October 2021
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Penny Forward Transcript S2E8 Accessible Resources To Prevent Identity Theft
Eva: When someone other than you uses your identity information to monetize it, get goods or services, or simply act like you, that’s an identity crime. The Penny Forward podcast is transcribed by Anne Verduin, a blind transcriber living in Portland Oregon who charges competitive rates. To hire Anne to transcribe your…
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Penny Forward Podcast S2E8 Accessible Resources To Prevent Identity Theft
If upon hearing the phrase “identity theft,” your first thought is, “Oh, crap!” You are not alone. While the topic of identity theft can evoke feelings of overwhelming dread, there are accessible resources out there if you find yourself a victim of identity theft as well as steps that can be taken to minimize the…
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Penny Forward Transcript S2E7 A Network Of The Blind
Taylor: I’ve had to fight all my life because of college and school issues in terms of accessibility, and so I know what it’s like to have an inaccessible life. So, what keeps me motivated is that I’m able to help others, and I’m able to make a real change, and that I’m able to…
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Penny Forward Podcast S2E7 A Network Of The Blind
Taylor Arndt founded Taylor’s Accessibility Services after she lost her job due to the COVID-19 pandemic. She used her expertise in accessible web design to start a successful web hosting and web accessibility consulting company, and we wanted to learn how she made that possible through building a network of relationships with other blind people.…
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Penny Forward Transcript S2E6 Daring To Dream The Impossible Dream
Chris: From 1998 through 2010, you became a saver, you started to save up a bunch of money, you also tapped into a community block grant, so that was your down payment, right? And you were building your credit, so you had a good credit score, and were able to get a mortgage. And house…
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Penny Forward Podcast S2E6 Daring To Dream The Impossible Dream
Many blind people wonder if we will ever be able to own our own home, Especially if we’re struggling just to find work and get off of social security benefits. Michael Morris lost a good job when his vision changed and he didn’t know how to access the resources that could’ve helped him learn the…
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Penny Forward Transcript S2E5 The Avenue To Success
Ron: Experience is more important than knowledge, because experience teaches knowledge. And there’s too many people, and this is a bias in the rehab system, and it’s a bias that people of my generation, I’m generation X, we in the rehab system have this bias for education. And education is fine, but education doesn’t give…
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Penny Forward Podcast S2E5 The Avenue To Success
We want to know how to make, keep, and grow money on the Penny Forward podcast, and making money usually involves finding a job, or starting a business. Ron Brooks has done both, and we invited him on to learn how he did it, and what he thinks it takes for other blind people to…
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Penny Forward Founder Chris Peterson Featured on ABLE National Resource Center’s ABLE to Save Podcast
Penny Forward founder Chris Peterson was featured on a recent episode of the ABLE to Save podcast from the ABLE National Resource Center. Chris feels that ABLE accounts can be a powerful tool for blind people to build wealth that can be used to weather hard times, take advantage of rare opportunities, and support causes…
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Penny Forward Transcript S2E4 Healing through Healing
(What sounds like a few keys being pressed on a keyboard, then a mouse click.) Leena: When I started doing tapping last year, I wanted to do it as a business, but I still had difficulty because I felt like healing should be free. Even though I paid quite a bit for healing sessions.…