In Focus 

We hope you enjoy the archives of our In Focus radio program.

• In Focus May 2024 where John Oliveira learns about the Candle in the Window retreat. 
• In Focus April 2024 where John Oliveira learns about medical transcription.
• In Focus March 2024 where John Oliveira speaks to a representative from theblindkitchen.com.
• In Focus October 2023 where John Oliveira learns about blind athletes playing hockey.
• In Focus August 2023 where John Oliveira learns about Shadowsinthedark.com. 
• In Focus June, 2023 where John Oliveira learns about a new learn at home Braille program.
• In Focus April 2023 where John Oliveira learns about tactile labels for appliances and consumer conventions.
• In Focus March 2023 where John Oliveira learns about a telephone that is operated by using your voice.
• In Focus February 2023 where John Oliveira learns about a fitness program for the blind.
• In Focus December 2022 where John Oliveira speaks with a representative from www.blindpianolessons.com
• In Focus September 2022 where John Oliveira speaks with a representative from Accessible Pharmacy.
• In Focus August 2022 where John Oliveira speaks with the author of a book about the employment of blind individuals
• In Focus June 2022 where John Oliveira speaks with Ted Galanos from Galanos Consulting about his life and his offer to train on Audacity software.
• In Focus May 2022 where John Oliveira speaks with a representative from the Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired in San Francisco.
• In Focus April 2022 where John Oliveira speaks with a representative from the Hull Foundation and Learning Center.
• In Focus February 2022 where John Oliveira speaks with a representative from pennyforward.com.
• In Focus January 2022 where John Oliveira learns about a home business
• In Focus December 2021 where John Oliveira learns about Ray Starr
• In Focus November 2021 where John Oliveira speaks with Ken Meyer about his radio career
• In Focus October 2021 where John Oliveira speaks with a representative from Dream Vision Group
• In Focus August 2021 where John Oliveira speaks with representatives from Lucyd.co and irie-at.com
• In Focus July 2021
• In Focus May 2021 where John Oliveira learns about new mobility technology and reading technology for the blind.
• In Focus April 2021 where John Oliveira speaks with representatives from Raz Mobility and the Academy of Music for the Blind
• In Focus February 2021 where John Oliveira learns about an organization that is organizing hunting trips for the blind
• In Focus December 2020 where John Oliveira speaks with a representative from ATguys.com
• In Focus November 2020 where John Oliveira speaks with representatives of Seedlings.org.
• In Focus September, 2020 where John Oliveira speaks with Casey Mathews, Entrepreneur and Founder of Web Friendly Help.
• In Focus July 2020 where John Oliveira speaks with a representative from the Harbolt Company.
• In Focus June 2020 where John Oliveira speaks with a representative from RSS Games.
• In Focus May, 2020 where John Oliveira speaks with an inspirational speaker living life.
• In Focus April, 2020 where John Oliveira speaks with a representative from Newsreel Magazine.
• In Focus March 2020 where John Oliveira speaks with a representative from Special Touch Ministries.
• In Focus February, 2020 where John Oliveira speaks with representatives from www.envisionus.com and www.visionarycosmetics.com
• In Focus December, 2019 where John Oliveira speaks with an individual promoting and organizing ice hockey for blind athletes.
• In Focus November, 2019 where John Oliveira speaks with representatives from White Cane Coffee and Elegant Insights Jewelry.
• In Focus October where John Oliveira speaks to a travel agent that specializes in arranging travel for people with disabilities.
• In Focus September where John Oliveira speaks to the host of the Blind and Beyond Radio Show.
• In Focus August where John Oliveira speaks to a representative from En-Vision America.
• In Focus June where John Oliveira speaks to an audio describer.
• In Focus May where John Oliveira speaks with Dan Thompson, author of “Making Computers Fun”
• In Focus April where John Oliveira speaks with Joe Sorenson, author of “The Exciting Life of Joe Sorenson: Volume 1”
• In Focus March, 2019 where John Oliveira speaks with a representative from Blind in Mind.
• In Focus February, 2019 where John Oliveira speaks with a representative from Wilderness Inquiry and a blind entrepreneur.
• In Focus January 2019 where John Oliveira speaks with representatives from the United States Braille Chess Association and International Bicycle Tours.
• October 2018 In Focus program where John Oliveira speaks with a blind woman who is a psychologist and who is changing careers to become a life coach
• September 2018 In Focus program where John Oliveira speaks with a man about judo for the blind and speaks with a woman who is doing research on how to use computer-aided visual technology to help blind people
• August 2018 In Focus program where John Oliveira speaks with a man who trains blind and visually impaired people on how to use Mac computers and iOS devices
• July 2018 In Focus program where John Oliveira speaks with a woman who sells Avon, has written a book, and runs a nonprofit organization to help the disabled
• June 2018 In Focus program where John Oliveira speaks with a man who has written a new book about beep baseball
• April 2018 In Focus program where John Oliveira speaks with a blind film critic and learns about a Bluetooth lock for your home
• March 2018 In Focus program where John Oliveira learns about an organization that helps blind people connect with each other and also speaks with a woman who is a musician and has a travel agency
• December 2017 In Focus program where John Oliveira learns about some new high-tech gifts for Christmas and also speaks with a man who imports assistive technology equipment for the blind into the United States
• October 2017 In Focus program where John Oliveira speaks with a man in Maryland who repairs Perkins braillers and learns about a new small camera that clips onto a pair of glasses and helps a blind person read
• September 2017 In Focus program where John Oliveira learns about a Massachusetts company that sells assistive technology for blind and visually impaired people and learns about the new equipment being released by Apple
• August 2017 In Focus program where John Oliveira learns about a golf tournament for people with disabilities and learns about music lessons for the blind and visually impaired
• February 2017 In Focus program where John Oliveira speaks with two people from blindness-related Christian organizations
• January 2017 In Focus program where John Oliveira learns about a new inexpensive Braille display and a pair of glasses that can be connected to your iPhone
• September 2016 In Focus program where John Oliveira speaks with a woman who produced a film about blind sailing and learns about new iPhone developments
• February 2016 In Focus program where John Oliveira speaks with a woman who produces and sells exercise audio courses for the blind
• January 2016 In Focus program where John Oliveira speaks with a woman who runs a fishing program for people with disabilities and another woman who is part of a theater group consisting of people with disabilities
• December 2015 In Focus program where John Oliveira speaks with a woman about arts and crafts
• September 2015 In Focus program where John Oliveira speaks with a woman who makes a beep kickball for the blind. John also speaks with a man who makes a sonar mobility aid for the blind.
• June 2015 In Focus program where John Oliveira speaks with a woman from Candle In The Window, a yearly conference for blind people. John also speaks with a former blind audio engineering
• February 2015 In Focus program where John Oliveira speaks with a representative of Freedom Scientific, the company that produces the Jaws screen reading program along with other reading products for the blind and visually impaired
• December 2014 In Focus program where John Oliveira speaks with a blind woman who has a business making jewelry and speaks with another woman who sells flameless scented candles
• October 2014 In Focus program where John Oliveira learns about Ski For Light, the new iPhone 6, the Knfb reader iPhone app, and iPhone transportation apps
• June 2014 In Focus program where John Oliveira speaks with the editor of Newsreel Magazine, a recorded magazine for the blind
• March 2014 In Focus program where John Oliveira speaks with a man who runs a program which trains blind people and helps them find employment
• February 2014 In Focus program where John Oliveira speaks with a man who runs a recording studio and trains blind people on how to use access technology
• December 2013 In Focus program where John Oliveira speaks with a woman who sells all kinds of talking products for the blind and interviews a woman who sells items to make your home smell nicer
• October 2013 In Focus program where John Oliveira speaks with a man who helps people with disabilities have wilderness experiences, and interviews a man about an organization that gives access to the arts for people with disabilities
• July 2013 In Focus program where John Oliveira speaks with a woman who creates Braille business and greeting cards, speaks with a man who runs a store selling low-vision aids and interviews a man about a camp for the blind
• May 2013 In Focus program where John Oliveira speaks with a woman who runs a tour group for disabled people and another woman who does ceramics
• March 2013 In Focus program where John Oliveira interviews a man who wrote a book about his life at Perkins School for the Blind
• February 2013 In Focus program where John Oliveira speaks with a woman who publishes children’s books
• January 2013 In Focus program where John Oliveira speaks with a blind man who has a company which manufactures trophies and learns about the upcoming BSCB and NFB conventions
• December 2012 In Focus program where John Oliveira speaks with a blind man who does motivational speaking
• November 2012 In Focus program where John Oliveira speaks with a woman who makes custom chocolates for the blind and also learns about Ski for Light
• July 2012 In Focus program where John Oliveira learns about the new products from the American Printing House for the Blind and also the new products from GW Micro
• April 2012 In Focus program where John Oliveira learns about the activity of dragon-boating and also speaks with a woman who offers computer training for the blind via phone or Skype
• March 2012 In Focus program where John Oliveira learns about an inexpensive program for reading PDF files and electronic books
• February 2012 In Focus program where John Oliveira learns about cruises for the blind and a new telephone chat community for the blind
• September 2011 In Focus program where John Oliveira speaks with a woman who offers braille transcription and tutoring services and also learns about a company which offers training for a career in sales for blind people
• August 2011 In Focus program where John Oliveira learns about a writer’s workshop and a new reading system for the blind that takes a picture of the printed page.
• June 2011 In Focus program where John Oliveira learns about talking bar code scanners and also learns about a camp for the blind
• May 2011 In Focus program where John Oliveira speaks with a man who manufactures canes and also speaks with a woman who makes special Braille chocolate bars
• February 2011 In Focus program where John Oliveira speaks with a woman who runs an adaptive technology business
• December 2010 In Focus program where John Oliveira learns about some interesting gifts to buy for the holidays
• October 2010 In Focus program where John Oliveira learns about playing virtual tennis for the blind and also learns about finding partners for tandem biking
• August 2010 In Focus program where John Oliveira learns about playing audible darts for the blind
• June 2010 In Focus program where John Oliveira speaks with a woman who teaches a writing class, another woman who sells scented candles and soap, and learns about an accessible website for using wi-fi in airplanes.
• May 2010 In Focus program where John Oliveira speaks with a woman who runs her own adaptive technology company and learns about fashion for blind men and women
• April 2010 In Focus program where John Oliveira speaks with a woman who makes Braille jewelry and learns about exhibits at the CSUN conference
• March 2010 In Focus program where John Oliveira speaks with Mika Pyyhkala about upcoming conventions for the blind
• January 2010 In Focus program where John Oliveira learns about a new business opportunity for blind people and speaks with a blind radio broadcaster
• December 2009 In Focus program where John Oliveira learns about two magazines for the blind
• October 2009 In Focus program where John Oliveira learns about a new nutritional supplement and also interviews a woman who makes Braille chocolates
• August 2009 In Focus program where John Oliveira learns about a service that allows people to access the internet without needing a computer and also learns about a company that sells children’s braille books
• July 2009 In Focus program where John Oliveira speaks with a blind author and learns about some of the new assistive technology showcased at the ACB and NFB conventions this summer
• May 2009 In Focus program where John Oliveira learns about two travel agencies run by blind people and learns about an art contest for people with disabilities
• March 2009 In Focus program where John Oliveira learns about ways to improve transportation access and learns about a camp for blind adults.
• February 2009 In Focus program where John Oliveira learns about an organization that helps families with disabilities
• January 2009 In Focus program where John Oliveira learns about a new reading machine for the blind
• December 2008 In Focus program where John Oliveira learns about a company that makes 1-ounce chocolate bars, speaks with a woman who sells knitted and crotchetted items, and learns about a company which produces accessible games for the blind
• September 2008 In Focus program where John Oliveira learns about an upcoming assistive technology expo in New Hampshire and also learns about a lawsuit against target stores and about a new search engine
• August 2008 In Focus program where John Oliveira interviews a man who repairs Perkins braille writers and interviews a blimd woman who runs a camp for disabled people who want to do tandem cycling
• July 2008 In Focus program where John Oliveira interviews a man who makes a scanner which reads labels on products and also interviews a blind man who has a business selling scented oils
• June 2008 In Focus program where John Oliveira interviews a man who is a blind woodworker who makes toys
• May 2008 In Focus program where John Oliveira interviews a blind woman who runs a company that arranges trips for the blind and also learns about the blindness conventions in July
• April 2008 In Focus program where John Oliveira interviews a man who produces audio-based music courses for the blind. 
• February 2008 In Focus program where John Oliveira learns about a portable reading machine for the blind contained in a cell phone
• January 2008 In Focus program where John Oliveira interviews a man who helps blind people develop their own businesses
• December 2007 In Focus program where John Oliveira interviews a man whoe runs a service that reads personal documents to blind people via telephone and also speaks with a woman who makes braille chocolate bars
• November 2007 In Focus program where John Oliveira interviews a woman whose company makes jewelry and also learns about the Lutheran Blind Mission
• October 2007 In Focus program where John Oliveira interviews a woman whose company makes Braille jewelry and t-shirts and also learns about a company which helps people start their own businesses
• September 2007 In Focus program where John Oliveira interviews a woman whose company makes accessible computer games for the blind and also learns about goal ball
• August 2007 In Focus program where John Oliveira interviews some of this year’s abc scholarship winners and a woman who runs a computer tutoring program for the blind
• July 2007 In Focus program where John Oliveira interviews a woman who runs a program in Vermont for sports and recreational activities for people with disabilities and also talks about some new gadgets
• June 2007 In Focus program where John Oliveira interviews a blind man from Chicago who has an adaptive technology business and also learns about an organization that raises money for blind athletes
• April 2007 In Focus program where John Oliveira interviews a blind musician who has his own recording studio and also learns about a camp for the blind in Michigan.
• March 2007 In Focus program where John Oliveira learns about the Christian Record organization and also talks with Mika Pyyhkala about discrimination issues against the blind.
• February 2007 In Focus program where John Oliveira learns about a new notetaker for the blind called the Icon and also learns about the cooking in the dark internet radio show.
• January 2007 In Focus program where John Oliveira talks with Mika Pyyhkala
• December 2006 In Focus program where John Oliveira interviews a woman who runts a tape-lending library for the blind which records books and also interviews a man who runs a company that manufactures online accessible games
• November 2006 In Focus program where John Oliveira interviews a woman who has an online magazine for people wanting to sell, buy, and trade items and also interviews a woman who has her own adaptive technology company
• October 2006 In Focus program where John Oliveira learns about ski for light, and also learns about a group called Global Explorers
• September 2006 In Focus program where John Oliveira interviews a sign Language interpreter and also learns about a new music course for the blind
• July 2006 In Focus program where John Oliveira learns about a new inexpensive talking glucose monitor and interviews a representative from Beyond Sight, a store for the blind and visually impaired
• June 2006 In Focus program where John Oliveira interviews a woman who runts her own braille production business and lerns about a new laptop computer
• May 2006 In Focus program where John Oliveira interviews a woman who records shopping catalogs for blind people and a man who has developed an exercise program for blind people
• April 2006 In Focus program where John Oliveira interviews a blind golfer and learns about a new very portable reading machine for the blind
• March 2006 In Focus program where John Oliveira interviews a woman who has written a book about blind children in public schools and a man who runs a summer camp for the blind in Texas
• February 2006 In Focus program where John Oliveira interviews a blind man who runs his own travel agency and another blind man who runs his own braille production business
• January 2006 In Focus program where John Oliveira interviews a blind minister who publishes a Christian magazine for the blind
• November 2005 In Focus program where John Oliveira interviews a blind teacher
• October 2005 In Focus program where John Oliveira learns about podcasting and blind people throwing horseshoes
• August 2005 In Focus program where John Oliveira interviews a woman who sells her own line of gourmet salad dressings and a man who works for a company that sells products for people with low vision
• July 2005 In Focus program where John Oliveira interviews a woman who works for an organization that brailles and records books and a blind psychologist 
• June 2005 In Focus program where John Oliveira interviews a psychologist who sees patients via telephone and a person who runs a computer support business
• May 2005 In Focus program where John Oliveira interviews a man who runs a piano tuning school and a Canadian psychology professor who teaches a course on touch
• April 2005 In Focus program where John Oliveira interviews a guest from a site where people can use voice chat and another guest who runs a site with a lot of information about blindness resources
• March 2005 In Focus program where John Oliveira interviews a guest from an assistive technology company and also speaks with a blind author
• February 2005 In Focus program where John Oliveira interviews Phil Parr about his life and his new magazine for blind singles. John also interviews Paul Preston from http://www.lookingglass.org.
• January 2005 In Focus program where John Oliveira interviews a man who provides refurbished computers to blind people. John also interviews the owner of Adaptive Technology Consulting
• October 2004 In Focus program where John Oliveira learns about cruises for blind people and also speaks with a person who does adaptive technology training via the internet
• September 2004 In Focus program where John Oliveira learns about a new small laptop computer for the blind and also learns about a new accessible cell phone from Cingular Wireless
• August 2004 In Focus program where John Oliveira interviews a man about a low-interest loan program for adaptive technology for the blind and also learns about the progress in making cell phones accessible for the blind
• July 2004 In Focus program where John Oliveira interviews a man who runs cruises for the blind and learns about a new internet radio for the blind
• June 2004 In Focus program where John Oliveira interviews a blind actor and a woman who has edited a book about outdoor activities for the blind
• May 2004 In Focus program where John Oliveira learns about accessinng the internet via telephone an also learns about a new aviation law and its effect on blind people
• March 2004 In Focus program where John Oliveira learns about an opportunity for blind people to travel to Japan on a mobility exchange and also learns about an annual church conference for the blind
• February 2004 In Focus program where John Oliveira learns about a website for blind entrepreneurs
• January 2004 In Focus program where John Oliveira learns about a study done on the most livable cities for blind people and also speaks with ann Morris about her aids and appliances catalog business
• November 2003 In Focus program where John Oliveira learns about a Braille transcription service, a new mobility device, and a company which sells high-tech products for the blind and visually impaired
• October 2003 In Focus program where John Oliveira learns about a source for accessible books and speaks with a blind person who flew on the Concord
• September 2003 In Focus program where John Oliveira learns about a website for blind job seekers and a blind photographer
• August 2003 In Focus program where John Oliveira learns about a new voicemail chat system and beep baseball
• July 2003 In Focus program where john Oliveira learns about a scanner for identifying your groceries and a free correspondence school for the blind
• May 2003 In Focus program where John Oliveira interviews the owner of Speak To Me which sells all different types of talking products and learns about the Candle In The Window seminars for the blind
• April 2003 In Focus program where John Oliveira interviews winners of the ABC poker tournament and learns about described opera for the blind