OE Patients

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  • Episode 10: WFH – Work From Home

    Episode 10: WFH – Work From Home

    Making work from home work for you, with Dorrie Rush, Jane Breheney and Jaydan Mitchell.

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  • Episode 9: Accessing Audiobooks, Part 3

    Episode 9: Accessing Audiobooks, Part 3

    Audiobooks are an excellent alternative when vision loss takes our ability to enjoy print. In this episode, Dorrie Rush addresses questions and feedback from part 1 & 2.

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  • Episode 8: Accessing Audiobooks, Part 2

    Episode 8: Accessing Audiobooks, Part 2

    Audiobooks are an excellent alternative when vision loss takes our ability to enjoy print.  Learn all about the best options for accessing audiobooks in our conversation with guest, audiobook reviewer and book club moderator, Michelle Ritholz.

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    BookShare Customer Service: 650-352-0198
    Audible Customer Service Phone: 888-283-5051
    Alexa Tech Support Phone: 877-375-9365 
    Amazon Accessibility Phone: 888-283-1678
    Apple Accessibility Support 877-204-3930

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  • It’s a Good Time to Listen

    It’s a Good Time to Listen

    Hunkered down at home for a few days? Doing your level best to avoid the virus? It’s the perfect time to get in touch and catch up on the OE Patients Podcast. Wash hands thoroughly with soap and water, take an alcohol wipe to your phone or tablet, and press play.  Also available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

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  • Episode 5: A Conversation with Ben Benson, Restaurateur

    Episode 5: A Conversation with Ben Benson, Restaurateur

    In this episode, restaurateur Ben Benson shares his experience building a successful business, all the while dealing with progressive vision loss. He takes us from the start of TGI Fridays, to Smith & Wollensky and Ben Benson’s Steakhouse. He speaks of the many adjustments he made throughout, and how his favorite technologies — iPhone, Siri and Alexa — help him compensate today.

     

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  • Episode 4: Must Know Info About Adjusting to Low Vision

    Episode 4: Must Know Info About Adjusting to Low Vision

    Too many patients with low vision believe “nothing can be done” to improve their quality of life. In this episode Dorrie Rush and Jaydan Mitchell are busting that myth with a review of just the basics everyone needs to know about living better with vision loss.

     

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  • Episode 3: Hadley’s Douglas Walker

    Episode 3: Hadley’s Douglas Walker

    We’re talking with Douglas Walker from Hadley about his video tutorials for Apple, Android and Microsoft, and the Hadley podcasts and discussion groups, that are all about empowering people with vision loss to thrive.

     

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  • Episode 2: Don’t Take The Fall, Prevent It

    Episode 2: Don’t Take The Fall, Prevent It

    Falling is unpleasant at any age and increasingly dangerous with age. Alice Massa, Occupational Therapist, shares her professional advice about elevating awareness, improving balance, and lowering risk factors to prevent the fall before it happens.

     

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  • Episode 1: Siri, Google & Alexa

    Episode 1: Siri, Google & Alexa

    The voice assistants are wildly popular, and particularly helpful for people with vision loss. In this episode, learn from OE’s tech expert Dorrie Rush, who they are, what they can do and why we love them.

     

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  • OE Patients Podcast: Introduction

    OE Patients Podcast: Introduction

    The launch of OE Patients Podcast brings to life the new Voices of Experience section on our website, where we’ll share conversations, interviews and profiles.

     

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