#157 How a Blind Man Sees the World - Tommy Edison
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@TommyEdisonXP is a blind YouTuber and radio presenter. He got his start online as the “Blind Film Critic”, reviewing movies despite being unable to see them, and thereby offering a unique angle on their storytelling.
TIMESTAMPS:
(0:00) Being a Blind YouTuber
(2:03) How Do You Understand Blindness If You Are Blind From Birth?
(4:26) Being Blind in School
(7:20) Tommy’s Early Life
(12:11) Has Life Become More Accessible For the Blind?
(19:35) How Vision is Embedded in Our Language
(21:35) How Does A Blind Person Watch A Movie?
(25:40) What Does Tommy Know About Colour?
(27:51) Mary’s Room
(32:16) Can A Blind Person Play Video Games?
(35:39) The Questions People Are Too Afraid to Ask
(41:42) How Does A Blind Person Understand Attractiveness?
(44:27) What Can We Make More Accessible?
(48:24) Why Electric Cars Aren’t Best For Everyone
(51:33) Is Offering Help Patronising?
(54:35) What Can Tommy Do That People Think He Can’t?
(58:32) Why Tommy Chooses Joy
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