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Hello! My Name is Tim Schwartz and I’d like to welcome you to the Life After Blindness Blog and Podcast!
I began to slowly lose my vision when I was about 13 years old. I’ve been through the good, the bad and the ugly of vision loss. If not for the help of family, friends and technology – I’d never be where I am today. And now I want to share what I’ve learned with you.
I originally launched the blog and podcast in 2013. My intention was to be a resource for the visually impaired and sighted alike. I wanted the blog and podcast to be a source of inspiration for the blind community. Not just a place to find the latest news and events, but also a source of comfort. I had also hoped that sighted people would find this a welcoming resource that could aid them in relating to blind family or friends.
These feelings and goals never changed but my personal life did. When I started the podcast in 2013, my wife and I had just moved and our daughter was 8 months old. So keeping up with a blog and podcast on a regular basis proved to be overwhelming.
In my absence from the podcast, I have continued to write some blog posts. I’ve also shared numerous blindness-related stories to Twitter and Facebook. But, my desire to podcast regularly and share my passion with the world has never waivered. I feel that my dream to make ‘Life After Blindness’ achieve its potential is stronger than it has ever been!
So whether you have been blind since birth or slowly losing your vision for years, we all have this one thing in common. Therefore, we share many of the same barriers as well as achievements. Please come along with me as we embark on this journey together! And let’s show the world that there truly can be a life after blindness…
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Welcome to episode 2 of the Life After Blindness podcast! Now listed in iTunes
as well as the
Radio app for IPhone and Android!
This week,we begin with a welcome from Tim Schwartz and a couple of remarks about last week’s episode.
This week we feature the Audio Description Project website and review the new iPhone game, The Nightjar.
But first…
- Top Headlines
1. MSN.com
Because of advances in 3-D printing technology, visually impaired expectant parents are for the first time able to “see” their babies in utero via printable plastic models of their sonogram photos.
2. Wired.com
study shows that children of blind mothers learn different ways to communicate. A child learns that adults communicate in different ways. They are still able to use eye contact and follow the gaze of another. Also scored higher in testing.
3. KomoNews.com
Sports helping blind kids overcome fears. Blind child who uses gymnastics to not only stay fit but also better understand his surroundings as well as learn other important social skills.
4. Visivite.com
FDA approves iPhone app called My vision track. An app that allows someone with AMD to track the progression of their vision at home. Available by prescription only
Letter to Mister Rogers from 5 year old blind girl about feeding fish.
- Website review of the Audio Description Project. An Initiative of the American Council of the Blind.
This website is a great resource for finding out about all things related to audio description. Here you can find out what it is as well as what movie theaters, performance venues and DVD’s offer it.
- IPhone Tap Tip of the Week
Adding the emoticon keyboard to your iPhone.
- A Review of ‘The Nightjar’ by Somethin’ Else
An amazing 3D audio only game for the iPhone. From their website:
“You’re going to find yourself on a dying spaceship, circling a black hole, in all kinds of trouble. The game features the voice of Benedict Cumberbatch. It’s terrifying.”
Thanks so much for listening!