The Blind Movement Podcast

<p>Debra Erickson is a chef and cooking show host who demonstrates how to use accessible tools on her show The Blind Kitchen. Taylor talks to Debra about the intricacies of cooking while blind, including how to handle...

<p>Taylor is joined by Toby Willis, who is the Senior Product Manager for Inclusive Technology and President of the Ability Inclusion Movement at Expedia Group. Toby started the Equal Productivity Access Program at the...

<p>Join Taylor and her new friend Nick Radvoy as they discuss the beginnings of blindness--how they adapt, change, and learn from scratch with a new diagnosis. Nick reflects on the importance of community, technology...

<p>Cole Massie is a professional actor based in Los Angeles who stars in the 2025 film The Paper Bag Plan. He discusses his unique medical journey with Taylor and how it feels to be an artist and performer with a...

<p>Meet Jordan Rodriquez, a larger than life personality who was born blind and had a storied path to acceptance and independence. Taylor and Jordan discuss using a cane, the peace of living alone, and poor experiences...

<p>Taylor welcomes her former travel and mobility instructor, Ernesto Luca, for a lesson in traveling by planes, trains, and their own two feet. They discuss Ernesto's path from growing up in Puerto Rico to becoming a...

<p>Taylor talks to her friend Adam Stopa about his unique field of vision, life at the intersection of blindness and autism, and his favorite foods. Adam is joined by his Department of Developmental Disability aid Larry...

<p>Alice Pleasanton, a mom of two from Arizona, tells the harrowing story of how she lost her vision and the long journey to regain her independence and strength. Host Taylor Leigh Aguilar reflects on Alice’s resilience...

<p>Welcome to the second season of The Blind Movement! Filmmaker and host Taylor Leigh Aguilar is joined by the best-selling author of The Country of the Blind: A Memoir at the End of Sight, Andrew Leland. They discuss...

<p>In the second bonus episode, Taylor shares a special interview with her mother about their experiences together while Taylor lost her vision.</p>

<p>Taylor chats with the nurse who helped her give birth to her daughter, Donna Brown. They immediately bonded during Taylor's pregnancy, because Donna's parents were both blind. Donna shares her perspective as a nurse...

<p>Taylor interviews rehabilitation counselor Jamila Lane, who has also been blind for ten years. Jamila became blind after earning her degree, and found herself on the other end of training for her disability. </p>

<p>Taylor talks to her friend Cragar Gonzales about overcoming setbacks and challenges to attend blind school, as well as raising children without vision. </p>

<p>Taylor interviews her friend Leilani Borsa, who is from Hawaii, about choosing Colorado for blind school and her experience working for a lighthouse.</p>

<p>Taylor talks with Evan Starns, works for Aftersight, an audio network that is accessible to the blind community. </p>