February 2021 - Blind Luminations

Disney+ Star And Audio Descriptions: The Mouse House Has A Fox Problem

February 24, 2021 at 9:35 pm by Marc Rocheleau

Launching successfully in Canada, Disney+ Star is leaving a lot to be desired for the blind. Boasting hundreds of mature films and TV series, it’s been described as an international version of Hulu. Unlike the United States however, Star appears as a seventh tile directly in the app too. We may not get live … Read more

Where Have We Been?

September 19, 2021 at 6:38 amFebruary 22, 2021 at 9:12 pm by Marc Rocheleau

Faithful Luminati, your favourite beacons of blindness have not forgotten about you! Despite a mysterious and lengthy absence, we’re working on a comeback. Obviously we can’t apologize enough for just kind of disappearing, but that doesn’t mean I can’t explain what happened and where we’ve been. Spoiler alert: We didn’t travel far… or at … Read more

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It’s Labour Day and The Blindnamic Duo are finally back to end the summer in style!

Looking on the bright side of life, Marc and Jan are reminiscing on how The Blind Avenger’s vision-loss has created some unintended mishaps. It’s a podisode featuring ferris wheels, foot stomps and air hockey, so come have a laugh and listen in!

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(Episode art: An image depicts stick figures of Marc wearing sunglasses and Jan as they ride in a ferris wheel. In the cart at the top, Jan asks Marc, “Isn’t this fun?” He responds by yelling “Ayeeeeeeeeeeeee!” Blind Terror is written in big letters above the scene. The sketch was drawn by Marc Rocheleau, who is completely blind. Jan Rocheleau made sure the ferris wheel carts were inside the wheel.)

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