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This episode features the latest Gatewave Radio piece answering the question; Who is the Girl Gone Blind? Immediately following the piece, check out what happens when I run with a bit of inspiration from something I heard in my conversation with Maria Johnson, aka, A Girl gone Blind. Make sure you Subscribe to RMM Radio bit.ly/RMMRadioSubscribe

A look at Notes on Blindness, a new film released in the US and premiering in NYC. It's the story of John Hull who recorded his thoughts, observations and more on audio cassette. This Gatewave story includes a conversation with Co-Director Peter Middleton. It's pretty hard to watch a movie about someone going blind without thinking of my experience. Checkout some of my own personal recordings. Subscribe to RMM Radio: http://bit.ly/RMMRadioSubscribe

Back from another Pennsylvania Council of the Blind Conference. This is not a recap. After all of these years, this was the first time I recall hearing that such conferences have been described as fantasy. Fantastic! Yes, but I never heard them described as being a fantasy. You could say this is my opinion on the idea or you could just say it's what was on my mind!

Brought to you by: [The RAE of Hope;]() Shining a light on a rare childhood eye cancer. Visit: Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/TheRAEofHope)http://Facebook.com/TheRAEOfHope YouTube: http://bit.ly/TheRAEofHope2016 Today's Gatewave Radio piece features Lainey Feingold who herself has done much to improve accessibility in the real and virtual world. Her book Structured Negotiation: A Winning Alternative to Lawsuits is now available and as you will hear in today's piece, it offers so much to those outside of the legal community. http://lflegal.com/

Meet voice over artist and Entrepreneur, Satauna Howery. She's one of the winners of the Hadley Forsythe Center for Entrepreneurship and Employment New Ventures Competition. Hear all about the competition , her business, the benefits of a voice over business and opportunities. Plus a little audio geekery from yours truly! Checkout: www.satauna.com @SataunaH on Twitter info@satauna.com RMMRadio is going on "summer vacation" Make sure you Subscribe to the RMM Radio Podcast via iTunes or any other Podcatcher, Sound Cloud and follow me on Twitter @tsreid.

Meet Nafset Chenib... she dreams of attending school in New York City. Listen to more about her dream, challenges and experience growing up in russia...just make sure you hear her voice! http://bit.ly/Nafset

In this latest production for Gatewave Radio, learn all about The Holy Braille Project from the University of Michigan's Haptix Lab. They're working on an affordable full page Braille display with the potential of being a fully functioning tablet with its own tactile graphic user interface.

This latest episode of RMM Radio features a profile of a very accomplished Scientist who has been defined for something that occurred as a child. Today, we're going to explore what helped him get to running his own [lab at Smith Kettlewell, creating and launching the YouDescribe service and his latest venture, creating a community for Blind Makers to develop robots and more using the Arduino ! Meet Joshua Miele , the Scientist, Physicist, Inventor... the Maker!

While we're over 30 episodes deep into RMM Radio, this is the first episode as an official podcast. That's right, you can now subscribe to Reid My Mind Radio via the Apple Podcast app or any other podcast application. In many ways it's fitting that today's episode feature's Andre Watson, PhD. We'll learn about his road to becoming a Psychologist an Olympian , a husband and Dad. Plus we'll talk about the misperceptions of blindness and why yours truly when dealing with people who make stupid assumptions about blindness, shouldn't lose the desire to "take them down!"

As I was preparing to interview a magician who performs on the streets of New York City among other places; I learned of another magician on the west coast.; It just so happens, their both blind. In this RMMR version of a piece produced for Gatewave Radio, I include a bit of sample magic that requires no vision. It follows the piece so stay tuned!

When we think of comic books, we think of rich colorful graphics, heroes with super natural powers and often fantastic out of this world story lines. Comic books entertain. Guy Hasson believes comic books are not exclusive to the visual medium. And even more than that, he believes comics…Empower! www.comicsempower.com

Chris Maury is a founder of Conversant Labs, a technology company in Pittsburgh creating and promoting the Conversational User interface. We talk about Say Shopping and how this app and method for interacting with technology can aid those with vision loss - from low vision to totally blind. Hear how Conversant Labs is much more than an entrepreneurial endeavor for Chris.

On my mind this week, an advertising campaign called #BeTheirEyes from Samsung. It’s taking place in Hong Kong. Samsung’s asking sighted individuals to take pictures of various monuments and describe them for people who are visually impaired…

With millions of Baby Boomers expected to experience Low Vision, taking vvision loss into consideration just makes sense. New guidelines detail how to improve facilities including indoor and outdoor spaces for those with Low Vision.

Brendan Friedrich wants you to hear his voice...as a public address announcer for a major sports team, a weatherman, a news reporter or DJ. He's only 14, but he's on his way.

I'm pretty sure those unfamiliar with vision loss would assume that traveling alone is a nightmare. Well it definitely has the potential for that, but not necessarily for the reasons you may assume. Some of the ingredients that can help make it a success...patience and team building. Listen here for a recent example I just experienced... I gotta story to tell!

Bryan Shaw, after wwatching his child survive Retinoblastoma or Eye Cancer, develops an app that is already saving lives and sight in children. In this piece for Gatewave Radio and even more included on the RMM Radio version, you will hear all about this Professor's story and how personal tragedy led to a life changing app.

With talk about Black History Month and the comments of Stacey Dash and anyone who believes serving an disenfranchised population is some how racist… well I felt the need to share what’s on my mind and give my view of Black History Month.

Dana Marlowe is working to make the world a more accessible place for all people with disabilities. While she focuses on digital, the results have lasting affects off-line. Hear all about her company, Accessibility Partners plus learn about her invigorating way of starting her day that doesn't involve caffeine. www.accessibilitypartners.com

the Weather Warlock is a synthesizer controlled by the weather. It was created by the New Orleans musician called Quintron... and just who is Ms. Pussycat? Only one way to find out...listen! Resources: www.weatherfortheblind.org Email: weather4theblind@gmail.com