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July 21, 2018
Tim Schwartz
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Because of My Blindness with Author Carol Decker, Fitness with Marana Vradenburg, Twitter Image captions and Where I’ve Been

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The Life After Blindness Podcast is back with your host Tim Schwartz!
This week we hear from Carol Decker and her “Because of My Blindness” story. Carol is a triple amputee and is blind and is author of the book, “Unshattered: Overcoming Tragedy and Choosing a Beautiful Life.”
Stay tuned to a future episode of the Life After Blindness Spotlight for a full interview with Carol.

Next, Tim speaks with Marana Vradenburg who is a certified personal trainer and nutrition specialist. She discusses several ways to stick to your health and fitness goals.

Then, Tim presents a new segment called Tim’s Tech Tips or T3 for short. In this first T3, Tim talks about how to activate the image caption setting within Twitter.

Wrapping up the show this week, Tim explains what has kept him away from the podcast for so many months. He talks about the many health issues he has been dealing with.

If you have any comments or questions, please send your emails to: tim@lifeafterblindness.com

September 10, 2017
Tim Schwartz
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apple Rumors and Other News with Derek Daniel and Aira with Michael Hingson

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Life After Blindness is joined by two very special guests this week. First to discuss the weeks news is Derek Daniel from Life After Sight Loss. And later we hear about Aira from New York Times best-selling author of the book Thunder Dog and Director of Strategic Sales for Aira, Michael Hingson.
Derek and Tim begin by talking about the upcoming Apple event on September 12. They discuss all the rumors surrounding the new iPhone, Apple TV, Apple Watch and the new Home Pod.
Tim and Derek then talk about an inspiring story from Southern California. Jake Olson, who is the long snapper for USC, snapped the winning extra point in a recent game.
The news wraps up with a discussion about a new musical that is directed at children called Addy & Uno. Each of the five main characters in this musical are puppets who represent a different disability, including blindness.
Following the news, Tim demonstrates the Aira app for iPhone. He talks about everything from how to contact an agent, to checking your usage and even how to check your inbox for photos and videos.
To conclude the podcast, Tim interviews Michael Hingson for more specific details about Aira. Michael talks about how he came to work for Aira, using the service and the goals of the company. He even comments on the perceived high price of the service and its plans to expand internationally.
Michael concludes by telling us about an upcoming conference call that Aira will be holding on Tuesday, September 12, 2017. The call will begin at 8:00 PM Eastern time, 5 o’clock Pacific. This conference call is designed to answer any and all of your questions concerning the Aira service.
Here is the phone number as well as the access code to join the call:
Phone: (605)468-8004
Access code: 329906, pound

Thank you very much for checking out the Life After Blindness podcast!

May 2, 2017
Tim Schwartz
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Life After Blindness Spotlight Interview with Derek Daniel

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Welcome to the Life After Blindness Spotlight. This is the podcast where I interview someone connected to the blind and visually impaired community.
This week, I speak with Derek Daniel from Life After Sight Loss.
Derek talks about growing up in a small town in southern Indiana after having been adopted at just three weeks old. growing up, Derek discovered he had a passion for the performing arts as well as for helping people. Combined with his interest in technology as well as his experiences through church ministry, Derek is using these talents and interests to help others through his new website and podcast.
Listen as Derek describes losing sight at age 18. And how the love of family and Friends as well as his love for the performing arts, helped him through the transition. Derek also discusses how he manages being a stay at home blind father while producing YouTube videos, blogs and podcasts. He then shares his hopes for the future of Life After Sight Loss before ending with some inspirational thoughts for those who are losing their vision.

Thank you very much for listening to the Life After Blindness Spotlight interview with Derek Daniel.

March 6, 2017
Tim Schwartz
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LABCast #3: Michael Hingson and 2017 CSUN Assistive Technology Conference Discussion

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This week Tim is joined by Shaun Preece from the RNIB Tech Talk and Audio Pizza podcasts and Frank Facio from the band Steelehorse Country. Frank also conducted several interviews for the podcast directly from the exhibit hall in San Diego, California.
Tim, Shaun and Frank open the podcast by discussing the inspirational story of Michael Hingson Who was at the conference representing AIRA. With the help of his guide dog Riselle, Michael Hingson navigated his way out of the World Trade Center on 9/11. Listen as he tells Frank about the emotions of that day. And be sure to read his full story by getting his book Thunder Dog.

The rest of the podcast is spent discussing many of the products and announcements from this year’s convention.
Aira is a portable, on star type Service for the visually impaired. Does it have the right price point?
Braille note takers and tablets are finding a lot of new competition. Thanks to Innovacion and competition, this product category may not be as stale as it once was.
Tech 4 Freedom is offering a couple of different products that offer a variety of usage for the blind and visually impaired. First is the Box one For All whichh can detect temperature, color and tag and identify various objects. TheBeacon is a pocket-size device that connects to up to 10 waypoint begins that can be controlled by you’re iPhone.
Audio Eye is a behind the scenes service that works with companies and their websites to make sure they are instantly accessible!
Taptilo is a product that is not yet released but will offer lessons through games to teach you to read and write braille using a small box and an app on your iPhone.

Be sure to listen to our next podcast as we Spotlight eSight Eye Ware and their new product eSight 3!

Thank you very much for listening to episode #3 of the Life After Blindness podcast! As we journey together, we will find that there can truly be a life after blindness.

February 22, 2017
Tim Schwartz
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LABCast #2: Health and Fitness with mel Scott and Lisa Salinger. Review of My Fitness Pal

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This week on the Life After Blindness Podcast, Tim’s guests are Mel Scott and Lisa Salinger from BlindAlive.com

 

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Tim, Mel and Lisa discuss inspirational athleticism, New Year’s health resolutions, fitness wearables and so much more! Then later in the podcast, Tim demonstrates an app for the iPhone called My Fitness Pal.

 

Thank you for listening to the Life After Blindness Podcast. If you have questions or comments, please send your emails to tim@lifeafterblindness.com
Join me again next time as we continue our journey together to find that there truly can be a life after blindness.