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Braille Monitor Braille Monitor Vol. 68, No. 1, January 2025Vol. 68, No. 1 January 2025 Contents Convention Bulletin 2025 A New Editor’s Introduction by Chris Danielsen Our Federation of the Blind and Physician-Assisted Suicide: When Shall We Speak, and What Strategy Shall We Use? by Nathanael T. Wales Breaking Barriers: My Journey as a Blind Juror by Marilyn Green Leading Courageously with Higher Expectations: Braille, Teacher Preparation, and the Continued Influence of the Organized Blind Movement by Casey Robertson Is Mobile Voting our Final Shot at Saving Democracy? Interview with Bradley Tusk and Mark Riccobono by Gina Healy and Jennifer Woodall Social Security Disability Insuranc...

2025-01-102h 53

Brand Lincoln Ep 21 Dr. Jessica Jacobson- Jacobson Cosmetic SurgerySend us a textsummaryIn this episode of Brand Lincoln, we welcome Dr. Jessica Jacobson, the first female cosmetic surgeon in Lincoln. They discuss her journey through medical school, the differences between cosmetic and plastic surgery, and the challenges of establishing her own practice. Dr. Jacobson emphasizes the importance of patient education and the personal connections she builds with her clients. The conversation also touches on the unique aspects of running a cosmetic surgery practice, including the balance of aesthetics and ethics, and the community engagement that has helped her...

2024-09-2636 min

Críticas de Cine por Amor DiBó Little Joe. Jessica Hausner. Crítica de cine. Análisis. ComentariosSinopsis: Alice es una investigadora en una empresa que busca desarrollar nuevas especies de plantas. Es madre soltera y responsable del diseño de una planta bellísima de gran impacto. Una planta de cinabrio que si se encuentra en las condiciones óptimas, garantiza la felicidad. Un día, Alice decide ir en contra de las normas de su empresa y lleva una planta a Joe, su hijo. Ambos la bautizan como "Little Joe" ("Pequeño Joe"). A medida que crece, Alice comprende que su creación está resultando perturbadora en las personas que le rodean, no parecen ser ellos mismos...

2021-01-1114 min

The Underground Brailleroad Fitness: The Blind Hit The GymAracely Rosillo and Joshua Olukanni interview Jessica Beecham and Syed Rizbi about their experiences at the gym as blind people.

2020-10-1534 min

The Film Programme Jessica Hausner; Portrait of a Lady on FireHer performance in Little Joe won Emily Beecham best actress award at the Cannes Film Festival last year. Also starring Ben Whishaw it is a scifi take on the dangers of genetic engineering in flowers. It's the first film in English for Austrian director Jessica Hausner and she reveals what inspired it and the themes that recur in her films.Continuing our series on how to get a movie made, Pitch to Production, Matthew Sweet explores the tricky business of assigning rights with Clare Israel of film and literary agents David Higham Associates and development consultant Rowan...

2020-02-2027 min

The Final Girls: A Horror Film Podcast BONUS • Little Joe (2020) + Interview with Emily BeechamToday, we take a little detour from our series dedicated to exploring witches onscreen to bring you a bonus episode about the new film by director Jessica Hausner, the plant-based sci-fi horror Little Joe. The first part of the episode features broadcaster Rowena Alice (@Rowenaaaaa) to discuss the film and some the themes it touches on. In the second part of the episode you’ll hear our interview with lead actress Emily Beecham, who picked up the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival for her performance in Little Joe. Litt...

2020-02-2035 min

Switchblade Sisters ‘The Visit’ with ‘Little Joe’ Director Jessica HausnerThis is a truly fascinating and unique episode of Switchblade Sisters. The phenomenal Austrian director Jessica Hausner joins April to talk about M. Night Shyamalan’s The Visit. But unlike any previous episode of Switchblade Sisters, Jessica had never seen The Visit and had to turn it off halfway through because she was too frightened! Nonetheless, this is a deeply insightful conversation that covers her personal philosophy of precise filmmaking, working with child actors, and her new sci-fi film starring Emily Beecham and Ben Whishaw called Little Joe, which won Best Actress for Beecham at the Cannes Film Festival and wa...

2019-12-0543 min

Back To One Emily BeechamEmily Beecham won the best actress award at this year's Cannes Film Festival for her brilliantly nuanced and tightly focused performance in Jessica Hausner's art house science fiction film "Little Joe." Recently she played The Widow in the AMC series "Into The Badlands," starred in "Daphne," and had a memorable supporting role in "Hail Caesar." In this episode she talks about the importance of connection, avoiding "attractive acting," Mike Leigh, the strenuousness of intense physical performance, her "Little Joe" hair, and much more!

2019-12-0324 min

2018-11-2450 min

Find Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & Nutrition Find Your Fit™ Episode #47 Special Guest Kevin Brousard (USABA)In episode #47 Jessica and Kevan give us an injury update. Kevan is finally injury free! Jessica has started running again, so she will let us know as soon as she picks her next race. Jessica and WE Fit Wellness will be coordinating the National Fitness Challenge in Colorado with USABA. You can check out if your state is participating in the National Fitness Challenge on the USABA Facebook page. Kevan recommends that people get their medical records because it can become difficult to gather them all. Jessica & Kevan congratulate our good buddy, Joe Turcotte, on his trip across the U...

2018-11-2450 min

Find Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & Nutrition Find Your Fit™ Episode #45 Special Guest Kim Moceri (Nutrition & Health Coach at Natural Grocers)In episode #45 Jessica and Kevan talk about the 3rd annual NF-Be Healthy Fair at the National Convention of the NFB. They also give an update on Joe Turcotte from episode #43 of Find Your Fit. He will be in Colorado mid week on his way running from Boston to California. Kevan and Jessica congratulate Mel Scott and Blind Alive on the 100th episode of their podcast. Many will remember Mel from previous episodes of Find Your Fit. Check out her first appearance here. Jessica also tells what USABA is up to recently. Kevan tell how much he likes the new...

2018-08-0138 min

Find Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & Nutrition Find Your Fit™ Episode #44 Special Guest Randi Strunk (Triathlete)In episode #44 Jessica and Kevan inform us about the upcoming NF-Be Healthy Fair coming up at the 2018 NFB national convention. Kevan tells us why he is going to Baku, Azerbaijan and how he plans on staying healthy and active while there. Kevan also tells about a company in Australia that is trying to add a powdered broccoli in coffee. Jess talks about the NFBCO 6 Dot Dash 5k coming up on June 24th. Jessica and Kevan welcome Randi Strunk. Randi is a Blind athlete. She recently completed her first Ironman Triathlon! Jessica & Kevan chat with her about how...

2018-06-0340 min

Find Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & Nutrition Find Your Fit™ Episode #43 Special Guest Joe Turcotte (6 Million Steps of Gratitude)In episode #43 Jessica and Kevan start with an injury report, this time it’s not Kevan’s! Jess is in a boot from a stress fracture in her foot. Kevan talks some about Blind Hockey. Jessica tells us that USABA will be starting a blind soccer (5 aside soccer) team. The WE Team tried out adapted Curling for the first time. Thanks to the Broadmoor Curling Club for showing us that. The NFB’s 6 Dot Dash races are coming up. If you want more information about the 6 Dot Dash in Maryland click here. If you want more information about the 6 Dot Da...

2018-04-2737 min

2018-03-1437 min

Find Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & Nutrition Find Your Fit™ Episode #42 Special Guest Caroline Gaynor (Triathlete Guide)In episode #42 Jessica and Kevan welcome everyone to another Find Your Fit Episode. Jessica lets us know about how the National Fitness Challenge went his year as it wrapped up. They discuss Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition including a female athlete with a prosthetic leg, as opposed to Vogue UK last year airbrushing able bodied models as amputees. Jessica and Kevan welcome Caroline Gaynor to Find Your Fit. Caroline guides blind athletes from all over the world in triathlons. Learn how she got into guiding and how you can get into guiding blind athletes. In swimming, running, or...

2018-03-1437 min

Find Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & Nutrition Find Your Fit™ Episode #41 Blind Hockey EditionIn episode #41 Kevan welcomes “Intern Amber” back to Find Your Fit. We get the scoop on what’s happening in her life like the business she just started, which is an affordable health and wellness consulting company. For a low monthly fee you get access to weekly live webinars, coaching, and personal consulting from Amber. She has also accepted a position with the Lighthouse for the Blind in San Francisco. We wish her the best n her future. Kevan welcomes Bruce Porter of BVA Sports in Virginia. He is helping to grow the sport of Blind Hockey in the...

2018-01-2544 min

Find Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & Nutrition Find Your Fit™ Episode #40 Special Guest Mel Scott (Blind Alive & Eyes-Free Fitness)In episode #40 we want to wish everyone a very happy, healthy, and safe holiday season. In this special holiday season episode, we are welcoming back one of our favorite guests, Mel Scott of Blind Alive/Eyes-Free Fitness. Kevan checks on the status of their new Eyes-Free Fitness app. Kevan and Mel also discuss the development of the app, the making of her audio described programs, and any tips for the holiday season. Got questions? Shoot us an email at FindYourFit@WeFitWellness.com We would like to thank our generous sponsors for their support in the p...

2017-12-2214 min

2017-11-2646 min

Find Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & Nutrition Find Your Fit™ Episode #39 Special Guest Karen Kantor (Athlete, Coach, Advocate)Kevan is out on an assignment, so The Genius is filling in for a few minutes. Jessica gives us the Worley injury update. He has sprained his ankle. It is the one-year anniversary of Jessica and Kevan with their guide dogs Prada and Onyx, which they got from Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation. The last race for the National Fitness Challenge is November 11th at the Celebrate our Veterans 5K. Achilles Pikes Peak will be supporting many athletes in this 5K. Jessica and Kevan welcome Karen Kantor to Find Your Fit. Karen is a disabled veteran, an amazing...

2017-11-2646 min

Find Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & Nutrition Find Your Fit™ Episode #38 Special Guest Kyle Rector (Computer Science Phd)In episode #38 Kevan talks about the wonderful people he met at the NFB of Iowa state convention. Jessica and Kevan tell us about a trip they took with their friends from Achilles of Pikes Peak up Pikes Peak to Barre Camp. Jessica updates us about the National Fitness Challenge. The last race of the series is coming up on November 11 to celebrate our vets. Jessica and Kevan welcome Kyle Rector to Find Your Fit. Kyle is a Computer Science Phd. Learn more about Kyle at her website here. She tells us about a product she developed as...

2017-11-0832 min

Find Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & Nutrition Find Your Fit Episode #37 Special Guest Brandon Stepanowich (Ultra Athlete)In episode #37 Kevan talk about, well, himself. He also tells us about a new product created by a New Zealand company that we are excited about, an inflatable Goalball goal. This will make it significantly easier to help the sport grow. Kevanand Jessica remind everyone that there is still time to contribute to the WE Fit 50 Go Fund Me campaign here. She also talks a little about the Pikes Peak Ultra race, which you can read all about in her race report here. WE also thank the sponsors for the WE Fit 50: National Federation of the Blind...

2017-10-0536 min

Find Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & Nutrition Find Your Fit Episode #36 Special Guest Anil Lewis (NFB Jernigan Institute)In episode #36 Jessica and Kevan talk about some of the things WE Fit Wellness has been doing over the last month including the NF-Be Healthy Fair, NFB 2017 Youth Slam, and the WE Fit 50. Jessica and Kevan thank the We Fit 50 sponsors: Gold Sponsors: Nikken Wellness National Association of Blind Merchants (NABM) AIRA: Visual Interpreter Ski for Light Silver Sponsors: Blind Alive: Eyes Free Fitness National Federation of the Blind of Colorado Sports & Rec division Jessica and Kevan welcome Anil Lewis from...

2017-09-2736 min

Find Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & Nutrition Find Your Fit™ Episode #35 Special Guest Erik Weihenmeyer (No Barriers)In episode #35 Kevan is back. Jess gave a run down of the NFBe Healthy Fair. Jessica thanks our NFBe Healthy Fair Sponsors: Gold Sponsors: Nikken Wellness National Association of Blind Merchants (NABM) AIRA: Visual Interpreter Ski for Light Silver Sponsors: Blind Alive: Eyes Free Fitness National Federation of the Blind of Colorado Sports & Rec division Jessica tells us about her upcoming 50-mile ultra marathon and the WE Fit 50 fundraiser. If you would like to support Jessica and WE Fit Wellness, you...

2017-09-0849 min

Find Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & Nutrition Find Your Fit™ Episode #34 NF-Be Healthy Fair Spotlight Nikken Wellness & Ski for LightIn episode #34 we welcome back Kevan Worley from his recovery from a brain surgery. He tells us how the first swim after surgery he bashed his head in the pool for the first time ever! Jess tells us about her upcoming 50-mile race. She tells us some of her favorite parts of training for this amazing adventure. She also tells us all how we can help support her in making this a great fundraiser by donating to the Go Fund Me campaign Paul Gabias of Nikken Wellness joins us to tell us all about Nikken Wellness. He...

2017-08-0134 min

Find Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & Nutrition Find Your Fit™ Episode #33 Special Guest Emily Harvey (Tri-athlete)In episode #33 of Find Your Fit™ Amber and Jessica tell us about their Memorial Day adventure in Boulder, Colorado doing the Bolder Boulder 10K as a part of the National Fitness Challenge. Amber describes it as a 6-mile party and “her kind of race.” Our co-host, Kevan Worley, used AIRA technology during the race ...

2017-07-1927 min

Find Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & Nutrition Find Your Fit™ Episode #33 Special Guest Emily Harvey (Tri-athlete)In episode #33 of Find Your Fit Amber and Jessica tell us about their Memorial Day adventure in Boulder, Colorado doing the Bolder Boulder 10K as a part of the National Fitness Challenge. Amber describes it as a 6-mile party and “her kind of race.” Our co-host, Kevan Worley, used AIRA technology during the race so that he wouldn’t miss a beat, how cool is that? Listen for details on this saucy adventure! Amber and Jessica are thrilled to announce just one of their many July extravaganzas, the 2nd Annual NF-BE Healthy Fair at the NFB National Conventio...

2017-07-1927 min

Find Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & Nutrition Find Your Fit™ Episode #32 Special Guest Erich Manser (Marathoner)(Boston Marathon with AIRA)In Episode 32 of Find Your Fit Jessica and Amber open with excitement as usual. Amber shares with us her experience of graduating with her Master’s degree last Friday and tells us about the exciting gift she received on graduation day! Jessica welcomes Amber to the We Fit Wellness team as a full-time employee and we sadly say goodbye to her previous job title “the lowly intern.” The NFB Healthy Fair is coming up on July 10th, so listen for details on content and prizes. Jessica announces the start of fundraising for her 50-mile r...

2017-05-2429 min

Find Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & Nutrition Find Your Fit™ Episode #32 Special Guest Erich Manser (Marathoner)(Boston Marathon with AIRA)In Episode 32 of Find Your Fit™ Jessica and Amber open with excitement as usual. Amber shares with us her experience of graduating with her Master’s degree last Friday and tells us about the exciting gift she received on graduation day! Jessica welcomes Amber to the We Fit Wellness team as a full-time employee and ...

2017-05-2429 min

Find Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & Nutrition Find Your Fit™ Episode #31 Special Guest Ultra-Runner, Jim GumpIn Episode 31 of Find Your Fit, Jessica and Amber interview Jim Gump, an ultra-runner from England who has been running every single day since January 1, 2013 and is doing it in a way to inspire adults, children, and families around the world to get out and get moving. He was inspired by the 2012 Olympics in London. He and his dog, Alfredo, began running an average of 7 miles a day and raised money for several great charities while doing it. Alfredo even became an official hero of their local city! Running each day allowed Jim to become stronger and fas...

2017-05-1056 min

Find Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & Nutrition Find Your Fit™ Episode #30 Special Guest Patrick Standen (Northeast Disabled Athletic Association)In this episode of Find Your Fit we begin by wishing Kevan Worley (our co-host) well as he recovers from surgery. Amber and Jess are excited because Amber will start teaching yoga at a new studio called UpRise Yoga here in Colorado Springs. We love UpRise Yoga because once a month they partner with our Pikes Peak Chapter of Achilles International and teach us an invigorating yoga class that supplements our workouts. How awesome is that? If you need help finding a yoga studio near you, don’t hesitate to reach out and let us know! Jess...

2017-04-2732 min

Find Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & Nutrition Find Your Fit™ Episode #29 Special Round Table EpisodeIn episode #29 of Find Your Fit, each member of the WE Fit Wellness Team, including special guests Joe Shaw and Nijat Worley share with us their latest health and wellness obsessions. Kevan explains the nickname “Genius.” Basically, Genius (who’s real name is Kevin Kovacs) is the brains of the operation, anytime anything goes wrong, the Genius comes to the rescue. He is also the lead producer of our podcast, we could not do it without him! Amber tells us about a new initiative called the Weekly WE Fit Tip, where each Monday the WE Fit team...

2017-04-0732 min

Find Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & Nutrition Find Your Fit™ Episode #28 Special Guest Sabrina SimmonsIn this episode of Find Your Fit, Kevan and Jessica give us exciting updates on their Plank Challenge journeys. Kevan gives the injury update we have all been waiting for, he is finally injury free, feeling good, and ready to run again! Speaking of running, Jessica, Kevan, and Amber are gearing up for the St. Patrick’s Day Lucky Laces 5 & 10K Race. This is the first of three races in the National Fitness Challenge in Colorado presented by WE Fit Wellness, United States Association of Blind Athletes (USABA) and the Anthem Foundation. Go team! Kevan mentions...

2017-03-1022 min

2017-02-2535 min

Find Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & Nutrition Find Your Fit™ Episode #27 Special Guest Michal Kapral (Joggler)Kevan Worley welcomes Jessica Beecham, Amber Sherrard, and all of you to episode #27 of the Find Your Fit podcast. Jessica begins the program by running in place to get her steps in for the fitness challenge that she and WE Fit Wellness are helping to organize. WE Fit Wellness is partnering with United States Association of Blind Athletes (USABA) and the Anthem Foundation to organize and implement this program in Colorado. Anthem is partnering with other organizations in 13 other states and doing other activities. In Colorado, we are doing a race series. We will be providing Fitbit Flex 2s...

2017-02-2535 min

Find Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & Nutrition Find Your Fit™ Episode #26 Special Guest Joe ShawJessica welcomes Amber Sherrard (Intern Amber) to the WE Fit Wellness Team. Lowly Intern Amber will be interning at WE Fit Wellness for the next several months, so get used to her voice on the Find Your Fit podcast (aren’t all interns lowly?). Amber is a nutritionist and yoga instructor and will be sharing her knowledge with all of us over the next several months. Amber tells us about how she is adjusting to moving to Colorado Springs to work with the WE Team. She also tells us some of the Some of the outdoor activities she has en...

2017-02-0533 min

Find Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & Nutrition Find Your Fit™ Episode #25 Special Guest Marc Riccobono (President of the National Federation of the Blind)Find Your Fit Episode #25 Special Guest Marc Riccobono (President of the National Federation of the Blind) President of the National Federation of the Blind, Mark Riccobono, joins the Find Your Fit Podcast Team for the first episode of 2017 Jessica and Kevan talk about the upcoming year. Kevan started the year with a 5k race. This was the second year he completed the Rescue Run, which raises money to support the search & rescue for El Paso County. Jessica and Kevan talk about continuing working with Maureen “Bassmaster” Nietfeld on the Breaking Blind YouT...

2017-01-0546 min

Find Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & Nutrition Find Your Fit™ Episode #25 Special Guest Marc Riccobono (President of the National Federation of the Blind)Find Your Fit™ Episode #25 Special Guest Marc Riccobono (President of the National Federation of the Blind) President of the National Federation of the Blind, Mark Riccobono, joins the Find Your Fit Podcast Team for the first episode of 2017 Jessica and Kevan talk about the upcoming year. Kevan started the year with a 5k ...

2017-01-0546 min

Find Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & Nutrition Find Your Fit™ Episode #24 Special Holiday EpisodeHappy holidays to all of the Find Your Fit listeners. Jessica and Kevan welcome all listeners, talk about some of the things we discussed in this year’s episodes, and thank all of our sponsors, partners, and supporters. United Association of Blind Athletes (USABA), National Federation of the Blind (NFB), The Colorado Center for the Blind (CCB), PUSH Beverages, and All Find Your Fit Listeners. Kevan reminds everyone about some of our services and products like the WE Can Culture workshops, the Cardio Drumming Kits an...

2016-12-2229 min

Find Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & Nutrition Find Your Fit™ Episode #23 Holiday Episode with Lyn Harwell (Seeds Community Cafe)Jessica and Kevan start out with a guide dog placement update. Kevan gives a blog update. Brooke has contributed a blog about Kambucha Tea. The WE Team welcomes Lyn Harwell to Find Your fit. Lyn is one of the founders of One World Everybody Eats (OWEE), Founder & CEO of Seed’s Community Café, community activist, and amazing friend. Lyn talks about his journey and how he ended up here in Colorado Springs fighting for healthy food for everybody. He tells what “nutritionally vacant” food is and that most of the food people in lower s...

2016-12-0730 min

Find Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & Nutrition Find Your Fit™ Episode #22 Special Guest Jason Romero (Ultra Runner)We sincerely hope you will enjoy this episode, share it with others please. Jason Romero’s message is touching, uplifting, powerful, hopeful and joyous. The first visually impaired man to run across America over 3000 miles in 60 days you’ll be inspired by his for guiding principles hope patients consistency and forgiveness learn more about his message and how your organization or company can have him come visit you at www.relentlessromero.com. Jessica and Kevan tell us what they are thankful for during this holiday season and want to know what you are thankful for. Send them an e...

2016-11-2138 min

Find Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & Nutrition Find Your Fit™ Episode #21 Special Guest Matt Simpson (USA Men’s Goalball)Kevan and Jessica discuss a technique to eat chocolate (or anything else) without going overboard. Jessica and Kevan have a chat with Rio Paralympic silver medalist, Matt Simpson from the USA Men’s Goalball team. Matt tells us what it was like in Rio and the whole Olympic experience. He walks us through their send off from Houston, arriving in Rio, competing in the Paralympics, and the amazing people of Brazil. Matt lets us know that housing is completed at Turnstone in Fort Wayne, Indiana for USABA USA Goalball, so if you are in...

2016-10-2632 min

Find Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & Nutrition Find Your Fit™ Episode #20 Special Guest Rachel Adams (Lost 2 Found in 90 Days)Jessica & Kevan, of course, updates us all on his ankle injury. Jess doesn’t show much pity for him. Kevan tells how his snacking has changed during the NFL & MLB seasons. Jessica then gives other ideas how to stay active while watching the games. WE thank our sponsors PUSH Beverages & The Colorado Center for the Blind. Jessica and Kevan welcome Rachel Adams. Rachel’s Bio: Rachel Adams is a Realtor, Public Speaker, Coach, Author, and Entrepreneur. She is 32 years old, lives in Northern California, and is the CEO of 4 different companies. In jus...

2016-10-1228 min

Find Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & Nutrition Find Your Fit™ Episode #19 Special Guest Amber Sherrard (Newest WE Fit Wellness™ & Find Your Fit™ Team Member)Jessica and Kevan welcome Amber Sherrard to the podcast. Amber will also be interning at WE Fit Wellness (and Find Your Fit). She is a registered dietician and a yoga instructor. WE are happy to have Amber on the team. Could you eat the same thing for breakfast for 3 years? Check out what Amber eats! You can also hear what “The Genius” ate too. Amber then tells us the effects of caffeine after not having any caffeine for three months. Amber tells us about the new studio where she teaches yoga. The name of the studio she teac...

2016-09-2323 min

2016-09-0246 min

Find Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & Nutrition Find Your Fit™ Episode #18 A Listen Not to Miss – Find Your Fit Special Paralympic EpisodeA Listen Not to Miss – Find Your Fit Special Paralympic Episode. From Jessica’s Monumental Pikes Peak Marathon to Rio de Janeiro with guests Mark Lucas (United States Association of Blind Athletes), Matt Simpson (USA Men’s Goalball), and Letticia Martinez (USA Women’s Swimming) Jessica and Kevan have Mark Lucas from United States Association of Blind Athletes (USABA) in the studio. They start with a discussion about Jessica and Mark’s conquering of the Pikes Peak Marathon as a team. Mark tells his thoughts about how the USA goalball teams will do in the Paralympic...

2016-09-0246 min

Find Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & Nutrition Find Your Fit™ Episode #17 Special Guest Nijat Worley (Law Student)It’s a family affair – Find Your Fit™ Jessica and Kevan discuss their recent trip to California. They tell us about their beach trips and the importance of R&R. They also experimented with AIRA: Visual Interpreters for the Blind. This is a service in which a blind user wears a pair of Google Glasses and ...

2016-08-1520 min

Find Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & Nutrition Find Your Fit™ Episode #17 Special Guest Nijat Worley (Law Student)It’s a family affair – Find Your Fit Jessica and Kevan discuss their recent trip to California. They tell us about their beach trips and the importance of R&R. They also experimented with AIRA: Visual Interpreters for the Blind. This is a service in which a blind user wears a pair of Google Glasses and connects to an agent via a cell phone data plan who then tells the person what can be seen through the camera on the glasses. The uses for this technology are endless. Jessica and Kevan are expecting to be part...

2016-08-1520 min

2016-08-0341 min

Find Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & Nutrition Find Your Fit™ Episode #16 Special Guests Tai Tomasi & Bettina Dolinsek (CrossFit)The first blind person to be certified as a CrossFit instructor, Bettina Dolinsek, and Tai Tomasi join Find Your Fit to tell us about CrossFit and the lifestyle that goes along with it. Jessica and Kevan enjoyed a productive trip to check out Envision in Wichita, KS to do some health and wellness consulting. They met with the CEO, Michael Monteferrante, and talked about all the services they provide as well as all of the corporate wellness opportunities they provide to their employees and clients. They also met a summer intern, Charlie Wilkes. Jessica tells...

2016-08-0341 min

2016-07-1937 min

Find Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & Nutrition Find Your Fit™ Episode #15 Special Guest Maureen Bassmaster (Colorado Center for the Blind & Breaking Blind Youtube Channel)Maureen Bassmaster (Breaking Blind Youtube Channel & Colorado Center for the Blind) returns to talk more with the WE Team about how she incorporates health and wellness into her work at the Colorado Center for the Blind CCB). Jessica & Kevan talk about their experiences at the No Barriers Summit & NFB national convention. NF-Be Healthy Fair & Try it Seminar was a huge success. Jessica and Kevan mention using the Aira glasses (which will be featured on a later episode). Jessica was elected as NFB Sports & Recreation division president. Southern Arizona Association...

2016-07-1937 min

2016-06-2850 min

Find Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & Nutrition Find Your Fit™ Episode #14 Special Guest Paralympic Swimmer Leticcia MartinezThis week WE welcome Leticcia Martinez. She is a paralympic swimmer preparing for Olympic trials. She discusses what it’s like to train at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. If you would like to help support the Team US athletes, click here to go to their support page. Mel Scott from Blind Alive returns with an update. The team taste tests Core Power Chocolate Milk. It is a high protein chocolate milk. Then Jessica and Kevan talk about various nutrition and protein shakes and “The Genius...

2016-06-2850 min

2016-06-1546 min

Find Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & Nutrition Find Your Fit™ Episode #13 Special Guests Mike Armstrong (SAAVI) & Lisamaria Martinez (San Francisco Lighthouse)Prior to This Find Your Fit in Which WE Are Joined by Lisamaria Martinez, San Francisco Lighthouse, and Special Guest Mike Armstrong, Blind Sword Fighter from SAAVI, WE Offer Sober Reflection, Hope, Acceptance, and Love LGBT Equality Sign The chair of the Board of the Garden Ranch Y, Mark Hoffman, often quotes Martin Luther King, “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that”. Before this episode, the WE Team reflects on the horrific killing spree of Sunday morning, June 12, at the Pulse Night Club in...

2016-06-1546 min

Find Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & Nutrition Find Your Fit™ Episode #12 Special Guests Matt Simpson & Joseph Hamilton (US Men’s Goalball Paralympians)Matt Simpson and Joseph Hamilton of the US Men’s Goalball Team Join the Find Your Fit Team to Discuss Their Road to Rio The group returns from BLAST! While there, they enjoyed various healthful snack and drink options; Jessica’s favorite is the sports drink from Body Armor. The Find Your Fit team also saw our good friend J.J. Meddaugh, the tech guru of Blind Bargains. Check out some of the great deals available for accessible technology, as well as their great podcast! Achilles Pikes Peak celebrated their 2nd Birthday with a Hug...

2016-06-0136 min

Find Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & Nutrition Find Your Fit™ Episode #11 Special Guest Mark Matteson (Author, Speaker)Fat Guy in a Little Coat: You Will Love Listening to Mark Matteson, Author and Coach Download your free tip sheet for sticking to your personal exercise routine. Kevin Kovacs is the producer/engineer of Find Your Fit. He’s also training to roll with us at the NYC Marathon. You’ve just got to hear one of his training stories. Let’s just say, he showed off his ass-pirations to the neighbors. Kevan just loves his new Hoka shoes. Wow! More cushion for the pushin’. Forward, always forward. “Run, Kevan, run!” ...

2016-05-1451 min

Find Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & Nutrition Find Your Fit™ Episode #10 Special Guest Erik Weihenmayer (Author, No Barriers)Legendary Pioneer, Blind Mountain Climber, and Best-Selling Author Erik Weihenmayer Brings His Insight and Inspiration to the Find Your Fit™ Team Free, free, free! Get Jessica’s Tip Sheet for sticking to your exercise commitment. Download it for free. Have you seen the documentary, Murderball? Our team loves wheelchair rugby. Listen for a feature on an ...

2016-04-3059 min

Find Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & Nutrition Find Your Fit™ Episode #10 Special Guest Erik Weihenmayer (Author, No Barriers)Legendary Pioneer, Blind Mountain Climber, and Best-Selling Author Erik Weihenmayer Brings His Insight and Inspiration to the Find Your Fit Team Free, free, free! Get Jessica’s Tip Sheet for sticking to your exercise commitment. Download it for free. Have you seen the documentary, Murderball? Our team loves wheelchair rugby. Listen for a feature on an upcoming episode (warning: the MTV documentary is a little more than risqué). This episode, we gave away 2 FitBit Flexes and 2 Total Fit Packs. Jessica and Kevan ran in the Cherry Creek Sneak. Thanks to Deb Con...

2016-04-3059 min

2016-04-1442 min

Find Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & Nutrition Find Your Fit™ Episode #9 – Special Guests Ron Brown & Garrick Scott of the National Beep Ball Association (NBBA)Learning About Beep Baseball from a Hall of Famer. Might Still be Time to Register to Win Your FitBit Flex and Total Fit Pack. Jessica, Find Your Fit host, and Executive Director of WE Fit Wellness, gets ready to head to Boston for the Marathon. She is certainly not the first blind woman to marathon in Boston. But, she’s our first blind woman to run in the Boston Marathon. Jessica compliments Team with a Vision, sponsored by Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired, and Team Director, Andrea Croak. Jess challenges Kevan and Kevin to ru...

2016-04-1442 min

2016-04-0552 min

Find Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & Nutrition Find Your Fit™ Episode #8 Special Guest Bill Kociaba (Kociaba Fitness)Still a Chance for you to Win a FitBit Flex. Bill Kociaba of Kociaba Fitness Joins the Team in the Gym for this Empowering Episode We ease into this episode with Jessica still in a relaxed state following her visit to R.E.S.T. Float Solutions. Before proceeding with these show notes, I really want to thank PUSH Beverages for keeping our team hydrated with Push 2.0 Water. It’s available at deep discount to blind operators of Randolph-Sheppard in 40 states. In the News: How much does it really take to burn off a big ma...

2016-04-0552 min

Find Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & Nutrition Find Your Fit™ Episode #7 Special Guest Dr. Joel Kimmons (Center for Disease Control & Prevention)Dr. Joel Kimmons, Center for Disease Control & Prevention, Joins the Team for a Wide-Ranging Discussion of Food, Nutrition, and Wellness Win a FitBit Flex, compliments of WE Fit Wellness™ and USABA! Email: FindYourFit@wefitwellness.com, or call our Fit Line at 866-543-6808 by April 15, 2016 to enter. Worley hypes the book, “Always Climb Higher,” by ...

2016-03-2550 min

Find Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & Nutrition Find Your Fit™ Episode #7 Special Guest Dr. Joel Kimmons (Center for Disease Control & Prevention)Dr. Joel Kimmons, Center for Disease Control & Prevention, Joins the Team for a Wide-Ranging Discussion of Food, Nutrition, and Wellness Win a FitBit Flex, compliments of WE Fit Wellness and USABA! Email: FindYourFit@wefitwellness.com, or call our Fit Line at 866-543-6808 by April 15, 2016 to enter. Worley hypes the book, “Always Climb Higher,” by Jeff Pagels. It’s available on BARD. Episode 6 featured an interview with the star of the Breaking Blind channel on Youtube, Maureen Bassmaster. This time we feature a short audio clip from BB. MB uses her activi...

2016-03-2550 min

2016-03-0940 min

Find Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & Nutrition Find Your Fit™ Episode #6 Special Guest Maureen NietfeldMaureen Bassmaster, Star of BreakingBlind on YouTube, Joins the Team to Share her Incredible Story What an episode! First, Jessica runs in after a long run of 18 miles. Funky, funky! The crew awards a Fitbit Flex activity tracker, courtesy of USABA, to a loyal listener from Massachusetts. Yes! Already there are loyal subscribers. Thank you! We have one more Fitbit Flex to give away. Send an email to FindYourFit@wefitwellness.com, and tell us you want to be in the drawing. Deadline is April 15. From the News Desk, Kathleen reads about March, National Nutrition Month...

2016-03-0940 min

2016-02-2343 min

Find Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & Nutrition Find Your Fit™ Episode #5 Special guests Sam Smith & Jared Ciner (Spirit Club)Sam Smith, Marathoner and Zumba Teacher, and Jared Ciner, Executive Director of Baltimore’s Spirit Club, Join the Team Sam Smith of Spirit Club Life should be fun. But, an 80’s music mash-up from Jessica and Kevan? If you can get past the first 30 seconds, you will love this episode of Find Your Fit. What are intestinal flora, and have you tried Kombucha tea, a great source of probiotics? Learn more about Maureen Bassmaster’s BreakingBlind channel on YouTube. Maureen visits haunted houses and does restaurant reviews. Jessica produces these wonderful little video vignet...

2016-02-2343 min

2016-02-0945 min

Find Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & Nutrition Find Your Fit™ Episode #4 Special Guest Amelia DickersonAmazing Amelia Dickerson Joins the Team to Talk About Her Journey into Blindness, Independence, and Running a Record-Setting Marathon In the show’s opening, Jess and Kev talk about gut health. Jessica’s reading Brain Maker: The Power of Gut Microbes to Heal and Protect Your Brain for Life, by David Perlmutter. In Brain Maker, Dr. Perlmutter explains the potent interplay between intestinal microbes and the brain, describing how the microbiome develops from birth and evolves based on lifestyle choices, how it can become “sick,” and how nurturing gut health through a few easy strategies can alter your brain...

2016-02-0945 min

Find Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & Nutrition Find Your Fit™ Episode #3 Mel Scott, Founder & CEO of Blind Alive, Creator of the Eyes-Free Fitness™ Workout Series, joins the TeamCoach Beecham congratulates Worley for skipping the junk food and walking a 5k on New Year’s day. Worley, ever the braggart, talks up his PR. From the News Desk, Kathleen Foy details the sordid episode, from the Denver Post and NY Times, in which Coca-Cola buys influence, paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to University of Colorado research professor, James O. Hill, former chair of the first World Health Organization Consultation on Obesity, and past president of the North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NASSO). He is also co-founder of America on the Move, a...

2016-01-0833 min

2016-01-0834 min

Find Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & Nutrition Find Your Fit™ Episode #2 Special Guest Kevin Brousard From the United States Association of Blind Athletes, Joins the WE TeamSay Cheese – the Team samples “vegan cheese”? The genius reads the ingredients. Go to the News Desk for the good, the bad, and the ugly of exercise & nutrition. Learn to improve mood with food when your brain gets the correct nutrients. Check out Potatoes Not Prozac: Solutions for Sugar Sensitivity, by Kathleen DesMaisons, and The Food-Mood Solution: All-Natural Ways to Banish Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Stress, Overeating, and Alcohol and Drug Problems–and Feel Good Again, by Jack Challem. Kev & Jess discuss positives and possible negative approach of the Spirit Club as detailed in the Baltimore Sun....

2016-01-0834 min

2016-01-0829 min

Find Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & Nutrition Find Your Fit™ Episode #1 Proudly Welcomes Special Guest, Scott C. LaBarreMeet the Team – The Genius at the controls, is Kevin Kovacs; Kathleen Foy is at the News Desk; Jessica Beecham and Kevan Worley take the all-important first step on the road to the all-new Find Your Fit show. In the News – Center for Science in the Public Interest Newsletter highlights Denny’s new Peanut Butter Pancake Breakfast at only 1,870 calories. Really? Strong Legs, strong brain, so says research from King’s College. Jessica makes shameless plug for the Total Fit Pack. Worley says, take a walk with me. Beecham says, don’t forget Achilles in your area.

2016-01-0829 min