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What Blind People Are Afraid Of

Jan 152013

The web’s favorite blind vlogger, Tommy Edison, returns to talk about his fears as a blind person. Naturally, he isn’t afraid of ghosts or ‘the dark.’ Instead, he is afraid of things most of us have no problem staying away from, like fire or even bird poop.

Of all his fears, snow is a very interesting one. After much time, he no doubt has memorized his neighborhood. But once a few inches of snow covers all the familiar curbs, steps, and bumps, his entire internal map is basically temporarily erased.

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Describing Colors To Blind People

Dec 052012

It has been a while, but the Internet‘s favorite blind guy, Tommy Edison, has finally returned to the web to talk more about life being blind. One of the oldest cliche conversations sighted people have with the blind is discussing color, or the lack thereof.

In this episode, The Blind Film Critic talks about how he best understands and describes colors even though he was born blind, and has never seen any color in his life.

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The Perks Of Being Blind

Jul 032012

Blind people are often pitied in American society, even though they can’t see everyone staring at them. But it’s not all bad. For the seeing impaired born that way, they never knew any other existent. Not only that, but there’s even a plus side to being blind.

Blind YouTuber TommyEdison takes us through his ‘Best Things About Being Blind,’ like the fact he has a cheaper electric bill as he doesn’t need the lights on or that he gets half off train rides.

But the best part of being blind is that there is no race, no skin color, no prejudice, and not even physical beauty. Every way you judge a person is based on what they say and their actions, not how they were born.

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How Blind People Write

May 292012

Most people know that the seeing-impaired can ‘read’ by using braille, but how do blind people write? Even if they have good penmanship, they couldn’t read their own writing, so instead blind people use a braille typewriter of sorts called a Perkins Brailler.

Our good friend Tommy Edison – who just happens to be blind – shows us how the Perkins Brailler works with the actual model he used at school as a child.

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How Blind People Use The iPhone

Apr 112012

Smart phones have revolutionized the world, but what about the seeing impaired? Can they take advantage of this great technology?

Our favorite blind film critic TommyEdison shows us that, yes, blind people can use a smart phone. In his latest video, he gives us a blind tour of how he uses his Apple iPhone 4s.