Legally Blind

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.

Otto Weidt Musical on Instagram @ootoweidtmusical

More on Otto Weidt himself

Visit shoenfeldandburt.com
@amir_shoenfeld
@caitlyn_burt_

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VocalEyes - Audio Description Services
Alex Bulmer - Director
Ben Wilson - Theatre Maker & AD Consultant
Karina Jones - Actor & Aerialist
Ramps On The Moon
"Writing The Other" by Nisi Shawl
Dr. Yusuf Osman

Mild irritations

Jake - AD not available across all screens or streaming platforms
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
Wins of the Week

Bobby - being forced to become extremely familiar with material you're working on making you do your job better
Jake - the introduction of VoiceOver into his life helping prepare more efficiently for meetings
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Bobby's condition - Stargardt Disease

Jake's condition - Norie Disease
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As Season 1 guest Karl Schwonik says at the front of every episode: "There has never been a better time to be disabled"

The current technological revolution has advanced the accessibility of our planet and our society exponentially.

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.

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.

"Seeing AI" - mobile app for reading and describing what's in front of your phone camera
"Be My Eyes" - mobile app connecting you via video call to a real sighted volunteer assistant
"Optelec" - producing handheld and tabletop video magnifiers
RNIB Shop for specialist household gadgets

Call out to social media users to add 'Alt Text' to their photos so that screenreader can describe them properly.

Mild Inconveniences:
Jake: People leading straightaway with "what's your condition" rather than "hello" / "what do you do?"
Bobby: Catching the eye of bar/wait staff
Wins of the Week
Jake: Proving to the culprit of the above story what an expert problem solver he is
Bobby: Improving productivity because of the necessity to learn and create keyboard shortcuts
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Bobby's condition - Stargardt Disease

Jake's condition - Norie Disease
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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.

New Zealand glow-worm cave jumping, Bulgarian scoter emergencies, waking up in Woolwich, Airport politics and much more.

Wins of the week:
Jake has been able to work abroad in various capacities as a direct result of his visual impairment.
Bobby found he was the best qualified of the group to jump backwards into a cave lit only by glow-worms.
Mild inconveniences in episode 7.
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Bobby's condition - Stargardt Disease

Jake's condition - Norie Disease
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Across two episodes, Jake and Bobby discuss everything from the complications and anxieties of simple domestic travels to globe-trotting adventures far outside their comfort zones.

Porto Airbnb code euphoria, California zip-line instructing, Andean hiking, Amazonian monkey-spotting and much more!

What’s special assistance like at airports and rail stations?
What kinds of trips are well-suited to V.I. people?
Jake & Bobby reflect on their own individual solo trips across the USA
Learning and growing in confidence by throwing yourself into unfamiliar situations
Some refreshingly positive examples of good audio access.

Mild inconveniences
Cryptic toilet signs
Unnecessary fear of inanimate everyday objects mistaken for dead animals
Wins of the Week to follow in Part 2...
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More about Bobby Goulder

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Bobby's condition - Stargardt Disease

Jake's condition - Norie Disease
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Learning lines, recording audio books, preparing for an audition, rehearsing and performing plays, leading workshops - how does Jake do it all with severe sight loss?

RNIB Talking Books @ 90 - Pride And Prejudice

Mild inconveniences:
Jake: The 'small print' in subscriptions' Ts & Cs
Bobby: Shampoo & Conditioner bottles
Wins of the Week
Jake: Unlikely sightings of the lucky horse
Bobby: Brother breaking the world record for blindfolded marathon, London 2026, raising for RSBC.
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More about Bobby Goulder

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Bobby's condition - Stargardt Disease

Jake's condition - Norie Disease
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