Blind Sanity

A look back at the last week and a preview at of things to come next week. With answers to listeners questions.

This special episode covers the first required steps to get a guide dog. It goes over costs, pre-requirements, and the application process. This episode is the first of a four episodes series where we will walk you through each chronological steps from realizing you need a dog to caring for it when you bring it home all the way to the dog retirement. Special guest- Chad Bouton

This episode covers AC/heater control panel automation. Installation set up and routine/scenario included.

This episode covers lighting for home automation. You will learn how to select the right Wi-Fi enabled hub compatible LED light. How to set it up. What to do with it.

This episode covers routines-scenarii and IFTTT protocols. It describes what a scenario is and how it works connecting multiple devices to a single voice commands, a schedule or your location.

All about hubs. A single source to command all your connected devices.

A look back at what we’ve talked about last week on our podcast; a few questions answered and some additional info … plus a preview of what is coming next week.

What is home automation? How it works? What it does? How to install and set it up?

Be my eyes is an app helping you going through daily tasks. This episode covers how to sign up, use the app as a volunteer with good eyesight or as a user with low vision or total blindness.

This episode covers eye exams. It includes advices and tips for a proper useful and productive visit to your eye specialist

This episode covers digital magnifiers of all sizes. Pricing and features included. Also includes advices on how to get one and determine which one is best adapted to your need.

This episode covers magnifiers. That one is about physical magnifiers including plastic and glass lenses. Handheld or desktop models.

This episode is a quiz covering all the letters of the alphabet, all numbers, and a few contracted braille words we covered on our quick bite tweet series.

This episode covers glasses. Prescription or not. A few tips and advices.

This episode covers picture captioning and description on an iPhone. It also covers how to caption a picture on Twitter. This is helpful when your friends and family share pictures with you. Share this episode with them.

This episode covers the braille typewriter. What it is, how it is used.

This episode covers The USPS free shipping service of material for the blind community. What it is how to use it what is eligible and who is eligible. It is a quick overview of the service. If you need more details, you should inquire at your local US post office front desk.

This episode covers the portable brailler. It describes what it is, how to use it, and what it is used for.

This episode covers my favorite life hack at work and at home. See what you can do with inexpensive felt pads

This episode covers a wide range of lighting technologies capable of improving life at work or at home for low to very low vision individuals.

This episode reviews all the letters of the alphabet. It is also a refresher on how to read braille, the best technique to do so, how to practice, how to apply what you just learned, and what to do next.

What is gene testing? How is it done? What does it do? What kind of information you can get out of it? How is it used? What do you need to know about gene testing right here.

This episode covers the last five letters we learned on our previous episode. We are done with the alphabet and numbers. This doesn’t mean that I won’t quiz you in the future but for now you’ve done.

This episode covers the remaining 5 letters of the alphabet. You did it guys!.

This episode covers letters A to U from part 01 to 07 of our basic braille series.