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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 Room32:16 - 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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