Reid My Mind

Brendan Friedrich wants you to hear his voice…as  a public address announcer for a major sports team, a weatherman, a news reporter or DJ. He’s only 14, but he’s on his way.

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This week on Reid My Mind Radio, I’m sharing a recent production for Gatewave Radio.

For whatever reason, I’m sure not many think about style, fashion or beauty when thinking about blindness. Style Blogger, Stephanae McCoy thinks we should. As people with vision loss, we should be aware and conscious of developing our own sense of style. Retailers and other companies should be aware that people with vision loss are interested in fashion. Take a listen to Steph and then go check her out at Bold Blind Beauty.

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A few weeks ago, I brought you the story of Daredevil, the blind super hero…

Today, a self-narrated profile of Iron Woman. When not biking, running and swimming, this mild mannered tri-athlete is Sommelier Amy Dixon.

Since becoming blind, she’s lost over 50 pounds and is pacing her way towards the Olympics in Rio. If you’re interested in learning just how she did that or what resources are available for blind athletes; first play the audio and then check out the additional resources courtesy of Amy.

Resources:

• Achilles International
• Challenged Athletes Foundation
• US Association of Blind Athletes
• Team Red, White and Blue
• United In Stride

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Netflix launched their new series Marvel’s Daredevil earlier this month. While they received some negative feedback from the blind community and others for not including audio description, this piece doesn’t address that. However, be sure to check out the piece I did for the Pennsylvania Council of the Blind’s Talking Advocacy & government titled Behind the Scenes of Netflix Advocacy.

I was fortunate to have a chance to talk to Joe Strechay from the American Foundation for the Blind. He is the man behind Daredevil…well hit play and find out what I mean!

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