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Pete shares Garth Humphries' suggestions for cool, time saving IOS Gestures, that he made in response to Pete's original episode entitled: Fast Five IOS Gestures. Pete demonstrates Garth's recommendations and determines whether or not they actually work! Be sure to tune to see if Garth is correct or totally wrong! #BlindAbilities #iAccessDemo #iBlindTech

George is a blind artisan and teacher working at Enchanted Hills Camp in Napa - a 300 acre summer camp for the visually impaired that’s nestled in the red wood forest above Napa Valley. Here George teaches others, through example, how to use the tools necessary to become artisans. Currently, George is converting an old grape crushing barn into a Tactile Art Center. The top floor of the building is his 1900 sq. ft. woodworking shop. The bottom floor will be a tactile gallery space where visually impaired can experience and sell artwork. We fell in love with George and his mission and wanted to support his new tactile art gallery. Working with Andrew Myers, we surprised George with a tactile portrait of himself - the first portrait he was able to feel and recognize. This sculpture took about 2 months to complete. It has roughly 4,000 screws in it. We carefully packed the sculpture and started the long drive from Andrew's studio up to the mountains above Napa. Then, we snuck into George's future gallery and hun

In the interviews with Bradley Snyder conducted by Jeff and Pete, the focus was on his present and his future. This short video summarizes Brad's story: his injury, his winning Gold in London and how he rose above the tragic events to thrive as a blind person. It also outlines the story of the Bradley Time Piece: a stylish and artistic time piece inspired by Brad Snyder. Enjoy this video, and stay tuned as Blind Abilities follows Brad to the Paralympic Trials in late June, and Paralympic gold in Rio in september!

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Pete does a very quick review of five gestures that save him time and increase his efficiency on his iPhone. check out these Fast Five, and then share a few of your own! The fast Five gestures covered in this Demo are: Two Finger Double tap - AKA The Magic tap Three Finger Swipe Left/Right Three Finger Quadruple tap Three Finger Swipe Up/Down Four Finger Single tap

State Services for the Blind of Minnesota put on a Career Expo at a local college in Minneapolis with over 25 representatives from companies who themselves are Blind or visually Impaired. They shared their experiences from transitioning from high school to college and to the work place. Be sure to check with your State Services for a Career Expo as this is a great opportunity to learn, network and meet some really interesting people. Randi Strunk Lead Accessibility Consultant, Target Randi has worked for target for nearly 5 years, helping to ensure the accessibility of target.com and other digital assets. She works closely with project managers, developers, designers, and user experience professionals. She also helps to oversee the testing of Target products using assistive technologies. Randi is an athlete who has competed in both the Twin Cities Marathon and St. Croix Valley Triathlon. Ryan Strunk Accessibility Consultant, Target Ryan holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Nebraska wher