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10/16/2025

We are reposting another episode of the Demand and Disrupt Podcast to mark Blindness Awareness Month and White Cane Awareness Day (yesterday). This one comes from the early days of the podcast - Episode 10: Blind Parenting, t=The Eyes are in the Back of the Head. Kimberly talks with Lisa McKinley, blind mother of two teenage boys. They talk about the benefits of being a blind mother. It might shock some people to know that there are some.

Kimberly talks with Lisa McKinley, blind mother of two teenage boys. They talk about the benefits of being a blind mother. It might shock some people to know that there are some. Thanks to [Chris Ankin](https://chrisankin.com/) for use of his song, [“Change.”](https://music.apple.com/us/album/ch...

10/15/2025

The winning contestant (and new Champion) on Jeopardy last night uses a cochlear implant.

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10/13/2025

HDI is proud to share a New handbook to support Kentucky health care providers with return-to-work solutions.

https://hdi-l.com/8n

10/13/2025

To mark October as the National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM),we are reposting Episode 46 of the Demand and Disrupt Podcast: A Bigger Vision for Your Life. In this episode, Keith Hosey and Carissa Johnson interview Carolyn Wheeler who simplifies the complicated and often confounding world of disability benefits. If you ever wondered how working would impact your benefits, this is absolutely the episode for you!

Keith Hosey and Carissa Johnson interview Carolyn Wheeler, who simplifies the complicated and often confounding world of disability benefits. If you ever wondered how working would impact your benefits, this is absolutely the episode for you! Helpful links: [Kentucky Hart Supported Living Program]

10/10/2025

Lisa talks with Rebecca Bridges about deciding to leave her successful career and homeschool her children, as well as what it’s like to be part of a blind couple raising a family together outside Washington DC. Check out the newly released audio version of Franke James’s book, "Freeing Teresa" o...

10/10/2025

Valuable information on the STABLE Accounts from the CCDD.

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10/10/2025

To mark Blindness Awareness Month, we are reposting Episode 37 of the Demand and Disrupt Podcast. In this episode, Lisa McKinley talks with Rebecca Bridges about deciding to leave her successful career and homeschool her children, as well as what it’s like to be part of a blind couple raising a family together outside of Washington DC.

Lisa talks with Rebecca Bridges about deciding to leave her successful career and homeschool her children, as well as what it’s like to be part of a blind couple raising a family together outside Washington DC. Check out the newly released audio version of Franke James’s book, "Freeing Teresa" o...

10/07/2025

Don't miss the Kentucky Talking Book Library Open House this Friday!

We’re just one week away!

Our Open House is scheduled for Friday, October 10 1-4pm ET in the lobby of the KDLA offices at 300 Coffee Tree Road, Frankfort, KY.

Meet our KTBL Staff and the volunteers that have worked so diligently to create our locally recorded talking books.

We will also have a BARD help station if you have questions or if you want to download your favorite book to keep.

You can also tour our library and see the studios where our locally recorded talking books are made.

We will be joined by our partners with the Kentucky Department for Veterans Affairs, the OVR Blind Services Division, NFB-Newsline®, Tri-State Library Users, and the Bluegrass Council of the Blind!

If you have any questions, feel free to call us at 800-372-2968 or 502-564-5791.

10/07/2025

10/06/2025

CPF is leading a national and global movement to detect and intervene earlier in the lives of children with or at-risk of cerebral palsy.

Through our Early Detection and Intervention Network, we are transforming how cerebral palsy is identified and supported — shaping better futures through timely care, empowered families, and equitable systems.

Learn more at cerebralpalsyfoundation.org.

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