Eyes On Success with hosts Peter and Nancy Torpey

2409 A Community of Medical Professionals (Feb. 28, 2024)

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Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with Andrea Lendaris, Bo (Kevin) Barley, and Silpa Tadavarthy about their experiences as visu…

2408 The Disability in Medicine Mutual Mentorship Program (Feb. 21, 2024)

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The Disability in Medicine Mutual Mentorship Program (DM3P) is a grassroots organization that supports disabled…

2407 Biped – The Smart Mobility Aid (Feb. 14, 2024)

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Now the technology used in self-driving cars comes to a smart harness worn by the blind to warn of obstacles and assist navigating us…

2406 From Science to Linguistics to Both (Feb. 7, 2024)

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Sheri Wells-Jensen wanted to be a scientist when she was young. Unfortunately, being blind as well as female she was discouraged…

2405 Making Space Exploration Accessible (Jan. 31, 2024)

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Sheri Wells-Jensen is a fully blind Associate Professor of Linguistics at Bowling Green State University who spent six days with…

2404 Court Reporter (Jan. 24, 2024)

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Eden Kizer is a blind court reporter. Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with Eden about how she was drawn to the profession and what makes it a suit…

2403 Echo Heart Rate App for iOS (Jan. 17, 2024)

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Using Voiceover to monitor one’s heart rate while running on a noisy treadmill wearing an Apple Watch and noise cancelling AirPods is di…

2402 Meet the Host – Nancy Goodman Torpey (Jan. 10, 2024)

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The microphone is turned around on Nancy Torpey this week when she is interviewed by Glen Gordon, Software Fellow at Freedom Sc…

2401 Meet the Host – Peter Torpey (Jan. 3, 2024)

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Late last year, Glen Gordon, Software Fellow at Freedom Scientific and host of the FSCast podcast, interviewed Peter Torpey about his li…

2352 Turning the Tables on the Torpey’s (Dec. 27, 2023)

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Capping off the 13th year of Eyes On Success, Sam Jasmine, host of the Disability and Progress podcast, interviews hosts Nancy an…

2351 Foresight Adventure Guides for the Blind (Dec. 20, 2023)

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Foresight provides accessible and affordable outdoor recreation like skiing and snowboarding for individuals with blindness…

2350 Uber – Making Movement Equal for All (Dec. 13, 2023)


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Visually impaired people making use of a ride sharing service may have unique concerns such as the accessibility of the service, sa…

2349 Beyond Human Eyesight – AI and Visual Assistance (Dec. 6, 2023)

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The Be My Eyes app now offers users their choice of whether to work with a sighted volunteer, an AI bot, or specific…

2347 iOS Access for All for iOS 17 (Nov. 22, 2023)

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Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with Shelly Brisbin, author of “iOS Access for All: Your Comprehensive Guide to Accessibility for iP…

2346 Desmos Tools for Mathematics (Nov. 15, 2023)

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Desmos Studios offers a variety of accessible software tools for working with mathematics including scientific and graphing calculators…

2345 Tutorials for Using Band-in-a-Box with JAWS (Nov. 8, 2023)

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Band-in-a-Box is a program that can be used to create complete professional arrangements of songs in almost any style by …

2344 Encore of 2020 Band-in-a-Box and the Updated JAWS Scripts (Nov. 1, 2023)

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Band-in-a-Box from PG Music continues to evolve and introduce new features that are appealing to both profe…

2343 Skateboarding with a Pop, Grind, and Flip (Oct. 25, 2023)

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Justin Bishop was fully sighted when he started skateboarding at 10 years old. Despite losing all of his useful sight in …

2342 Timecrest Fantasy Game for iOS (Oct. 18, 2023)

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Jump Into the World of Fantasy with Timecrest. Get a chance to turn back time and save the world as the main character in the Timecr…