Episode 9 - Meet Flight for Sight Winner Eliana Mason
Flight for Sight
It’s an all new Flight for Sight podcast as Brian sits down with Eliana Mason, a fellow Flight for Sight travel grant winner. Eliana was fresh off her trip to England and other parts of Europe. Eliana starts off telling us about her vision situation and how she went blind. Eliana then tells us about her and her teammate Marybai's initial pitch to Flight for Sight. We then discuss why mental health is so important. Eliana and Marybai’s trip was centered around a deep passion of theirs, goalball. Eliana gives us an explanation of what goalball is all about. You can check...
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Episode 8 - Cincinnati, Meet the Meloys
Flight for Sight
It’s another all new Flight for Sight podcast. Brian sat down with Allison and T.J. Meloy in Cincinnati, Ohio during his last stop on part one of his Flight for Sight journey Since Brian was staying with his friends, he first gets some feedback on how he is as a houseguest. We find out from both TJ and Allison what it is like to be a blind couple. We then discuss going to the Reds game. We then find out what both TJ and Allison enjoy about living in Oxford, Ohio. Allison and TJ then tell us what they enjoy about going to catch a Reds game in person. ...
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Episode 7 - Denver Who Knew There Were So Many Blind People in the Mile High City
Flight for Sight
It’s an all new Flight for Sight podcast. This episode was recorded live from the Old Town Tavern and Grill in Denver as a large group of blind and visually impaired people got together to break bread, and discuss living in Denver. Since we recorded live at the Old Town Tavern, you will get to hear all the fun background noise. The interview starts off with Debra Schultz discussing her vision situation, and her families history with RP. Debra then tells us about her Flight for Sight pitch and what she wanted to do on her journey, and her Blog, Debra tells us about her recent trip to...
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Episode 6 - San Diego, The Greatest Place On Earth, A Conversation with Blake Steinecke
Flight for Sight
It’s an all new Flight for Sight Podcast. Brian is joined by Blake Steinecke, a friend who lives in San Diego. Unfortunately, Brian and Blake did not get to connect while Brian was in San Diego, but they got to sit down after and discuss being blind and living in San Diego. We start the interview off discussing what it was like being hit by a tropical storm in San Diego for the first time since 1939. We discuss surfing blind. We dive in to Blake’s current vision situation. We discuss the Gas Lamp District, Petco Park, and the old Qualcomm Stadium where...
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Episode 5 - L.A., As Long As You Are Not At the Mondrian, A Conversation with Brendan Gellman
Flight for Sight
It’s an all new Flight For Sight podcast. Brian sits down with Brendan Gellman who he and Ed got together with while they were in Los Angeles on their Flight for Sight journey. We kick things off discussing a little background, as it ends up Brian and Brendan know each other from about 15 years ago. We then roll in to discussing the L.A. attitude we received from the Maitre’d at the Mondrian Hotel. I guess you could say we got the Hollywood experience. Brendan then tells us about his current vision situation, and all the places he lived growing up, through college, and how he ended...
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Episode 4 - Phenix, But It's A Dry Heat
Flight for Sight
It’s an all new Flight for Sight Podcast as Brian sits down with Tara from Phoenix, Arizona. Tara has Usher’s Syndrome, and we start off with what else, but the weather in Phoenix, as it has been an absolutely brutal summer out there. They say it is a dry heat, but at 110 and above, hot is freaking hot! Tara walks us through being diagnosed with Ushers Syndrome, and how she handled her journey. Tara recently started learning how to use a white cane. We discuss Tara’s hearing and what the future could be like. Tara then tells us what support communities have...
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Episode 3 - A Dallas/Ft. Worth Adventure. Get To Know Steve Mendez and Shawn Keen
Flight for Sight
It’s an all new Flight for Sight podcast. Brian and Ed visited with Shawn Keen and Steve Mendez while in Dallas, er, make that Ft. Worth. While having some beers and a late night, the batteries on the M2 recording device decided to call it an early night, so Brian, Ed, Steve, and Shawn got back together over Zoom to discuss meeting up in Ft. Worth. We start off discussing the difference between Ft. Worth and Dallas. Shawn then tells us about going blind at a young age due to Glaucoma, and his first experiences with technology. Steve then tells us about his...
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Episode 2 - A Conversation with Mike May From NFB 2023
Flight for Sight
It’s an all new Flight For Sight podcast. Brian and Ed sit down with Mike May at the National Federation of the Blind 2023 Conference in Houston, Texas. Mike discusses using the Good Maps app to get around the Conference and find places of interest in Houston. Mike tells us a little about his career involvement with accessible navigation. Mike then tells us about some of the exciting changes coming to Good Maps Outdoors. Mike then lets us know what he likes about coming to conferences like the NFB and Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. We discuss what products at this...
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Episode 1 - A Conversation with Aira's Everett Bacon and Their Sponsorship of Flight for Sight
Flight for Sight
Welcome to the Flight For Sight podcast. Join Brian Fischler one of our Inaugural Flight For Sight Grants winners as he travels all over the country this summer and meets with blind and visually impaired people in each city he travels to. On our first episode of The flight For Sight podcast, Brian sits down with Everett Bacon, Vice-President of Blind Initiatives for Aira. We are so thrilled and thankful for Aira sponsoring our Flight For Sight Grant Winners on their journeys around the world. You can learn more about Aira on their . Everett gives us a little background about his...
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Interview with Mike Walsh on That Real Blind Tech Show
Flight for Sight
Brian Fischler and Ed Plumacher sit down with Mike Walsh, C.E.O. of Flight for Sight.
info_outlineBrian Fischler and Ed Plumacher sit down with Mike Walsh, C.E.O. of Flight for Sight.