Blind Abilities Presents Daniel Bernstrom Author, Diversity Officer, Learning Resource Coordinator, Father, and Blind, Inc. graduate. Join Jeff Thompson as he interviews Daniel about his first published book, “One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree” now available on Amazon. How his vision loss challenged his fears and how he wrestled with the realities he had to face head on.

Blind Abilities presents Erica Turner: Mom And Daughter, Persevering: An interview by Pete Lane.

Pete shares Garth Humphries' suggestions for cool, time saving IOS Gestures, that he made in response to Pete's original episode entitled: Fast Five IOS Gestures. Pete demonstrates Garth's recommendations and determines whether or not they actually work! Be sure to tune to see if Garth is correct or totally wrong! #BlindAbilities #iAccessDemo #iBlindTech

In the interviews with Bradley Snyder conducted by Jeff and Pete, the focus was on his present and his future. This short video summarizes Brad's story: his injury, his winning Gold in London and how he rose above the tragic events to thrive as a blind person. It also outlines the story of the Bradley Time Piece: a stylish and artistic time piece inspired by Brad Snyder. Enjoy this video, and stay tuned as Blind Abilities follows Brad to the Paralympic Trials in late June, and Paralympic gold in Rio in september!

George is a blind artisan and teacher working at Enchanted Hills Camp in Napa - a 300 acre summer camp for the visually impaired that’s nestled in the red wood forest above Napa Valley. Here George teaches others, through example, how to use the tools necessary to become artisans. Currently, George is converting an old grape crushing barn into a Tactile Art Center. The top floor of the building is his 1900 sq. ft. woodworking shop. The bottom floor will be a tactile gallery space where visually impaired can experience and sell artwork. We fell in love with George and his mission and wanted to support his new tactile art gallery. Working with Andrew Myers, we surprised George with a tactile portrait of himself - the first portrait he was able to feel and recognize.

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Pete does a very quick review of five gestures that save him time and increase his efficiency on his iPhone. check out these Fast Five, and then share a few of your own! The fast Five gestures covered in this Demo are:

Here is a Bio of Stephen Guerra:

Blind Abilities team member Jeff Thompson was invited to the 2016 Career Expo and took up some conversations with a variety of people who Transition age students could chat with about careers, jobs, and the tools they used to do their job or complete college. Minnesota State Services for the Blind hosted the Career Expo and the turnout was fantastic. Meet Bobby, a package handler from FedEx.

Robert Binns

Blind Abilities Presents Trevor Thomas, the only professional hiker and has a guide dog named Tennille as his partner on some of the longest hiking trails in the states. From the Appellation Trail (AT) to the pacific Crest Trail (PCT) Trevor and Tennille have done it all. And yet, there is so much more to come from this hiking team. Mount Whitney is up ahead and Colorado is just a warm up for this record setting attempt. Join Blind Abilities Team member Jeff Thompson as he talks with Trevor Thomas about his journey and the trails to come for this dynamic duo hiking team.

See Bios for Randy and Ryan below.

Randi Strunk