Blind Sighted
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Fun. Home
The Curran Theatre here in San Francisco had been shut down for renovations for quite some time, and we learned that Allison Bechtel’s Fun Home musical was going to be the first performance to grace their stage upon reopening. Amy really wanted me to get tickets, so I checked with their Front Office about getting…
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Returning to Vegas – A Win for Advocacy
Continuing from my Las Vegas Debacle post, this was a major win all around for accessibility. After going through that entire ordeal, we came home quite angry. I was not satisfied with how we were treated and the overall outcome of the experience. I decided to push, and push hard on the Knights and the…
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The Las Vegas T-Mobile Arena Debacle
In November of 2017, Amy and I wanted to do something fun for our birthdays. Las Vegas had been a fun option, and now that they had a new hockey team, we decided to check out our first Away game together, the plan being to travel to Vegas and watch our Sharks take on the…
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Gaming While Blind – Interviewed by Rachel Myro
Rachel Myro from KQED interviewed me about gaming and accessibility during the week of GDC. Major thanks to the Lighthouse here in SF for setting me up with the opportunity! We talked about how I went blind, what life was like when I had vision, and the lack of immersive gaming for blind people. There…
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Our First Date
I met Amy on OkCupid a little while after losing my vision. My previous relationship had ended quite badly and had been on the rocks for several months while I was dealing with my vision issues, and when it finally disappeared, so did my ex. She was not into dealing with my blindness, so all…
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Dating While Blind
I wasn’t always blind. The story of how I lost my vision is long, convoluted, and unfortunate, but I will save that as a discussion I’ll have in person with a date if they are interested. In a nutshell, I lost it quite suddenly after a long battle with vision problems and complications from eye…