Blind Support Podcasts
Rokid Style Delays and Choosing Ziggy Over Vegas
Rokid Style Delays and Choosing Ziggy Over Vegas
Rokid Style delays, Ray-Ban Meta comparisons, and the hard decision to skip Vegas when Ziggy’s lymphoma reminded me what really matters.
Ray-Ban Meta Glasses Took Me From PHL to Podfest
Ray-Ban Meta Glasses Took Me From PHL to Podfest
In episode 295 of iCantCU, I share how Ray-Ban Meta Glasses helped me travel blind from PHL to Podfest—navigating airports, a hotel, and a busy conference with confidence.
The Unexpected Connection Between Chinese Food and Audio Description
The Unexpected Connection Between Chinese Food and Audio Description
In episode 294 of iCantCU, I kick off 2026 by connecting a few things that don’t seem related at first: Chinese food on Christmas, audio description on TV and movies, and what happens when accessibility goes mainstream. I share what the holidays look like in our house—with Hanukkah, Christmas, New Year’s, and both kids’ birthdays […]
Testing Ray-Ban Meta Display Smart Glasses at Meta Labs NYC
Testing Ray-Ban Meta Display Smart Glasses at Meta Labs NYC
In episode 293 of iCantCU, I take you along for a cold—but memorable—day trip to New York City with Jane, where holiday chaos, quality time, and cutting-edge tech collide. The highlight was our visit to Meta Labs, where I spent hands-on time testing the new Ray-Ban Meta Display Smart Glasses to see what they might […]
Why My Picture Might Be Hanging at the Train Station
Why My Picture Might Be Hanging at the Train Station
In this episode, I catch you up on everything that’s been keeping me busy around the NFB of Pennsylvania. As convention chair for our 2025 convention in Harrisburg, I walk through how the weekend went—sponsors, auction totals, banquet fundraising, Family Feud night with Amazon gift cards and consolation candy bars, and the great support […]
From Hershey to NYC: Rideshares, Roadblocks, and Resilience
From Hershey to NYC: Rideshares, Roadblocks, and Resilience
October was nonstop. I was in Hershey, Pittsburgh, and New York twice, and on every single trip, there was a transportation curveball. SEPTA canceled trains, Amtrak was late, ride shares were pricey or didn’t show, and I even had to cross a four-lane road in Pittsburgh with no traffic light. I still made it to Dancing in the Dark, the PATTAN Tech Adventures event, the Blind Travel Foundation fundraiser, and Laugh for Sight, picking up ideas for our NFB of PA state convention along the way. I talk about why I lean toward Lyft, how arthritis makes travel trickier, and why sponsors need to jump in now. Plus, Ziggy got drenched in the rain and I still recorded from Studio B this week.
Blindness Misconceptions: From Healthcare to Parenting Rights
Blindness Misconceptions: From Healthcare to Parenting Rights
In this episode of iCantCU, I catch you up on where I’ve been and dive into some pretty unbelievable questions I was asked by a healthcare professional—like how I get dressed, not what I wear, but literally how I put on clothes. It’s troubling when educated people in healthcare still hold such misconceptions about blindness, […]
Ally Solos Smartglasses vs. Ray-Ban Meta Smartglasses
Ally Solos Smartglasses vs. Ray-Ban Meta Smartglasses
In this episode of iCantCU, I’m finally back after a month and diving into the Ally Solos—new smart glasses from Envision designed specifically for blind and low-vision users. Unlike Ray-Ban or Oakley Metas, these aren’t built for social media first. They won’t shoot video at launch, but they’ll capture photos and focus on accessibility features […]
My Take on Oakley Metas, the NFB Convention, and Accessibility Fails
My Take on Oakley Metas, the NFB Convention, and Accessibility Fails
In this episode of iCantCU, I talk about the new Oakley Meta smartglasses and why, despite the hype, I’m holding off for now. The camera’s not centered like I’d hoped, and they still only shoot vertical video—great if you’re all-in on Instagram, not so much for YouTube. The recording time is a win, though: 30 […]
Blog Posts
Aug 4 2025
Mid-Atlantic Student Seminar Song
It was great getting to know you at the Mid-Atlantic Student Seminar. During my presentation on AI (the Artificial Intelligence, not the three-toed sloth), I mentioned that I created a song with a prompt in ChatGPT for the lyrics. The prompt, which I pasted below, contained the press release for the event. I took the […]
Jul 26 2024
Apps from Philly Meetup
What a fantastic meetup we had on 7/24! Thanks to Trish for organizing and Katherine for hosting! Here is a list of the apps we talked about. If I have forgotten any, let me know, and I’ll add them. Be My Eyes – For live volunteer help, but especially good for photo description SeeingAI – […]
Aug 20 2018
Traveling To NYC and Back
What is the fastest, cheapest, easiest way for me to travel from my home in Swarthmore, PA to New York City on my own? Jane and Eliz were my guides on two recent trips into the city.
About iCantCU
I was born in late 1964 with congenital glaucoma. I am also near-sighted. Quite frankly, that combination sucks. I have had 17 operations on my eyes – including a couple of trabeculectomies, an endothelial transplant, and cataract extraction. Most of the operations were done when I was an infant and toddler, though I’ve had four since 4 December 2008. My left eye is the “good” one. For about 15 years I was able to read the 20/60 line on the eye chart (you know, the DAO6 line.) My right eye was never that great. The best I could do with it was see the 20/400 line – the big E.
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