Save As: Ability
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Have you ever been lost in a big building? Now imagine navigating it with a visual impairment.
We chat with Idan Meir about a game-changing app, RightHear, that uses Bluetooth and audio descriptions to guide people through public spaces without the need for Braille!
With accessibility tools that speak your language and pace, this is innovation that’s leveling the playing field for everyone.
Hear Idan's inspiring journey from coupon tech to creating solutions for the blind community. 📱🦽
RightHear: https://www.right-hear.com/
Idan Meir is the Co-founder and CEO of RightHear, an innovative startup on a mission to turn public spaces into accessible environments for people with spatial orientation challenges, including people who are blind or visually impaired.
RightHear provides real-time audio descriptions to help the blind interpret and understand their surroundings. We have a free app on iOS and Android, over 2,500 accessible locations worldwide, and an ever-growing user base and community.
RightHear has partnered with leading international brands like McDonalds, Microsoft, and Costa Coffee to improve accessibility compliance as well as promote inclusion, and has significantly grown the number of RightHear-enabled locations in the US over the past year.
Idan is originally from Israel but relocated with his family to Rockville, Maryland in 2021. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Business from The Open University of Israel, and he loves building companies, running, and eating hummus, but not necessarily in that order!
Website: Disability Employment Solutions
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Are you ready to crush college with confidence? 📚
David interviews Michael Herman, aka Mr. Motivation, bestselling author and disability advocate.
Michael shares his secrets to surviving and thriving in college with a disability.
From building your "winning team" to developing unstoppable habits, this episode is packed with tips and strategies for success!
Don't miss this masterclass on mastering college life. 🎧
Website: https://michaeljherman.com/
The Critic At Large: https://thecriticatlarge.substack.com/
Michael J Herman is a screenwriter, speaker, entrepreneur, business owner, advocate for the disabled, and author of the book How to Succeed in College With The Disability: The No BS Roadmap to Your Diploma.
Herman is the real deal! Blind and paralyzed at the age of five from a traumatic brain injury, Herman has crawled back, scraped back, and kicked back succeeding in ways never imagined.
Teaching himself to see, speak, and move again was only the beginning. He had to overcome massive neurological and cognitive deficits in order to surmount and succeed in the educational system, and thrive as a creative entrepreneur.
Herman has traveled the world, delivering more than 4000 professional presentations telling his story of overcoming disability, and giving people the permission they need to live their best life. He’s also raised more than seventy million dollars on behalf of the Disabled.
Herman’s 2017 book, How to Succeed in College With A Disability: The No BS Roadmap to Your Diploma, available on Amazon and Kindle, inspires and empowers college-bound and college students on how to dominate the college experience.
Herman’s company Enticing Enterprises coaches and consults in manifesting unrealized super powers.
Herman’s motto is You Can Do It. And if you don’t know how, he’ll show you.
Website: Disability Employment Solutions
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Growing up blind in a rural town with no role models? No problem for Dr. Kirk Adams.
Dr. Adams talks about his experiences breaking down barriers in education and leadership, plus his work to help companies boost their bottom line by embracing disability inclusion.
His advice: Find someone who's walked your path and learn from them. 🌍
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Website:
www.innovativeimpact.consulting
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Dr. Adams spent his professional career diligently driving the inclusion of people who are blind throughout society. A long white cane user since age six, he attended the Oregon State School for the Blind, and attribute the blindness skills and strong sense of internal agency gained there for much of his success in life. He entered the nonprofit sector through fundraising.
His first nonprofit job was as a development officer for the Seattle Public Library Foundation, raising money for the statewide Talking Book and Braille (NLS) Library. During that time, he earned a Master’s degree in Not-For-Profit Leadership from Seattle University, and earned the Certified Fundraising Executive credential from the Association of Fundraising professionals. He was originally hired by the Seattle Lighthouse to stand up a comprehensive fundraising program and a supporting Foundation and fundraising board.
Moving into the CEO roles at the Lighthouse and AFB, he continuously developed his network of relationships with others interested in the inclusion of people with disabilities. He currently has 4900 friends on Facebook, and 29,000 connections on LinkedIn.
In his new role as a consultant, he's excited about putting his skills, experience, and networks to good use, supporting innovative, impactful projects, like the Inspiration Foundation.
Website: Disability Employment Solutions
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What happens when you mix stand-up comedy with neurodiverse representation? Comedy genius.
Rob Kutner and his team break down the walls, creating safe spaces for EVERYONE to enjoy a laugh—neurodivergent or not.
This episode dives into how a simple idea turned comedy shows into inclusive havens for all. Hear how his team created a chill space for neurodivergent folks to enjoy live comedy without fear.
Mission: to make comedy inclusive for neurodiverse audiences! It’s about time comedy embraced everyone—listen in to learn how Rob’s breaking down barriers, one joke at a time.
Learn, laugh, and celebrate diversity with us! 🎤🎭✨
Rob Kutner has written for such shows as TBS’ “CONAN” and “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," “Teen Titans Go!” “Ben10” “Angry Birds: Summer Madness” and HBO’s “Dennis Miller Live.” He has also written material for the Oscars, Emmys, Writers’ Guild Awards, MTV Movie Awards, Guys’ Choice Awards, and two White House Correspondents’ Dinners. Rob is the author of the satirical end-of-times bestseller Apocalypse How: Turn the End Times into the Best of Times! and the Amazon Kindle e-bestseller/Audible audiobook The Future According to Me. Rob’s new horror-comedy kids’ anthology “Snot Goblins and Other Tasteless Tales” (First Second) is now on sale, as is “Look Out For The Little Guy,” the “in-universe” memoir of Scott “Ant-Man” Lang he ghostwrote. Check out (and like and subscribe to!) God's Gang, the interfaith kids' action-comedy animated series he's the writer of, and help make it a reality!.
Website: Disability Employment Solutions
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Discover how inclusive employment practices can transform workplaces and lives! 🌟
Discussion includes actionable strategies for employers and employees, the importance of accessibility, and how creating an inclusive culture can lead to success for everyone involved.
Let’s unlock the potential within our workforce! 🛠️
Website: Disability Employment Solutions
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