Hadley Presents: A Conversation with the Experts
Education Podcasts
Listen in as we get the inside scoop from experts on a wide range of topics unique to vision loss. We will ask the questions that get to the heart of the matter for you... And have some fun along the way. Our host is Ricky Enger. To listen to this show on the telephone, call (847) 558-1317. Have an idea for a show? Contact us at 847-784-2870 or podcast@HadleyHelps.org
Location:
United States
Genres:
Education Podcasts
Description:
Listen in as we get the inside scoop from experts on a wide range of topics unique to vision loss. We will ask the questions that get to the heart of the matter for you... And have some fun along the way. Our host is Ricky Enger. To listen to this show on the telephone, call (847) 558-1317. Have an idea for a show? Contact us at 847-784-2870 or podcast@HadleyHelps.org
Twitter:
@hadleyinstitute
Language:
English
Contact:
8477842869
Website:
https://hadley.edu/
Email:
podcast@hadley.edu
Episodes
Low Vision and a Love for Hiking: The All Terrain Cane
7/18/2024
This week we talk to Dave Epstein, the visually impaired creator of the All Terrain Cane. He shares about his life with a progressive eye disease and his love of hiking. These two pieces of Dave lead him to develop his unconventional cane.
Duration:00:25:41
How to Avoid Phone and Online Scams When Living With Vision Loss
7/4/2024
When you have vision loss, scams can be even more challenging to avoid. Listen in as we get some tips and tricks from Veronica Lewis who runs a low vision assistive technology website.
Duration:00:25:13
Be My Eyes: A Free Smart Phone App for Vision Loss
6/20/2024
Be My Eyes CEO, Mike Buckley, joins us to talk about how this free, smart phone app merges technology and human kindness and how it's now using AI to describe the world in front of you.
Duration:00:22:34
Vision Loss and Justice
6/6/2024
Recently retired, David Tatel served for decades on the US Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. He also happens to be visually impaired. In this episode, he and Ricky talk about his recently written memoir, a book about his life as a judge, a husband, a father, a grandfather, and how all of these roles intersect with his experience with vision loss.
Duration:00:28:28
Smartphones and Vision Loss: Tools You Should Know About
5/23/2024
This week we talk smartphone tools and when you might want to use the different options. Jennifer Shimon from the Wisconsin Office for the Blind and Visually Impaired joins Ricky.
Duration:00:27:59
Vision Loss Bloopers Continued
5/9/2024
Sometimes, navigating life with vision loss goes a bit sideways. Things don't always turn out exactly as we've planned, and it can help to just laugh at these strange situations. We've shared several episodes of listeners' stories, what we're calling vision loss bloopers. Today, Ricky Enger and Doug Walker share some more of these bloopers along with a few of their own.
Duration:00:24:13
Vision Loss and Advocating for Change
4/25/2024
Prevent Blindness' patient advocacy program empowers people facing vision impairment. Patients learn how to promote change with their physicians, their families, drug companies, and even policy makers.
Duration:00:22:34
Guide Dogs and Vision Loss
4/11/2024
Ever thought about getting a guide dog? Listen in as we chat with members Jeff Flodin and Ed McDaniel about their experiences with guide dogs and some common misperceptions.
Duration:00:26:38
National Library Service and Free Talking Books
3/28/2024
The National Library Service has a free talking book program for anyone in the US with vision loss. Tonia Bickford, an advisor from Michigan's talking books program, joins us to discuss how to get the most out of this free service.
Duration:00:20:42
Vision Loss and Charles Bonnet Syndrome
3/14/2024
This week we learn more about visual hallucinations that sometimes accompany vision loss, a condition called Charles Bonnet syndrome.
Duration:00:25:21
Personal Safety and Vision Loss
2/29/2024
Sometimes vision loss can make us feel less secure. This week we talk about personal safety with Hadley's Chief Program Officer, Ed Haines.
Duration:00:25:26
What is Audio Description?
2/15/2024
For many living with vision loss, watching TV is less enjoyable as they can't see what's happening on the screen very well anymore. Audio description fills the void by narrating key visual elements. Listen in as Ricky chats with Hadley member and avid audio description user, Judy Davis.
Duration:00:10:41
Low Vision Specialists
2/1/2024
Listen in to our conversation with Dr. Mondal, a low vision optometrist and professor at the University of Wisconsin. We chat about what to expect from a visit to a low vision specialist and the kind of help they can offer.
Duration:00:18:00
Listen, Connect, and Share: Insights & Sound Bites
1/18/2024
Have you listened to Hadley's community-generated audio podcast yet? In this episode, Ricky and Marc Arneson, Hadley's Director of Community, share a few stories from Insights & Sound Bites and discuss how to contribute your own story. Insights & Sound Bites | Hadley
Duration:00:28:51
Losing Vision as an Artist
1/4/2024
Listen in as artist Chloe Duplessis explains how a degenerative eye disease changed, and didn't change, her life and love of art. "I thought art required sight. I was wrong."
Duration:00:23:07
Getting the Most from Your Eye Doctor Appointments
12/21/2023
Dr. Judy Box, a Hadley member living with macular degeneration, shares her tips for managing those important conversations with your eye doctor.
Duration:00:24:19
Holiday Gifts and Vision Loss
12/7/2023
In this episode, the Hadley team talks all things gifts. Giving them, getting them, what's on their wish lists, and how vision loss may, or may not, impact these activities.
Duration:00:34:42
The Impact of Vision Loss on Friendships
11/23/2023
Friendships often change when one has vision loss. Whether it's adaptations to the activities you enjoy together, asking for help, or turning that help down … there are conversations to be had. Let's tune in as two Hadley members, Eugenia DeReu and Tara Perry, share their experiences with what's changed for them — and what's stayed the same.
Duration:00:34:30
Vision Loss Bloopers: Shopping Mishaps
11/9/2023
Losing some vision can make for shopping challenges. Here are a few mishaps that Hadley members have run into. Have your own to share? Email us at podcast@HadleyHelps.org
Duration:00:31:53
Listen to Text with Envision App or Glasses
10/26/2023
This week we chat with the chief technology officer from Envision as he shares how their free mobile app or camera-enabled glasses can help those with vision loss. It speaks aloud written information, describes surroundings and objects, and even tells you who's nearby.
Duration:00:24:41