Change Makers: A Podcast from APH

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All About Be My Eyes: Part 2

Episode 135

Thursday, December 11, 2025 • Duration 36:36

On this episode of Change Makers, we’re diving deeper into the world of Be My Eyes. Hear directly from the creator of this groundbreaking app and discover how it can help you navigate and troubleshoot your everyday tech gadgets with confidence.

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Sara Brown, APH Public Relations Manager
Hans Jørgen Wiberg, Founder of Be My Eyes

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All About Be My Eyes: Part 1

Episode 134

Wednesday, November 26, 2025 • Duration 33:04

On this special two-part episode Change Makers, hear from the creator of the innovative app, Be My Eyes. Hear how it originated, early feedback, and what’s next for the groundbreaking app.

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Sara Brown, APH Public Relations Manager
Hans Jørgen Wiberg, Founder of Be My Eyes

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Wing It: A Monarch Feature

Episode 125

Thursday, July 10, 2025 • Duration 26:59

On this episode of Change Makers learn about Wing It - a groundbreaking application for the Monarch and iOS devices that empowers users to create tactile graphics on the fly.

Wing It is available in the Apple store, search for "Monarch Wing It" or you can download it here. The next episode of Change Makers will continue this discussion about programs and applications on the Monarch.

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Sara Brown, APH Public Relations Manager
Jason Martin, APH technical Innovations Product

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Gary Retires!

Episode 20

Thursday, December 17, 2020 • Duration 44:30

Gary Mudd, VP of Government and Community Affairs is retiring! If you ask anyone at APH, they’ll tell you, Gary is at the heart of what we do. He has been integral to supporting everything from the APH Museum and InSights Arts Competition, to the National Prison Braille Program and NIMAC Resources Services team, but most notably, he will be remembered for his advocacy. On this episode of Change Makers, Mike Hudson, APH Museum Director, will interview Gary and find out what's next. After that, Mike will talk to Sara Brown, Public Relations Manager about his time working alongside Gary.

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Holidays: Gifts, Traditions and Support

Episode 19

Thursday, December 3, 2020 • Duration 46:12

The holidays are here! Today on Change Makers we're discussing gift ideas, traditions and support. Hear some great gift ideas for adults and children and what you can look for when picking the perfect present. Then, learn how to modify traditions to be accessible and how you can provide support for loved ones experiencing vision loss.

After that, we'll check in with the ConnectCenter.

Paul Ferrara: APH Favorites
Lisa Lloyd: Seedlings.org, Fighting Blindness, Guide Dogs for the Blind, Toy orchestra
Melanie Peskoe: APH Gifts
Pris Rogers: Vision Aware, Family Handbook, Making Life More Livable
ConnectCenter: FamilyConnect.com, VisionAware, Foundation for Blind Children Seeitourway.org: Accessible Santa Letter campaign, Jingle Jam Let's Get Cooking with 12 Days of Recipe, Button Trees, ,

CVI: Tools for Parents

Episode 18

Thursday, November 19, 2020 • Duration 44:33

CVI is the most common cause of permanent visual impairment in children. After a diagnosis, parents and guardians look for answers and support.

In today’s episode of Change Makers, we’ll talk to Leanne Grillot, National Director of Outreach Services for APH, Rachel Bennett, CVI Content and Community Manager at Perkins School for the Blind and Diane Sheline Consultant for Students with CVI. Then we will hear from the ConnectCenter.

Rachel Bennet: CVINow, CVINow Facebook Parent Group
Leanne Grillot: BookBuilder Replacement
Olaya Landa-Vialard: ConnectCenter
Diane Sheline: StragegytoSee

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One-Stop Shop for your Educational Needs

Episode 17

Thursday, November 5, 2020 • Duration 43:46

COVID-19 has changed every aspect of our lives especially in the world of education. With students learning from home, parents and caregivers found themselves providing additional educational assistance and teachers found themselves working to engage with their students in a virtual world. From those needs, APH Hive, Access Academy and ExCEL Academy emerged.

In today’s episode of Change Makers we’ll talk about the many APH services that are geared for students, parents and educators. We’ll talk to Amy Campbell, Learning Management System Administrator, Leanne Grillot, National Director of Outreach Services and Robbin Clark, ECC Coordinator at the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind. Then later, we’ll hear from the ConnectCenter.

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Annual Meeting Highlights

Episode 16

Thursday, October 22, 2020 • Duration 42:24

APH’s 152nd Annual Meeting took place early October in a virtual format, due to the current pandemic. Nearly 1,300 participants logged on to learn how to handle challenges brought on by COVID-19 to be successful in the future.

On this episode, we look back at the Annual Meeting which features: Dr. Craig Meador, APH President, State of the Company Address; the Hall of Fame: Leaders and Legends of the Blindness Field induction ceremony; a keynote speech from Tyler Merren, Paralympian; and several sessions and panel discussions.

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Annual Meeting Preview

Episode 15

Thursday, September 24, 2020 • Duration 29:15

APH’s Annual Meeting of Ex Officio Trustees and Special Guests is almost upon us. It takes place from October 7-9 and will be virtual.

On this episode, APH President Craig Meador and Leanne Grillot, APH’s Director of Outreach Services discuss Annual Meeting. They talk about the decision to make the meeting virtual, its theme “Better Together,” as well as several meeting highlights, including our keynote speaker, sessions and events that will take place, and a surprise ending session.

Another important part of Annual Meeting is the ceremony to induct new members into the Hall of Fame: Leaders and Legends of the Blindness Field. Mike Hudson from the APH Museum tells us more about the Hall and about some of its current and its new inductees.

Guests:

Craig Meador - President, APH
Leanne Grillot - Director of National Outreach Services, APH
Mike Hudson - Director of the Museum at the American Printing House for the Blind

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APH Annual Meeting 2020 registration and information
Hall of Fame: Leaders and Legends of the Blindness Field

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Representation in the Media

Episode 14

Thursday, September 3, 2020 • Duration 45:10

At APH we often say "the future belongs to everyone." We mean it. We also think that part of our journey to get there has to do with changing how people see people with disabilities. In today's episode of Change Makers we talk about why representation in the media is so important. We talk with Bree Klauser who stars in Audible's new series Phreaks, and Apple TV+'s SEE. We also talk with Joe Strechay who's been a blindness consultant on shows like Netflix's Daredevil, and Apple TV +'s SEE.

GUESTS:
Bree Klauser - Actress
Joe Strechay - Producer and Blindness Consultant

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breeklauser.com

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