Episodes

You had better hold on tight! This special episode of the Life After Blindness Podcast will send you on a roller coaster ride of emotions ranging from silly to serious, funny to slightly hostile. Join the conversation as Tim speaks to his good friends and co-hosts of Double Tap Canada, Steven Scott and Shaun Preece. Recently, it was announced on an episode of RNIB Tech Talk that Tim and Shaun would no longer co-host the show. Tim sits down with Steven and Shaun to discuss the decision behind th...

Steven Scott and Shaun Preece join Tim this week on Life After Blindness to discuss the latest tech news. They begin by talking about the new features for blueprints available for Amazon Echo and Apple Music coming to Google Home. Speaking of the Amazon Echo, Steven tells Tim about a great new skill by Virgin Trains. They wrap up the news with Tim asking the guys about a new wireless device designed for the blind and visually impaired that allows you to send payments to others securely around th...

Did you know that President Theodore Roosevelt was blind? Did you also know that cruising on a Carnival ship is accessible? This week on the Life After Blindness podcast, Tim will tell you about how President Roosevelt lost his vision. And later, he will interview John Heald who is the Brand Ambassador and Senior Cruise Director for Carnival Cruiseline. John describes to Tim all the ways that Carnival has made cruising accessible. From screen readers that are installed on their onboard computer...

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Welcome to Life After Blindness! A podcast that is dedicated to the exploration of an enabled life with blindness. In this weeks news, the Marrakesh VIP Treaty was passed by the United States House of Representatives. It was also ratified by the European Union. Next, a new study indicates that a Mediterranean diet could have an effect on age related Macular Degeneration. Also in the news, a visually impaired woman named Danelle Umstead was the first blind person to appear on Dancing with the St...

Tim is join once again on the Life After Blindness Podcast by Maria Johnson from Girl Gone Blind. Maria and Tim discuss the recent lawsuit filed against Apple for failing to make certain parts of their website accessible when using a screen reader. Then they talk about how the Charles M Schultz Museum in California is offering tactile renderings of certain Peanuts cartoons. They wrap up the News discussion this week by following up on a story from a few weeks ago about the Nfb and their partners...

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Life After Blindness welcomes back Maria Johnson from GirlGoneBlind.com to discuss the weeks news. The unintentional theme of this weeks news is all about children. First, Tim and Maria talk about a new collaboration between the National Federation of the Blind and Kellogg’s rice crispy treats. You can now order free braille stickers with various sayings on them to put in your child’s lunch. You can also order a free “snack box” that can record an audio message for your child up to 10 seconds l...

Life After Blindness begins this week with Tim talking to Shaun Preece about this weeks tech news. Tim first asks Shaun about the recent commitment to accessibility from Pinterest. Next, they discuss the recent lawsuit against Duncan Donuts for having a website that was not accessible for screen readers used by the blind and visually impaired. This sparks a larger conversation about general website accessibility. The last story that Tim and Shaun discuss come to us from Prague. A museum is using...

Life After Blindness begins this week with a Because ofMy Blindness story submitted by Connie. She talks about what she has learned about people, technology and herself since going blind. Maria Johnson from Girl Gone Blind joins Tim again this week to discuss the news. A blind first grader from Utah one an art design prize when he created a new soap bottle label for elementary schools. Tim and Maria then talk about the various camps for blind children going on this summer. These include camps...

On this episode of the Life after Blindness Spotlight podcast, Tim speaks with motivational speaker and author of the book, “Unshattered: Overcoming Tragedy and Choosing a Beautiful Life“, Carol Decker. Ten years ago, Carol was rushed to the hospital when she was 33 weeks pregnant. She thought she had the flu but was actually suffering from Sepsis. She delivered her baby girl Sophia before being placed into a medically induced coma. Due to the complications from Sepsis, Carol had both of her f...

Life After Blindness begins this week with a Because of My Blindness story sent in by Pierre from the UK. He talks about his experiences as someone who has recently gone blind. Next, tin is joined by Maria Johnson from Girl Gone Blind to talk about this week’s news. The first storey is about a blind boy who fought Little League Baseball and won when he needed a yellow baseball to be able to compete. Next, Tim and Maria talk about the upcoming Beep Ball World Series to be played in Wisconsin fr...

The Life After Blindness Podcast is back with your host Tim Schwartz! This week we hear from Carol Decker and her “Because of My Blindness” story. Carol is a triple amputee and is blind and is author of the book, “Unshattered: Overcoming Tragedy and Choosing a Beautiful Life.” Stay tuned to a future episode of the Life After Blindness Spotlight for a full interview with Carol. Next, Tim speaks with Marana Vradenburg who is a certified personal trainer and nutrition specialist. She discusses s...

Tim is joined by Shaun Preece to interview JJ Meddaugh from Blind Bargains about CSUN 2018. JJ talks about what he feels are the best and most affordable braille devices shown at this years conference like the Bristol Braille Canute and Orbit 2.0. They also discuss the best wearable devices that bring accessibility to the blind and visually impaired like eSight and AIRA. Tim, Shaun and JJ then talk about the falling rate of braille literacy and whether these new sleeker, smaller and more afford...

This week, listener Celeste offers her “Because of My Blindness“ story. She tells us about researching the history of video games. And despite having done so many other things in her life, Celeste explains why this topic is so important to her. In the news, Tim talks about the described Super Bowl experience that AIRA provided for the big game. Through a variety of online platforms, AIRA Offered a free demonstration of their service. Not only describing to the user at the game the pregame and p...

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The government shutdown in the United States could have an impact on those who receive Social Security benefits. Tim speaks with a representative from Social Security, Debi Schwartz, to find out whether or not the government shutdown will affect beneficiaries. They also discuss a variety of other popular Social Security topics. Next, we hear from Chris Terpin. He talks about and demonstrates an auto harp app he has developed for Android. Finally, Tim speaks withDavid Raistric, Vice President a...

Happy New Year! We begin the 20th episode of the Life After Blindness podcast with an all new because of my blindness story. Since we’ve been away, there’s been many developments in blindness related news. First,Microsoft’s Seeing AI app has added four new channels. These channels include: currency, colors, handwriting and light detection. AIRA has announced partnerships with two US airports to allow users to navigate these airports for free without using any minutes. AIRA also announced a pa...

This week on the Life After Blindness podcast, Tim is joined by Maria Johnson from girlgoneblind.com, Marty Schultz from Kid Friendly Software and Shaun Preece from the RNIB Teh Talk and Double Tap Canada podcasts. We begin with Maria sharing her “Because of My Blindness” story. Maria talks about what she has learned and how she has grown since going blind. Tim then introduces Shaun Preece to the podcast. They start by listening to an interview Tim conducted with Marty Schultz about the issues...

Welcome to the Life After Blindness Spotlight podcast. My special guest this week is Marty schultz from Kid Friendly Software. Marty develops the Blindfold Games series that we all appreciate and love! This special edition of the podcast is to Spotlight the issues that Marty is having with Apple and a new rule they have implemented that is preventing him from adding new games at the App Store as well as updating any of his existing apps. In this interview, Marty talks about the humble beginnin...

Welcome to a very special Halloween addition of the Life After Blindness podcast! Email your questions and comments to: tim@lifeafterblindness.com The show starts this week with a new “Because of My Blindness” story from Wade. Wade talks about being inspired by other blind people to remain motivated. Next, Tim covers many news headlines pertaining to the blind community. Netflix offers many shows and movies with audio description. Tim tells us how to access this content. He then suggests a v...

Life After Blindness begins this week with a “Because of My Blindness” story from Mark. He talks about being an orientation and mobility instructor and how because of his blindness, he is able to educate others. Mark also talks about coping with his sight loss and how rewarding his ork his. Tim then takes a moment to discuss the short absence of the podcast. He explains that he has been dealing wih some health issues. Tim also says that his daughter has just started kindergarten and that he has...

Life After Blindness is joined by two very special guests this week. First to discuss the weeks news is Derek Daniel from Life After Sight Loss. And later we hear about Aira from New York Times best-selling author of the book Thunder Dog and Director of Strategic Sales for Aira, Michael Hingson. Derek and Tim begin by talking about the upcoming Apple event on September 12. They discuss all the rumors surrounding the new iPhone, Apple TV, Apple Watch and the new Home Pod. Tim and Derek then tal...