
Angie and Kimberly interview their final sports guest Daryl, a visually impaired Goalball player. Like their last guest Ron, Daryl has traveled around the world taking part in the Pan American Games and the Parlympics. He shareed his dream of being a professional athlete before he lost his vision and how playing Goalball allowed him to fulfill that dream.
Apr 1, 2020
42 min

Dive further into the world of blind sportsmanship with Kimberly and Angie as they interview their second sports guest Ron. Ron is a Judo player who has won multiple metals during his competitions. He explains how the Pan American Games and the Parlympics have changed and enriched his life.
Mar 1, 2020
22 min

Description: Join Kimberly and Angie as they begin their "Blind Sports" series. Their first guest in this three episode series is Salmaan, a 26 year old Blind Hockey player. Having lost his vision as a teen, he shares how he has kept his love of athleticism and love for hiking and the outdoors.
Feb 1, 2020
32 min

In this special holiday release Angie and Kimberly share tips and techniques on how the blind and/or visually impaired handle shopping. They offer suggestions based on their own personal experiences with both online shopping and in store shopping.
Jan 1, 2020
46 min

Angie and Kimberly interview their fourth and final guest for the Guide Dog series. Alex tells her story as both a blind individual and a wheelchair user. She explains her determination to train her own dog and all the challenges of cross training.
Dec 28, 2019
30 min

Angie and Kimberly had the pleasure to sit with Julie Johnson, a guide dog owner trainer/handler who also owns her own store and makes products for guide dog users. she talks about how she decided to owner train, the process of choosing a service dog prospect, and what goes in to training your own guide dog. She even wrote a book all about it!
Links:
Volhard Puppy Aptitude Test:
https://www.volhard.com/pages/pat.php
Julie Johnson's store "On-the-go" for guide dog handlers and service dog handlers:
https://www.guide-and-service-dogs.com
Courage to Dare: A Blind Woman's quest to train her own guide dog by Julie Johnson:
https://www.amazon.com/Courage-Dare-Blind-Womans-Quest-ebook/dp/B00QXZSMOC
Aug 19, 2019
42 min

For Part 2 of this episode, Angie and Kimberly sit down with Elaine Mara , a guiding eyes graduate living in Florida. She talks about what going away to guide dog school is like, her experience being a handler, and dealing with retiring a dog guide.
Links:
Guiding eyes for the Blind
https://www.guidingeyes.org
The International Guide Dog Federation
https://www.igdf.org.uk
Jul 30, 2019
1 hr 13 min

This Episode was recorded in May. Where we talk all about guide dogs! For Part 1 of this episode, Angie and Kimberly sit down with Kristin Miller from Texas, who went through Fidelco and trained in her home with her guide dog. Other topics of discussion include the history of guide dogs, service dogs and the ADA, the difference between a service animal, an emotional support animal, and a therapy dog. We also cover what makes someone eligible for a guide dog and we throw in a few facts about guide dogs through out this segment.
Links:
The Americans with Disabilities Act and SERvice Animals:
https://www.ada.gov/service_animals_2010.htm
Guide Dog schools mentioned in part 1 of this episode:
Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation, Inc.
https://www.fidelco.org
The Seeing Eye
https://www.seeingeye.org
Guide Dogs for the Blind
https://www.guidedogs.com
Mira Canada
https://www.mira.ca/en/
Mira USA
http://www.mirausa.org
Jul 1, 2019
44 min

in the second part of this episode, Angie and Kimberly talk to Heather Fritz who is a former Orientation and Mobility Specialist in the school district of the town she lives in. She dicusses COMS methods of teaching o&m, different types of canes and cane techniques, and echolocation.
COMS:
https://www.acvrep.org/certifications/coms
Ambutech canes:
https://ambutech.com
National Federation of the Blind Free White Cane Program:
https://www.nfb.org/programs-services/free-white-cane-program
An article on Echolocation:
https://www.rnib.org.uk/rnibconnect/blind-echolocation
May 12, 2019
1 hr 21 min

On the first part of this episode, Angie and Kimberly discuss orientation and mobility. The history behind it and how important it is for a blind person to know how to get around confidently. They are joined by their first guest Rob Hobson, who is a former cane travel instructor who taught travel at Blind Incorporated. They talk about what structured discovery is, the different types of canes that are available for the blind to use, as well as some cane techniques.
Links:
National Blindness Professional Certification Board:
https://www.nbpcb.org/nomc/
History of orientation and mobility article:
https://www.afb.org/FOM3V1/book.asp?ch=int
May 1, 2019
43 min
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