Hi, listeners! As usual, thank you for your patience and interest. Colleen is enjoying making videos with new Seeing Eye Dog Joplin so much she has decided to continue them on a regular basis! Podcasts will return periodically so keep an eye. Email us with any suggestions for podcast topics. If you enjoy Colleen though, check out […]
Colleen is getting a guide dog! She is sharing this experience on a video blog instead of her podcast. Check out her first 3 vlogs on YouTube here. Subscribe to her channel and select the bell icon to be notified when she adds a new video. She will be continuing her podcast after this adventure, […]
Legally blind hostess Colleen gives a stand-up rendition of her personal top twenty reasons why the visually impaired community is secretly awesome. Have you ever walked by a blind person and thought, “I could never live….how do they exist?” It’s not easy, but it’s not impossible. Laugh along with us and comment! Did Colleen miss […]
In this follow up to her White Cane Podcast, Colleen addresses more techniques and resources for traveling independently with a visual impairment. Answering some great feedback, she also shares some personal views and tips on the importance of gaining independent living skills. Keep the comments and questions coming this way! blindinspirationcast@gmail.com Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe […]
This podcast reveals some of the mysteries and misconceptions about The Long White Canes used by the blind and visually impaired. Colleen goes into the basics of why canes are used, how to get them, how to train with them, and what to do once you have one. For sighted listeners, this is a fun […]
Turner Classic Movies’ The Projected Image: A History of Disability in Film is running each Tuesday evening in October. Of particular interest to Colleen is the 1942 film Eyes in the Night, which follows a blind detective in his thwarting of a group of murderers and thieves. Colleen and Cheryl discuss the film and its portrayal […]
Today Colleen talks about how people with visual impairments appear to those around them. She discussed the standard image that most people think of: someone walking with sunglasses and a cane. She describes why these items may or may not be necessary for both the person using them and the people around him/her. Remember that […]
