Dec 14, 2021 | Media, Podcast
In this episode of White Canes Connect, we talk to Tim McCarthy about his first NFB of PA State Convention. He also found the legislative liaison session very informative. Congratulations to Tim and Rebecca on the birth of their son on December 10. Show notes at...
Dec 9, 2021 | Media, Podcast
In this episode of White Canes Connect, we talk with Christine Palmer about her first NFB of PA State Convention. She tells us of how powerful the feeling was to be in a room with all of the other blind attendees. Being at the convention was proof that she can still...
Dec 7, 2021 | Media, Podcast
In this episode of White Canes Connect, we talk with Yvonne Hughes who has been visually impaired for nearly 40 years, but just attended her first National Federation of the Blind of Pennsylvania State Convention. Yvonne, who is from Philadelphia, also talks about her...
Nov 22, 2021 | Media, Podcast
In this episode of White Canes Connect, we talk to Karthik Kannan, a co-founder of Envision, and Hope Hein, an Envision Ambassador. They tell us what led to the creation of the app that allows the blind and visually impaired to hear what they want to see. They also...
Nov 11, 2021 | Media, Podcast
In this episode of White Canes Connect, we talk to college freshmen Adison Lemmon and Simon Bonenfant. They tell us about college life and the accommodations they’re both receiving at their respective schools. Simon, who is President of the Pennsylvania Association of...
Nov 8, 2021 | Media, Podcast
In this episode of White Canes Connect, we are joined by NFB of PA President Lynn Heitz and Shawn Callaway, board member of the National Federation of the Blind and the 2021 national delegate to the NFB of PA state convention. Shawn shares a bit about how a national...
