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In Episode 5 of #BlindTok, Murray Elbourne and Tammy Jackson are joined by Mandy to dig into what it really takes to build and keep a career when vision loss keeps rewriting the rules. From adapting a current role with assistive technology to walking away from a profession you fought hard to earn, this episode lays out three very different paths through the workforce and gets real about the unemployment crisis facing the blind and low vision community. The conversation pulls no punches about denial, the moment you stop pretending everything is fine, and what happens when losing your license forces you to rethink not just your commute but your entire identity.
The group swaps stories that range from gut-punch honest to genuinely hilarious, including some memorable encounters with parked trucks, misidentified mailboxes, and IT departments bravely confronting accessibility software for the first time. But the episode also pushes into bigger territory, exploring why young people with vision loss are struggling to find their footing in the job market, what parents and educators can do differently, and how curiosity and conversation might be the most underrated career tools out there. Whether you're mid-pivot, freshly diagnosed, or just trying to figure out how to explain your needs at work without writing a novel, this one speaks directly to you.
In Episode 5 of #BlindTok, Murray Elbourne and Tammy Jackson are joined by Mandy to dig into what it really takes to build and keep a career when vision loss keeps rewriting the rules. From adapting a current role with assistive technology to walking away from a profession you fought hard to earn, this episode lays out three very different paths through the workforce and gets real about the unemployment crisis facing the blind and low vision community. The conversation pulls no punches about denial, the moment you stop pretending everything is fine, and what happens when losing your license forces you to rethink not just your commute but your entire identity.
The group swaps stories that range from gut-punch honest to genuinely hilarious, including some memorable encounters with parked trucks, misidentified mailboxes, and IT departments bravely confronting accessibility software for the first time. But the episode also pushes into bigger territory, exploring why young people with vision loss are struggling to find their footing in the job market, what parents and educators can do differently, and how curiosity and conversation might be the most underrated career tools out there. Whether you're mid-pivot, freshly diagnosed, or just trying to figure out how to explain your needs at work without writing a novel, this one speaks directly to you.
#BlindTok is the weekly podcast where the vision loss community finally gets to have the conversations that matter without having to explain the basics first. Hosted by Murray Elbourne, CEO of Amerability, and co-host Tammy Jackson, a healthcare professional navigating life with retinitis pigmentosa, this show brings together real stories, real struggles, and real laughs from people across the entire blindness spectrum. Every week tackles topics the community actually cares about, from social isolation and career reinvention to dating disasters, cane anxiety, family dynamics, accessible tech that actually works, and everything in between. Guests from all walks of life share the messy, unscripted truth about adjusting to vision loss, the kind of honesty that never makes it into awareness campaigns but absolutely needs to be heard.
Whether you're newly diagnosed and trying to figure out what comes next, years into your journey and navigating a rough patch, or someone who loves a person with vision loss and wants to truly understand their world, this podcast meets you where you are. Born out of the thriving #BlindTok community on TikTok, where thousands have already found connection through shared experience, this show gives those conversations the space and depth they deserve. Expect candid storytelling, practical insights, community questions, the occasional embarrassing moment that every person with vision loss will immediately relate to, and two hosts who live this life every single day and aren't afraid to talk about all of it. New episodes drop weekly because this community waited long enough for a seat at the table, and now the table is ours.