You’re in for a real treat with this episode featuring Blind Entrepreneur and Chocolatier Joel Bernhard who owns the chocolate shop and restaurant Confections for Any Occasion in Theresa, WI. Joel dishes about how he got started in making chocolate, the challenges of being a blind business owner and even shares an easy truffle recipe at the very end!

Harley and first-time cohost Camelia Woodson discuss adjusting to life without vision with Author Philip Dimeo. Phil wrote the book Binoculars: Masquerading as a Sighted Person about the denial of his progressive vision loss for 14 years, which resulted in numerous car accidents and even a near-death experience.

Harley and cohost Ellen Colby talk to owner of BlindAlive.com Mel Scott about her journey to become physically healthy after the loss of her sight. Frustrated by the lack of descriptive cues in exercise videos, Mel took it into her own hands to develop an exercise program that is easy to use and accessible for any fitness fanatic, whether blind or sighted, in the comfort of their own home.

Toronto-based company eSight made a three-day visit to IB Milwaukee providing blind employees the opportunity to regain their vision. Julie Davis, Corey Love and Jeana Angelini share their first-hand experiences using eSight goggles and the possibilities this technology could have on their future.

Harley Thomas is joined by Shelley Behrens to talk with Blind Film Critic Tommy Edison. Tommy shares what kind of movie scene is most boring to blind people, his venture into Youtube videos and upcoming premieres on Amazon Prime and Hulu Plus.

Harley Thomas and Cindy Alioto talk to Neil Taylor, a blind masseur, who lost his sight as a result of surgery to remove a brain tumor. Neil Taylor explains that massage is more about feeling than seeing, making it a viable career option for the blind community.

Love is in the air this week as Harley Thomas and Cara Catton talk with Empish Thomas, blogger for Visionaware.org, about dating as a blind person. Empish shares her experience dating after losing her sight in her twenties and even shares some tips on dating in the modern age.

Our guests, Joy and Jenelle are identical twin sisters who have grown up with retinitis pigmentosa. Although they look a lot alike on the outside, they often have different perspectives on the disease and each deal with it in our own way.

Harley and Phil sit down with Scott Nicholas, senior director of corporate sales for IB Milwaukee to discuss the exciting, new products featured at NIB this year, as well as the advancements in assistive technology we can expect to see in 2016.

President and CEO of Industries for the Blind, Inc., C.J. Lange shares some exciting developments for 2016, as well as the positive impact they will have on the organization, its employees and the community.