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The Blind Experience with Dr. Joe Ashley Ep. 12

2025-04-24T17:23:12-04:00

Dr. Joe welcomes Madeline Bruggeman, Regional Puppy Instructor with Guiding Eyes for the Blind to talk about raising guide dogs, matching dogs with handlers, and volunteering locally.

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The Blind Experience with Dr. Joe Ashley Ep. 11

2024-10-17T16:15:16-04:00

Colleen Miller, Executive Director of the disAbility Law Center of Virginia, returns to the Blind Experience to talk about voting accessibility and how to Make Your Vote Count!

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The Blind Experience with Dr. Joe Ashley Ep. 10

2024-05-30T22:55:40-04:00

Teri Morgan, Executive Director of the Virginia Board for People with Disabilities, talks about the Information Access Champions initiative. A champion is not perfect but they are always trying to improve information access by following four core values.

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The Blind Experience with Dr. Joe Ashley Ep. 9

2023-05-04T10:39:25-04:00

The Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired is pleased to announce the addition of the new Business Relations Unit. The Business Relations Specialists will work with employers in recruiting a highly skilled, pre-screened pipeline of talent.

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The Blind Experience with Dr. Joe Ashley Ep. 8

2023-02-14T12:51:39-05:00

Dr. Rick Mitchell, the new Commissioner of DBVI, discusses his background and history, the services available at DBVI, and the Virginia Board of Workforce Development.

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The Blind Experience with Dr. Joe Ashley Ep. 7

2023-02-14T17:43:23-05:00

Episode Seven features Dr. Chuck Gardner with Cyber.org and Tish Harris, DBVI Coordinator for Career Pathways with Individuals with Disabilities, as they and Dr. Ashley discuss the DBVI summer camp Leap Into LINUX.

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The Blind Experience with Dr. Joe Ashley Ep. 6

2023-02-14T17:42:34-05:00

Episode Six features Dr. Gregg Vanderheiden, the founder and Director Emeritus of the Trace R&D Center, as he and Dr. Ashley discuss Global Public Inclusive Infrastructure and Morphic.

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The Blind Experience with Dr. Joe Ashley Ep. 5

2023-02-14T17:42:51-05:00

Dr. Peggy Fields, Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired's (DBVI) Director of Rehabilitation Technology Services, talks with Dr. Ashley about accessibility and assistive technologies.

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The Blind Experience with Dr. Joe Ashley

2022-03-16T13:34:49-04:00

Joseph Ashley, a nationally recognized Doctor of Rehabilitation who is blind, shares his insights from over 30 years of experience with vocational rehabilitation and developing programs and services for the blind.

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