Media producer, voiceover artist, public speaker, consultant and longtime philanthropist, Michele Spitz, stops by to have a couple of laughs and discuss her passion of advocating for media accessibility and disability inclusion and awareness. For ove...
Dylan Rafaty’s personal mission is to increase opportunities by opening new doors so that everyone can have an overall better quality of life. He stops by to share his unique personal journey, being born with both significant hearing loss and early s...
Vice President of Marketing, Stephanie Jones, stops by to talk about how the Menus4ALL app puts over 850,000 accessible restaurant menus in the palm of your hand. She then takes John for a test drive with the app to demonstrate the ease of use and em...
Mary Mammoliti, host of the Kitchen Confession Podcast and the Dish with Mary TV Show, stops by to share her personal journey with Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) and how she confronted her imposter syndrome, stopped saying sorry and started finding abilit...
Co-host of the AT Banter Podcast, Ryan Fleury, stops to share the story of how his sight was abruptly lost in an accident and the new found direction his life took thereafter. Ryan and John discuss assistive technology and how AI and Chat GPT, will ...
Founder and President of the Together Achieving Dreams (TAD) Foundation, Kathryn Webster, stops by to share her unbelievably unique sight loss journey and the humbling moment she became comfortable with herself. Kathryn explains TAD Foundation’s thre...
Director of Strategic Partnerships, Billy Parker, stops by to explain how NSITE is a one-stop-shop for blindness employment. A spinoff of the National Industries for the Blind (NIB), NSITE works with employers to identify potential candidates who are...
James Warnken stops by to share about his journey with progressive vision loss due to the rare eye disease, Genetic Retinal Dystrophy, which typically leads to blindness. He discusses some of the challenges he faced during his unconventional path thr...
Founder and CEO, Lukas Simianer, stops by to illuminate some staggering employment statistics of the blind and visually impaired community. He shares the origin story of Clusiv, the world’s first e-learning platform built for and by the blind and the...
Kirk Adams stops by to share his sight loss story and journey learning to advocate for himself and how his work with the Seattle Lighthouse for the Blind lead him to the CEO position at The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB). Kirk talks about th...
Matt Philipenko returns to expand on the assistive devices and software that makes his world go ‘round. As a Microsoft Office Ranger, Matt is passionate about Windows and Office accessibility. Matt takes John for a tour of new and improved Magnifier and ...
For more than 10 years Ren Leach has provided broadcast-quality Voice Over recordings for countless TV and radio commercials and video productions. In the last six months he has directed his voice efforts to Audio Description. Ren stops by to talk about ...
Matt Philipenko stops by to share his journey with the rare retinal disease Stargardts, how it affected him and his family and why he developed the mindset to Rise Up rather than roll over. Matt also discusses the extraordinary nomadic adventure that ult...
Stephanae McCoy stops by to share her unique sight loss story and talk about the advocacy platform she created called Bold Blind Beauty. which celebrates a diverse and inclusive community through empowerment, connection, and barrier breaking. Stephanae a...
The most interesting griller in the world, Chris Peltz, stops by with an update on season two of his podcast, The Blind Grilling Experience. Chris and John discuss the numerous accessible tools available for outdoor grilling and John shares his experienc...
Entrepreneur and mother, Victoria Watts, stops by to share her story of parenting a child that was born blind, her inspiration to create the tactile packaging language, The CyR.U.S. System of Raised Universal Symbols, and the ambitious goal to make it th...
Professional Speaker & Curiosity Instigator André van Hall stops by to help us unleash the power of what if to awaken curiosity, so we can instigate change, adapt and innovate. André also shares his vision loss story, about his book, The Curiosity of Ch...
Chad E Foster is back to continue the conversation about how he was able to take advantage of disadvantages, embrace discomfort and change his mindset to experience tremendous growth and personal development. Chad also talks us through the experience of ...
Founder of Blind Fury Fitness, Brittany Culp, stops by to share why she believes that mental health and physical fitness go hand-in-hand, and contribute to the overall wellness of individuals. Brittany also talks about her journey with sight loss due to ...
Author of Blind Ambition, Chad E Foster, stops by to talk about his journey with retinitis pigmentosa and share some funny and painful trials and tribulations along the way. Chad also reflects on his transformation from victim to visionary, how his life ...
Founder of Aille Design, Alexa Jovanovic, stops by to talk about her community driven brand and movement aimed to make social change by infusing accessibility into fashion. Their prominently displayed crystal beaded braille letters create tremendous intr...
Catarina Rivera, also known as the Blindish Latina, stops by to talk about her role as a disability stigma smasher. Born with Usher’s syndrome, which involves both hearing loss and vision loss, Catarina is using her life experience to speak and advocate...
Brad and Bryan Manning, also known as Two Blind Brothers, stop by to discuss how growing up with Stargardt’s disease, an inherited disorder of the retina, instilled some life lessons that equipped then to create their clothing line and donate the profit ...
Walter Wittich, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor at the University of Montreal School of Optometry. He stops by to discuss his work at the Wittich Vision Impairment Research Lab which focuses on rehabilitation for people with vision and hearing loss as w...