Envision Podcast

Daan de Kort, a member of the Dutch parliament. He entered politics at the age of 18 and is a huge advocate for inclusion and diversity here in the netherlands. Daan also has a massive passion for Dj-ing and is known as DJ Braille. He’s truly one of a kind and this will surely shape up to be an interesting conversation. Listen to his full story!

Marnix Kluiters is someone who did not stop exploring his passion after realising his vision was going down. He is the man behind Project Ecosophy, a Dutch podcast channel that brings together inspiring people who have a vision of making society more sustainable. Listen to his full story to know more.

Dr. Hoby Wedler is an insightful and passionate thinker who loves to bring people together to help them see new possibilities. Hoby has been completely blind since birth. He is a scientist, an entrepreneur driven by his passion for innovative, creative, and insightful thinking. He co-founded Hoby's which is a food and beverage products and services company. On this podcast we will talk to him about his life, blind wine tasting, chemistry and everything about senses. Listen to his full story here!

Bianca Prins, who is a trailblazer in the development of Global Accessibility at ING, advocates to increase the attention on the economic value of the disability community and is passionate triathlon runner! Listen to her full story. 

Morten Bonde, senior art director at Lego, an author, a creative speaker and a flamboyant storyteller. He lets us dive into his world and share his story about losing his vision and turning it into something more empowering. He defines, how sometimes great creativity comes out of great constraints. His mantra for life is to always be curious and feel in the moment. Listen to his full story.   

Sentenced to Blindness: https://mortenbonde.dk/en/

Sundeep Rao, who is a stand-up comedian with a serious disability – the ability to unscrupulously dis himself and, everyone around him! With his partially-blind sight uncannily clear when it comes to his many observations and opinions, Sundeep is a scrumptious little Brahmin delight with a most unorthodox sense of cheeky wit. Voted India’s Funniest Partially Blind Stand-up Comedian, he carries his mantle with immense pride even if he might be the only nominee in the category. Listen to his full story. 

Robin is Head of Digital Inclusion and part of the globally-acclaimed accessibility and tech team of AbilityNet and has spoken at numerous events in recent years. He effortlessly enthrals the audience with the head of digital inclusion and accessibility net. And as part of the globally acclaimed accessibility and tech team there, he spoken at numerous events in recent years and also hosts the awesome technology podcast called Dot to Dot. He spoke to us about how he got started with technology and where he thinks accessibility tech is heading as well. Listen to his full story. 

Amir Rahimi, a natural born storyteller. Although he once planned to be a patent lawyer however decided to change tracks and become a comedian instead. Today he spends his time making people laugh and  working at the American foundation for the blind making workplaces more accessible and inclusive. He talks with us about his life and how he has been able to impact many lives of the blind and visually impaired. His mantra of life is to help people as much as possible and create opportunities. 

Christine Ha, the winner of season 3 of MasterChef US. She was the first Asian winner of the show and more importantly, she was the first visually impaired person to win it as well. She's not just known for winning master chef, but she's also runs this awesome Vietnamese restaurant called the blind goat has published a cookbook and won the Helen Keller personal achievement award as well. She talks with us about her life and how she has been able to impact many lives of the blind and visually impaired. Her mantra of life is to be better today than yesterday! 

Victor Tsaran, is a pioneer in many ways. He started his career at Yahoo as an Accessibility Program Manager and one of their first blind hires. He then moved on to work at PayPal before joining Google where he was involved in the very early days of web and mobile accessibility. He talks with us about his life and how he has been able to impact many lives of the blind and visually impaired. His mantra or recipe to life is simple: be curious and pragmatic! 

Born legally blind with non-correctable conditions, Ocular Albinism and Nystagmus, James found a love for the camera when he realised, at its core, it's just a hi-tech magnifier. Since the age of 8, James has actively filmed videos for the digital age. Rath continues to grow his YouTube channel and spread awareness of accessibility through enlightening videos that appeal to people within the community and those who are curious to learn. James talks with us about his life, motivation and passion for what he does. 

Envision podcast is a platform educates sighted and visually impaired persons on the lack of accessibility and inclusivity in society. By sharing stories listeners are able to relate to and learn that alongside technological advancement it is important to the change the mindset of how the visually impaired are perceived in society. Blind and visually impaired people can learn from others on how to become more independent.

On this episode we have Parham who sat with us to discuss how he adjusted to living independently here in the The Netherlands and shared a few tips on how to make friends!

Do you want to get the Envision app in December? Well, Hurry up! You  will not only get 35% off our Annual subscription, you can also win a pair of Envision Glasses. The raffle will include all new subscribers who signed up to our Annual or Lifetime subscription by December 24th 2020. Entries after that time and date will not be included in the draw. We'll announce the winner on December 25th. 

Happy Holidays!

Envision podcast is a platform educates sighted and visually impaired persons on the lack of accessibility and inclusivity in society. By sharing stories listeners are able to relate to and learn that alongside technological advancement it is important to the change the mindset of how the visually impaired are perceived in society. Blind and visually impaired people can learn from others on how to become more independent.

On this episode we have Joy who shares who Christmas traditions with us along side her must-haves on the Christmas menu . Joy truly brings her Christmas spirits to the conversation!

Envision podcast is a platform educates sighted and visually impaired people on the lack of accessibility and inclusivity in society. By sharing stories listeners are able to relate to and learn that alongside technological advancement it is important to the change the mindset of how the visually impaired are perceived in society. Blind and visually impaired people can learn from others on how to become more independent.

This episode is part of the Accessibility Innovator's Chat, a four-hour live stream event which featured chat session with some of the most innovative people in the field of visual accessibility.  This session features Hector Minto from the Microsoft Accessibility Team.

Envision podcast is a platform educates sighted and visually impaired people on the lack of accessibility and inclusivity in society. By sharing stories listeners are able to relate to and learn that alongside technological advancement it is important to the change the mindset of how the visually impaired are perceived in society. Blind and visually impaired people can learn from others on how to become more independent.

This episode is part of the Accessibility Innovator's Chat, a four-hour live stream event which featured chat session with some of the most innovative people in the field of visual accessibility.

Envision podcast is a platform educates sighted and visually impaired people on the lack of accessibility and inclusivity in society. By sharing stories listeners are able to relate to and learn that alongside technological advancement it is important to the change the mindset of how the visually impaired are perceived in society. Blind and visually impaired people can learn from others on how to become more independent.

This episode is part of the Accessibility Innovator's Chat, a four-hour live stream event which featured chat session with some of the most innovative people in the field of visual accessibility.

Envision podcast is a platform educates sighted and visually impaired people on the lack of accessibility and inclusivity in society. By sharing stories listeners are able to relate to and learn that alongside technological advancement it is important to the change the mindset of how the visually impaired are perceived in society. Blind and visually impaired people can learn from others on how to become more independent.

This episode is part of the Accessibility Innovator's Chat, a four-hour live stream event which featured chat session with some of the most innovative people in the field of visual accessibility.