Eyes On Success with hosts Peter and Nancy Torpey

2126 Encore of 1351 Regaining Vision After Decades of Blindness (Jun. 23, 2021)

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Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey speak with Mike May, the subject of “Crashing Through”, a bestselling book a…

2125 GoodMaps Indoor Navigation Aid (Jun. 16, 2021)

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GPS technologies and apps are a great asset in helping the blind navigate and become more mobile. Unfortunately, GPS is only effecti…

2124 White Cane and Guide Dog Mobility Differences (Jun. 9, 2021)

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Is a guide dog for you or would you prefer to navigate using a white cane? What are the trade-offs? If I decide to ge…

2123 The Great Outdoors (Jun. 2, 2021)

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Lawrence Gunther is host of the podcast “Outdoors with Lawrence Gunther”. The podcast is a mix of interesting facts about our environment and out…

2122 Life and Career of Larry Skutchan (May 26, 2021)

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Larry Skutchan has been a key contributor and driver behind many of the access technologies that are familiar names to us these day…

2121 Louie Voice Control (May 19, 2021)

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Imagine being able to fully control popular smartphone apps and functionality with just voice commands! That is what the Louie Voice Control sys…

2120 APH ConnectCenter (May 12, 2021)

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The American Printing House (APH) ConnectCenter manages resources aimed at helping people of all ages and includes VisionAware, FamilyConnect, Care…

2119 Accessible Cloud Technologies (May 5, 2021)

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Pneuma Solutions offers a suite of accessible cloud services geared to the needs of the visually impaired. Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey…

2118 From Technologist to Accessibility Evangelist (Apr. 28, 2021)

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Dean Hudson’s vision began deteriorating as a child but he never let that stop him. Developing an interest in compute…

2117 Designing a Profession (Apr. 21, 2021)

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“Who Wants to Hire a Blind Interior Designer?” was the subject of an introductory email we received from John Robert Wiltgen’s publicist. So…

2116 Super Lidar App (Apr. 14, 2021)

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Developers are beginning to make use of LiDAR technology in some smart phones to assist those with impaired vision. Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey ta…

2115 Coping with Vision Loss (Apr. 7, 2021)

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Paul Wallis is a low vision optometrist whose treatment relies on dealing with the psychological adjustment to vision loss before engaging pa…

2114 Traveling Through Southern Africa (Mar. 31, 2021)

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Tony Giles, also known as “Tony The Traveller”, joins host Nancy and Peter Torpey once again to talk about his latest book entitle…

2113 Understanding Your Body (Mar. 24, 2021)

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Krishna Washburn is a professional ballet dancer and instructor who runs Dark Room Ballet. She believes that visually impaired people could…

2112 Steering the Course to a Career In Science (Mar. 17, 2021)

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Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey first interviewed Rebecca Alford in 2011 when she was in high school. Despite being visuall…

2111 Using Tech Skills for Work and Pleasure (Mar. 10, 2021)

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In a previous episode, hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talked with Pranav Lal about the vOICe system that he has been using tha…

2110 Some Favorite Tips of the Week (Mar. 3, 2020)

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Every episode of Eyes On Success starts with a “Tip of the Week”. These tips offer suggestions from people we interview about anythin…

2109 NaviLens School Kits (Feb. 24, 2021)

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Tim Fahlberg is a math and computer science teacher at the Wisconsin School for The Blind. Inspired by a previous episode of Eyes On Success a…

2108 NaviLens Update (Feb. 17, 2021)

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NaviLens uses an app on your smart phone to find and identify customized signs and tags from as far away as 60 feet. Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey t…

2107 Holman Prize (Feb. 10, 2021)

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The Holman Prize was designed to support the growth of adventurous spirits, entrepreneurship and leadership within the blind community. Hosts Nancy an…