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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=16 height=16 style='width:.1666in;height:.1666in' src="cid:image002.png@01DB71CB.6A9A52C0" align=left v:shapes="Rectangle_x0020_1840848392"><![endif]>The FAFTB logo comprising a green cross with the letters 'FAFTB' across its middle. Below that, the words 'First Aid for the Blind' are written in the same shade of green. All is on a white background.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.EyesOnSuccess.net/eos_2505_podcast.mp3">2505 A Crash Course in Confidence (Jan. 29, 2025)</a><br><a href="https://www.EyesOnSuccess.net/show_notes_2505.htm" target="_blank">Show Notes</a><br>Want to kick start your progress to independence? Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with Kurt Deichmann and Brian Clark of First Aid for the Blind about their innovative training program. The week-long remote sessions teach life-changing skills and provide vital tools to newly blind individuals, helping them quickly regain confidence and independence.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>You can download the episode from the link above or subscribe to the podcast wherever you get your podcasts if you don’t want to miss an episode. You can also listen on your smart home device by saying “play the Eyes On Success podcast”.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>Eyes On success is now also available on YouTube at:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.youtube.com/@eyesonsuccess"><span style='color:#0563C1;mso-ligatures:none'>www.youtube.com/@eyesonsuccess</span></a><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>Enjoy and help promote the show by sharing with a friend!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'>The Hosts: Peter Torpey and Nancy Goodman Torpey<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'>Check out <b>Eyes On Success</b> (formerly <b>ViewPoints</b>)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'>A weekly, half hour audio program for people living with vision loss.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'>Find out more about the show and get links to past episodes at:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> </span><a href="http://www.eyesonsuccess.net/"><span 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