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.
Shards of Light: Episode 4
Virginia Voice Staff2025-04-15T15:48:09-04:00Host Lamont Crawley sits down with musician Leonard Brown to discuss his life, and how singing has played a party in his journey through the world around him.
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Shards of Light: Episode 3
admin2025-01-14T15:24:39-05:00Host Lamont Crawley will sit down with author and poet Judy Kirby to discuss her book, Blurred Vision, and explore the art of poetry and storytelling therein.
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Shards of Light: Episode 2
admin2025-04-07T13:00:47-04:00Lamont Crawley sits down with singer and author Debrah Hill, and talks with her about her life, her inspirations, the Graduate Shine Award, her music, and more.
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Shards of Light: Episode 1
admin2024-12-17T15:25:11-05:00Shards of Light Founder Lamont Crawley reads poetry by Vietnam Veteran Qadir Abdus-Sabur and talks about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
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The Blind Experience with Dr. Joe Ashley Ep. 11
admin2024-10-17T16:15:16-04:00Colleen 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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Interview with Lamont Crawley
admin2024-03-13T12:06:22-04:00Paula Otto, Virginia Voice volunteer, interviews Lamont Crawley, founder of Shards of Light: Voices of the Blind and Vision Impaired.
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Interview with Lamont Bagby
admin2023-06-20T11:18:08-04:00Yvonne Mastromano, CEO of Virginia Voice, interviews Lamont Bagby, Virginia State Senator for the 74th district.
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Interview with Jayme Swain
admin2023-05-17T15:20:53-04:00Yvonne Mastromano, CEO of Virginia Voice, interviews Jayme Swain, the first woman to serve as president and CEO of VPM and the Virginia Foundation for Public Media
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The Blind Experience with Dr. Joe Ashley Ep. 10
admin2024-05-30T22:55:40-04:00Teri 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
admin2023-05-04T10:39:25-04:00The 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
admin2023-02-14T12:51:39-05:00Dr. 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. 6
admin2023-02-14T17:42:34-05:00Episode 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
admin2023-02-14T17:42:51-05:00Dr. 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 Ep. 4
admin2022-06-18T11:16:57-04:00Ray Hopkins speaks with with Dr. Ashley and reflects on his tenure as DBVI Commissioner.
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The Blind Experience with Dr. Joe Ashley Ep. 3
admin2022-06-18T11:17:24-04:00Sam Joehl speaks with Dr. Ashley about the American Council of the Blind, their mission, background, and projects.
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The Blind Experience with Dr. Joe Ashley Ep. 2
admin2022-05-11T10:32:49-04:00Dr. Ashley interviews Jimmy Morris, who is a vision-impaired Mobility Instructor at the Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired.
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The Blind Experience with Dr. Joe Ashley
admin2022-03-16T13:34:49-04:00Joseph 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.