Many Hoosiers know Danny Wayne Beemer as the velvety voice behind many Terre Haute-based radio programs since the 1990s. What they may not know is the fact that he has been hosting these shows for more than 25 years while having significant vision loss. Beemer not only stands as a role model with his impressive […]
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Consumer Highlight: Mildred Rebennack
I set out to meet Mildred who needed a desktop CCTV due to her vision loss and received a donated one from our equipment reutilization program. I wanted to talk to her about how she learned about our program and how she was beginning to incorporate assistive technology in her life as her eyesight has […]
Consumer Highlight: Jodi Jones
On a beautiful spring day I drove to Rockville, Indiana to visit Jodi Jones at the first job she has ever held. I was excited to meet Jodi and learn about all of the assistive technology that has assisted her in successfully obtaining employment. Jodi got her first job at Scott Pet Products and is […]
Consumer Highlight: Anne Palmer
Anne Palmer works the front desk at The League in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The league is a not-for-profit agency that offers services to assist people who have disabilities in living independently in their home and community. They have many services such as orientation and mobility (O&M) training, independent living skills training, information & referral services, […]
Consumer Highlight: Billie Rippy
It was a cold winter day when I visited the home of Billie Rippy in Mishawaka, Indiana to learn about the assistive technology she has been using so she can go to college. Billie’s mother greeted me at the door and she took me in the kitchen to meet Billie. Billie is a very warm […]
Consumer Highlight: Kristy Bex
It was a beautiful fall day when I traveled to Bloomington, Indiana to meet Kristy Bex. I traveled to meet Kristy to learn about her very first job at Employbridge and how assistive technology made her very first job possible. When talking with Kristy, I learned that she was born in Bedford, Indiana. She and […]