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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

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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

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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!

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

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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!

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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.

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

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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