Bill Barker – An Oral History

05/05/14 • 49 min

LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired | Podcast

In July 2013 Lighthouse CEO Bryan Bashin conducted a wide-ranging interview with Bill Barker, a person with six decades of relationship with our organization. Bill passed on Saturday May 3, 2014 and this record may be the best modern recognition of his life and sensibility.

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Cecelia Elkington Setty on Mt. Veeder History

On Feburary 9^th, local author Cecilia Elkington Setty met with a gathering of Enchanted Hills Camp neighbors to speak about the fascinating history of Mt. Veeder and the original Mt. Veeder Resort which is now home to Enchanted Hills.

Grape grower Cecelia Elkington Setty has published two books on Napa’s history. “The Mount Veeder Resort, A History of Napa County Settlers” is about our very own mountain and “Atlas Peak” is about her family’s’ 90 year old ranch. Cecelia was born in Salinas, California and is a descendant of early pioneer families that settled in Napa in 1863-1866.

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Productivity Tools Blind Executives Use

This extended conversation originally recorded on April 24, 2014 covers calendaring systems, contacts, and tactics for staying competitive by using high and low-tech tools and techniques. Each technique will help a blind executive with finding and using information quickly.

Presented by Bryan Bashin, CEO of the Lighthouse for the Blind and Jessie Lorenz, Executive Director of San Francisco’s Independent Living Resource Center (ILRC).

Following is a list of Jessie’s most frequently used apps:

Task management: OmniFocus 2 for iPhone

Calendaring: VO Calendar

Note taking: Drafts – Quickly Capture Notes

Voice memos: DropVox – Record Voice Memos to Dropbox

Quickly launch apps on your iOS device: Launch Center Pro

Workflow shortcuts: If This Than That

Save notes, web clips, files and images: Evernote

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