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Wishing all of you a wonderful holiday season and a little bit about putting the phone away and being there.

#blindabilities Lisa talks about her experience with carrying lots of stuff and a memory of a long ago Christmas morning.

#blindabilities #food Mel tells stories about cooking snafus

In this episode of the Podcast Engineer Aaron takes you through his top 5 reasons why you should strait podcasting. Follow him on twitter @blindpodcaster or email blindgeek1989@gmail.com

Check us out on the web at www.blindabilities.com go to the App Store and download the free Blind Abilities App. Remember, that's two words, Blind Abilities. You can find us on Twitter @BlindAbilities Check out the Facebook group BlindAbilities. You can follow me on Twitter @JayThompson6835

#blindabilities #health Mel found a new word. What does it mean?

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#blindabilities #health Mel tells exactly how to stand up correctly.

Using my iPhone 6 and the microphone built into the phone I am testing the new beta coming out from audioBoom. Hope y'all have a good day. Jeff Thompson

Cheryl brings another episode to the College and Career Series and this one starts out a run of episodes focusing on Transitioning from High School to College to the Work Place. Cheryl uses and analogy to describe the process of transitioning, and it is one that we all made it through. You can find out more about Blind Abilities on the web. follow us on Twitter @BlindAbilities Follow Cheryl @MoeLucie And get the Free Blind Abilities App in the App Store.

Blind Abilities Presents: Parnell Diggs the Director of Government Affairs, National Federation of the Blind. Pete Lane and Jeff Thompson chat with Parnell about the ABEL Act, which is an acronym, Achieving a Better Life Experience, and about Airline Entertainment accessibility. Pete Lane is retired from the IRS and together Parnell and Pete walk us through the benefits of the ABLE Act and some of the legislation happening today pertaining to the ABLE Act as well as other issues having implications on living the life you want. You can find out more about the NFB on the web and keep up with all the latest activity the National Federation of the Blind is doing to improve opportunities and outcomes. wwwNFB.org For more podcast with a Blindness perspective go to www.BlindAbilities.com Http://www.blindabilities.com Follow us on Twitter @BlindAbilities Http://www.twitter.com/blindabilities Send us an email mailto:info@blindabilities.com Get the Free Blind Abilities App from the App Store. https://appsto

Transitioning from High School to College to the Workplace involves a few steps along the way. One of them is getting in contact with your State Services. We talk to Ashlyn Cahill a Vocational Rehabilitation counselor from State Services for the Blind of Minnesota. Ashlyn defines and explains an IPE, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the importance of filling the application out early. This is a continuing series that will focus on the Transition process and how State Services can be one of the best tools in your toolbox for success. You can find out more about SSB and the Transition Team on the web here. http://mn.gov/deed/job-seekers/blind-visual-impaired/teens-student-services/ You can contact your own State Services by searching the directory on the American Foundation for the Blind web site. Http://www.AFB.org/directory.ASPX Be sure to check out the College 101 Workshop! On Thursday, November 3 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. SSB will be hosting a "College 101" workshop for you and you

Blind Abilities extends its international connection with our new Canadian correspondent Nick D’Ambrosio. Nick’s first guest is Kim Holdbrook: a blind massage therapist who has opened her own unique massage studio, Hands that See, in Montreal. Kim’s studio is one of a kind as it employs exclusively blind and visually impaired massage therapists. Join Jeff, Pete and Nick as they introduce this remarkable individual and hear of her fascinating story.  Check out Kim’s web site: www.HandsThatSee.ca Kim appeared in a ten part TV series on the Canadian AMI Network entitled “Montreal Housemates”  Check it out: http://www.ami.ca/category/montreal-housemates/media/goodbye You can leave feedback below or send an email we appreciate your suggestions and feedback. thank you for listening. You can follow us on Twitter @BlindAbilities On the web at www.BlindAbilities.com Get the Free Blind Abilities App on the App Store.

Pete Lane offers this iAccess Demo on two specific and important features in the native Apple Health app. While the Health app provides for many other health related functions, the Medical ID and Organ Donation aspects now available in IOS 10 are intriguing and potentially life-saving. Join Pete as he walks us through these features and demonstrates how to complete your medical information and how to register to be an Organ Donor. Of course, he inserts various pieces of audio to enhance and illustrate specific points in the presentation. For more podcast with a Blindness perspective go to www.BlindAbilities.com Http://www.blindabilities.com Follow us on Twitter @BlindAbilities Http://www.twitter.com/blindabilities Get the Free Blind Abilities App from the App Store. https://appsto.re/us/demUab.i