Pride Connection Blind LGBT Pride International

June is internationally recognized as Pride Month and this year BPI members and allies have taken to the MIC to share their thoughts on Why Pride? Why
Pride matters? Why Pride is important?

This powerful set of testimonials spans experiences both very personal and very retrospective of our community. We share from our vulnerability, experience
and from our hearts. We hope this episode will serve to continue the understanding of why all parts of us matter, need to be respected and why our pride
can only strengthen the greater pride of advocacy.

If your really still asking yourself: Why Pride in this time and space this episode is for you.

BPI celebrates our strong and wonderful Allies this month as well and this episode is also a testimonial in itself of our strong Allied Members.

Pride Connection airs on ACB Media stream 1, Tuesday evenings at 10 pm and can be found wherever you listen to podcasts by searching: ACB’s Pride Connection

For more information or to support our mission please visit
www.BPI.gay

Late May coincides with Memorial Day in the U.S. and warm weather in many regions of the world. With summer in the air, it's time to pull out the suitcases
from the closet and set out for new travel destinations. On today's Pride Connection podcast, Leah Gardner talks with some BPI members about their travel
experiences around the world. They share memories of travels past and hopes for future exploration. They also share tips and tricks for navigating as a
visually impaired traveler in new locations. If you want to travel with confidence, get packing and listen to this week's Pride Connection escapade.

Pride is a big deal in the LBGTQIA Plus community, but, for some of us who are blind or visually impaired, the idea of attending such a huge event can
feel scary and/or overwhelming. On this episode of Pride Connection, we reached out to some of our members who have attended pride marches all over the
country and came away with some tips and tricks that might make the whole experience feel a bit more doable. We hope this episode gives you some insight
and maybe some confidence to get out this year and support the community.

Pride Connection can be heard Tuesday nights on the ACB Media network Stream 1 at 10 pm; or can be accessed by your favorite podcast catcher by searching:

ACB’s Pride Connection

For more information about our organization please visit
www.BPI.Gay

Questions about the show or Blind LGBT Pride please email:

membership@BlindLGBTPride.org

Episode Notes

This week Anthony Corona and Jessica Tomlinson speak with Kaila Allen of ACB Crafters and Jade Alexander to learn about many ways of creating accessible craft projects. Amethyst Twilight also shares her own personal experiences with art and crafting. Low vision? No vision? You can still be an artist or crafter and add beauty to the world.

We answer some of the fun questions about crafting, get a little philosophical, and talk about projects that can be fun and exciting!

Pride Connection airs Tuesday at 10 PM Eastern on ACB Media 1, and can be found wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.

Check out ACB Crafters at https://www.facebook.com/groups/acbcrafters/

Check out Jade Alexander and Tokyo Dog Designs at https://www.tokyodogdesigns.com/

Episode Notes

Join Pride Connection as we talk with Diane, Collin of ArtsAbly, along with Shannon and Natalia, two blind musicians, who have both studied at the university level. They talk accessibility in the university halls, and the concert halls, and even beyond in the broader community. Learn about some barriers they faced, and some suggestions they have for moving forward. If you’re a producer, a performer, or just someone who enjoys the arts, you’ll definitely want to tune in for this one.

Episode Notes

We at Blind Pride International are always working diligently to advocate for our membership. But, things have been kind of heavy lately and we wanted to lighten things up. We invited BPI members to a recording session where they could share their embarrassing stories and bloopers. Join us for an episode full of laughter and commerodity.