Blind Inspirationcast Inspirations

Colleen ventures into the Guitar Dungeon of Assistive Technology Banter, or the AT Banter podcast of Rob Mineault, Ryan Fleury, and Steve Barclay. Their goal is to provide a balanced and entertaining look at AssistiveTechnology, Accessibility and its importance in people’s lives.  These fine gentlemen contacted Colleen to discuss her visual impairment, social perspective, and the world of Audio Description in the US.  By the time they got to the description of porn, they decided they might have to have another team up in the future!  Don’t miss this chat! Are you interested in becoming an Audio Describer? e-mail ADTrainingRetreats@gmail.com and talk to Colleen about coming to the Level 1 training this July 2018! Check out A T Banter at The A T Banter Podcast Feed or The A T Banter Website Email: blindinspirationcast@gmail.com Or tweet us @inspirationcast Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe with RSS and others Email to request a transcript of this

Colleen ventures into the Guitar Dungeon of Assistive Technology Banter, or the AT Banter podcast of Rob Mineault, Ryan Fleury, and Steve Barclay. Their goal is to provide a balanced and entertaining look at AssistiveTechnology, Accessibility and its importance in people’s lives.  These fine gentlemen contacted Colleen to discuss her visual impairment, social perspective, and the world of Audio Description in the US.  By the time they got to the description of porn, they decided they might have to have another team up in the future!  Don’t miss this chat! Are you interested in becoming an Audio Describer? e-mail ADTrainingRetreats@gmail.com and talk to Colleen about coming to the Level 1 training this July 2018! Check out A T Banter at The A T Banter Podcast Feed or The A T Banter Website Email: blindinspirationcast@gmail.com Or tweet us @inspirationcast Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe with RSS and others Email to request a transcript of this

Colleen ventures into the Guitar Dungeon of Assistive Technology Banter, or the AT Banter podcast of Rob Mineault, Ryan Fleury, and Steve Barclay. Their goal is to provide a balanced and entertaining look at AssistiveTechnology, Accessibility and its importance in people’s lives.  These fine gentlemen contacted Colleen to discuss her visual impairment, social perspective, and the world of Audio Description in the US.  By the time they got to the description of porn, they decided they might have to have another team up in the future!  Don’t miss this chat! Are you interested in becoming an Audio Describer? e-mail ADTrainingRetreats@gmail.com and talk to Colleen about coming to the Level 1 training this July 2018! Check out A T Banter at The A T Banter Podcast Feed or The A T Banter Website Email: blindinspirationcast@gmail.com Or tweet us @inspirationcast Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe with RSS and others Email to request a transcript of this

In this podcast, Colleen speaks of her journey at The Seeing Eye where she obtained her very first guide dog, Joplin. She had the honor of meeting Cheryl Green, and advocate in the disability community. In addition to this podcast please go and listen to the story of an honest love between a blind woman and her dog. Find the episode here. Or you can try this link straight to soundcloud. Interested in becoming an Audio Describer?  Contact Colleen at Audio Description Training Retreats LLC! Email: blindinspirationcast@gmail.com Or tweet us @inspirationcast Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe with RSS and others Email to request a transcript of this

In this podcast, Colleen speaks of her journey at The Seeing Eye where she obtained her very first guide dog, Joplin. She had the honor of meeting Cheryl Green, and advocate in the disability community. In addition to this podcast please go and listen to the story of an honest love between a blind woman and her dog. Find the episode here. Or you can try this link straight to soundcloud. Interested in becoming an Audio Describer?  Contact Colleen at Audio Description Training Retreats LLC! Email: blindinspirationcast@gmail.com Or tweet us @inspirationcast Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe with RSS and others Email to request a transcript of this

Hi, listeners!  As usual, thank you for your patience and interest. Colleen is enjoying making videos with new Seeing Eye Dog Joplin so much she has decided to continue them on a regular basis! Podcasts will return periodically so keep an eye. Email us with any suggestions for podcast topics. If you enjoy Colleen though, check out her YouTube here, because it’s awesome! Subscribe to her channel and select the bell icon to be notified when she adds a new video. Interested in becoming an Audio Describer?  Contact Colleen at Audio Description Training Retreats LLC! There are still a couple of spots left in the August and September all-inclusive retreats! Email: blindinspirationcast@gmail.com Or tweet us @inspirationcast Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe with RSS and others Email to request a transcript of this

Colleen is getting a guide dog! She is sharing this experience on a video blog instead of her podcast. Check out her first 3 vlogs on YouTube here. Subscribe to her channel and select the bell icon to be notified when she adds a new video. She will be continuing her podcast after this adventure, so stay tuned here as well. Interested in becoming an Audio Describer?  Contact Colleen at Audio Description Training Retreats LLC! Email: blindinspirationcast@gmail.com Or tweet us @inspirationcast Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe with RSS and others Email to request a transcript of this

Colleen was contacted by Defacto Sound, which is a Sound Studio in MD, USA.  Proprietor Dallas interviews her regarding her life in the visual world, and her thoughts on Audio Description.  This is a fascinating look into the world of a sighted sound engineer talking to a blind sound-lover. Our goal is to further the production of Audio Description for TV, Film, and more!  Check out the Defacto podcast Twenty Thousand Hertz.  And check out Colleen’s new spotlight with Comics Empower! Interested in becoming an Audio Describer?  Contact Colleen at Audio Description Training Retreats LLC! Email: blindinspirationcast@gmail.com Or tweet us @inspirationcast Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe with RSS and others Email to request a transcript of this

It’s finally here!  Voting 2016…how was it for you?  Colleen describes her accessible voting experience (or lack thereof).  She also announces her upcoming collaboration with Comics Empower! Survey for Blind Voter Feedback Listen to Colleen’s past podcasts about voting in 2014 and about voting in 2012. Email: blindinspirationcast@gmail.com Or tweet us @inspirationcast Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe with RSS and others Email to request a transcript of this

In this episode Colleen talks about the importance of advocacy in the visually impaired community.  Especially going over her own experience obtaining an Accessible Pedestrian Signal (APS) in her hometown.  Safety and independence are so important to the blind community, and travel is a huge part of that.  Let’s cross some streets! APS Technical Specifications Do you have an access need in your community? Email: blindinspirationcast@gmail.com Or tweet us @inspirationcast Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe with RSS and others Email to request a transcript of this

Colleen is back with several updates about her life, some advice about turning on the accessibility settings on a smart phone, and a peek into the app TapTapSee. TapTapSee is a camera app for the blind and vision impaired that allows you to take a photo of anything and have it described for you in real time! Colleen highly recommends the app to those with visual impairments. Want Colleen to review other apps? Have a favorite app that helps you? Email: blindinspirationcast@gmail.com Or tweet us @inspirationcast Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe with RSS and others Email to request a transcript of this podcast

In this episode Colleen talks about her experience giving a museum tour to a deaf blind gentleman.  He can’t see or hear, and she can’t see or sign…what happened?  Tune in to find out this insightful story. Happy Birthday to Helen Keller, too.   Have you interacted with a deaf blind person?  As someone who is deaf blind, do you have any experiences you would like to share?  Feel free to email us for a transcript. Email: blindinspirationcast@gmail.com Or tweet us @inspirationcast Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe with RSS and others Email to request a transcript of this podcast

Colleen returns after her big move with a big topic. Inspired by a podcast from How Stuff Works, Colleen discusses the concept of desexualizing people with disabilities. She goes into the history of disability rights in the US, social psychology, and gives her perspective on why a lot of the world doesn’t accept individuals with differences as sexy.   Do you have a personal story about disability and dating? Do you think that there should be more inclusion in the empowerment of being attractive? Email: blindinspirationcast@gmail.com Or tweet us @inspirationcast Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe with RSS and others Email to request a transcript of this podcast

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? Do you have any Audio Described films you would like reviewed? Email: blindinspirationcast@gmail.com Or tweet us @inspirationcast Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe with RSS and others Email to request a transcript of this podcast

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? Email: blindinspirationcast@gmail.com Or tweet us @inspirationcast Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe with RSS and others Email to request a transcript of this podcast

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.   Have your own? Email: blindinspirationcast@gmail.com Or tweet us @inspirationcast Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe with RSS and others

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. Download the Transcript for Episode 34   Have you used or ever been denied a braille menu? Know another person who would be good for a Spotlight? Email: blindinspirationcast@gmail.com Or tweet us @inspirationcast Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe with RSS and others

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: American Council of the Blind Audio Description Training Retreat Information: http://www.acb.org/adp/docs/ADTrainingRetreatSept2015.pdf Do you use or produce audio description? Interested in attending Colleen’s Audio Description Training Retreat? Email: blindinspirationcast@gmail.com Or tweet us @inspirationcast Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe with RSS and others

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? blindinspirationcast@gmail.com Or tweet us @inspirationcast Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe with RSS and others

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: blindinspirationcast@gmail.com Or tweet us @inspirationcast Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe with RSS and others