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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>This week’s episode of Eyes On Success is:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'><img width=150 height=84 style='width:1.5625in;height:.875in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.jpg@01DBF051.321B2AA0" alt="Photo of a child's hands touching the Monarch 2-D Braille display with a woman's hands guiding the child."></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><a href="https://www.EyesOnSuccess.net/eos_2529_podcast.mp3">2529 Braille and Tech Work Together to Empower Blind Students (Jul. 16, 2025)</a><br><a href="https://www.EyesOnSuccess.net/show_notes_2529.htm" target="_blank">Show Notes</a><br>Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with Jose Manolo Alvarez, a blind professor at the University of Puerto Rico who teaches future educators of the visually impaired and creates tools from hurricane trackers to games to make assistive tech more accessible and engaging for students. He also hosts a Spanish language podcast about technology for the blind.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;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='font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;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='font-size:11.0pt;color:#0563C1;mso-ligatures:none'>www.youtube.com/@eyesonsuccess</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;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='font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;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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