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Tech Abilities: Independence loss, Peacock Soars, Netflix Struggling, VoiceDream on Mac, Twitter Escape, Edge Browser on Mac and the Merlin Bird ID App Watch out Elon Tweet Tweet. May 05, 2022

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Serina, Callie and Jeff share some tech tidbits and news from around the World and on this Wellness Month we dig into lost independence just a bit.

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Wellness Wednesday - Thoughts on Positivity, Mental Health and Well Being: Keep moving forward - by Robin Ennis Apr 27, 2022

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Wellness Wednesday is a positive movement to help people through their journey, the week, day or moment. Take from it what you want, what you need and share the positivity with your family, friends and acquaintances.

Today Wellness Wednesday's message comes from Robin Ennis, a licensed Social Worker in Colorado.

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You can make excuses, or make it happen - Dan Parker sets Guinness World Speed record at nearly 212 Miles Per Hour! 10 years to the date racing took his sight and nearly took his life. Apr 25, 2022

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Joining Jeff Thompson and Pete Lane in the Blind Abilities studio once again today is Dan Parker. This is Dan's third visit to the Blind Abilities studio, this time to share his ultimate achievement: winning the Guinness world land-speed record for a car with a blind folded driver. Dan tells his most recent, remarkable story about how he designed and built a state of the art race car which he took to Spaceport America, in southern New Mexico, at the end of March and proceeded to drive the vehicle at a World record speed averaging 211 mph. Dan speaks of his numerous grueling hours, days and months raising attention, funding, and practicing for this event, learning to use a sophisticated audio guidance system to help him stay on track along the runway, his...

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Blind Piano Lessons: With nearly 20 years of teaching through distance learning, meet Mark Miller and begin playing today! Apr 23, 2022

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Mark Miller has been teaching Blind and Visually Impaired students to play piano for nearly 20 years. Distance learning is nothing new to Mark Miller and his students as he began teaching through just audio phone calls using his ears. Now with Skype and Video calls, Mark has brought his teaching abilities around the world. Through chord patterns and minimum movement Mark's students learn songs and music theory.

You can find out more about Mark's piano lessons and contact him through his web site at: https://blindpianolessons.com

Give him a call or text 847) 401-1721.

Start learning or enhance the skills you already have through Mark's piano lessons today from the convenience of your own home and a time that works for you. Contact Mark today and bring music into your life.

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Tech Abilities: Oh Twitter, how have you grown. Jaws in the System Tray Alt Text is worth a thousand words, sorta. Air Pods 3? Yes, Really! Apr 20, 2022

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the crew gathered in the Blind Abilities studio and covered a lot of ground in the tech tidbits and news from around the accessibility community and more. Jeff does 3 demos on Twitter Blue, Twitter Alt Text and Twitter Shortcut keys. Callie changes her ID, or did she really? And working from home, or not?

Join us for this episode of Tech Abilities and be sure to give us some feedback and suggestions by calling 612-367-6093 or drop us an email at info@BlindAbilities.com. We would love to hear from you.

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iPhone101: Updating Apps Automatically or Take Control of What Apps Update When and Where Apr 17, 2022

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Blind Abilities presents another episode in their iPhone101 Series. Today, Pete Lane walks us through the process used to arrange our iOS Settings to allow for the "manual" updates of apps in the App Store.

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Summer Opportunities Fair for Pre-ETS - Attention Students, Parents and Teachers! Apr 16, 2022

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Eager to think about plans for summer? Are you between the ages of 14-21? There are so many opportunities for youth to connect, learn, and have fun! Learn about summer student programs and the opportunities available for in-person and virtual experiences. Please share with high school students and their families. We look forward to hearing from you! you can find out about all the programs by contacting yourSSB counselor or by contacting Sheila Koenig: Sheila Koenig, M.Ed. Pre-ETS Program and Transition Services Manager Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development State Services for the Blind

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If you reside in Minnesota, and you would like to know more about Transition Services from State Services contact Pre-ETS Program and Transition Services Manager Sheila Koenig by phone at 651-539-2361.

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American Foundation for the Blind's Workplace Technology Survey: A Survey on the Workplace Technology Barriers Faced by Blind and Low Vision Individuals Apr 06, 2022

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April 6 , 2022 is Assistive Technology Awareness Day, and on this day we have Arielle Silverman, Research Specialist from the American Foundation for the Blind, in the Blind Abilities Studio to talk about AFB's Workplace Technology Survey that completed in January of 2022.

You can find out more about AFB and the Workplace Technology Survey on the web at AFB.org and AFB.org/WTS

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The ReVision Fitness App: Let's change the way we look at it! Tyler Merren's new app is ready for your workout! Apr 06, 2022

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Creator of the ReVision Fitness App, Tyler Merren, joins Jeff Thompson in the Blind Abilities Studio to celebrate the release of his multi-platform ReVision Fitness App. Available on the App Store, Google Play Store and on the web at ReVisionFitness.com.

Tyler talks about what inspired the app and how he went about configuring the complexities surrounding an audio based application to provide beginner, intermediate and advance exercise

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Braille is Thriving and Learners are On-Line with the Braillists Foundation. Meet Braillists and Advocate, Mathew Horspool. Apr 03, 2022

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Matthew Horspool from the Braillists Foundation joins Callie Gray and Jeff Thompson in the Blind Abilities Studio to share Callie's experience from the Beginners Course for Braille and Matthew gives us an overview about the opportunities available from the Braillists Foundation.

From how Braille is taught, to the importance of learning Braille early on and how to get involved in the Braillists community.

You can find out more about the Braillists Foundation on the web at Braillists.org.

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