1753 Year-End Special: How We Create Eyes On Success (Dec. 27, 2017)


1753 Year-End Special: How We Create Eyes On Success (Dec. 27, 2017)


Show Notes

Several listeners have asked about how we create the show. This week hosts Nancy Goodman Torpey and Peter Torpey explain how we do everything from selecting topics and guests to recording and editing to posting the podcasts and maintaining our web presence including the tools and techniques we use at each step.

1752 Running with a Guide Dog (Dec. 20, 2017)


1752 Running with a Guide Dog (Dec. 20, 2017)


Show Notes

Guide dogs are trained to help the blind navigate throughout the day in many different environments. Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with Thomas Panek, president of Guiding Eyes for the Blind, about a new skill for which his organization is training dogs – running with their blind owners. We’ll hear how this is done and how it is working out for Thomas.

1751 Pros and Cons of Having a Guide Dog (Dec. 13, 2017)


1751 Pros and Cons of Having a Guide Dog (Dec. 13, 2017)


Show Notes

Although guide dogs can provide blind individuals with a greater sense of independence, they may not be for everyone. Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with Thomas Panek, president of Guiding Eyes for the Blind, about how his organization trains guide dogs and matches them with owners. They also talk about the pros and cons of having a guide dog.

1750 Tour of Colorado Talking Book Library (Dec. 6, 2017)


1750 Tour of Colorado Talking Book Library (Dec. 6, 2017)


Show Notes

The National Library Service (NLS) distributes free audio and Braille reading material to U.S. citizens with print disabilities through a network of regional libraries. Join hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey and Debbi MacLeod, Director of the Colorado Talking Book Library, to learn how they record and distribute books and other materials.