BEST Together Podcast
By BEST Together (Blind Early Services TN)
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Episodes: 33
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BEST, Blind Early Services TN, is a nonprofit organization co-founded by two moms of young boys who are blind. BEST provides family support, early intervention and advocacy services for families and providers of children who are blind or low vision. In each episode we will interview parents, providers and those with lived experiences in the blind/low vision community. We want to educate, empower, encourage and equip you with all the tools you need to ensure the BEST start for your child!
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Episode 32: Christie Elliott, "The people I know who are employed and have visual impairment, they are really good at using assistive technology."
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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Episode 31: Christina Clift, "Independent living philosophy does not mean that you have to do everything by yourself without support. It's the exact opposite."
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Jan 20, 2024 |
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Episode 30: Caroline Aly, "We're not meant to do things alone."
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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Episode 29: Mae and Katie Lane-Karnas, "Using my vision is always going to be exhausting and tiring, and I'm going to have much less retention than if I learn things auditorily or tactually."
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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Episode 28: Dr. Grace Ambrose-Zaken, "There are so many kids and adults who are more capable than society believes in them"
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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Episode 27: Stacey Chambers, "the right to be equal and the right to be different...that is what the ECC is all about."
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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Episode 26: Kristin Smedley, "As a mom, that's the success that I dream about...for our children to be so comfortable in their own skin and to not be sitting around and watching life pass them by."
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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Episode 25: Rachel Bennett, "My child is a gift to this world and I'm going to fight like heck to make sure the world sees him as worthy, and enough and that he lives a life of purpose and joy."
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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Episode 24: Dr. Cathy Smyth, "Love your baby. Your baby needs to be touched, held, talked to. Just because your baby can't see you does not mean they don't know you're there."
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May 22, 2023 |
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Episode 23: Dr. Kirk Adams and Daniel Lubiner, "If you're a kid and you can't read print at the same speed as your sighted peers, you need to learn braille."
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May 02, 2023 |
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Episode 22: Victoria Watts, "The Touch Tags allow you the freedom to add them to your favorite product at home and make it instantly identifiable."
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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Episode 21: Southeastern Guide Dogs, "As a child grows and learns with their kids companion dog, they are that much more prepared when they are old enough to receive a guide dog."
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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Episode 20: Sam Seavy, "Nobody knows how to be blind or visually impaired. Nobody knows how to raise a child who is visually impaired. You have to be taught. Steel sharpens steel."
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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Episode 19: Jaimee Kadish, "The teachers who were labeling me instead of being curious were failing me. The last thing I want to tell a student is you won't do x, y or z."
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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Episode 18: Griffin Pinkow, "When you need help, ask for it - don't shy away from what you're going through."
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Sep 23, 2022 |
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Episode 17: James Boehm, “Validate what you are feeling…you are not alone.”
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Aug 30, 2022 |
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Episode 16: Julia Bowman (Coast-to-Coast Series), "Parents aren't always ready to jump in at the beginning...you have to meet them where they are."
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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Episode 15: (Coast to Coast Series) Ashley Emmons, "As soon as you find out a child has a visual impairment, orientation and mobility can be implemented."
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Jun 22, 2022 |
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Episode 14: (Coast to Coast Series) Kathy Mullen, "The average 2-year-old is awake 85 hours a week...if you give the parent strategies, there are so many opportunities to reinforce development."
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May 25, 2022 |
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Episode 13 (Coast to Coast Series): Terese Pawletko, "The caution needs to be in neither over nor under diagnosing children with vision impairments with autism spectrum disorders..."
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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Episode 12 (Coast to Coast Series): Paula Landry, "Let your child write their own story without your preconceived ideas of what the next chapter will look like..."
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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Episode 11 (Coast to Coast Series): Sarah Barnes, "Those precious years from 0-5 are such an opportunity to lay the foundation."
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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Episode 10 (Coast to Coast Series): Kate Borg, "Birth to 3 services are about coaching families...that is not just important, it is critical."
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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Episode 9: Siblings, Ken Quinn and Alicia Holt: "I didn't treat her any differently because she could see, and she didn't treat me any differently because I couldn't"
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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Episode 8: Kim Owens, "Find ways to open doors, instead of close them"
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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Episode 7: Brooke Pernice “Festina Lente”
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Oct 02, 2021 |
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Episode 6: Annie Hughes "The best teacher your child will ever have is you. The best school your child will ever attend is your home."
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Sep 03, 2021 |
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Episode 5: Abby Sweet "We are all miracles"
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Aug 09, 2021 |
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Episode 4: Kate Kelly "Using music to achieve nonmusical goals"
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Jul 14, 2021 |
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Episode 3: JP Williams "Name it, claim it, change it"
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Jun 25, 2021 |
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Episode 2: Heather Field "When you begin to expect that the child can do it, then they begin to expect they can do it as well."
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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Episode 1: Welcome to the BEST Together Podcast!
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May 28, 2021 |
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A Quick Hello From the BEST Together Podcast!
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May 21, 2021 |