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#FashionInsights brings to us Episode 4: Putting an Outfit Together. Join @SibbyMeade as she describes her process for putting a typical outfit together with a Blindness perspective. BATeenCast is produced by Blind Abilities for State Services for the Blind of Minnesota. You can find out mor about State Services, and what they provide, on the web at www.MNSSB.org You can find more podcast pertaining to a Blindness Perspective at www.BlindAbilities.com and on Audioboom at Blind Abilities Channel, Radio Talking book and right here on BA Teen Cast. Http://www.AudioBoom.com/channels/TeenCast

{Music} Nine essential tips for working with people who are blind http://www.perkins.org/stories/blog/nine-essential-tips-for-working-with-people-who-are-blind August 31, 2015 By JIM DENHAM With more people who are visually impaired in today’s workforce, following these simple do’s and don'ts is smart business etiquette Documents with highly stylized typefaces can be difficult for people with low vision to read. Instead, use easy-to-read fonts like Helvetica or Arial. It’s not difficult to work with people who are blind. In fact, if you have coworkers who are visually impaired, or if your job takes you to companies with employees who are blind, following some simple guidelines will make your interactions more respectful and productive. While some of these suggestions may seem like basic common sense, others may not be so obvious. DO identify yourself when initiating a conversation. You shouldn’t assume the person will recognize your voice. Just as you identify yourself when conducting a

{Music Intro} Wearable technology is redefining what it means to be disabled by  David Z. Morris @davidzmorris FEBRUARY 10, 2015, 9:05 AM EDT The meaning of “disabled” is changing as people adopt wearable devices and move into a bionic future. The visually impaired have used canes to navigate for most of recorded history, but the white version we’re familiar with was born in early 20th century Paris. Guilly d’Herbemont lived above a street frequented by blind pedestrians, regularly witnessing their peril in an era when automobiles were common but crosswalks a novelty. By 1931, she had come up with the idea of establishing a bold white cane as a protective symbol and navigational tool for the blind, and distributed more than 5,000 of them at her own expense. The idea had spread internationally within two years. Tech developer Krispian Lawrence hopes to build on d’Herbemont’s legacy. Lawrence lives in India, which he says has “the unfortunate distinction of being the blind capital of the world,”

{Music} {Short Video Caption} collaborative robots help researchers see a better future for the blind August 28, 2015 in baxter in the lab by Sue Sokoloski It’s been said that technology can create class divides, but M. Bernardine Dias, founder of the TechBridgeWorld research group at Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute, sees technology playing a more uniting role. Dias’ vision is evident in TechBridgeWorld’s latest research project, a program that explores how collaborative robots can help the blind navigate urban environments. In collaboration with the blind community in Pittsburgh, the researchers are exploring ways that the Baxter Research Robot can enable those with impaired vision to accomplish tasks that are easily taken for granted, such as distinguishing between two colors of bus tickets or understanding directions through physical gestures. Eventually, the researchers would like to create a mobile robot that helps blind people find Baxters located throughout the city. The goals o

BATeenCast Channel Presents Christopher Meyer, a Blind college student taking on the challenges of the higher expectations those he surrounds himself with and pushing forward through his determination and experiences. Not only is what he has learned from his journey through high school, Blind Inc. and his year in college, he has gained a vast amount of future resources in the fellowship he took on in Germany. Join Lori Thompson from the Blind Abilities Teen Cast team as she chats to Christopher about his transition years and what he has gained through the experiences. BA Teen Cast is produced by Blind Abilities for State Services for the Blind of Minnesota. You can find out more about State Services and what they have to offer at www.MNSSB.org You can find more topics and information regarding Blindness and Vision Loss at www.BlindAbilities.com

Welcome to another Episode of Fashion Insights. In Episode 3 Sibby Meade talks about choosing the right makeup colors for skintone. This episode covers pale skin. Follow Sibby on Twitter @sibbyMeade and on AudioBoom at FashionInsights.

Pete Lane chats with Mark Jones of the Walt Disney Company about the various accommodations available to blind and visually impaired Guests at Disney Theme Parks, including braille Guide books and maps. However, the primary focus of the interview is the Disney Hand-held Audio Description Device currently offered in the Disney Land Resort in California and Walt Disney World in Florida. The device is convenient, provides outstanding detailed description and is free to anyone who wishes to use it. But this podcast offers much more than talk: Pete had tons of fun adding audio from Disney attractions all over the world, including your favorite tunes, sound from fireworks shows and parades, and excerpts from the actual audio description device that is used at the parks. Pete managed to secure an excerpt from the never-before heard audio description of the brand new Paint The Night Parade which celebrates the 60th Anniversary of the Disney Land Resort. So join Pete as he celebrates the sights, colors, sound, music

Blind Abilities presents an in depth interview with Douglas Walker and Larry Muffett from the Hadley School For The blind. Join us as we talk to the voices of Hadley seminars and learn about all the offerings and activity happening at the Hadley School for the Blind. The Hadley School Web Site is: http://www.hadley.edu

{Music} Blind Abilities presents: From the Pocket, a series where we bring you articles from the web using an app called Pocket which extracts the text and then seamlessly play back on the Voice Dream app. Today we bring you and article about Blind Folding Sighted People and does it help? {Music} Blindfolding People Doesn't Help Them Understand Blind People Written by BEN RICHMOND CONTRIBUTING EDITOR January 15, 2015 // 06:00 AM EST ​Sometimes walking a mile in someone else's shoes just puts you a mile further away from understanding his or her experience, or so a study out of the University of Colorado-Boulder could lead you to believe. Researchers there found that people who experienced simulated blindness were then more likely to perceive the blind as less capable of functioning independently. “Disability activists have long argued that simulations give a falsely negative view of disability,” the study's lead author, Arielle Silverman, told me. Silverman, a PhD candidate at CU-Boulder'

The following podcast was recorded for use by customers of Minnesota’s State Services for the Blind. You can get more information about State Services for the Blind and the services it offers by going to www (dot) mnssb (dot) org. I’m Stuart Holland. (music) Ode to the Code
How One Student Came to Love Braille by Kaitlin Shelton This originally appeared in Future Reflections, Volume 34, number 1. Today I am an avid Braille reader. I love reading novels on my BrailleSense or in hard copy, and I can't imagine life without literacy. Some would say I'm even a bit too stern about Braille. I tend to avoid other forms of reading such as audiobooks and live readers, since a part of me considers using those methods of reading to be cheating. You really can't replace Braille and the independence that comes along with it. From the way I talk, you're probably assuming that I've had a Braille-filled childhood and parents who fought long and hard to secure the privileges of reading for me, but that wasn't the case.

The following podcast was recorded for use by customers of Minnesota’s State Services for the Blind. You can get more information about State Services for the Blind and the services it offers by going to www (dot) mnssb (dot) org. I’m Stuart Holland. (music) Librarylyna: 
Bringing 3D Printing into the Classroom by Kevin Yang This article originally appeared in Future Reflections, Volume 34, Number 1. My name is Kevin. I am seventeen, and my dad has been blind for sixteen years. As a child, I was always accompanied by my dad—running around the house playing hide and seek, banging random keys on the piano, and putting on puppet shows. I forced him to listen to my comedy stand-ups, which actually were just stand-ups, minus the comedy. I couldn't have asked for more. My dad has a PhD in material science and is working to create a full-page Braille display. In 2003 he developed a novel idea for creating cheaper and more efficient refreshable Braille cells. With the help of my mom, he created a very large sc

The following podcast was recorded for use by customers of Minnesota’s State Services for the Blind. You can get more information about State Services for the Blind and the services it offers by going to www (dot) mnssb (dot) org. I’m Stuart Holland. (music) Judo Girl by Sara Luna This article originally appeared in Future Reflections, Volume 34, number 2. Throughout my life my friends and family have known me for many different talents and interests. Today I am best known by the moniker Judo Girl, a designation that makes me happy and proud. Judo is a Japanese sport that consists of throws, pens, and submissions. It is sometimes confused with karate or tae kwon do because of the similar uniforms we wear. Next to soccer, judo is the second most widely played sport in the world. Every day judo touches the lives of millions of people, and it has transformed my life for the better. Judo is one of the few sports that is played in both the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The only specific difference between

The following podcast was recorded for use by customers of Minnesota’s State Services for the Blind. You can get more information about State Services for the Blind and the services it offers by going to www (dot) mnssb (dot) org. I’m Stuart Holland. (music) Cheering Blind by Deja Powell This is the first part of an article that appeared originally in Future Reflections, Volume 34, number 2. Recently I received an email from a young woman who has ambitions of trying out for her high school's cheerleading squad. She wanted to know if it was possible for someone like her, who is blind, to be a cheerleader. Her desire to be a cheerleader hit close to home. I had the same aspiration when I was in high school. I grew up in Salt Lake City and have been blind since birth. When I entered high school I was quite shy. I was thrilled to be out of junior high and on to bigger and better things, but I lacked confidence and struggled to accept my blindness. Like any teenager, I was trying to figure out who I was, w

Sibby from #FashionInsight explains her passion and gives a big Thank You to all her fans :) and appreciates the support and encouragement she has received from everyone.

Sibby goes through 15 steps for applying make-up in the 2nd episode of Fashion Insight

SibbyMeade demonstrates her techniques on applying make-up from a totally blind perspective. Join her as she does a basic application process and stay tuned for more Fashion Insights on the Blind Abilities Teen Cast Channel. You can also find the BA Teen Cast productions on Http://www.Blindabilities.com BA Teen Cast is produced for State Services for the Blind of Minnesota and you can find out more about State Services at Http://www.MNSSB.gov (Text transcript will be posted soon)

(Transcript Coming) As part of the 25th Anniversary of the ADA, American's with Disabilities Act, Mark Erickson, A Native American and Orientation and Mobility Instructor at Blind, Inc. talks about his Native Drumming and his passion for his Native music and history.

{Music Intro} Blind Abilities Presents: A BA Teen Cast And today we have George Wurtzel a former resident of Minnesota who now resides in the Napa Valley area of California and is a leader at a camp for youth and Parents of Blind children. We hope you enjoy. Craftsman's blindness doesn't hinder his woodworking vision Written by BARRY EBERLING beberling@napanews.com NapaValleyRegister.com Published July 10, 2015 5:00 pm  •  At the top of the article there is a picture of George Wurtzel walking across the camp property using a cane, wearing bib-overalls and a straw hat. The picture is captioned: George Wurtzel, construction manager at Enchanted Hills Camp for the Blind and Visually Impaired, walks on the property earlier this week. He is in charge of building a workshop area where campers will learn pottery, woodworking and leather craft skills The article reads: George Wurtzel carves exquisite wood creations using his mind and his hands, but not his sight. He has no choice. He is totally

{Music Intro} The following article is from the July 2015 Edition of the Braille Monitor. And you can find the Braille Monitor at NFB.Org Landing among the Stars: When Teachers and Students Work Together. By Chelsea Cook {Music} Landing Among the Stars: When Teachers and Student Work Together by Chelsea Cook From the Editor: Lately articles in the Monitor about education have been about difficulties getting class materials in accessible formats. We were thrilled to hear from Chelsea about a positive university experience, especially in a challenging degree program like physics. Chelsea is an active member of the National Federation of the Blind of Virginia and of the Writers Division. Chelsea was a 2010 scholarship winner, and she has this to say about her experiences pursuing her physics degree: It was a rainy Friday evening—Halloween, in fact—and I was waiting for the bus to take me home, though I was not going to get ready for a party or put on a costume. I was not scared or disheartened by

Erinn Pwns tells her story from age 18 to 21 as she went from high school to a training school and on to college. She also went abroad learning and working. Below you will find a full text transcription of the podcast. You can follow Erinn @ErinnPwns on both twitter and Audioboom. BA Cast: Erinn Pwns: Making It Happen - Transition from High School to College to Abroad. {Music Intro} Blind Abilities presents Erinn Pwns. Making it happen. Her transition stage from high school to college and on. Hi, my name is Erinn, at the time of this recording I am in my mid-twenties and I live in Michigan. I was born totally blind with the exception of light perception. And the topic is regarding the transition period of time for the visually impaired from 18 to 21 years of age. So, I am here to share a little bit about my experiences during that period of my life. So, the summer before I graduated high school, I knew that I wasn’t going to be going to college right away, because it was agreed that I needed trai