Blind Inspirationcast Inspirations

Colleen and Alyssa do an audio description movie review of Mad Max Fury Road!  Note that this film is rated R for violence and explosions, but it ends up being a great example of how to view a film that is almost all AD and very little dialogue.  In need of some heavy metal, car chases, and fireballs in the desert?  Listen to this podcast and decide if you want to do it with description!

Who do you think should play Cable in Deadpool 2?

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Colleen returns from establishing her new joint venture, Audio Description Training Retreats, to discuss Marvel Movie-verse accessibility with Alyssa and Cheryl! Hear how video description has entered the Marvel world from Iron Man 1 to Deadpool . What is your experience with audio description in mainstream Hollywood films? Have a good or bad example of description?

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So you’ve heard Colleen talk about 20 Awesome Things about being Visually Impaired. Now it’s time to hear some reasons why it might not be so awesome.  Hear about the actual woes of the visually impaired, presented with plenty of humor of course.

Colleen references the Vending Machine Episode as well.

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How does a blind person order at a restaurant? Colleen recently talked with Sophie Trist, who took on the task of brailing many menus for restaurants in her home town. Find out what prompted her interest and what her experience was like.

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Have you used or ever been denied a braille menu? Know another person who would be good for a Spotlight? Email: [email protected]

Apologies for the mistakenly re-released previous episode. This is a completely new podcast episode.

Colleen discusses the art of Audio Description and the service it provides for the blind and vision impaired. She touches on where it comes from, how to get it, and her own experiences using the service. Also, she announces a new Audio Description Training Retreat scheduled for September.

Reference Links:

ACB (American Council of the Blind) website:

Audio Description Training Retreat Information:

Do you use or produce audio description? Interested in attending Colleen’s Audio Description Training Retreat? Email: [email protected]

By listener request, Colleen speaks about The Hadley School for the Blind and her experience learning Braille through their free courses. She also touches on what this special code is and how one would read it. Tune in to hear the basics, benefits, and bumps!

Reference Links:

The Hadley School for the Blind

Braille Translator

Do you use Braille? Any questions or comments? [email protected]

Colleen gives her take on how people with visual impairments and color blindness perceive and relate to colors as the sighted world knows them. She’s not a scientist or a doctor, but Colleen touches on the uniqueness of every person’s eyes, society’s naming of colors, and why it is worth it to describe color to the blind and vision impaired.

Reference Links:

Why Describe Color in Video Description? – Article by Joyce Adams

DCMP (Described and Captioned Media Program)

TED-Ed How we see color – Colm Kelleher

Is Your Red the Same as My Red? (We are all different in our perceptions, sighted and blind)

What’s your take on color? Comment below or write in: [email protected]

This episode follows Colleen’s series in Alternative Treatments for Depression regarding physical and mental illnesses. No matter who you are, if you are interested in meditation and mindful practices to de-stress your everyday life, listen in! People haven’t been doing this for thousands of years for no reason…what’s the secret here?

Listen to Part 1 and Part 2.

Resources:

The Mindful Way through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness (Some parts available on Youtube)

Meditations to Change Your Brain

Try these Youtube Searches: “Guided Meditations” “Tibetan Music for Meditation” “”Traditional Meditation Music” “Music and Tones for Depression/(fill in your blank)” “ASMR Trigger Sounds” “Binaural Beats and Isochronic Tones for (fill in your blank)”

In this podcast Cheryl joins Colleen to discuss a recently coined phrase “inspiration porn.” Not bashing anyone who posts pictures of inspiring people who struggle with challenges, but questioning the real motives. The concept that people with disabilities are required to inspire those who don’t have any. That meme that brightens your day because you realize you don’t have to deal with a disability? Let’s talk about that…

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In this fun-filled American jaunt, Colleen discusses the process of how visually impaired and blind people vote at the polls. Her own experience provides criticism, cynicism, and civicism! Learn how you can help the visually impaired vote confidentially and successfully!

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