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#blindabilities #health Lisa provides profound insight into her growing up blind and with a rare illness. She had to reframe her life and she did it beautifully.

March 31, 2016

Berkeley scientist designs tools for the visually impaired By Berenice Freedome • Mar 2, 2016 Dr. Joshua Miele's morning commute to Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute takes about an hour—as long as no one gets in the way. In fact, most people move out of his way when they see him coming, because Miele is blind. He’s one of about 140,000 blind and visually impaired people in the Bay Area. Less than three quarters of those people are employed, and only a few work in tech, like Dr. Miele. Uncommonly Universal His office in Pacific Heights is full of tactile art, project binders, awards, and audio equipment. On a round meeting table, magnetic building toys sit in a cluster—just something to fiddle with on long calls. This is where Miele does the work he’s uniquely suited to do, designing accessible technologies for the blind. “If you want to design a good boat,” he says, “you don’t ask somebody who doesn’t know the first thing about sailing. Blind people must be integral to the design process, n

) State Services for the Blind and Minneapolis Community and Technical College are pleased to open registration for  our April 30th career expo. Register at http://goo.gl/forms/GrshounE2C for this free event. Adults who are blind, low vision, and DeafBlind from a variety of jobs and careers will showcase the variety of career paths they have taken, and they will be available to talk with high school and college students on an individual basis. It is a wonderful opportunity for students to connect with role models and set high expectations for the future. Optional sessions about college life, career exploration, and parenting concerns will also be offered. The expo is free and includes lunch. Join us on Saturday, April 30 from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. on the 3rd floor of the library at Minneapolis Community and Technical College. MCTC is located at 1501 Hennepin Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55403. If you have any questions about the expo or have difficulty registering, contact Sheila Koenig at Sheila

I'm gearing up for some #video projects and we recently picked up the #RØDE NGT2 Condenser microphone. I wanted to let you all hear what it sounds like side by side with the Heil PR40. Obviously these microphones will be used for very different types of projects but the comparison is still valuable. Enjoy!

Thursday, March 24, 2016