This Is What Blind Looks Like

This Is What Blind Looks Like

You’ve probably heard someone say, “But you don’t look blind.” We have too. This Is What Blind Looks Like exists because there is no one way to look, live, move through the world, or experience life as a blind or visually impaired person. Join Angie, Patty, Danny, and Greg, four people with very different backgrounds and experiences with blindness, as we trade stories, challenge misconceptions, answer the questions people are sometimes afraid to ask, and occasionally call out the ridiculous things blind people encounter in a world designed with sight in mind. We talk accessibility, blindness etiquette, guide dogs and canes, technology, relationships, careers, independence, ableism, and everyday life. We bring in guests, share resources, answer listener questions through "Ask a Blind Person", and sometimes set the serious stuff aside and have a little BS session. And while blindness connects us, it doesn’t define everything about us. We’re people with careers, families, relationships, opinions, hobbies, weird stories, pet peeves, and lives that extend far beyond our disabilities. If you’re blind or visually impaired, adjusting to vision loss, know or love someone who is blind, want to be a better ally, or have ever wondered what life without sight is actually like, pull up a chair. You might discover that “what blind looks like” is a whole lot broader than you thought.  Because blindness doesn’t have one look. This is what blind looks like.

  1. Oct 28

    S. 7. Ep. 3: A Comprehensive guide to sight Loss

    Adjusting to sight loss comes with plenty of questions. Where do you find training? What technology can help? How do you deal with the emotional side of losing your vision? This week, Angie, Patty, Greg, and Danny discuss blindness adjustment training, mental health, finding community, accessible technology, employment resources, and ways to maintain independence. They share their own experiences, including what worked, what didn't, and what they wish they'd known sooner. Greg covers iPhone accessibility updates in Greg the Gadget Guru, and during Ask a Blind Person, the crew answers whether blind people visualize movies and why color still matters when you can't see it. We've included the resources discussed throughout the episode, along with additional blindness training centers and organizations across the country. Resources and Support Residential Blindness Adjustment Training Centers Colorado Center for the Blind, Littleton, Colorado: https://cocenter.org | 303-778-1130 Louisiana Center for the Blind, Ruston, Louisiana: https://www.louisianacenter.org | 318-251-2891 BLIND, Incorporated, Minneapolis, Minnesota: https://www.blindinc.org | 612-872-0100 Iowa Department for the Blind Orientation Center, Des Moines, Iowa: https://blind.iowa.gov/programs-services/orientation-center Nebraska Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Lincoln, Nebraska: https://www.ncbvi.ne.gov | 402-471-2891 New Mexico Commission for the Blind Adult Orientation Center, Alamogordo, New Mexico: https://www.cfb.nm.gov | 575-437-0401 Ho'opono Services for the Blind, Honolulu, Hawaii: https://humanservices.hawaii.gov/vr/hoopono/about/ | 808-586-5269 California Orientation Center for the Blind, Albany, California: https://www.dor.ca.gov/Home/OCB | 510-559-1200 SAAVI Services for the Blind, Arizona: https://saavi.us | Phoenix: 602-795-0195 | Tucson: 520-795-1331 Additional Blindness Rehabilitation and Training Organizations Braille Institute: https://www.brailleinstitute.org | 1-800-272-4553 Lighthouse Guild: https://lighthouseguild.org | 1-800-284-4422 LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, San Francisco: https://lighthouse-sf.org | 415-431-1481 San Diego Center for the Blind: https://www.sdcb.org Valley Center for the Blind, Fresno: https://valleycenterfortheblind.org | 559-222-4447 Community Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Stockton: https://communitycenterfortheblind.org | 209-466-3836 Ensight Skills Center, Colorado: https://ensightskills.org | 970-407-9999 VA Blind Rehabilitation Centers: https://www.rehab.va.gov/blindrehab/Blind_Rehabilitation_Centers.asp State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies: https://rsa.ed.gov/about/states National Blindness Professional Certification Board: https://nbpcb.org/pages/NBPCBcenterapproval.php VisionServe Alliance: https://visionservealliance.org Mental Health and Emotional Support Hadley: https://hadleyhelps.org | 1-800-323-4238 FindTreatment.gov: https://findtreatment.gov 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: https://988lifeline.org | Call or text 988, available 24/7 Zocdoc: https://www.zocdoc.com Talkspace: https://www.talkspace.com BetterHelp: https://www.betterhelp.com Community and Peer Support National Federation of the Blind (NFB): https://nfb.org | 410-659-9314 American Council of the Blind (ACB): https://www.acb.org American Printing House for the Blind (APH): https://www.aph.org APH ConnectCenter: https://aphconnectcenter.org Reddit r/blind Community: https://www.reddit.com/r/Blind/ BlindTok on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/tag/blindtok Accessible Technology and Everyday Tools Be My Eyes: https://www.bemyeyes.com Microsoft Seeing AI: https://www.seeingai.com Computers for the Blind: https://computersfortheblind.org | 214-340-6328 Apple VoiceOver: https://www.apple.com/accessibility/vision/ Google TalkBack: https://support.google.com/accessibility/android/answer/6283677 Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses: https://www.ray-ban.com/usa/ray-ban-meta-ai-glasses Rokid Smart Glasses: https://global.rokid.com Amazon Alexa: https://www.amazon.com/alexa Google Home: https://home.google.com Apple HomePod: https://www.apple.com/homepod/ VoiceVista: https://www.voicevista.app Financial Assistance, Employment, and Transportation Social Security Administration, SSI and SSDI: https://www.ssa.gov | 1-800-772-1213 Ticket to Work Program: https://choosework.ssa.gov | 1-866-968-7842 State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies: https://rsa.ed.gov/about/states ADA Transportation Information: https://www.ada.gov National Aging and Disability Transportation Center: https://www.nadtc.org Books, Games, Entertainment, and Recreation 64 Ounce Games: https://www.64ouncegames.com ACB Audio Description Project: https://adp.acb.org Move United: https://moveunitedsport.org United States Association of Blind Athletes (USABA): https://www.usaba.org National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS): https://www.loc.gov/nls | 1-888-657-7323 BARD, Braille and Audio Reading Download: https://nlsbard.loc.gov Bookshare: https://www.bookshare.org | 650-352-0198 Perkins School for the Blind: https://www.perkins.org Perkins Library: https://www.perkins.org/library | 1-800-852-3133 Audible: https://www.audible.com Blind Stokers Club: https://www.blindstokersclub.org Training Note: Program availability, eligibility, residential accommodations, and funding vary. Contact individual centers or your state's vocational rehabilitation agency for current information. Connect With Us Have a question for Ask a Blind Person or a resource you'd like to share? Email: hello@blindlookslike.com Facebook: This Is What Blind Looks Like Instagram: @BlindLooksLikePod TikTok: @blindlookslike

  2. Sep 22

    S. 7. Ep. 1. : The Blind person's living sighted guide

    Season 7 is here, and This Is What Blind Looks Like has some new voices, new segments, and plenty to say. Angie welcomes new co-host Patty and contributor Greg the Gadget Guru as the crew tackles a question that can make or break the peace in a household: what happens when blind and sighted people live together? From moving things that were put somewhere for a reason, leaving cabinets and doors open, and turning walkways into trip hazards, to touching mobility tools and jumping in to “help” without being asked, the crew shares their own experiences and explains why certain habits can create extra work or genuine safety concerns for someone who is blind. They also get into organization, guide dogs, cooking, personal independence, and why asking someone how they want to be helped can save everyone a lot of frustration. This episode is for blind people who have ever wanted their sighted family, roommates, or partners to understand how they use their space, and for sighted people who genuinely want to be better people to live with. Greg also makes his Gadget Guru debut with Orion, an app designed to help blind users locate objects and identify what is around them, including support for Meta Ray-Bans. Then the new Ask a Blind Person segment answers a question from Maddie: Can blind people actually cook an entire meal on their own? Consider this The Blind Person’s Living Sighted Guide, complete with stories, disagreements, questionable household decisions, and advice from people who actually live it.

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You’ve probably heard someone say, “But you don’t look blind.” We have too. This Is What Blind Looks Like exists because there is no one way to look, live, move through the world, or experience life as a blind or visually impaired person. Join Angie, Patty, Danny, and Greg, four people with very different backgrounds and experiences with blindness, as we trade stories, challenge misconceptions, answer the questions people are sometimes afraid to ask, and occasionally call out the ridiculous things blind people encounter in a world designed with sight in mind. We talk accessibility, blindness etiquette, guide dogs and canes, technology, relationships, careers, independence, ableism, and everyday life. We bring in guests, share resources, answer listener questions through "Ask a Blind Person", and sometimes set the serious stuff aside and have a little BS session. And while blindness connects us, it doesn’t define everything about us. We’re people with careers, families, relationships, opinions, hobbies, weird stories, pet peeves, and lives that extend far beyond our disabilities. If you’re blind or visually impaired, adjusting to vision loss, know or love someone who is blind, want to be a better ally, or have ever wondered what life without sight is actually like, pull up a chair. You might discover that “what blind looks like” is a whole lot broader than you thought.  Because blindness doesn’t have one look. This is what blind looks like.

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