Colleen talks about living with a visual impairment/legal blindness and how she finds inspiration. She discusses everything from technology to society to TV/film to her acting and writing career. This podcast will focus on providing knowledge, skills, and inspiration to anyone who is listening.
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Episode 49 – Colleen and Canadian podcast A T Banter on Audio Description, Education, Society and more! (01:05:25)
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 ...
Episode 48 – Audio Story with Cheryl Green (00:07:44)
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 communit...
Episode 47 – My YouTube Channel (00:04:18)
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! Podcas...
Episode 46 – Guide Dog Video Blog (00:02:32)
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...
Episode 44 – Sound Studios Jump on Audio Description! (00:54:58)
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 ...
Episode 43 – Election 2016 and Nerdtastic News! (00:24:02)
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 fo...
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 home...
Episode 40 – TapTapSee and iPhone VoiceOver (00:11:57)
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 blin...
Episode 39 – The Deaf-Blind Experience (00:20:36)
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 ...
Episode 38 – Desexualization of Disabilities (00:37:14)
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 d...
Episode 37 – Mad Max Fury Road (00:17:35)
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 th...
Episode 36 – Marvel Audio Description (00:37:12)
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...
Episode 35 – Reasons It Sucks to be Blind (00:17:05)
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 impai...
Episode 34 – Spotlight on Sophie Trist and Braille Menus (00:08:02)
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 inter...
Episode 33 – Introduction to Audio Description (00:15:06)
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...
Episode 32 – Beginning Braille (00:17:44)
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 woul...
Episode 31 – Why Describe Color to the Blind? (00:18:42)
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 o...
Episode 30 – Alternative Treatments for Depression 3: Meditation and Mindfulness (00:27:08)
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...
Episode 029 – “Inspiration Porn” (00:27:31)
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...
Episode 028 – Blind Voting 2014 (00:16:04)
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 y...
Episode 27 – Alternative Treatments for Depression 2: Supplements and Diet (00:21:06)
Crack the code of how to eat your way out of the darkness! Colleen follows her Episode 26 – Alternative Treatments for Depression Part 1: Let’s Get Physical with Supplementary and Dietary things you c...
Episode 26 – Alternative Treatments for Depression Part 1: Let’s Get Physical (00:17:52)
Colleen is back to inspire! This is the follow up podcast to Episode 24 – Depression, Speak out. In this podcast Colleen touches on physical methods of combating depression and other disabilities. ...
Episode 25 – The Dream of Life (00:05:09)
In this podcast Colleen recites a portion of an Alan Watts’ lecture on the concept of life as a dream, a piece that has inspired her to see the world differently. She hopes it will help you think abou...
Episode 24 – Depression, Speak Out (00:31:22)
In this talk, Colleen divulges her knowledge and personal experience with depression. Not only associated with losing one’s eyesight, depression affects a large amount of the population. Do you think ...
Episode 23 – 20 Awesome Things About Being Visually Impaired (00:11:19)
Legally blind hostess Colleen gives a stand-up rendition of her personal top twenty reasons why the visually impaired community is secretly awesome. Have you ever walked by a blind person and thought...
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