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Welcome to the "Through Our Eyes" podcast by the Pediatric Retinal Research Foundation. We are a community of visually impaired young adults talking about what it's like to navigate through high school, college, career, and beyond.
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Inside the Lab with Dr. Michael Risner and Dr. Luis Villa-Diaz | Ep #53 (opens the original)
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What does it look like to do the research that could one day change outcomes for children with retinal disease? Dr. Michael Risner and Dr. Luis Villa-Diaz can tell you firsthand. Both assistant professors and researchers at the Oakland University Eye Research Center, Dr. Risner and Dr. Villa-Diaz were awarded a pilot grant through PRRF to support their work in pediatric retinal research. In this episode, they pull back the curtain on what life in the lab really looks like, why research takes as
Rethinking What's Possible: Career, Ham Radio, and Podcasting with Jessica Dail | Ep #52 (opens the original)
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Jessica Dail was born weighing one pound, two ounces. She has ROP and her vision fluctuates from day to day. She also holds a job she loves, has a ham radio license, hosts her own podcast, and is writing a book. In this episode, Jessica shares her story, from fighting to learn braille in fourth grade, to building a career in public transportation, to launching Rethinking Blindness, her own podcast platform for the blind and low vision community. Resources and links mentioned in this episode: Jes
One Step at a Time: From Vision Loss to a Doctoral Degree with Carlos T. Reza | Ep #51 (opens the original)
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In 1998, Carlos T. Reza was a correctional officer in California when he first noticed something was wrong with his vision on the firing range. Within a year, after multiple surgeries and a cornea transplant, he had lost vision in both eyes. In this episode, Carlos sits down with Jeanne McClellan to share what it was really like to navigate vision loss in his early thirties — medically retiring from the prison system, learning to use a cane, picking up braille, and then deciding, with no college
Learning Through Touch: The Story of the BrailleDoodle with Dawn Campbell | Ep #50 (opens the original)
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Accessibility doesn't have to come with a complicated price tag or a steep learning curve. Sometimes the most powerful tools are the simplest ones. In this episode, Dawn Campbell, Chief Operating Officer of the TouchPad Pro Foundation , shares the story behind the BrailleDoodle — a tactile learning device that helps blind and low vision children and adults explore braille and independent learning through touch. And here's a bonus: it doesn't require batteries or an internet connection. Dawn shar
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