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The People Make the Places

The People Make the Places

By: Mike May and friends
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We have years of written and audio travel stories, made even more interesting traveling as a blind person with a guide dog. This history will be combined with interviews and stories from others, blind and sighted. "It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive."Copyright 2026 Social Sciences Travel Writing & Commentary
Episodes
  • S2E23 - The People who Made Sendero Group, 1999-2018
    Jul 4 2026
    Episode Notes

    Notes go here

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    39 mins
  • S2E22 - WayFun 2005 trip in Maine
    Jun 6 2026

    Show Notes for Episode 22, Maine, June 2026

    These are the Sendero WayFun 2005 stories written by five students followed by their audio reflections 21 years later as grown-ups with successful careers. Hear from Stacy Cervenka, Adam Rodenbeck, Denna Lampert, Brian Quintana, and Jamie Dean, about their adventures using GPS while hiking the streets and pathways of Portland and Bar Harbor Maine. They all ended up with very successful careers along with several others from that group.

    The People Make the Places podcast shares the complexity of traveling, especially as a blind person, something from which everyone can benefit.

    Here are some links with more content about Mike May and friends.

    http://crashingthrough.com/the-people-make-the-places-mike-may-and-friends/

    For additional stories about blind travel and the opportunity for related grants, check out,

    https://www.blindtravel.org/

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    52 mins
  • S2E21 - Australia New Zealand and the origins of accessible GPS
    May 2 2026

    Show Notes for Episode 21, May 2026

    This episode draws from Mike May’s posts in the Sendero blog about New Zealand and Australia and the origins of accessible GPS. There are featured recordings of Jonathan Mosen and Stevie Wonder. Both Mike and Jonathan pay tribute to one of the founders of access technology, Russell Smith. There are snippets of audio from Mike with a friend in Australia in 1985. This episode expands the concept of “The People Make the Places” to “The people who make the technology.”

    The People Make the Places podcast shares the complexity of traveling, especially as a blind person, something from which everyone can benefit.

    Here are some links with more content about Mike May and friends.

    http://crashingthrough.com/the-people-make-the-places-mike-may-and-friends/

    For additional stories about blind travel and the opportunity for related grants, check out,

    https://www.blindtravel.org/

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    49 mins
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