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Episode 39: Chasity McMillan, "We help people across the lifespan participate in meaningful activities."
Flip For Function offers therapeutic gymnastics and occupational therapy. Their mission is to unlock potential by strengthening minds, bodies and confidence of children impacted by physical,…
Episode 38: Delta Gamma, "Our founder in the 1930's asked that we make our official foundation philanthropic mission helping those who are blind or visually impaired."
Elizabeth Saum is a Nashville native. She went to the University of Tennessee and is now a financial analyst for a healthcare company. She is also in charge of Foundation for the Delta Gamma…
Episode 37: Judy Byrd, "Camp Abilities focuses on more than sports...they develop independence, orientation and mobility and so much more."
In 2007, Judy Byrd got involved in the blind community by volunteering at the Center for the Visually Impaired in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2010, she agreed to help start a beep baseball team. For the…
Episode 36: Danna Conn and Suzanne Dinwiddie, "Look at your child as an individual."
In this episode we talk with two of Tennessee's most respected professionals in the field of deafblindness. We discuss state deafblind projects, the impacts of dual sensory loss and the new CVI…
Episode 35: Yvonne Neubert, "Blindness is a spectrum."
Yvonne Neubert is a graduate of East Tennessee State University and has been a member of the National Federation of the Blind since 2012. In 2014, she completed the Partners in Policymaking state…
Episode 34: Liza and Campbell Rutherford, "There was one principal who said, I don't know if we should even bother with testing or pursuing a high school diploma for your daughter."
Campbell Rutherford is a rising junior studying Applied Mathematics at Harvard University. Blind since birth, she is passionate about ensuring that blind individuals can access the resources…
Episode 33: Leslie Jones, "We'll teach you what you need to know about vision loss, and the students will teach you what you need to know to serve them best."
Leslie Jones is the Executive Director of the FMDG (Filomen M. D'Agostino Greenberg) Music School in New York City, a music school serving students of all ages with vision loss. Leslie holds a DMA…
Episode 32: Christie Elliott, "The people I know who are employed and have visual impairment, they are really good at using assistive technology."
Christie Elliott, COMS, CATIS Christie Elliott graduated from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2015 with a Master of Arts in Rehabilitation of the Blind and began working as an…
Episode 31: Christina Clift, "Independent living philosophy does not mean that you have to do everything by yourself without support. It's the exact opposite."
Our podcast guest this month, Christina Clift, graduated from the University of Tennessee with a Bachelor’s degree in Communications and attended the University of Memphis for graduate school.…
Episode 30: Caroline Aly, "We're not meant to do things alone."
Caroline Aly is a Nashville-based educator with a background in non-profit leadership, private tutoring, and teaching in the exceptional education space. Caroline says that after continually…
Episode 29: Mae and Katie Lane-Karnas, "Using my vision is always going to be exhausting and tiring, and I'm going to have much less retention than if I learn things auditorily or tactually."
Mae Lane-Karnas is a 14-year-old diagnosed with CVI who loves braille, math, and art. Due to CVI, Mae has a host of visual challenges that cause her to function at the level of legal blindness, even…
Episode 28: Dr. Grace Ambrose-Zaken, "There are so many kids and adults who are more capable than society believes in them"
Dr. Grace Ambrose-Zaken is the President and CEO of a nonprofit organization called Safe Toddles. She is a recently retired Professor of Special Education at Hunter College in New York where she…
Episode 27: Stacey Chambers, "the right to be equal and the right to be different...that is what the ECC is all about."
Stacey Chambers is a Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments (TVI) living in Texas. She is also the founder of The E.C.C. and me, an LLC and website that offers a monthly newsletter, trainings,…
Episode 26: Kristin Smedley, "As a mom, that's the success that I dream about...for our children to be so comfortable in their own skin and to not be sitting around and watching life pass them by."
Kristin Smedley is the best selling author of Thriving Blind: Stories of Real People Succeeding Without Sight and Brilliantly Resilient: Reset, Rise and Reveal Your Brilliance. A recognized expert in…
Episode 25: Rachel Bennett, "My child is a gift to this world and I'm going to fight like heck to make sure the world sees him as worthy, and enough and that he lives a life of purpose and joy."
Rachel Bennett is an Assistant Director at the CVI Center at Perkins, where she leads CVINow.org and parent advocacy and support. As parent to Henry, who has CVI and other disabilities, she knows the…
Episode 24: Dr. Cathy Smyth, "Love your baby. Your baby needs to be touched, held, talked to. Just because your baby can't see you does not mean they don't know you're there."
Dr. Catherine Smyth has more than 30 years of experience in the field of early intervention and preschool education for children with vision impairments. She is now the Director of Research at Anchor…
Episode 23: Dr. Kirk Adams and Daniel Lubiner, "If you're a kid and you can't read print at the same speed as your sighted peers, you need to learn braille."
Dr. Kirk Adams is the Managing Director of Innovative Impact, LLC, a consulting company aimed at accelerating inclusion of people with disabilities into the workforce. Dr. Adams is also the former…
Episode 22: Victoria Watts, "The Touch Tags allow you the freedom to add them to your favorite product at home and make it instantly identifiable."
Victoria Watts is a disability rights activist, entrepreneur and mother. When her youngest son, Cyrus, was born visually impaired, Victoria had just launched her own product line, VictoriaLand…
Episode 21: Southeastern Guide Dogs, "As a child grows and learns with their kids companion dog, they are that much more prepared when they are old enough to receive a guide dog."
In this month's episode of the BEST Together Podcast, we sat down with Kelsey Fernandez, Regional Manager, Puppy Raising Services and Katie Perez, Manager, Children and Teen Programs from…
Episode 20: Sam Seavy, "Nobody knows how to be blind or visually impaired. Nobody knows how to raise a child who is visually impaired. You have to be taught. Steel sharpens steel."
Sam Seavy is the host of a popular You Tube Channel called the Blind Life that highlights and reviews accessible products, new technologies and apps made for the blind community. Sam is himself…
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