A Big salute to the entire Accessibility Experience Team formally at Twitter.

As part of the takeover at Twitter and all the layoffs, the entire Accessibility Experience Team at Twitter has been laid off. Accessibility Experience Team Manager, Gerard Koen, released a twitter thread acknowledging the members of the Accessibility Experience Team, the work they did and is looking forward to working on accessibility for future companies. We play a voice over rendition of his Twitter thread posted the other day.

In this episode of Tech Abilities the team, and no, Serina has not been laid off, comes together in the Blind Abilities Studio to talk about resources for general knowledge and learning on an everyday basis along with the latest news and tech tidbits from a Blindness perspective.

Here are the topics and some links from the show:

• Wow, Twitter, Hmm.
• Learning - Where do we get our knowledge?

Resources

• Freedom Scientific Training Events
• Hadley
• Perkins
• APH Educational Resources
• Apple Vis
• Blind Abilities
• Top Tech Tidbits
• New York Libraries Andrew High School Talking Book
• Vista Center for the Blind
• San Francisco Lighthouse
• ACB Events
• NFB NABS

Letters, News and Tech Tidbits

• Letter from Doc - Where do you park your cane?
• Traveling tips.
• iOS 16.1 - How has the update gone for you?
• Bard gets a great update with searching now on the app!
• Amazon Music - Free, sort of and up to Amazon Music Unlimited for $8.99
• Ads, Ads, Ads... from Apple TV to all the socials, game changer?

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Jeff and Pete welcome mat Carson into the Blind Abilities studio today. Matt is a Teacher of the Visually Impaired, a musician, a singer songwriter who is proud to write and perform sad songs that fit neatly into the country music genre. Matt has written, performed, recorded and produced dozens of songs, most of which he produced himself in his home studio. Matt released his first full length album in 2019 entitled no regrets, on which he played all of the instruments with the exception of drums And pedal steel guitar. Matt has also been totally blind since birth. He shares all of these topics, with Jeff and Pete and as usual, they introduce quite a few excerpts of his music, not only from his no regrets album, but from his current project, a three song EP on which he welcomes Michael Cleveland, Bluegrass fiddler extraordinaire, whom Jeff and Pete introduced on Blind Abilities a couple of months ago. Sit back and enjoy this fascinating interview with their multi-talented guest, Matt Carson., A fascinating conversationalist a Teacher for the Visually Impaired, And an accomplished singer, songwriter and all around entertaining country artist.

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In this sixth episode of Wellness Wednesday, Beth Gustin, LPC and Robin Ennis, LCSW, CPC, continue the conversation on Bullying and move it to the workplace. How it may look and what you can do to help your situation or another's situation if need be.

Check out all the Wellness Wednesday episodes.

Show Hosts:

Robin Ennis on the web at www.robinennislcsw.com

Beth Gustin, LPC, NCC, EMDRIA Approved Consultant, CAGCS, PLGS

Www.transitioningthroughchange.com

You can message Beth and Robin by calling 612-367-6093 or by email. They are looking forward to hearing from you!

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Serina, Callie, Seyoon and Jeff chill out in the Blind Abilities Studio to bring you the Tech Abilities Show. From Avatars getting legs, Apple's new Savings plan, Air Tag battery replacement, new iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max for Seyoon and jeff, to Air Friers being Accessible, new Apple TVs, iPads new and the massive iPad Pro with the M2 chip. Wow factor gets tested. But, is this too much iPad?

With White Cane Safety Day in the Books we talk about the importance that bringing awareness to the general public has today and a big step for Audio Description on the 20,000 Hertz podcast.

This is a healthy and longest Tech Abilities episode and it is just perfect for the times. We enjoyed the conversation and we hope you find something that helps you along your own journey.

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In this episode of Job Insights Sarlie Drakos, Dacia Vanalstine and Jeff Thompson talk about following-up after a job interview and dive into the "white elephant" in the room, If, When, why and how to, if one decides to, disclose a disability during the job interview process.

the Job Insights team shares their knowledge and experience to help you succeed and prepare for the job interview.

Be sure to contact your Vocational Rehabilitation Services in your state and see what they can do for you.

Sarlie Drakos is a Disability Employment Coach and you can reach her at SarlieDrakos.com and inquire how she can help you land that dream job.

Be sure to check out all of our Job Insights episodes and give us a call at 612-367-6093, we would love to hear from you. Send us an email at [email protected] or give us a call at 612-367-6093.

Thanks for listening!

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Whether you are on your own, off-campus living or just wanting access to an Air Frier, this 5.8 Quart basket Air Frier from Cosori is accessible through a free app as well as through the Amazon and Google smart devices. With just a little set up with the VeSync App, and the VeSync skill for your preferred smart device, the rest is all at your command. Set your time and Temp and you be cooking. Just like that! No buttons to label, mark or worry about. You can even receive a text message when the Cosori Pro II Air Frier is done cooking.

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Here are some links for the Cosori Pro II experience:

Cosori Pro II on Amazon

VeSync App on the App Store or on Google Play.

Download the VeSync skill from within your smart devices app.

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Kevin Chao joins Jeff Thompson in the Blind Abilities Studio to share with us his experience with the Envision Glasses from LetsEnvision.com plus the Aira App experience on the envision glasses. Kevin also gives us a peak at the Dot Pad, a tactile pad that connects to voice over and conveys tactile representations that one can explore. Along with 20 cells of Braille this tool gives Kevin an understanding that he could not receive before.

Learn how Kevin uses the Envision Glasses, employs the Aira service through the Aira App installed on the envision Glasses and how the Dot Pad is giving Kevin a bigger picture of understanding through tactile imagery.

You can find out more about the products here:

Envision Glasses at LetsEnvision.com

Aira on the web at Aira.io

Dot Pad from Dot

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In this fifth episode of Wellness Wednesday, Beth Gustin, LPC and Robin Ennis, LCSW, CPC, talk about Bullying and how one can ask for help and offer some coping strategies.

Show Hosts:

Robin Ennis on the web at www.robinennislcsw.com

Beth Gustin, LPC, NCC, EMDRIA Approved Consultant, CAGCS, PLGS

Www.transitioningthroughchange.com

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Our guest on Blind Abilities today is Michael Cleveland. Michael is a fiddler who specializes in bluegrass music, although his repertoire spans a variety of genres and multiple styles of music. he wows other Bluegrass musicians including the best in the business, in fact, Michael may just be the best bluegrass fiddler ever, but what elevates him into the rare echelon of unique talent is the diversity and range of his skill and technique. His bow speed and licks are amazing and should appeal, not just to bluegrass fans, but to everyone who has the good fortune to listen to him perform, including you with this podcast! Join Jeff Thompson and Pete Lane as they chat with Michael about his music and his career, which began at a very early age, as well as his life with blindness. Michael is an engaging individual who openly shares his thoughts about managing as a blind musician and his opinions about music and creating fiddle music in today's age and with today's technology.

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The Believe You Can Virtual Talent Show Returns Bigger and Better than Ever Before! Join the Live Show, and Support the Creative Talents at BelieveYouCan.Live

Believe You Can, the virtual talent show and fundraiser put on by the Philadelphia Keystone chapter of the National Federation of the Blind is October 15 at 8pm. This year Dancing Dots is sponsoring the event in a big way and the name is now, Dancing Dots Presents: Believe You Can 2022.

Simon Bonenfant talks with Lisa Bryant, David Goldstein and Stacie Leap along with chapter president Harriet Go, and returning participant, Janna Jackson from Nashville Tennessee.

It's a great conversation and a behind the scenes look into how the show is being produced and a look at the growing participation and sponsorship.

Tickets are on sale now at $10 and $25. To purchase tickets go to: www.believeyoucan.live

See you there!

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