The Blind Life Podcast

Episode 20: What I love about being blind!

You know, we've all had those conversations where we talk about all the reasons why it sucks to be blind. Countless frustrations and annoyances that we face every day as VIPs. I'm sure we can all relate to that. But this week I want to switch it up a bit. This week I want to talk about some of the things I love about being blind!  
Check out the full video over on my Youtube channel, www.Youtube.com/theblindlife  

Episode 19, The Hable One, A Braille keyboard inspired accessory that could make the smartphone more Accessible for blind users

This is the Hable One, a smartphone and tablet remote control for the blind and visually impaired. From the website, "Using your smartphone with a visual impairment can sometimes be frustrating and difficult. At Hable, we like to make this easier for you. The Hable One is the most convenient physical keyboard for the entire smartphone operation". If you'd like to learn more, check out the Habble website: ► https://www.iamhable.com/

Episode 18 - Audiobook Club 1 - Ready Player One

The first in my audio book club video series, this is my review of the very popular book, Ready Player One. Written by Ernest Klein, and narrated by The Amazing Will Wheaton, this is my favorite book of all time and I was excited to feature it as the first installment in the audiobook club series. Although the series never panned out, this is still a fantastic book which I highly recommend!
Here is the book on Amazon, https://amzn.to/3tDUKtA
Click here to get a FREE Trial of Audible: https://amzn.to/2wCA87F  

Episode 17” Working Blind, Oguz Buyukberber, Professional Musician.

This is the "Working Blind" series where I interview amazing people in the visually impaired community who are successfully working as a VIP! The goal is to highlight different jobs that people in the blind community are doing, In hopes of inspiring others who might be wondering what types of jobs are possible. In this episode, I'm interviewing Oguz Buyukberber, a professional musician. "Working Blind" Playlist: ► https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLThdr7uPwVs1bJJQIACROzMKpGqwBesv9 Oguz Buyukberber website: ► https://www.oguzbuyukberber.com/

Episode 16, The BlindShell Classic 2, Accessible Phone For The Blind

  In this episode, we feature the BlindShell Classic 2, an accessible cell phone for the visually impaired and senior market. This is one of my favorite options for the blind community because it offers a fully accessible, fully featured, easy-to-use, smartphone alternative. The BlindShell Classic 2 Offers a wide range of accessible features such as mobile games, an Internet radio, a book player, a calendar, email, a flashlight, and even a camera that takes photos and video. The phone offers many smartphone options like WiFi, Bluetooth, NFC, GPS, voice calling, voice dictation, and even a digital assistant.  All of this makes the  BlindShell Classic 2 a fantastic option for anyone who doesn't want to use a smartphone.  Watch the full video here, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLThdr7uPwVs3-KEuzQ0xbGlXVdVRqjczR

Episode 15: The Working Blind Series, Running a NonProfit and TV Producer!

In this episode, I'm attending the healtheVoices conference hosted by Johnson and Johnson, and get to speak with three amazing VIPs to learn what it takes to be successful when working blind! I sit down with Jill King, a "baby blind" VIP who talks about creating a nonprofit aimed at helping disabled students get the services they require, Amir Rahimi, A new member of the Johnson and Johnson team who has one of the craziest vision stories I've ever heard, and Joe Strechay, a film and television producer who almost gave me my big break in TV! 

Episode 14 Right Hear, AI Enhanced Indoor Orientation - Interview with Idan Meir

This is my interview with Idan Meir, CEO and co-founder of Right Hear. Right Hear Is a system designed to provide both indoor and outdoor orientation. As Idan puts it, they're basically creating talking signs. Imagine if you walked up to a building, and your smartphone announced that you had arrived at the front door. That would be pretty cool right? Well how about if it also told you that after you go through the door, the reception desk is 10 feet on your left and the restrooms were 20 feet straight ahead with the men's room on the left and the women's room on the right. Then, how crazy would it be if it also told you the layout of the bathroom And provided a phone number to call for help? That's the magic of Right Hear! Idan Explains all about the system and how you can help to get it installed into a location near you! Contact for Right Hear:https://www.right-hear.com/idan@right-hear.com 

Episode 13 SOUNDSCAPE IS BACK!!Interview with Kirsty McIntosh and the Scottish Tech Army

This is an interview I had recently with Kirsty McIntosh of ScottishTechArmy.org, talking about bringing back the very popular Soundscape app. Soundscape Was a former Microsoft research project that became a very popular app in the blind and visually impaired community. After the app was discontinued, Kirsty and her team decided to take on the project of saving the application and relaunching it for the community! In this episode, Kirsty Details the reasons why they chose this particular app and the difficulties in bringing it back to the users. For more information, or to find out how you can help with this project, reach out to Kirsty - kirsty@scottishtecharmy.org