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Real People, Real Stories Episode 4, 2024: Sightless Kombat
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Host Mark Miller speaks with Ben Breen (Sightless Kombat), Accessible Gaming Officer for Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), about his experiences and advocacy. Learn about: His work as an accessibility consultant for video games His activism and awareness for accessibility in video games. His experience as a blind gamer…
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Real People, Real Stories Episode 3, 2024: Dan and Samuel Habib
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Host Mark Miller speaks with father and son duo Dan and Samuel Habib about their experiences as filmmakers, their advocacy, and their passions. Learn about: Their film "The Ride Ahead." Their experience developing, creating, and co-directing the film. Challenges they faced during the film. Communication device technology. Activism and disability ju…
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Real People, Real Stories Episode 2, 2024: Pat Pound
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Host, Mark Miller, speaks with Pat Pound about her life experiences, her advocacy, and her hobbies. Learn about: Her unique journey. Her staying active in retirement. Her experience fencing. Her work in the community. Exchanging knowledge between different age groupsAf TPGI
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Real People, Real Stories Episode 1, 2024: Dustin Giannelli
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Host, Mark Miller, speaks with Dustin Giannelli about his life experiences, his advocacy, and his work as a public speaker and successful business professional. Learn about: His unique journey. His experience at Michael Jordan's basketball camp. His motto "Be on offense." Positive Mental Attitude (PMA) Meeting Stevie Wonder at CES His advocacy and …
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Real People Real Stories Episode 7, 2023: Shani Dhanda
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Host, Mark Miller, speaks with Shani Dhanda about her life experiences, her advocacy, and her work as a social entrepreneur and influential figure. Learn about: Her intersectional activism Her influence in the community. Her work as a Disability Inclusion & Accessibility Specialist. Her commitment to being a leader and positive force for others. He…
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Real People, Real Stories Episode 6, 2023: Phyllida Swift
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Mark Miller, host, and Dara Golding, co-host, speak with Phyllida Swift about her life experiences, being a CEO, and her appearance and social justice activism. Learn about: Face Equality International. Her advocacy for the facial difference community. Her efforts to change stigmas and stereotypes around facial differences. Her history working in t…
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Real People, Real Stories Episode 5, 2023: Welby Broaddus
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Mark Miller, host, and Dara Golding, co-host, speak with Welby Broaddus about his education, life experiences, and how he gained more confidence in himself and his abilities. Learn about: His constant willingness to try. His advocacy and desire to raise awareness for people with disabilities. The benefits of hiring individuals who are blind and vis…
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Real People, Real Stories Episode 4, 2023: Kristy Viers
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Mark Miller, host, and Cori Perlander, co-host, speak with Kristy Viers about her YouTube channel and commitment to raising awareness about accessible technology. Learn about: How she built a following on social media Her informative and educational video tutorials How the visually impaired community utilizes accessible technology How the braille d…
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Real People, Real Stories Episode 3, 2023: Heather Pressman and Danielle Schulz
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Mark Miller, host, and Dara Golding, producer, speak with Heather Pressman, Director of Learning & Engagement for the Molly Brown House Museum, and Danielle Schulz, Senior Manager of Lifelong Learning and Accessibility at the Denver Art Museum. Today, they talk about writing The Art of Access: A Practical Guide for Museum Accessibility together and…
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Real People, Real Stories Episode 2, 2023: Christina King
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Mark Miller, host, and Dara Golding, producer, speak with Christina King, an ocularist at the Center for Ocular Prosthetics in Portland. Today, they talk about the unexpected paths Christina’s career has taken as she always seeks to improve her skills. And how she came to create both fantastical “fun eyes” and realistic eye prosthetics. Learn about…
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Real People, Real Stories Episode 1, 2023: Brandon Cole
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Mark Miller speaks with Brandon Cole (aka superblindman on Twitch). Brandon Cole is a man of many hats, including streamer, blogger, voice actor, podcaster, and more. Today, he and Mark talk about their mutual love of video games and dive into what makes a video game accessible. Learn about: The navigational assist accessibility feature in games li…
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