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Podcast With A Blindness Perspective.

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...


Jan 15, 2024

Blind Sailing? Right here in the land of 10,000 lakes? How fitting. In this episode of Blind Abilities we are talking to Katy Boyd, the founder of the non-profit organization, Twin Cities Blind Sailing. With years of Blind sailing experience, Katy moved to the Twin Cities and started Twin Cities Blind Sailing so others...