Legally Blind
Claim This Podcastby Bobby Goulder & Jake Sawyers
Podcast Overview
<p>Musician/Composer Bobby Goulder and Actor/Writer Jake Sawyers swap stories and perspectives as visually impaired creative professionals in a lighthearted, entertaining and informative series of discussions.</p><br><p>Navigating everything from buying a sandwich to performing at Carnegie Hall throws up an array of challenges for people with low vision and it's fascinating and uplifting to hear how people with different conditions find ways of carrying out their creative work and everyday lives with sight loss.</p><br><p>In Series 1, Bobby welcomes six different guests to the show, and in Series 2, Bobby joins forces with Jake to go much deeper into some of the areas of life most affected by vision loss.</p><br><p>The aim is to encourage those with low vision that leading a fulfilling, successful, meaningful and joyful life is more than possible with limited sight; and to give insight for sighted listeners into some of the challenges faced by the V.I. community, and therefore the array of practical and soft skills V.I. people develop in order to carry out the simplest every day tasks.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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Publishing Since
4/17/2023
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Recent Episodes
July 10, 2026
S2E10 - Caitlyn Burt & Amir Shoenfeld
<p>Saved specially for the season closer, Bobby & Jake welcome musical theatre writers Caitlyn Burt and Amir Shoenfeld to discuss the intersection between musical theatre and vision impairment, as well as the fascinating story of Otto Weidt. Amir & Caitlyn are the writing partnerships behind the accessible musical project "Otto Weidt's Brush & Broom Workshop for the Blind" starring Jake as Otto and featuring Bobby as musical director.</p><br><p>Otto Weidt Musical on Instagram @ootoweidtmusical</p><br><p><a href="https://www.museum-blindenwerkstatt.de/en/topics/otto-weidt-and-his-help-for-people-at-risk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">More on Otto Weidt himself</a></p><br><p>Visit s<a href="http://Shoenfeldandburt.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hoenfeldandburt.com</a></p><p>@amir_shoenfeld</p><p>@caitlyn_burt_</p><br><p>Email hello@legallyblindpod.co.uk</p><p><br></p><ul><li><a href="https://vocaleyes.co.uk/services/performing-arts/audio-description-service-for-digital-theatre/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">VocalEyes - Audio Description Services</a></li><li><a href="https://alexbulmer.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alex Bulmer - Director</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wilsonbenjamin.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ben Wilson - Theatre Maker & AD Consultant</a></li><li><a href="https://karinajones.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Karina Jones - Actor & Aerialist</a></li><li><a href="https://rampsonthemoon.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ramps On The Moon</a></li><li>"Writing The Other" by Nisi Shawl</li><li>Dr. Yusuf Osman</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Mild irritations</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Jake - AD not available across all screens or streaming platforms</li><li>Bobby - when you ask a stranger to take a photo of you on holiday and they take hundreds of identical shots, leaving you to play a horrible game of spot the difference</li></ul><p>Wins of the Week</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Bobby - being forced to become extremely familiar with material you're working on making you do your job better</li><li>Jake - the introduction of VoiceOver into his life helping prepare more efficiently for meetings</li></ul><p>Follow @legallyblind_pod</p><p>Email hello@legallyblindpod.co.uk</p><br><p><a href="https://www.bobbygouldermusic.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">More about Bobby Goulder</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.jakesawyers.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">More about Jake Sawyers</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.moorfields.nhs.uk/eye-conditions/stargardt-disease" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bobby's condition - Stargardt Disease</a></p><br><p><a href="https://open.acast.com/Jake's%20condition%20-%20Norie%20Disease" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jake's condition - Norie Disease</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
July 3, 2026
S2E9 - Technology
<p>As Season 1 guest Karl Schwonik says at the front of every episode: "There has never been a better time to be disabled"</p><br><p>The current technological revolution has advanced the accessibility of our planet and our society exponentially.</p><br><p>Jake and Bobby were teenagers when the earliest Apple products came out, which many visually impaired people agree have been complete game-changers when it comes to visual access.</p><br><p>As well as Apple, the pair discuss the impact of AI and a variety of other apps, software and physical gadgets which help either professionally or in everyday life.</p><br><p>"Seeing AI" - mobile app for reading and describing what's in front of your phone camera</p><p>"Be My Eyes" - mobile app connecting you via video call to a real sighted volunteer assistant</p><p>"Optelec" - producing handheld and tabletop video magnifiers</p><p>RNIB Shop for specialist household gadgets</p><br><p>Call out to social media users to add 'Alt Text' to their photos so that screenreader can describe them properly.</p><br><p>Mild Inconveniences:</p><ul><li>Jake: People leading straightaway with "what's your condition" rather than "hello" / "what do you do?"</li><li>Bobby: Catching the eye of bar/wait staff</li></ul><p>Wins of the Week</p><ul><li>Jake: Proving to the culprit of the above story what an expert problem solver he is</li><li>Bobby: Improving productivity because of the necessity to learn and create keyboard shortcuts</li></ul><p>Follow @legallyblind_pod</p><br><p><a href="https://www.bobbygouldermusic.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">More about Bobby Goulder</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.jakesawyers.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">More about Jake Sawyers</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.moorfields.nhs.uk/eye-conditions/stargardt-disease" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bobby's condition - Stargardt Disease</a></p><br><p><a href="https://open.acast.com/Jake's%20condition%20-%20Norie%20Disease" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jake's condition - Norie Disease</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
June 26, 2026
S2E8 - Travel (Part 2)
<p>In this episode and the previous, Jake and Bobby discuss everything from the complications and anxieties of simple domestic travels to globe-trotting adventures far outside their comfort zones.</p><br><p>New Zealand glow-worm cave jumping, Bulgarian scoter emergencies, waking up in Woolwich, Airport politics and much more.</p><br><p>Wins of the week:</p><ul><li>Jake has been able to work abroad in various capacities as a direct result of his visual impairment.</li><li>Bobby found he was the best qualified of the group to jump backwards into a cave lit only by glow-worms.</li></ul><p>Mild inconveniences in episode 7.</p><p>Follow @legallyblind_pod</p><br><p><a href="https://www.bobbygouldermusic.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">More about Bobby Goulder</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.jakesawyers.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">More about Jake Sawyers</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.moorfields.nhs.uk/eye-conditions/stargardt-disease" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bobby's condition - Stargardt Disease</a></p><br><p><a href="https://open.acast.com/Jake's%20condition%20-%20Norie%20Disease" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jake's condition - Norie Disease</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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- What is Legally Blind?
<p>Musician/Composer Bobby Goulder and Actor/Writer Jake Sawyers swap stories and perspectives as visually impaired creative professionals in a lighthearted, entertaining and informative series of discussions.</p><br><p>Navigating everything from buying a sandwich to performing at Carnegie Hall throws up an array of challenges for people with low vision and it's fascinating and uplifting to hear how people with different conditions find ways of carrying out their creative work and everyday lives with sight loss.</p><br><p>In Series 1, Bobby welcomes six different guests to the show, and in Series 2, Bobby joins forces with Jake to go much deeper into some of the areas of life most affected by vision loss.</p><br><p>The aim is to encourage those with low vision that leading a fulfilling, successful, meaningful and joyful life is more than possible with limited sight; and to give insight for sighted listeners into some of the challenges faced by the V.I. community, and therefore the array of practical and soft skills V.I. people develop in order to carry out the simplest every day tasks.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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