<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial;" class="">Hey there PA Federationists!</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; min-height: 21px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial;" class="">I hope that 2023 has started off great for you!</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; min-height: 21px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial;" class="">Episode 057 of White Canes Connect is now available! In it, Lisa and I speak with Michelle Glaze and Eric Bennardo from Foundation Fighting Blindness. They explain how they came to the organization after participating in a VisionWalk. Eric, President of the Pittsburgh Chapter, talks about the FFB on a local level. Michelle, Director of Professional Outreach, discusses the research funded by the Foundation as well as ways to participate in studies to help find treatments and cures for blinding retina diseases. Listen on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/white-canes-connect/id1592248709" class=""><span style="color: rgb(220, 161, 13);" class="">Apple Podcasts</span></a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1YDQSJqpoteGb1UMPwRSuI" class=""><span style="color: rgb(220, 161, 13);" class="">Spotify</span></a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/White-Canes-Connect/dp/B08K5B6683/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=white+canes+connect&qid=1636149501&qsid=139-0343126-3565115&s=audible&sr=1-1&sres=B08K5B6683,B07P88N4RS,B008U2QT28,B00MFS7BT8&srpt=WALKING_STICK" class=""><span style="color: rgb(220, 161, 13);" class="">Amazon Music</span></a>, <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-white-canes-connect-89603482/" class=""><span style="color: rgb(220, 161, 13);" class="">IHeartRadio</span></a>, and via this <a href="https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/whitecanesconnect/white_canes_connect_057_post.mp3" class=""><span style="color: #dca10d" class="">direct link</span></a>.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; min-height: 21px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial;" class="">In case you missed it, episode 056 dropped just before Christmas. In it, Lisa and I speak with guide dog advocate and Newley elected President of the PA Association of Guide Dog Users Katia Hadjeb-Rahman. Katia tells us about her first NFB of PA State Convention and how she almost didn't attend the annual PAGDU meeting there. She is a passionate advocate for guide dog users, and it shows. Listen on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/white-canes-connect/id1592248709" class=""><span style="color: rgb(220, 161, 13);" class="">Apple Podcasts</span></a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1YDQSJqpoteGb1UMPwRSuI" class=""><span style="color: rgb(220, 161, 13);" class="">Spotify</span></a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/White-Canes-Connect/dp/B08K5B6683/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=white+canes+connect&qid=1636149501&qsid=139-0343126-3565115&s=audible&sr=1-1&sres=B08K5B6683,B07P88N4RS,B008U2QT28,B00MFS7BT8&srpt=WALKING_STICK" class=""><span style="color: rgb(220, 161, 13);" class="">Amazon Music</span></a>, <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-white-canes-connect-89603482/" class=""><span style="color: rgb(220, 161, 13);" class="">IHeartRadio</span></a>, and via this <a href="https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/whitecanesconnect/white_canes_connect_056_post.mp3" class=""><span style="color: #dca10d" class="">direct link</span></a>.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; min-height: 21px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial;" class="">Other Recent Episodes</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; min-height: 21px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(220, 161, 13);" class=""><span style="color: #000000" class="">Episode 055: <a href="https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/whitecanesconnect/white_canes_connect_055_post.mp3" class="">Theater Of The Blind Has All In The Dark At Odd Man Out</a></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(220, 161, 13);" class=""><span style="color: #000000" class="">Episode 054: <a href="https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/whitecanesconnect/white_canes_connect_054.mp3" class="">An Interview With New Deafblind Division President Chris Westbrook</a></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(220, 161, 13);" class=""><span style="color: #000000" class="">Episode 053: <a href="https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/whitecanesconnect/white_canes_connect_053_post.mp3" class="">2022 NFB of PA State Convention Wrap Up With First-time Attendee Shirley Scott</a></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(220, 161, 13);" class=""><span style="color: #000000" class="">Episode 052: <a href="https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/whitecanesconnect/white_canes_connect_052_post.mp3" class="">Goddest Johnson CEO From FIGHT LLC</a></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(220, 161, 13);" class=""><span style="color: #000000" class="">Episode 051: <a href="https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/whitecanesconnect/white_canes_connect_051.mp3" class="">Dr. David Hurd & Dr. Matt Marone On Tactile Astronomy</a></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(220, 161, 13);" class=""><span style="color: #000000" class="">Episode 050: <a href="https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/whitecanesconnect/white_canes_connect_050.mp3" class="">Charles Morgenstern NFB of PA member since 1964</a></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; min-height: 21px;" class="">Make sure you subscribe so you never miss an episode!</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial;" class="">Our YouTube Channel</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; min-height: 21px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial;" class="">Did you know you can listen to podcast episodes on YouTube? The podcast is still audio only, but each episode will also drop on our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJn7W1WnqqRHbkWi5dM9rJQ/featured" class=""><span style="color: #dca10d" class="">YouTube Channel</span></a> when it drops everywhere else.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; min-height: 21px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial;" class="">Reach Out</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; min-height: 21px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial;" class="">We’d love to hear from you! Send us your questions, comments, and show ideas to <a href="mailto:whitecanesconnect@gmail.com" class=""><span style="color: #dca10d" class="">whitecanesconnect@gmail.com</span></a>. 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Our website is coming very soon to <a href="https://www.whitecanesconnect.com" class=""><span style="color: #dca10d" class="">https://www.whitecanesconnect.com</span></a>.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; min-height: 21px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial;" class="">My Personal Podcast</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; min-height: 21px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial;" class="">In case you didn’t know, I have a podcast of my own called <a href="https://www.iCantCU.com" class=""><span style="color: #dca10d" class="">iCantCU</span></a>. In my latest episode, #213, I talk about kiosks in fast food and quick serve restaurants and how accessible they are. You can listen via this <a href="https://pdcn.co/e/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/icantcu/icantcu-podcast-208-post.mp3" class=""><span style="color: #dca10d" class="">direct link</span></a> or on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/icantcu-podcast/id1445801370" class=""><span style="color: #dca10d" class="">Apple Podcasts</span></a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3nck2D5HgD9ckSaUQaWwW2" class=""><span style="color: #dca10d" class="">Spotify</span></a>, and most other podcast directories. I also sat in on episode 109 of <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-109-aira-new-price-plan-first-reactions-and/id1526258077?i=1000593379318https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-109-aira-new-price-plan-first-reactions-and/id1526258077?i=1000593379318" class=""><span style="color: #dca10d" class="">That Real Blind Tech Show</span></a> to talk about the new pricing plans at Aira.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; min-height: 21px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; min-height: 21px;" class="">Have a nice weekend! Keystone Chapter friends, I’ll see you on Saturday at the Penn Museum!</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; min-height: 21px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial;" class="">Regards,</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; min-height: 21px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial;" class="">David</div><div class="">
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