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Author: Keila Alequin and Sarah Larose

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A safe space for blind and visually impaired indeviduals to share their stories and life experiences.

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In this extra episode, Sarah guides us through the process on writing her book, "Past The Gray Curtain" which is out now on Amazon.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-blind-spot/donations
In this episode, Keila and Sarah continue their conversation with six other blind people from multi generations, discussing social norms, assistive technology, and more.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-blind-spot/donations
In this episode, Keila and Sarah kick off World Blindness Awareness Month by interviewing six blind people from multi generations. They discuss topics like education, technology, and more. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-blind-spot/donations
Interview With Alexis Read

Interview With Alexis Read

2025-09-2901:05:35

In this episode, Keila and Sarah interviewed Alexis Read about her Journey through blindness.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-blind-spot/donations
In this episode, Keila and Sarah compair the Ray Ban Metta Smart Glasses, the Invision glasses, and discuss the new Ally Solos glasses, which are available for pre-order, and more about Sarah's book: "Past The Gray Curtain."Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-blind-spot/donations
In this episode, Keila and Sarah discuss posts on their facebook feeds about the loss of funding for braille training programs, more back to school topics, and Sarah announces her new publication. to learn more about it, visit night-light.org.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-blind-spot/donations
In this episode, Keila and Sarah discuss how they got involved in school activities while in college and carrying their assistive tech devices.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-blind-spot/donations
Back To School

Back To School

2025-08-2433:35

In this episode, Keila and Sarah discuss tips for starting college for the first time.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-blind-spot/donations
In this episode Keila and Sarah interview Adil Salouane, host brother of one of our previous guests, Anastasia Karalambakos about his journey through blindness and facing significant barriers while living in a country that lacked accessible learning resources in the 1970s.Here is e video people should watch after this episode.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeFRkAYb1ukSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-blind-spot/donations
In this episode, Keila and Sarah discuss more about setting boundaries and going through life after being in a blindness training center.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-blind-spot/donations
You Do You

You Do You

2025-08-0346:14

In this episode, Sarah discusses how to use the skills you learn after returning home from a residential blindness training center and setting boundaries with your family.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-blind-spot/donations
In this episode, Keila and Sarah interview Keven LaRose and Chuck Brady about what they did at The American council Of The Blind's national convention. A link to their websites is as follows.Kevin’s web site: https://kevinlarose.inteletravel.com Chuck Brady’s web site: https://charlesbrrady.inteletravel.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-blind-spot/donations
In this episode, Sarah tells her stories about when she went to ACB, (American Council Of The Blind) and NFB, (The National Federation Of The Blind) conventions and what their philosophies meant to her. To learn more about these Organized blind movements, visit acb.org and nfb.org.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-blind-spot/donations
A Hodgepodge Of Topics

A Hodgepodge Of Topics

2025-07-1348:59

In this episode, Keila and Sarah juggle a range of assistive technology topics.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-blind-spot/donations
In this episod Keila and Sarah interview Terri about her recent trip to Germany as a blind person and what she experienced.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-blind-spot/donations
In this episode, Keila and Sarah interview Terri Stimmel about her blindness and her school experience.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-blind-spot/donations
Emotional Intelligence

Emotional Intelligence

2025-06-2255:31

In this episode, Keila and Sarah discuss four things that go into a healthy sense of self and how it relates to their blindness.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-blind-spot/donations
In this Father's Day episode, Keila and Sarah interview Sarah's friend Eric about fatherhood as a blind person. As promissed, here is the link to the NFB virtual convention in July.https://nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention/national-convention-virtual-experienceSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-blind-spot/donations
In this episode, Keila and Sarah discuss how they read hand-written text with their assistive devices and AI.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-blind-spot/donations
In this episode, Keila and Sarah discuss how to advocate your needs to your employer and links to resources to the NFB and ACB conventions. The link to the ACB job connections is listed below.https://www.acb.org/jobsThe link for the virtual NFB events is not available yet. Please check NFB.org. We will post the link to virtual events when it becomes available.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-blind-spot/donations
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