1939 Life with a Guide Dog and RP (Sep. 25, 2019)


1939 Life with a Guide Dog and RP (Sep. 25, 2019)


Show Notes

Katie McCoy is the Associate Director of Philanthropy at Southeastern Guide Dogs and a guide dog user herself. Learn about how getting a guide dog has changed her life. She’s also written a book about her journey with RP called “Retinitis Pigmentosa 101: How to Understand, Accept, and Live Your Best Life with Retinitis Pigmentosa”.

1938 Victor Reader Trek (Sep. 18, 2019)


1938 Victor Reader Trek (Sep. 18, 2019)


Show Notes

The Victor Reader products from Humanware are digital reading devices for print impaired individuals that come in handheld as well as desktop models. Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with product manager Robert Panetta about the differences between the various models with a focus on what is special about Humanware’s most advanced model, the Victor Reader Trek.

1937 Starting a Small Business (Sep. 11, 2019)


1937 Starting a Small Business (Sep. 11, 2019)


Show Notes

Patty Fletcher operates Tell It to The World Marketing, a company that assists in outreach efforts for others. Edward Cohen’s company, EZ2See Products, makes and sells calendars for people with low vision. Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with Patty and Edward, both of whom are blind, about how they work together and Patty’s role in growing Edward’s business.

1936 Encore of 1426 Navigating Using Echolocation (Sep. 4, 2019)


1936 Encore of 1426 Navigating Using Echolocation (Sep. 4, 2019)


Show Notes

If you can’t see with your eyes, you need other ways of recognizing your environment in order to maneuver through it. Like bats, humans can also use echolocation. Hosts Peter and Nancy Torpey speak with Daniel Kish and J Steele-Louchart of World Access for the Blind about “Flash Sonar”, an echolocation technique they developed and teach worldwide.