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Podcast With A Blindness Perspective.

Mar 25, 2024

If you are having thoughts about suicide, please call 988 by phone or text the word, "Talk", to the number 741741.

 

 

In this profound episode of Blind Abilities, Jeff Thompson interviews Zach Tidwell, whose life story is nothing short of miraculous. Zach candidly shares the harrowing tale of how he lost his sight by...


Mar 16, 2024

For those who are blind or visually impaired, detecting and avoiding unwanted obstacles can be a challenge at times. A new device, called the biped and developed by biped AI, aims to create a frictionless traveling experience for blind and visually impaired users around the world.

Worn as a portable smart harness...


Feb 29, 2024

our guests in this episode Come to us from BlindShell USA and Envision.

BlindShell USA's President and CEO, Bari Azman, , and Diane Ducharme, Senior Program Director, along with  Envision's co-founder Karthik Kannan, announce the Envision AI app now available on the blindShell Classic 2 Accessible Cell Phone.

The...


Feb 21, 2024

Richard Rueda, Assistant Director of the APH ConnectCenter and Lori Scharff, Lead Contractor at CareerConnect, join Jeff Thompson in the Blind Abilities Studio to let us know about the latest updates at  CareerConnect.

Learn about the Career & Canine Connections program where the CareerConnect team and Guide Dogs for...


Feb 10, 2024

Many people dream of traveling around the world, but often feel constrained by money and other factors. For the blind and visually impaired community, Flight for Sight helps to remove this barrier by offering three $10,000 grants to make that dream come true!

 

Join Blind Abilities podcast host Simon Bonenfant in the...