Colleen ventures into the Guitar Dungeon of Assistive Technology Banter, or the AT Banter podcast of Rob Mineault, Ryan Fleury, and Steve Barclay. Their goal is to provide a balanced and entertaining look at AssistiveTechnology, Accessibility and its importance in people’s lives. These fine gentlemen contacted Colleen to discuss her visual impairment, social perspective, and […]
Colleen has collaborated with Defacto Sound‘s podcast Twenty Thousand Hertz to talk about many aspects of audio description and this hidden track in an increasing number of films. Check out the podcast on Soundcloud. The goal is to further the production of Audio Description for TV, Film, and more! Interested in becoming an Audio Describer? Contact Colleen at Audio Description […]
Colleen was contacted by Defacto Sound, which is a Sound Studio in MD, USA. Proprietor Dallas interviews her regarding her life in the visual world, and her thoughts on Audio Description. This is a fascinating look into the world of a sighted sound engineer talking to a blind sound-lover. Our goal is to further the […]
It’s finally here! Voting 2016…how was it for you? Colleen describes her accessible voting experience (or lack thereof). She also announces her upcoming collaboration with Comics Empower! Survey for Blind Voter Feedback Listen to Colleen’s past podcasts about voting in 2014 and about voting in 2012. Email: blindinspirationcast@gmail.com Or tweet us @inspirationcast Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe […]
Colleen and Alyssa do an audio description movie review of Mad Max Fury Road! Note that this film is rated R for violence and explosions, but it ends up being a great example of how to view a film that is almost all AD and very little dialogue. In need of some heavy metal, car […]
Colleen returns from establishing her new joint venture, Audio Description Training Retreats, to discuss Marvel Movie-verse accessibility with Alyssa and Cheryl! Hear how video description has entered the Marvel world from Iron Man 1 to Deadpool . What is your experience with audio description in mainstream Hollywood films? Have a good or bad example of description? […]
Apologies for the mistakenly re-released previous episode. This is a completely new podcast episode. Colleen discusses the art of Audio Description and the service it provides for the blind and vision impaired. She touches on where it comes from, how to get it, and her own experiences using the service. Also, she announces a new […]
Colleen gives her take on how people with visual impairments and color blindness perceive and relate to colors as the sighted world knows them. She’s not a scientist or a doctor, but Colleen touches on the uniqueness of every person’s eyes, society’s naming of colors, and why it is worth it to describe color to […]
