In this week’s episode, David Furukawa tells us how his views on blindness have evolved as he gradually lost his vision while working as a Physician’s Assistant. David has also been a stay-at-home dad and is now the co-founder and chief experience officer of Foresight Augmented Reality.

Foresight Augmented Reality (FAR) brings a voice to the physical world for those who are blind or visually impaired. They do this by creating Smart Cities using the combination of their FAR Vision Smartphone app, Bluetooth beacons, and their backend systems. Learn more at https://www.foresightar.com.

The Penny Forward podcast tells stories about people like us who are working toward their own success. Subscribe using your favorite podcast app, ask your smart speaker to play the podcast, "Penny Forward", or listen at https://pennyforward.com/category/podcast

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In this week’s episode, Chris walker tells us how unexpectedly losing his vision changed his life, but didn’t keep him down. Chris is a prominent figure in the blind social media community and, in just a few short years, has become a respected leader in the National Federation of the Blind. We hope you love hearing his story in his own voice as much as we do.Subscribe using your favorite podcast app, ask your smart speaker to play the podcast, "Penny Forward", or listen at https://pennyforward.com/category/podcast/

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In this week’s episode, Byron Lee tells us how he found the right job, the right home, and started a business with a little help from his friends.

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In the conclusion of a two part series, Billy and Nancy Irwin tell us what it's like for them to start a marriage, build careers, and buy their first home as a blind couple during the COVID19 pandemic.

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In part one of a two part series, Billy and Nancy Irwin tell us what it's like for them to start a marriage, build careers, and buy their first home as a blind couple during the COVID19 pandemic.

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Melvin is a certified travel advisor, certified accessible travel advocate, and Alaskan certified expert. After losing his vision 18 years ago, Melvin was tired of not being productive and not using the skills he had learned in the past. He had been looking for a way to use his geography degree as well as his travel agent training when he came across an opportunity to use both by working as an affiliate agent for Cruise Brothers. Join Melvin as he takes us on his journey. Along the way, we learn what it’s like to be a blind traveler, blind travel agent, and go on a cruse with a guide dog.

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Gina was a totally blind PhD student working as a figure model with a dream of living independently while getting priced out of her beloved home city, Charleston, SC. She decided to solve this problem by building a tiny home. Over three years later, this is her story.

Michael Malver is a sort of guy who logically knows he’s done some things that might be kind of neat, and will occasionally tell you about them if you give him a couple of beers or a rum and Coke, but who mostly stays to himself and enjoys the company of a few close friends. other people have told him he has interesting stories to tell. This interview is a chance to tease out some of those stories.