{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"#BlindTok Podcasts","title":"An Extension of Me: #BlindTok E:13","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":5569,"description":"In Episode 13 of #BlindTok, Murray Elbourn and Tammy Jackson welcome their first-ever international guest, Joe, joining from across the pond after a friendly squabble over whether a well-traveled American could fairly claim the title first. Joe takes the gang back to an inherited eye condition that showed up early and moved fast, a year-long misdiagnosis that landed harder on her family than on her, and the odd limbo of being a teenager stuck between the print world and the Braille world while fitting neatly into neither. There is real warmth and plenty of humour here, sitting right alongside a stretch so low that many listeners will recognise it from their own story.\nThen the turning points arrive, and Joe's energy lifts right off the page, from the guide dog harness that finally made her feel unstoppable to a career spent meeting newly diagnosed patients on their hardest day and pointing them somewhere better. Expect spirited talk about masking, self-advocacy and a recent clash over her guide dog that lit a fire she has no plans to put out, plus a gloriously free glide across an empty ice rink, a partner forever shoving a phone at full brightness into her face, and Tammy and Murray swapping notes on cruises, nervous spouses and shocking luck at the baseball. By the end, Joe's take on sight loss, that it is not the end of the road but a different way of travelling it, lands with the quiet force of someone who is only just getting started.\nOther Resources\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/murrayaelbourn/\nTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@murrayamerability?_r=1&_t=ZP-97LlF79lgCN\nLinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/murray-elbourn-69576543?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app\nAmerability Website: https: https://www.amerability.com/\nSubscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Amerability\nAbout Amerability: \nAmerability was born from a simple but powerful idea: that blind and low vision individuals deserve...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/GQCNfFtcgOfPbN6n4Yw4eHH5v2T3Bo-S_6mnOFqIl6U/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wMTA4/MjNlODZiZTQxODMw/NWQ0ZDMxZjQzM2Qy/M2RjZi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}