{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"#BlindTok Podcasts","title":"Disability Rights: #BlindTok E:8","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":6094,"description":"In Episode 8 of #BlindTok, Murray Elbourne and Tammy Jackson sit down with Alison DeFranco, an international human rights lawyer whose journey from small-town New York to Jakarta, Mexico City, and a tiny Irish island most people have never heard of started with a question her mom asked over spring break: why are you holding that book so close? What followed was a Stargardt's diagnosis, a wildly unhelpful eye doctor with a knack for terrifying parents in the next room, and the start of a long chapter of hiding, masking, and shooting an alarming number of three-pointers along the way.\nThis one digs into the moments that quietly forge an advocate, from a college admissions decision that went sideways for all the wrong reasons to a New Zealand bus that talked back. Alison shares the airport adventure she swears nobody should ever recreate, the Irish ambassador who insisted she write a book with an unprintable title, and the slow shift from passing as sighted to standing fully in her own story. Funny, sharp, and quietly powerful, it's a conversation about what gets built when you stop apologizing for the way you see the world.\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 more than support — they deserve the tools, mentorship, and real-world experiences to build lives on their own terms. Founded by CEO Murray Elbourn, a legally blind leader with more than 25 years of executive experience in disability sports and workforce development across two continents, Amerability combines lived...","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}