Adjusting to vision loss can be difficult. On this episode of the NavigatingBlindness podcast, Michelle Schaffer, adjustment counselor explains how Bosma Enterprises provides the emotional support needed to adjust to blindness.

Navigating Blindness Podcast - Adjusting To Blindness

On this episode of the Navigating Blindness Podcast, Meredith Howell, regional director at Visually Impaired Preschool Services (VIPS), discusses their mission of providing early intervention to children living with a visual impairment and being a resource to parents of children who are blind.

Navigating Blindness Podcast - VIPS

After a person loses their vision, simple household chores take on new meaning. On this episode of the NavigatingBlindness podcast, Kathy Emata and Connie Michaels discuss how they teach people who are blind daily living skills needed to live independently.

Navigating Blindness Podcast - Personal Management

On this episode of the NavigatingBlindness podcast, Bosma Enterprises board member Don Koors and vice president of programs, James Michaels, discusses the importance of the American’s with Disabilities Act.

Navigating Blindness Podcast - ADA

On this episode of the Navigating Blindness podcast, Sheri Hottle, Senior Director of Business Development, and Dedra Flemons, Senior Manager of Business Development, discuss working within the government and commercial sectors to help create more job opportunities for people who are blind.

Navigating Blindness Podcast - Business Development

On this special National Disability Employment Awareness Month (#NDEAM) episode of the #NavigatingBlindness podcast, our Employment Services team discusses helping people who are blind find employment and the misperceptions employers have on hiring a person who is blind.

Navigating Blindness Podcast -Employment Services 2021

On this episode of the Navigating Blindness podcast, we speak with Ben Trockman, Diversity and Inclusion Specialist at Old National Bank, about their efforts at creating a more inclusive culture for people with disabilities and their mentorship program, Achieve Ability.

Navigating Blindness Podcast - Ben Trockman

On this episode of the Navigating Blindness podcast, Jay Geshay, interim director of the Bosma Visionary Opportunities Foundation, and James Michaels, Vp of programs, discuss how your support helps those impacted by vision loss receive life-changing vision rehabilitation services at Bosma’s Center for Visionary Solutions. #GivingTuesday

Navigating Blindness Podcast - Giving Tuesday 2021

Reoccurring giving helps an organization sustain its impact within the community. On this episode of the Navigating Blindness podcast, Jay Geshay, interim executive director of Bosma Visionary Opportunities Foundation and Louise Jones, annual funds coordinator, discuss how reoccurring donations is changing the lives of people experiencing vision loss.

Navigating Blindness Podcast - Benefits of Recurring Giving

On this episode of the Navigating Blindness podcast, Brandon Wells, Executive Director of the Bosma Visionary Opportunities Foundation, and James Michaels, Vp. of Programs and Aisha Burdine, former client, discuss the impact Bosma's Center is having on those with vision loss and how you can donate this Giving Tuesday.

Navigating Blindness Giving Tuesday 2022

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and on this episode of the Navigating Blindness podcast, Michelle Shaffer, LCSW/ Adjustment Counselor at Bosma’s center, provides us with tips on how to adjust after experiencing a traumatic loss and informs us on ways to avoid getting burned out.

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Assistive technology plays a crucial role in enhancing the lives of people who are blind. Without assistive tech, people living with limited or no vision would be excluded from using everyday devices like computers. On this episode of the Navigating Blindness podcast, Bosma's employment service team and Jared Woodard discuss how assistive tech is creating more opportunities for the blind community.

Employment Services- Assistive Technology

On this episode of the Navigating Blindness podcast, Bosma’s employment services team, shares tips on obtaining a seasonal position and ways you can turn that temporary job in to a full-time position.

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Seasonal Positions

On this episode of the Navigating Blindness podcast, host Ray Montgomery chats with Bosma’s Employment Services Team about reasonable accommodations and how companies can make their workplaces more inclusive for people who are blind.

reasonable accommodations

Tune in to this week’s episode of the Navigating Blindness podcast as host Ray Montgomery speaks with Katie White, a travel agent specializing in accessible travel for people with disabilities.

Magical Moments Vacations

On this episode of the Navigating Blindness podcast, host Ray Montgomery chats with Cody Stone, Bosma’s volunteer of the year, about his passion for volunteering and why others should donate their time and talent to a worthy cause like Bosma.

Cody Stone Bosma Volunteer of the Year 2024

On this episode of the Navigating Blindness podcast, Bosma’s employment services team demystifies the myth that adults living with disabilities are unable to live independent lives.

Employment Services: Myth Busters- Adult Independence

Navigating Blindness disability awareness month2024

On this episode of the Navigating Blindness podcast, members of the Indy Thunder beep baseball team speak about their new documentary Thunder Rolls, going for their six championship, and the role volunteers play in making the sport successful.

Navigating Blindness Podcast

Beep Baseball Indy Thunder

on this episode of the Navigating Blindness podcast, Michelle Shaffer, Bosma’s Adjustment Counselor discusses the emotional challenges to dealing with vision loss and the many stages to adjusting to blindness.

Adjusting to Blindness

On this episode of the Navigating Blindness podcast, our employment services team demystify the myth that people who are blind are not as reliable as their sighted counterparts.

Employment Services Myth: Reliability

Navigating Blindness blind myths

On this episode of the Navigating Blindness podcast, Bosma’s President and CEO, Jeff Mittman, shares why Congress should include in the FY2025 National Defense Authorization Act a 1% AbilityOne Program utilization goal for the Department of Defense and how this increase can lead to more jobs for people who are blind.

Jeff Mittman CEO Interview

On this episode of the Navigating Blindness podcast, Bosma’s employment specialists debunks the myth that People who are blind have limited career options.4

Make Your Dream Reality

On this episode of the Navigating Blindness podcast, we chat with Brandon Wells, executive director of the Bosma Visionary Opportunities Foundation, and Taylor Morton, event coordinator, about Indy’s most unique philanthropic event, Dining in the Dark.

Dining in the Dark 2024

Dining in the dark 2024

On this episode of the Navigating Blindness Podcast, our Employment Services Team, speaks to the reasons you should hire a person who is blind, and dispel the myth that they will be a burden to the organization.

Employment Services Myth Busters: Hiring someone who is blind will be a burden

On this episode of the Navigating Blindness podcast, our host Ray Montgomery, chats with Matt Edwards, employment specialist, and Tom White, from the FBI about Bosma’s reverse job fair.

Reverse Job Fair FBI 2024

On this episode of the Navigating Blindness podcast, Bosma’s employment service team speaks on the success of the recent Reverse Job Fair and what National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) means to the team.

NDEAM

On this episode of the Navigating Blindness podcast, our employment services team, shares how networking and volunteering can lead to gainful employment and discusses their involvement with the Indianapolis Disability Talent Showcase.

The power of networking

On this episode of the Navigating Blindness podcast, Bosma's employment services team and mobility specialist, Cynthia Simpson, shares how good cane skills can enhance a person's independence and confidence, making them a more attractive candidate to employers.

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In this episode of the Navigating Blindness Podcast, we are joined by Brandon Wells, the  executive director of the Bosma Visionary Opportunities Foundation. He passionately highlights the importance of end-of-year donations, which play a crucial role in empowering individuals with vision impairments to live independently through essential resources and assistive devices. Join us in making a difference by donating at www.bosma.org/donate.

the importance of year end giving

Recently Bianca Gerena, Orientation & Mobility instructor at Bosma Enterprises helped spread our mission and life-changing resources to the Bombali School for the Blind in Sierra Leone. Thanks to everyone who donated, we were able to provide them with 71 white canes for the school, as well as digital recorders. During the podcast, Bianca talks to us about her recent trip and the affect it had on her.

Navigating Blindness Podcast - Bianca At The Bombali School For The Blind

On this week’s podcast, we speak with Kristy Russell, employment services manager at Bosma Enterprises and Shannon Offord, VP of strategic partnerships & alliances at DirectEmployers Association. During the podcast, we talk about Disability Awareness Month, employing people with disabilities and ways we can breakdown barriers and stereotypes when it comes to hiring a person with a disability.

Navigating Blindness Podcast - Disability Awareness

Assistive technology is constantly evolving, helping people who are blind perform the same tasks as their sighted peers. This episode of the Navigating Blindness podcast features Bill Powell, assistive technology director at Bosma Enterprises. He shares the impact assistive technology has had on his life, how assistive technology has helped more people who are blind succeed and his role at Bosma Enterprises.

Navigating Blindness Podcast - Bill Powell

This episode of the NavigatingBlindness podcast features Mendi Evans, assistive technology specialists at Bosma Enterprises, sharing about the challenges she faced finding gainful employment.

Bosma Enterprises Navigating Blindness

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