1612 Blind Active Duty Police Officer – part 1 (Mar. 16, 2016)
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Show Notes
If you would like to contact Marlon Parieaho send an e-mail to:
nrkey98@gmail.com
here are some other ways to connect with Marlon:
Marlon on Twitter: @MARLON86653888
Marlon on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/MParieaho?fref=ts
Marlon's blog is called "The Blind Way Forward". You can read his often insightful and humorous entries by going to:
https://TheBlindWayForward.wordpress.com
Also, keep a lookout for Marlon’s upcoming book: “Four Out of Five Ain’t Bad” (not yet published as of the airing of this episode).
Some of the apps discussed in shows #1612 and #1613 that were designed for the visually impaired and which Marlon found particularly useful include:
- DigitEyes (color identifier and identification of labeled objects)
To listen to a previous episode of Eyes On Success in which we talked about DigitEyes click on the following link:
Show #1344: Digit-Eyes Digital Identifier and Organizer (Oct. 30, 2013)
- BlindSquare (navigation)
To listen to a previous episode of Eyes On Success in which we talked about BlindSquare click on the following link:
Show #1544: BlindSquare Navigation App (Oct. 28, 2015)
- BeMyEyes (free app for getting sighted assistance)
- CrowdViz (paid app for getting sighted assistance)
- KNFB Reader (optical character recognition)
You can find these apps for your iOS device in Apple's App Store.