsen and Lisamaria Martinez, AKA Two Sassy Blind Bloggers, Tell All! Confidence Coaching, Starts with Quiche, Secret Ice Cream Adventures and Murderous Cats

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Wellness Wednesday: Social Anxiety with Beth Gustin and Robin Ennis

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Blind Abilities, Tech Abilities, Job Insights, iPhone 101, QuickBytes, Success Stories and a Sony Headphone with Noise Reduction, Dual Pairing and Alexa Ready

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iPhone101: A Deeper Dive - Screen Recording on the iPhone and other iDevices - It's not just for Videos.

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Apple iPhone iOS Voiceover Compatible Games, it may be a Mouthful but this Facebook Group is Resource Plentiful! Meet Mobile Game enthusiast and writer, Aaron Spelker.

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Job Insights: Accepting Blindness, Job Readiness and Building Confidence

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Introducing Polly! Combine learning and gaming for a fun braille adventure! To Be Available from APH in Partnership with Thinkerbell Labs

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The BlindShell Accessible Cell Phone with Tactile Buttons is Growing to Meet the Needs of the Blind and Visually Impaired. Yes, Tactile Buttons on a Smart Phone! Did we mention Aira? Yup, Aira!

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Speaker, Consultant and Author, Christy Pruitt-Haynes: A Voice Well Needed for the Marginalized Communities Releases a New Book, "I Have to Pay for This $H!T".

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Tech Abilities: Bunnies, Elephants and Rabbits, BATA Bada Bing Bada Boom. Clusiv, PC/Mac, Twitter Alt Text, Back Tap, Zoom Invites and more Tech Tidbits and News

283

The LyriQ Assistive Reader, The Patriot Pro and the Patriot ViewPoint: Combining the most state-of-the-art technology with usability for all sorts of tasks

284

Clusiv: Accessible Learning Platform - The Future of Work Just Got Accessible! Meet Clusiv Founder and CEO Lukas Simianer.

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Student Seminar Alert! The Atlantic Student Seminar is August 12 through the 14th! Register Now! Meet Nanahil Jafri and Logan Stenzel from the National Association of Blind Students (NABS).

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Sarlie Drakos - Disability Employment Coach: Helping people get past their limiting beliefs and get their dream jobs.

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Tech Abilities: To Delve or Not to Delve, Aira Announces Lots, Apple Fever, Mobility and Guide Dogs, Text Selection,, 3 Finger Quadruple Tap. and the Rotor Organization Demo!

288

Blind Boys of Alabama - Meet Ricky McKinnie, and like he says, Don't Miss It When the Boys are Back in Town!

289

Breaking News: Aira Everywhere! Aira for the Desktop, Aira on the BlindShell Accessible Cell Phone Classic 2, Aira on the ARX Headset and Aira on the Envision Glasses! Oh, the Possibilities are Coming!

290

Tech Abilities: It is HOT, and the Tech Tidbits are Fast and Furious, and VR as a Vehicle explained. News from a Blindness perspective from around the globe and the outhouse, too.

291

Audiom: Audio Maps for the Blind. Welcome back Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute Engineer, Brandon Biggs and Meet Christopher Toth, Blind Applications Engineer.

292

When the iPhone Itch Comes Calling: Upgrade or not? Plus, iPhone101/QuickByte: Battery Health, Peak Performance and Optimizing Battery Charging

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Tech Abilities: Pump It Up! iOS16 Beta Surprises or I Thought We Had That? Amazoning, Intersection Crossing, Pop Culture, Tech Tidbits and News with a Blindness Perspective

294

Accessing Arts and Science: The Luminato Festival Toronto Access Hub, the Accessible Descriptions and Sonifications on the Chandra X-Ray Observatory web site and Sci-Fi on the Talk Description to Me podcast

295

ObjectiveEd: Reinforcement Learning for Students with Disabilities. Benefitting Teachers and Schools and their Blind and Visually Impaired Students

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Tech Abilities: Anticipation 6-6, Weather App Alerts, Facebook/Twitter Accessibility, Apple's 22 Min-Pay, SOS setup, Clipboard list, Audio Description and More Tech Tidbits and News from a Blindness Perspective

297

iPhone101 QuickByte: Revealing and Copying and Pasting Your Password Made Easy

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The Only Constant is Change - Welcome back Tony Gebhard - Assistive Technology Specialist, Transition Program Coordinator and Singer/Songwriter/Musician

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QuickByte: Hiding Screen pages on your Apple device and still accessing everything.

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Storms, Wind and Fire - Yet, the Tech Abilities Show goes on! Hiding Your Screen Pages, Widgets on the Move, Passwords and Fishing, Don't Trust Trusted Friend scam, Hey Facebook Support, how about a Human Chat?

301

Eyeless Mind: A Memoir about Seeing and Being Seen - Author and CVI Advocate, Stephanie Duesing, Shares Her Journey into the Leading Cause of Blindness, CVI.

302

QuickByte: Grabbing Specific Text from OCR Apps on the iPhone with Usability in Mind!

303

A Conversation with Author Dr. M. Leona Godin - There Plant Eyes: A Personal and Cultural History of Blindness.

304

Tech Abilities: Independence loss, Peacock Soars, Netflix Struggling, VoiceDream on Mac, Twitter Escape, Edge Browser on Mac and the Merlin Bird ID App Watch out Elon Tweet Tweet.

305

Wellness Wednesday - Thoughts on Positivity, Mental Health and Well Being: Keep moving forward - by Robin Ennis

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You can make excuses, or make it happen - Dan Parker sets Guinness World Speed record at nearly 212 Miles Per Hour! 10 years to the date racing took his sight and nearly took his life.

307

Blind Piano Lessons: With nearly 20 years of teaching through distance learning, meet Mark Miller and begin playing today!

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Tech Abilities: Oh Twitter, how have you grown. Jaws in the System Tray Alt Text is worth a thousand words, sorta. Air Pods 3? Yes, Really!

309

iPhone101: Updating Apps Automatically or Take Control of What Apps Update When and Where

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Summer Opportunities Fair for Pre-ETS - Attention Students, Parents and Teachers!

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American Foundation for the Blind's Workplace Technology Survey: A Survey on the Workplace Technology Barriers Faced by Blind and Low Vision Individuals

312

The ReVision Fitness App: Let's change the way we look at it! Tyler Merren's new app is ready for your workout!

313

Braille is Thriving and Learners are On-Line with the Braillists Foundation. Meet Braillists and Advocate, Mathew Horspool.

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CareerConnect: You'll Get Connected, You will Learn, You'll Engage, You'll Grow - Resources for Navigating the Transition from High School to College and the Workplace.

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Lachi and Foundation.App Goes NFT over the Intersection of Art and Disabilities

316

Tech Abilities: And then there was 2. Netflix says Stop it! State IDs, Rugged Cases for Air Tags, Apple says Drain is OK and Intervals Timer is High Intensity and so is Callie's Pop Culture!

317

Believe You Can Achieve: A Conversation with Camp Abilities Founder, Dr. Lauren Lieberman. In-Person Camp returns this Summer in June!

318

The New Technology Center at Lighthouse Guild is Open for Everybody!

319

Bringing shelter to the Ukrainian Blind refugees, Olga Mahler would not be anywhere else right now.

320

Discover NaviLens: The cutting-edge technology for the Visually Impaired that now navigates with 360 technology!

321

Envision Glasses are at CSUN 2022! Check Them out and listen for breaking news coming out of CSUN from Team Envision and download the Envision AI App for iOS and Android.

322

Tech Abilities: Just a Peek Apple? Amazon Prime Price Hike, Accessible Comic Books, Uber Rating You, CSUN and More Tech Tidbits and News from a Blindness Perspective.

323

With over 40 years of narrating Talking Books at the American Printing House for the Blind (APH), Ray Foushee is still turning the pages.

324

Meet Micheal Hudson – Director of the Museum for the American Printing House for the Blind. Learn about the history and what is new and upcoming for the museum renovations and tours.

325

RealSAM Pocket Launching in the U.S. Soon! Voice Activated Smart Phone for Calls, Newspapers, Podcasts, Books, Messages, Assistance and Much More, Just by Using Your Voice!

326

iPhone101 QuickByte: Punctuation: Do You Want to Hear a Comma, a Period or a Question Mark? Proof Reading, Maybe, All the Time? Maybe Not. Math and Science Specific? Maybe So. Choosing System Punctuation Groups and Creating Custom Groups.

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Interested in Joining an Association of Blind Students? The Pennsylvania Association of Blind Students is Hosting Their 2nd Annual Virtual Piano Bar !

328

Tech Abilities: Windows 11, Notifications Disappearing, New Gucci Bag, Getting a Pet Dog as a BVI and a Lot More Tech Tidbits and News from a Blindness Perspective

329

iPhone101 – Photos, Links and Documents in the Messages App: No More Fruitless Searching in Apple's Orchard.

330

Taking on Blindness, Stepping Back and Stepping Up – Meet Sree Roy: Assistive Volunteer Extraordinaire

331

Tech Abilities: COVID Masks, Tests and an Aira COVID Promotion, Amazon Clothing Store? Stitch Fix Preview, Direct Touch Typing Bug Fixed and Tons More Tech Tidbits with a Blindness Perspective

332

Vision Buddy: A Low Vision Solution for Seeing the World Around You – Improving the Lives of People with Disabilities Through Technology – Meet Vision Buddy CEO Zack Afridi

333

Tech Abilities: Ahh, that Smell of Theater Popcorn and Where's My autonomous car? And a Lot More Tech Tidbits and News from a Blindness Perspective!.

334

It's Hockey! Christine Malec and JJ Hunt from the Talk Description To Me Podcast Join Jeff Thompson to Talk and Describe Blind Hockey. It's Not Just for Canada Anymore!

335

Updated - iPhone101 QuickByte: Creating and Naming Groups in the Messages App as Simple as That!

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iPhone101 QuickByte: Pinning People and Groups in the Messages App: Organizing Your Favs by Pinning their Messages to the Top of the List

337

iPhone101 QuickByte: Speeding Up a YouTube Video Just like Speeding Up an Audio Book, Sort Of, Kind Of

338

Let's Talk ScripTalk! 25 Years Strong and Growing to Meet Your Accessible Prescription Needs – Welcome En-Vision America Director of Marketing, Jenna Reed

339

Tech Abilities Christmas and Holiday Well Wishes and Joy

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iPhone101: low data usage – Conserving Your Data Usage on Video and Streaming Services

341

A Journey Like No Other - Abandonment, Blinded, Homeless and Fighting for Self-Determination - Meet Itto Outini: – Fulbright Alumna, Journalist, Feminist, Human Rights Activist and Accessibility Advocate

342

Ayes – Helping the Blind and Visually Impaired Navigate Intersections Safely. Like Having an Audio Pedestrian Signal in your Pocket.

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iPhone101/QuickByte: Get Your Widgets Moving! The Battery Widget is a Must and You Want it Where? You Want it How Big? OK, Let's Do it!

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iPhone101/QuickByte: MagSafe Battery pack from Apple: Not the Fastest, nor the Juiciest, It Just Works… and Works Smart!

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iPhone101 QuickByte: Pronunciation – Let Your VoiceOver Voices Pronounce Words and Names the Way You Want Them Pronounced. Is it Aira or Ira? Jeff or Jawff? You decide.

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iPhone101 QuickByte: Setting a sleep Focus for a good night sleep for all concerned, and Siri Announcing all Notifications

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iPhone101 - Managing Mail Messages and Accounts in iOS - Part 6: Adding a Brand New Email Account To Your iDevice

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iPhone101 - Managing Mail Messages and Accounts in iOS: Parts 4 and 5 - Deleting an Entire email Account, and Adding and Existing email Account to your iDevice

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iPhone101 - Managing Mail Messages and Accounts in iOS: Part 3, The Mail Preview Feature - Taking a Peek with VoiceOver

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iPhone101 - Managing Mail Messages and Accounts in iOS: Parts 1 and 2 – Deleting Single and Bulk emails and Retrieving the Deleted

351

Updated! iPhone101 QuickByte: How to Turn on Emergency Bypass on iPhone for Calls and Texts. Don't Miss That Call!

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iPhone101 QuickByte: Adding Locations to the Weather App. How's Your Weather? How about Montreal, Jacksonville and Colorado Springs?

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iPhone101 QuickByte: Banners, Badges and Sounds, Oh My! Notification Settings for Repeating Messages.

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Iphone101 QuickByte: A Refreshing Look at The App Store Setting and 2 Refreshing Gestures

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Accessible Pharmacy: A Comprehensive Medication Management Health Care Company Specializing in Services for the Visually Impaired Community. Get the App!

356

Just human: The Quest for Disability Wisdom, Respect and Inclusion, The New Book by Dr. Arielle Silverman, Research Specialist at AFB

357

iPhone101: Screen Recordings and Screen Shots – Setting Up, Creating, Taking and Sharing with Siri and Voiceover Accessibility

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This is my World, if you would like to come and share it with me, that's beautiful and I hope you enjoy it. Meet Sarah Caltieri, Singer/Songwriter, Actor, Advocate and more.

359

Tech Abilities: Braille, Audio Description, Labeling, PC vs Mac, Siri Usage, Address/Tab Bar, that Mac, Mac, Mini and Pod Unleashed Event and More Tech Tidbits and News

360

Qudsiya Naqui – Lawyer, Advocate and Podcaster. A Conversation about Transitioning From Sighted to Blind and From College to the Workplace, Running, Biking and Getting Down to the Struts.

361

iPhone101: Voice Memos – Not Your Basic Recorder Anymore. Enhanced, Concise, Speedy and Voiceover Ready, Right There in Your Device!

362

iPhone101: Music Recognition and Shazam – Hey! Who Sings This? What Song is This? A Variety of Ways to Use Music Recognition and that Magical App Shazam

363

iPhone101 QuickBytes: 6 Quick Bytes for the iPhone, and More! Searching in Settings, Back Tapping Double Tap and Triple Tap, Keyboard Clicks, Lock Sound and System Haptics.

364

Believe You Can! The Believe You Can Virtual Talent Show Returns Bigger and Better than Ever Before! Join the Live Show, and Support the Creative Talents at www.BelieveYouCan dot Live

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iPhone101: VoiceOver Recognition - Image Descriptions, Screen Recognition, Text Recognition, and using the Rotor and setting up Quick Settings.

366

Tech Abilities: In Depth, Spontaneous and Off the Rails! A Look at Live text/OCR on the iPhone Camera, Amazon's New Product Line, the iPhone 13 Pro Max, Vision Loss Progression and more Tech Tidbits and News from a Blindness Perspective.

367

iPhone101: Getting Your Home Screens Organized – Part 1

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iPhone101 Quick Bytes: Battery Health, Seeing AI with Siri Shortcut made Easy, Mail Message Threading. 3 Quick Bytes for the iPhone, and More!

369

Tech Abilities: Do You Need a Hero App? Facebook and Ray-Ban Smart Glasses or Not? Apple's California Dreaming, Direct Touch Typing, Use Factors for the iPad Mini and Tech Tidbits and News from a Blindness Perspective.

370

Feather Chelle Releases New Book, The Color of Darkness , an Abilities Awareness Activity Book for Young Readers, Blind and Sighted alike

371

Tech Abilities: VR Perspectives on Back to School and Mac vs PC vs Notetakers. Plus, WiFi Calling, EZ Shortcuts, Mail Threading Messages, Deleting Apps with a Flick and a Tap and more Tech Tidbits and News

372

iPhone101 – More Special Effects for the Messages App in iOS. By the Way, Congratulations, Happy New Year and Happy Birthday!

373

Swordy Quest Creator Charlie Seligman Talks Accessibility and App Development and Creating the Same Experience for Everyone. Plus Some Hidden Tips and Upcoming Gems.

374

iPhone101 – Screen Effects: Sending Audio Enhanced Special Screen Effects with the Messages App and Responding with the React Feature to Messages

375

Tech Abilities: Adaptations Sale, FlickType Saga, Disney's Adaptive Costumes, iOS15 Nears, Going Back from Beta, The Vale Arrives for Accessible Gaming and more Tech Tidbits in the News

376

IPhone101 - iOS Reminders App: Hey Siri, Remind Me to…

377

Matthew Whitaker Releases His 3rd Album, Connections, Finishes His 2nd Year at Juilliard and His 1st Interview in the Blind Abilities Studio! Meet Matthew Whitaker Musician Extraordinaire!

378

iPhone101: Freeing Up Storage Space on your iDevice by Removing Large Files and Attachments by Recommendations from Your iDevice Itself!

379

Megan Hale is Taking Adaptive and Blind Physical Education to the Field of Educators and Helping Bring Trail orienteering to the Microsoft Soundscape App

380

Tech Abilities: Deep Nosing, Battery Packing, Laundry Lens App, Air Pod Pro Betas Conversation Boost, the Tech Lending Library. And more Tech Tidbits in the News

381

iPhone101: Script App Demonstration and a conversation with Envision America's Director of Marketing, Jenna Reed

382

Beyond Vision: Enriching the Lives of Americans Who are Blind Through the Dignity of Work Valued by Customers and the Community.

383

Tech Abilities: Swordy Quest, Ziggy's Masculine Voice, Mag Safe Charger, Beta Backups, Clubhouse is Open, Peloton Game,Diablo2 Accessibility, Messenger's Soundmojis and Busy Boxes for Adults!

384

The Best of Folk Through 88 Keys: Meet Marcus Roberts, the Jazz Master - Disciplines of Music in the Key of Life

385

iPhone101: Sharing a Contact and Eliminating the List of Recommended Recipients from the Share Sheet:

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iPhone101: Linking Contacts in iOS

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Tech Abilities: A Sticky Out Pressy Thing… Need We Say More? Welcome Jesse Anderson and Lisa Salinger

388

New Updated! iPhone101 - Sending Audio Messages: Personalizing Your Messages Through Settings and Voice

389

Musicians Spotlight Series: Brian Snowman Powers: Sound Engineer, Teacher and Musician, It's All About the Sax!

390

iPhone101: Hey Siri! What Can You Do? I'm Here to Help!

391

General and Personal Life Tips for Home, Travel and Every Day from a BVI Perspective

392

Musician Spotlight Series: The Complete Story of Johnny Hiland: Legendary Guitarist, , Legally Blind and a Chicken Pickin' Good Person, Too!

393

Musicians Spotlight Series: John Kay: from Rock Star to Elephants, We Were All Born To Be Wild #Steppenwolf to #MaueKayFoundation

394

The Universe Just Became More Accessible - Meet Timothy Spuck and the IDATA Project and their New AfterGlow Access Software for the BVI

395

Taking Charge of your Goals, Destination and Education: Meet Hannah Harriman and Her Journey of Transitioning from High School to College to the Workplace

396

Voice over Karaoke on the Apple Music App? Kind of, Sort of, in a Way. Demonstration of the Lyrics Feature with VoiceOver.

397

iPhone101: Lists, Lists and More Lists - Flicking and Swiping Be Gone,; A Couple of More Efficient Ways to Manage Your Way Out of a Long List

398

Learning Ally's College Success Program: Giving You the Tools and Support You Need to Thrive During College and Beyond. Meet coordinator Abigail Shaw, Mentor Rachel Grider and Mentee Gabi Mendonca

399

There Is Still so Much More to Do. Thomas Reid: The Conversation. Host of the Reid My Mind Radio Podcast.

400

Meet Actor Robert Tarango, the First DeafBlind Actor in a Lead Role, and Doug Roland, Writer and Director of the Academy Award Nominated Short Film, Feeling Through"

401

Tech Abilities: Deep Into the Weeds with Post Pandemic and VR, Sonification and spatial Recognition, LG Gram Laptop, Air Tag symphony and the BA Studio Goes Mask Free!

402

Accessible Astronomy: A More Inclusive Experience Thanks to Visualization Scientist Kimberly Arcand and the Talk Description to Me Team, Christine Malec and JJ Hunt

403

Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute is Listening to the Future of Navigation – Meet Engineer, Brandon Biggs

404

It's not just the voice that matters; it's how you tell the story - Meet Voice Artist, Tanja Milojevic

405

iPhone101: Period Shortcut and Auto Cap Shortcut

406

AirTags Whare Are You? Ahh, FindMy to the Rescue. A Look at the AirTag Set-Up and Demo

407

iPhone101: Emoji in Text Replacement Made Easy. Yes, Double Demo Day!

408

Tech Abilities - What if… That's What It's All About? Accessible Air Fryer, Unlock iPhone with Apple Watch You Masked User. Good Friends Don't Let Friends Podcast on Pfizer! And, some Spring Loaded thing

409

Vispero – Empowering Independence: Vispero Vice President Matt Ater Talks User Experience and How the Vispero Team is Listening to You

410

Modesty, Integrity, a Dedicated Work Ethic and Above All, a Strong Love of Family - Meet Sandhya Rao: Attorney in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas and VP of iBugToday

411

The Mojo Lens is Focused on Bringing Super Powers to Low Vision – A Conversation with Dr. Ashley Tuan, VP of Medical Devices at Mojo Vision

412

iBUG – the iBlind Users Group for Beginners and Proficient Assistive Tech Users. Join iBUGToday – it's Abuzz!

413

Unified English Braille (UEB) Practice Sentences - Comprehensive, Ready to Use and Fun. A New Book from Roberta Becker

414

Easterseal Disability Film Challenge Creatives Talk about the Experience, Challenge and Disability in Films

415

Intel AI-Powered Backpack Helps Visually Impaired Navigate World: Meet Jagadish Mahendran, AI Developer, and Hema Chamraj, Director, Technology Advocacy at Intel

416

Tech Abilities #1 Million and 6, Clubhouse Dreams, HBO Max and Audio Description? Specialized Help? Raqi? And Where Did Flicktype Get Them Apples!

417

Programs and Opportunities are Growing for Students: A Chat with Transition Coordinator Sheila Koenig - Make that a Chill and Chat!

418

Transitioning from High School to College: A Panel of College Students Take on the Questions from High School Students from a Blindness and Low Vision Perspective

419

Going Hard Core on Tenacity, Advocacy, Perseverance and Empathy - Meet Alaska Center for the Blind Transition Coordinator for Youth, Multi-Talented Musician, Tony Gebhard

420

Racial Disparities in School Discipline of Students with Disabilities.

421

NaviLens - The new smart digital signage for everyone! Or, as we say, QR Codes on Steroids! Free App on iOS and Android

422

How a Journey Through Vision Loss Prepared Laura Allen to Become Head of Strategy for Accessibility and Disability Inclusion at Google

423

Transitioning Through Change and Mental Health with Beth Gustin, a Licensed Professional Counselor, and Nationally Certified Mental Health Counselor

424

Author Feather Chell Has So Many Interesting Chapters in Her Life, I just wanted to keep turning the Pages. And Her New Book, Stranded, is a Page Turner as Well!

425

Our Space Our Place: A Creative Program Helping Students Connect Socially Through Arts, Sports and Community Service and Mentoring

426

Inclusion in Academia for Blind and visually Impaired Students, Inclusion in STEM and the Importance of Braille at Any Age, Meet Dr. Natalina Martiniello

427

Get Out of Your Brain and Do It! 4th Fittest Standing Adaptive Athlete in the World Kym DeKeyrel on CrossFit Training and How Her Life Changing Diet Made Her Who She is Today

428

What's the Big Idea, Dr. Cal? A Conversation with Dr. Calvin Roberts, President and CEO of Lighthouse Guild

429

Tech Abilities: Face ID Gets a Buddy in the Apple Watch. Will Your Air Pods Pair with Your Mac? Is Proximity Always a Good Thing? New Disney Bundle and Spam Call Blues

430

Telling Stories Visually: Meet Legally Blind Filmmaker and YouTube Creator Juan Alcazar

431

Rebranding Your Services to Fit the Changing Times: Meet Apple Certified Coach Donna Jodhan

432

Tech Abilities: Dude, Where's My Clubhouse? Homan Prize is Live, PC vs Mac Round 1, Mac Mini, Mantis, iPad Air4 are Keepers but Did the Air Pod Pros Go Back? Then she's like, Dude!

433

Braille Doodle: Creating touchable drawings. and the Perfect Solution for Teaching and Learning Braille While Remote Learning

434

Strap - Change the way you explore the world! A New Device Being Developed by Strap Technologies, and Claiming Strap Could Possibly Replace the White Cane.

435

Sing for Serenity Choir is an International On-Line Choir for the Blind. Come Listen and Join Us virtually!

436

Tech Abilities: The Show Must Go On, Headset Mania, Activity Goals on the Apple Watch and Everything You Wanted to Know About Aira but Were Afraid to Ask! Welcome Jenine Stanley

437

Meet 14 Year Old Ryan Lukowicz – - Future Meteorologist and Creator of the Behind the Weather Forecast Podcast

438

Build Confidence, Explore Career Possibilities, and Expand Horizons of Opportunity – Meet Pre-Employment Transition Services Counselor Travis Mashuga

439

Assistive Technology Specialist Jesse Anderson and State Services for the Blind Go Virtual in Providing Transition Services to Students

440

Tech Abilities: SeeingAI Swiss Army Knife Adds LiDAR, Facebook About Faces Apple, Apple Car Waiting Continues, Multiple Users on Your iPhone? Is Fitness Plus Actually Fitness Less?

441

See3D: 3D Printing for the Blind and Visually Impaired. An Insightful Perception Through Touch. Let's Get Involved!

442

Explore with LiDAR on the New World Channel in the latest SeeingAI Update – Demo Included

443

Author Cheryl McNeil Fisher talks Publishing and Authoring Books, Getting a Guide Dog and Experiencing Google's Project Guideline, a Partnership Project with Guiding Eyes for the Blind

444

Coming Soon! Super Lidar – The First Lidar App for iPhone 12 Pro Series. LiDAR – Light Distance and Ranging from the Makers of Supersense AI for the Blind

445

Supersence – AI for Blind: A Smart Scanner App that Automatically Detects Text, Currency, Barcodes and Much More! Meet Shane Lowe – Community Manager at Supersence

446

Halos Tactile Icons - Meet Anne DeWitt: Tactile Icon Stickers for Your Microwave, Washer, Dryer, Oven, Dishwasher and More!

447

The American Council of the Blind (ACB): A Look at this Important Organization at the National Level, Audio Description, ACB Radio and the Upcoming Minnesota ACB Convention

448

Tech Abilities: Girls Talk Tech and There's Just 1 JT. Fitness Plus About to Drop, Air Pod Max Go Ching-Ching, Blind, a Noun, Adjective or just a 5-Letter Word? What about Flying Dogs?

449

Envision AI – Winter Sale 35% OFF, 14-Day Free Trial and a Chance to Win Envision Glasses! Karthik Kannan from Envision Talks OCR, Column Detection, Translating and the Now Available Envision Glasses

450

Apple Accessibility - Built‑in Features that Work the Way You Do. Make Them Yours, and Make Something Wonderful.. A Conversation with Sarah Herrlinger, Apple's Director of Global Accessibility Policy and Initiatives

451

Meet Pardy Gill: A Journey of Denial and Acceptance of Blindness and His Battle with COVID-19

452

Tech Abilities: Talk Less, Smile More - Find My What? Keys to the Kingdom? 5G or Not to 5G? Mac Now or mac Later?

453

Tech Abilities: Girl, Girl, Girl, Oh Boy, Big Sir Control Center, Magnifier People Detection, PC vs Mac Fight, Stitch Fixed, Accessible Shopping and Google Photos App Storage is Gonna Cost Yah!

454

Blind Cricket: Through Enthusiasm and a Shared Passion, Brittany and Riley are Raising Awareness and You Can Help Them Bring the Game to the U.S.

455

College Continues from a Distance, Know Your Tech!: Around The World with COVID-19 from a Blindness Perspective - Episode 22 – Sammie Shipman, from California

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Tech Abilities One More Thing Before That One More Thing. Accessible Rowing, Apple One, Could it Kill off Dropbox? Have You Found My Air Tag? If I had a Million…

457

Tech Has the Power to Change Lives, Especially People with Disabilities – Meet Kiran Kaja: Google's Accessibility Lead for Search, Assistant and News

458

Tech Abilities: Put on Your Halos, Pacific Blue is True as the iPhone 12 Pro. One Newbie, One Gremlin and Some T-Vision to Boot. HBO What?

459

Bridging the Distance: NVDACon 2020 December 5 and 6. Learn about the Free NVDA Screenreader and the Upcoming NVDA Conference.

460

Around The World with COVID-19 from a Blindness Perspective (Episode 21): Gerardo Corripio - Describing the Dichotomy of the Corona Experience in Mexico

461

A Different Way of Seeing (Second Edition): Author Lois Strachan is Living an ordinary Life in an Extraordinary Way. Pre-Order on Amazon Today!

462

Tech Abilities: How is Your Apple Picking Going? Finally, an Apple Smart Speaker, or Is It? Is Prime Really Prime? Is the iPhone Really Just a Subscription Plan? Lidar is Cool!

463

Ana Sikhashvili Shines a Light on her Student Exchange Experience in the U.S. and Attending Minnesota Academy for the Blind and How She is Bringing it All Back Home to the Republic of Georgia

464

Around the World with COVID-19 – Episode 20: Breaking Out of Years of Self-Limiting Excuses, Nick D'Ambrosio Steps Out into the Pandemic with a Passion for Self-Determination

465

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

466

GoodMaps: Making the World More Accessible One Place at a Time - Indoor and Outdoor Navigation in the Palm of Your Hand

467

Meet Tech Enthusiast Rita Howells from Rita's iDevice Advice – Taking Accessibility Recumbent Style and Sharing 33 years of Tech Know-How

468

Kristy Has Gone viral! YouTuber, Kristy Viers, Talks Braille Screen Input, Dystopia Beta, 3D Printing, College and a Little about Cats

469

YouTube Creator, Musician and College Student, Gabby Mendonca is Breaking Down Barriers and Sharing Her Journey World-Wide

470

Around the World with COVID-19 from a Blindness Perspective - Episode 19: Manique Gunaratne, from Sri Lanka - Success is not Inclusive for All

471

It's Just Life… Now. Meet Hilda Dunford – Mother of a Child Who Happens to be Blind. @OurBlindSide on Instagram

472

TechAbilities: After the Dust Settles in the Apple Orchard, Along Comes Serina, Raqi and Jeffy AppleSeed

473

Into Adulthood: Voting Rights for Youth with Disabilities

474

Around The World with COVID-19 from a Blindness Perspective - Episode 18: Paul Mugambi - The State of Affairs for Disabled Persons in the Pandemic Era in Kenya

475

Around the World with COVID-19 from a Blindness Perspective - Episode 17: Brigitte Lablache, Seychelles - Living in Paradise in the Midst of a Pandemic

476

Mac For The Blind: Instructional Courses for Anything Apple - Meet John Panarese. New Classes Starting Soon! Register Now!

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That "Tech Abilities" Show: Time Flies - Apple Event Sept. 15 -, iOS 14 Tidbits, Faster TV and Welcome Raqi G

478

Around the World with COVID-19 from a Blindness Perspective - Episode 16: Alvaro Gutierrez, Reporting on the Progression of Corona in a Very Different Society and Culture

479

Introducing Laura Wolke: From an Unsatisfied Job to Law Student to Lawyer to Clerk of the US Supreme Court… and, an "Old Friend"

480

New! Adding Alt-Text to Images in Facebook. A TechAbilities Demo Breakout

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TechAbilities: Global Settings for Podcast, The Apple Orchard Goes Privacy Wild, Facebook Finally Puts Alt Text into the Workflow and iOS Betas are Kinda Cool, Um, Sometimes

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Sustainability is Fueling Aira's Future. Aira Gift Cards Roll Out and a Plan and 5 Minutes Free for Everyone Explained by Aira CEO, Troy Otillio, and Operations Manager, Ryan Bresnahan

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Come Join the Revolution and Reveal the Creative Greatness Within You. Meet Marilee Talkington - Founder and Executive Director of Access Acting Academy

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Born Blind to Inspire: YouTube Channel Creator, Mom, Gardener and Author – From Ukraine to Down Under - Meet Olga Itsanko-Mahler

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Around The World with COVID-19 from a Blindness Perspective (Episode 15) with Chelsie Reid - Keeping Busy and Fighting Off Depression and Anxiety in New York City

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Around the World with COVID-19 from a Blindness Perspective - Episode 14: Hiroyuki Shinagawa from Japan, "Konichiwa from Osaka"

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Access and Engagement to Education and Flatten Inaccessibility Surveys: Meet Dr. L. Penny Rosenblum, Director of Research, American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)

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Opening Doors to Opportunities for Transition Age Students: Meet Career Discovery Project Program Director and Author, Jon Marin

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Conversation with a View. Meet Christine Malec and JJ Hunt – Creators of the New Podcast "Talk Description to Me".

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Envision Glass - Let the Glasses Speak to You! A Look Through the Envision Glasses and the EnvisionAI App. Get 10% Off! Use BlindAbilities10 at Checkout!

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Around The World with COVID-19 from a Blindness Perspective Episode 13 - Tim McIsaac: A Different Perspective from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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Around The World with COVID-19 from a Blindness Perspective: Jo Fishwick, Checking In with Care and Stepping Out with Caution - Devon, England

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Around The World with COVID-19 from a Blindness Perspective: Michael Babcock, - Work, Life and Family. Coquille, Oregon

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Around The World with COVID-19 from a Blindness Perspective: Episode 10 - Jeff Bazer – Maintaining and Changing in South Carolina

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A Conversation with Apple's Accessibility Team. Meet Sarah Herrlinger and Dean Hudson.

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Listen to Podcasts the Way You Want To: Downcast App Developer, George Cox, is in the Studio Talking Accessibility from a Developers Perspective.

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Jeff Bazer from Vispero Gives Us an Overview of the Freedom Scientific ElBraille and Optelec Compact 10. Special Prices Through July!

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Around The World with COVID-19 from a Blindness Perspective - Episode 9: Essential Worker Lori Thompson, Minneapolis, Minnesota - Coping and Adapting .

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Around the World with COVID-19 from a Blindness Perspective - Episode 8 - Sherry Molengraft: In Jacksonville, Florida - The New Hotbed.

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That Blind Tech Show: Good Bye Microsoft Stores, Bye Bye Bose Stores, too. Privacy, Browsers, Trackers, Oh My! Accessible Tweets Audio Still Coming?

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Around The World with COVID-19 from a Blindness Perspective - Episode 7: in the Big Apple with Brian Fischler – New York, New York

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My Voice – Your Message – Bullseye! Meet Award Winning Voice Artist Satauna Howery

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Around the World with COVID-19 from a Blindness Perspective - Episode 6: Brooklyn Rodden Kelly, from Sacramento, CA– Doing My Thing – Safe and Aware.

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Around The World with COVID-19 from a Blindness Perspective: Episode 5 - Nick D'Ambrosio from Montreal – Together We Will Make It.

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Around The World with COVID-19 from a Blindness Perspective: Episode 4 - Marlon Parieaho from Trinidad and Tobago - - A Time to Learn.

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Around The World with COVID-19 from a Blindness Perspective - Episode 3: Steve Wicketts from England – Look Out for Your Mates.

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Around The World with COVID-19 from a Blindness Perspective: Episode 2 - Chee Chau from Malaysia - Helping Others.

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Chips, Ram and Bears, Oh My We Went Live! WWDC, IMDB, Soundscape Beacons, Mobile Podcasting autonomous Cars, and What's with iCloud and iCloud Drive?

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Around the World with COVID-19 from a Blindness Perspective. A New Series. Episode 1 – When it Began Down Under.

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Guiding Emily: A Tale of Love, Loss, and Courage. A New Book from Best Selling Author Barbara Hinske