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.
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!
LISTEN NOW
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.
LISTEN NOW
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.
LISTEN NOW
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.
LISTEN NOW
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.
LISTEN NOW
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.
LISTEN NOW
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.
LISTEN NOW
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.
LISTEN NOW
Maurice Duke, What’s Your Story? – Part 1
admin2023-02-14T17:44:44-05:00Maurice Duke was a witness in the 1950s to nuclear tests at Yucca Flats, Nevada, which has been called “the most irradiated, nuclear-blasted spot on the face of the earth.”
LISTEN NOW
Evrim Dogu, What’s Your Story?
admin2023-02-14T17:44:06-05:00Evrim Dogu, of Sub Rosa bakery in Church Hill, makes his bread and pastries in a wood-fired, retained-heat oven using techniques perfected in ancient times. It’s not an easy process.
LISTEN NOW
Christine Anderson, What’s Your Story?
admin2022-06-18T11:18:58-04:00Are you a fan of “Downton Abbey” on PBS? Christine Anderson, who teaches British history at Richard Bland College, watches the show with a more critical eye than most viewers.
LISTEN NOW
Lou Dean: Richmond Radio Royalty
admin2023-02-14T17:45:08-05:00In honor of a great individual who significantly impacted the Virginia Voice as well as the Richmond radio community forever
LISTEN NOW
Botticelli Exhibit Ep. 3
admin2021-11-02T09:21:55-04:00Take a tour of the Botticelli exhibit at the Muscarelle Museum in Williamsburg.
LISTEN NOW
Mighty Pen Project: Episode 9
admin2023-02-14T17:22:21-05:00The Mighty Pen Project at the Virginia War Memorial generates, preserves, shares, and honors stories written by military veterans and those touched by their service. The Voices of the Mighty Pen highlights the stories of individuals who’ve participated in The Mighty Pen Project. This episode is read by Randy Harritan.
LISTEN NOW
Mighty Pen Project: Episode 10 – Donald Green & Norman Miller
admin2022-05-13T09:50:59-04:00Story 1 is an exciting first-person action narrative by Donald Greed read by the author taking the listener into battle conditions in Iraq. Story 2 by Norman Miller is a tale of PTSD and wartime atrocity conveyed by a Vietnam veteran to a young would-be prostitute years later.
LISTEN NOW
Mighty Pen Project: Episode 11
admin2023-02-14T17:28:26-05:00The Mighty Pen Project at the Virginia War Memorial generates, preserves, shares, and honors stories written by military veterans and those touched by their service. The Voices of the Mighty Pen highlights the stories of individuals who’ve participated in The Mighty Pen Project. This episode is read by Alicia Dietz and Bobbie Blakely.
LISTEN NOW
Mighty Pen Project: Episode 12
admin2023-02-14T17:29:55-05:00The Mighty Pen Project at the Virginia War Memorial generates, preserves, shares, and honors stories written by military veterans and those touched by their service. The Voices of the Mighty Pen highlights the stories of individuals who’ve participated in The Mighty Pen Project. This episode is read by Kyle Watts and John Price.