Navigating Life with Vision Loss
"Navigating Life with Vision Loss" is an Aftersight original podcast. In this seasonal format podcast, we answer your questions on a variety of topics surrounding vision loss. Need to know what to do in standing up for yourself? Wondering how to find a counselor or therapist? Do you need to know how to fill out patient forms in a crowded doctor's office? This show is for you. We're giving a voice to the challenges faced by people with blindness or vision loss. We're here as a resource for you, your family, and your friends. This service is made possible by generous donations. Consider supporting us at www.aftersight.org
to help keep these resources free. Aftersight also provides free white canes, support groups, and more, all thanks to contributions from our community.
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- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 34 minutes
- Episodes
- 123
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
S202 Head Up, Cane Out: Staying Safe in Your World
In this week’s episode of Navigating Life with Vision Loss, host Kim Wardlow continues the Fall safety series with a conversation on personal and community safety. Guest Jim Pilkington, longtime acce…
00:32:10 |
Tue 09 Sep 2025
S201: Personal Safety At Home and in Public with Marty Sobo
In this episode of Navigating Life with Vision Loss, host Kim Wardlow launches the show’s new 16-week safety series with a conversation on personal safety at home and in public. Guest Marty Sobo, lon…
00:32:22 |
Tue 02 Sep 2025
S116: The Future of Advocacy
In this powerful finale of our 16-week advocacy series, Dr. Charles Powell returns to reflect on where advocacy stands today and what needs to shift to create lasting change. He dives into enforcing …
00:47:40 |
Tue 17 Jun 2025
S115: Advocacy in Healthcare
In this heartfelt episode, Kim Wardlow is joined by longtime advocate and educator Melissa Green, who shares her deeply personal healthcare journey as a blind individual navigating a system often unp…
00:35:41 |
Tue 10 Jun 2025
Youth Advocacy: Empowering the Next Generation
In this inspiring and deeply informative episode, Dr. Charles Powell returns to Navigating Life with Vision Loss to tackle a powerful topic: Youth Advocacy. He and Kim discuss the urgent need to equi…
00:54:21 |
Tue 03 Jun 2025
State and Local Advocacy: Part 2 – Testimony, Lawmaking, and Turning the Tide
In this empowering second part of our conversation with Julie Reiskin, we dive deep into how advocacy becomes action—especially at the state and local levels. Julie walks listeners through the journe…
00:39:55 |
Tue 27 May 2025
S112 State and Local Advocacy: Making Your Voice Heard
In this powerful episode, host Kim Wardlow speaks with Julie Reiskin from the Colorado Cross Disability Coalition to explore the practical steps and critical importance of state and local advocacy. J…
00:26:38 |
Tue 20 May 2025
S111 Art as Advocacy: Making Visual Spaces Accessible with ted Tahquechi
In this powerful episode of Navigating Life with Vision Loss, host Kim Wardlow sits down with acclaimed blind photographer and accessibility advocate Ted Tahquechi. Ted shares his compelling journey …
00:43:20 |
Tue 13 May 2025
S110: Social media and understanding your rights
In this episode, Kim Wardlow is joined by Evan Starnes to explore how social media can serve as a powerful tool for advocacy, community building, and change—particularly in the blind and low vision c…
00:57:59 |
Tue 06 May 2025
S109: Persistence and Progress: Creating Accessible Spaces with Darcy McLean
In this episode of Navigating Life with Vision Loss, host Kim Wardlow sits down with Darcy McLean, a Beyond Vision Skills Trainer at the Center for People with Disabilities (CPWD). Darcy shares her p…
00:44:35 |
Tue 29 Apr 2025
S108: Family Advocacy
In this heartfelt and informative episode, Kim Wardlow welcomes therapist and advocate Darran Zenger to explore the dynamics of family advocacy in the blind and low-vision community. Drawing from bot…
00:39:11 |
Tue 22 Apr 2025
S107b "We Arrived in the Middle of Nowhere!!!"
In this powerful follow-up to our transportation mini-series, Curtis Chong joins host Kim Wardlow to unpack the complexities of transportation access for individuals who are blind or have low vision—…
00:38:29 |
Thu 17 Apr 2025
S107 “Are We There Yet?”: The Road to Transportation Advocacy
In this powerful and personal episode, Kim Wardlow sits down with longtime advocate Curtis Chong to discuss transportation equity and accessibility. Curtis shares his life story—growing up blind in H…
00:42:43 |
Tue 15 Apr 2025
S106: Advocacy and Technology: Code, Courage, and Creating Accessibility
In this inspiring episode of Navigating Life with Vision Loss, Kim Wardlow sits down with Zach Tidwell, a Marine Corps veteran turned accessibility advocate and self-taught software developer. After …
00:49:52 |
Tue 08 Apr 2025
S105: The Law Is on Your Side: Advocating with Confidence
In this powerful episode, Navigating Life with Vision Loss dives into the vital world of legal advocacy for people who are blind or have low vision. Host Kim Wardlow welcomes Dr. Charles W. Powell II…
00:50:30 |
Tue 01 Apr 2025
S104: Blinded by the Write: Tackling Jobs, Jaws, and Jock Talk with Dominic Petrillo
In this episode of Navigating Life with Vision Loss, host Kim Wardlow is joined by Dominick Petrillo, a blind sports writer and advocate who has contributed to Sports Illustrated, The Athletic, Rotob…
00:36:46 |
Tue 25 Mar 2025
S103 Advocacy Through Education
In this episode of Navigating Life with Vision Loss, Kim Wardlow welcomes Dr. L Penny Rosenblum, a nationally recognized expert in blindness education and advocacy. With over 30 years of experience i…
00:48:19 |
Tue 18 Mar 2025
S102: Self Advocacy with Melissa Fishburn
This is the second episode in our 16-week series on advocacy. In this episode, Kim Wardlow welcomes Melissa Fishburne, an Aftersight board member, to discuss her journey of self-advocacy and the impo…
00:35:10 |
Tue 11 Mar 2025
S101 Advocacy 101 with Angela Winfield
In the kickoff to the new 16-week season on advocacy, Navigating Life with Vision Loss welcomes Angela Winfield, an attorney and nationally recognized disability rights advocate. Angela shares her pe…
00:45:04 |
Tue 04 Mar 2025
New look for NLVL 2025
Episode Title: Looking Ahead to 2025
Host: Kim Wardlow
Guest: Jonathan Price
Episode Overview:
In this special New Year’s episode, host Kim Wardlow is joined by Aftersight Podcast Producer Jonathan…
00:24:42 |
Tue 31 Dec 2024
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