1851 Blindfold Games and ObjectiveEd (Dec. 19, 2018)


1851 Blindfold Games and ObjectiveEd (Dec. 19, 2018)


Show Notes

Blindfold Games now offers over 80 fully accessible games made to run on iOS devices for the visually impaired. Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with Marty Schultz, founder of Blindfold Games and developer of the apps, about his company as well as about his new project, ObjectiveEd, aimed at making learning more fun for students through high school.

1850 Exploring the World With Aira (Dec. 12, 2018)


1850 Exploring the World With Aira (Dec. 12, 2018)


Show Notes

Aira is a service that connects a visually impaired user with a sighted professional agent who delivers visual assistance anytime and anywhere. Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with Jonathan Mosen, Vice President, Australasia, and Explorer Communications, about some of the new options being offered, and their expanding availability into public venues.

1849 Blindness For Beginners (Dec. 5, 2018)


1849 Blindness For Beginners (Dec. 5, 2018)


Show Notes

In her book “Blindness for Beginners”, Maribel Steel takes us along her journey of discovery where sight loss can become a renewed vision of the possible. Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with her about her transition from early diagnosis and rejection of being labelled as “disabled” to her eventual acceptance of and success at making changes in her life.