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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