60 acast.com Legally Blind https://shows.acast.com/legallyblind en Bobby Goulder Disability,Blind,Visual Impairment,Arts,Creative,Low vision,Music,Comedy,Musician,Bobby Goulder,Bobby,Goulder,blindness,Vision Bobby Goulder 2 performing guys, 4 impaired eyes👀🎭 Musician/Composer Bobby Goulder and Actor/Writer Jake Sawyers swap stories and perspectives as visually impaired creative professionals in a lighthearted, entertaining and informative series of discussions.


Navigating everything from buying a sandwich to performing at Carnegie Hall throws up an array of challenges for people with low vision and it's fascinating and uplifting to hear how people with different conditions find ways of carrying out their creative work and everyday lives with sight loss.


In Series 1, Bobby welcomes six different guests to the show, and in Series 2, Bobby joins forces with Jake to go much deeper into some of the areas of life most affected by vision loss.


The aim is to encourage those with low vision that leading a fulfilling, successful, meaningful and joyful life is more than possible with limited sight; and to give insight for sighted listeners into some of the challenges faced by the V.I. community, and therefore the array of practical and soft skills V.I. people develop in order to carry out the simplest every day tasks.

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]]> Musician/Composer Bobby Goulder and Actor/Writer Jake Sawyers swap stories and perspectives as visually impaired creative professionals in a lighthearted, entertaining and informative series of discussions.


Navigating everything from buying a sandwich to performing at Carnegie Hall throws up an array of challenges for people with low vision and it's fascinating and uplifting to hear how people with different conditions find ways of carrying out their creative work and everyday lives with sight loss.


In Series 1, Bobby welcomes six different guests to the show, and in Series 2, Bobby joins forces with Jake to go much deeper into some of the areas of life most affected by vision loss.


The aim is to encourage those with low vision that leading a fulfilling, successful, meaningful and joyful life is more than possible with limited sight; and to give insight for sighted listeners into some of the challenges faced by the V.I. community, and therefore the array of practical and soft skills V.I. people develop in order to carry out the simplest every day tasks.

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]]> false Bobby Goulder info+641dd165105e250011eac3e0@mg-eu.acast.com 641dd165105e250011eac3e0 legallyblind serial https://assets.pippa.io/shows/641dd165105e250011eac3e0/1681486526067-985db8c23a26ee7583503605fa58d349.jpeg https://shows.acast.com/legallyblind Legally Blind S2E5 - How Does He Do It? (Bobby) S2E5 - How Does He Do It? (Bobby) Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT 45:34 6a21d9da17f169d643ff99ae false https://shows.acast.com/legallyblind/episodes/s2e5-how-does-he-do-it-bobby 6a21d9da17f169d643ff99ae 641dd165105e250011eac3e0 s2e5-how-does-he-do-it-bobby full 2 5 Jake grills Bobby to the fine detail of how he practically goes about doing his musical exploits. Learning music on the piano by ear, MD-ing shows, taking rehearsals, creating scores and audio tracks, running a wedding band and composing for screen - all of these things pose their own wide-ranging visual challenges, so how does Bobby get around them?


"Sound Of A Masterpiece" is available on Amazon Music, Apple Music and Tidal. Commissioned by Dolby Atmos, it was a collaboration between Bobby and the New Radiophonic Workshop.


The music heard from 34.55 is original music written and recorded by Bobby as one of several pieces for a set of short films commissioned this year by Care Access.



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]]> Jake grills Bobby to the fine detail of how he practically goes about doing his musical exploits. Learning music on the piano by ear, MD-ing shows, taking rehearsals, creating scores and audio tracks, running a wedding band and composing for screen - all of these things pose their own wide-ranging visual challenges, so how does Bobby get around them?


"Sound Of A Masterpiece" is available on Amazon Music, Apple Music and Tidal. Commissioned by Dolby Atmos, it was a collaboration between Bobby and the New Radiophonic Workshop.


The music heard from 34.55 is original music written and recorded by Bobby as one of several pieces for a set of short films commissioned this year by Care Access.



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]]> S2E4 - Life In The Arts (Part 2) S2E4 - Life In The Arts (Part 2) Fri, 29 May 2026 07:02:58 GMT 38:56 6a18704f847a83997ea98537 false https://shows.acast.com/legallyblind/episodes/s2e2-life-in-the-arts-part-2 6a18704f847a83997ea98537 641dd165105e250011eac3e0 s2e2-life-in-the-arts-part-2 full 2 4 Part 2 of the 'Life In The Arts' mini series takes us behind the curtain to get a sense of the challenges and rewards of being a professional in the theatre and music orlds. Jake and Bobby cover topics like networking, explaining their conditions to new groups of people, how much to reveal about sight on professional profiles and much more! This episode will be followed by 2 intensive deep dives into the practicalities of their creative endeavours.



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]]> Part 2 of the 'Life In The Arts' mini series takes us behind the curtain to get a sense of the challenges and rewards of being a professional in the theatre and music orlds. Jake and Bobby cover topics like networking, explaining their conditions to new groups of people, how much to reveal about sight on professional profiles and much more! This episode will be followed by 2 intensive deep dives into the practicalities of their creative endeavours.



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]]> S2E3 - Life In The Arts (Part 1) S2E3 - Life In The Arts (Part 1) Fri, 22 May 2026 05:00:00 GMT 29:25 6a0eabd0163f100183beb596 false https://shows.acast.com/legallyblind/episodes/s2e3-life-in-the-arts-part-1 6a0eabd0163f100183beb596 641dd165105e250011eac3e0 s2e3-life-in-the-arts-part-1 Theatre and Film as viewed through severely impaired vision, and all the trappings that come with it! full 2 3 What is it like to go to the theatre or cinema with low vision? Aside from the viewing experience itself, the befores and afters present their own sets of challenges. Then there are complications surrounding audio description and the overall accessibility of the piece. How do Jake and Bobby navigate all of this?


  • What specifically makes.a show naturally accessible, or particularly inaccessible?
  • What are the useful aids and props to take with you to the theatre or cinema?
  • What's it like using Audio Description?
  • Going to theatre/cinema alone vs with a companion.


Mild inconveniences of the week

  • Card Machine etiquette
  • Pairing Socks

Wins of the week to follow in Part 2...



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]]> What is it like to go to the theatre or cinema with low vision? Aside from the viewing experience itself, the befores and afters present their own sets of challenges. Then there are complications surrounding audio description and the overall accessibility of the piece. How do Jake and Bobby navigate all of this?


  • What specifically makes.a show naturally accessible, or particularly inaccessible?
  • What are the useful aids and props to take with you to the theatre or cinema?
  • What's it like using Audio Description?
  • Going to theatre/cinema alone vs with a companion.


Mild inconveniences of the week

  • Card Machine etiquette
  • Pairing Socks

Wins of the week to follow in Part 2...



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]]> S2E2 - Growing Up S2E2 - Growing Up Fri, 15 May 2026 06:00:00 GMT 43:21 6a063afed98ee73f63d8bf45 false https://shows.acast.com/legallyblind/episodes/s2e2-growing-up 6a063afed98ee73f63d8bf45 641dd165105e250011eac3e0 s2e2-growing-up The quirks and quibbles of childhood, school and university as a visually impaired youngster. full 2 2 What was it like being a visually impaired child? Education, socialising, family dynamics, new places and faces - all complicated enough at the best of times, but all the more challenging and, at times, entertaining with low vision.



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]]> What was it like being a visually impaired child? Education, socialising, family dynamics, new places and faces - all complicated enough at the best of times, but all the more challenging and, at times, entertaining with low vision.



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]]> S2E1 - Welcoming Jake Sawyers S2E1 - Welcoming Jake Sawyers Fri, 08 May 2026 06:00:00 GMT 42:12 69fcc30b44cb786b3742c314 false https://shows.acast.com/legallyblind/episodes/s2e1-welcoming-jake-sawyers 69fcc30b44cb786b3742c314 641dd165105e250011eac3e0 s2e1-welcoming-jake-sawyers Bobby welcomes visually impaired actor and writer Jake Sawyers as co-host for the next series. full 2 1 Musician Bobby Goulder and actor Jake Sawyers join forces for the next series bringing together their perspectives as visually impaired creative professionals.



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]]> Musician Bobby Goulder and actor Jake Sawyers join forces for the next series bringing together their perspectives as visually impaired creative professionals.



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]]> Ep.06 Jay Pocknell Ep.06 Jay Pocknell Tue, 30 May 2023 05:33:58 GMT 35:22 64752d01485fbe0010883d31 false https://shows.acast.com/legallyblind/episodes/ep06-jay-pocknell 64752d01485fbe0010883d31 641dd165105e250011eac3e0 ep06-jay-pocknell Sound Without Sight, Audio Engineering and Accessible Instruments full 1 6 Founder and creator of the brand new Sound Without Sight platform Jay Pocknell chats all about the incredibly important and relevant aims of the project following its recent launch at Google HQ. He also explains how he forged a career in audio engineering whilst living with Nystagmus and a 'cocktail' of other sight conditions.


Sound Without Sight: https://soundwithoutsight.org/


Clarion (Open Up Music): https://www.openupmusic.org/clarion


Get in touch! @bobby_goulder on Twitter and Instagram


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]]> Founder and creator of the brand new Sound Without Sight platform Jay Pocknell chats all about the incredibly important and relevant aims of the project following its recent launch at Google HQ. He also explains how he forged a career in audio engineering whilst living with Nystagmus and a 'cocktail' of other sight conditions.


Sound Without Sight: https://soundwithoutsight.org/


Clarion (Open Up Music): https://www.openupmusic.org/clarion


Get in touch! @bobby_goulder on Twitter and Instagram


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]]> Ep.05 Lloyd Coleman Ep.05 Lloyd Coleman Tue, 23 May 2023 05:30:00 GMT 38:39 646c05cab160e00011c8da99 false https://shows.acast.com/legallyblind/episodes/ep05-lloyd-coleman 646c05cab160e00011c8da99 641dd165105e250011eac3e0 ep05-lloyd-coleman Artistic Director of Paraorchestra, composer and clarinetist working with both vision loss and hearing loss full 1 5 Lloyd describes his route into music with a combination of vision loss and hearing loss, and his unique experience as Artistic Director of the Paraorchestra.


Lloyd Coleman: http://lloydcoleman.net/


Paraorchestra: https://paraorchestra.com/


Nystagmus: https://www.rnib.org.uk/your-eyes/eye-conditions-az/nystagmus/


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]]> Lloyd describes his route into music with a combination of vision loss and hearing loss, and his unique experience as Artistic Director of the Paraorchestra.


Lloyd Coleman: http://lloydcoleman.net/


Paraorchestra: https://paraorchestra.com/


Nystagmus: https://www.rnib.org.uk/your-eyes/eye-conditions-az/nystagmus/


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]]> Ep.04 Karl Schwonik Ep.04 Karl Schwonik Tue, 16 May 2023 05:30:53 GMT 38:34 6462b896dd841100113dc9be false https://shows.acast.com/legallyblind/episodes/ep04-karl-sch 6462b896dd841100113dc9be 641dd165105e250011eac3e0 ep04-karl-sch Why jazz drumming lends itself well to someone with low vision full 1 4 Canadian jazz drummer, entrepreneur and academic Karl Schwonik describes how the medium of jazz and the art of the drums are well suited to someone with sight loss. He finds ways of using musical intuition and inventive sight-reading techniques to help him build a highly decorated career.


Get in touch on Twitter and Instagram @bobby_goulder


Karl's website: http://karlschwonik.com/


Cone Dystrophy: https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/cone-dystrophy/


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]]> Canadian jazz drummer, entrepreneur and academic Karl Schwonik describes how the medium of jazz and the art of the drums are well suited to someone with sight loss. He finds ways of using musical intuition and inventive sight-reading techniques to help him build a highly decorated career.


Get in touch on Twitter and Instagram @bobby_goulder


Karl's website: http://karlschwonik.com/


Cone Dystrophy: https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/cone-dystrophy/


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]]> Ep.03 Pippa Cleary Ep.03 Pippa Cleary Tue, 09 May 2023 05:00:23 GMT 45:20 6459711ac7168c001107784c false https://shows.acast.com/legallyblind/episodes/ep03-pippa-cleary 6459711ac7168c001107784c 641dd165105e250011eac3e0 ep03-pippa-cleary Composer of 3x West End shows and a barrel of giggles, positivity and innovative technical workarounds full 1 3 Similar career exploits, similar conditions, quite different coping methods! Between many laughs, Pippa and Bobby swap notes on how to go about being a visually impaired composer in the musical theatre world. She focusses on being an excellent collaborator and team player as well as having excellent ears and memory.


Pippa's website: https://www.pippacleary.co.uk/


Congenital Toxoplasmosis: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4164182/


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]]> Similar career exploits, similar conditions, quite different coping methods! Between many laughs, Pippa and Bobby swap notes on how to go about being a visually impaired composer in the musical theatre world. She focusses on being an excellent collaborator and team player as well as having excellent ears and memory.


Pippa's website: https://www.pippacleary.co.uk/


Congenital Toxoplasmosis: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4164182/


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]]> Ep.02 James Risdon Ep.02 James Risdon Tue, 02 May 2023 05:00:00 GMT 40:28 6450580aa676850011fb9d1c false https://shows.acast.com/legallyblind/episodes/ep02-james-risdon 6450580aa676850011fb9d1c 641dd165105e250011eac3e0 ep02-james-risdon Memorising Music, Social Dynamics and two Paralympic Games full 1 2 Recorder player James Risdon talks about two separate appearances at the Paralympic Games - as an athlete in Atlanta 1996 and as a musician performing at London 2012.


We also discuss various social dynamics around blindness and disability more generally.


James's Website: https://www.jamesrisdon.co.uk/


Paraorchestra: https://paraorchestra.com/


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]]> Recorder player James Risdon talks about two separate appearances at the Paralympic Games - as an athlete in Atlanta 1996 and as a musician performing at London 2012.


We also discuss various social dynamics around blindness and disability more generally.


James's Website: https://www.jamesrisdon.co.uk/


Paraorchestra: https://paraorchestra.com/


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]]> Ep.01 Josh Pugh Ep.01 Josh Pugh Tue, 25 Apr 2023 06:00:27 GMT 38:40 643ea4484c61dd001161cc33 false https://shows.acast.com/legallyblind/episodes/ep01-josh-pugh 643ea4484c61dd001161cc33 641dd165105e250011eac3e0 ep01-josh-pugh Live Comedy, Sitcoms and World Cups full 1 1 Comedian and writer Josh Pugh talks about his experience working his way up the comedy circuits as a visually impaired person, and how he has grown to feel comfortable addressing his condition in his material. He also explains about the Partially Sighted Football League and relays some of his experience competing for England at World Cups.


Josh Pugh on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoshPughComic


Stargardt's Macular Dystrophy: https://www.nei.nih.gov/learn-about-eye-health/eye-conditions-and-diseases/stargardt-disease#:~:text=Stargardt%20disease%20is%20a%20rare,vision%20until%20they're%20adults.


Partially Sighted Football - The FA: https://www.thefa.com/get-involved/player/disability/grassroots-disability-football/partially-sighted-football


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]]> Comedian and writer Josh Pugh talks about his experience working his way up the comedy circuits as a visually impaired person, and how he has grown to feel comfortable addressing his condition in his material. He also explains about the Partially Sighted Football League and relays some of his experience competing for England at World Cups.


Josh Pugh on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoshPughComic


Stargardt's Macular Dystrophy: https://www.nei.nih.gov/learn-about-eye-health/eye-conditions-and-diseases/stargardt-disease#:~:text=Stargardt%20disease%20is%20a%20rare,vision%20until%20they're%20adults.


Partially Sighted Football - The FA: https://www.thefa.com/get-involved/player/disability/grassroots-disability-football/partially-sighted-football


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]]> Ep.0 TRAILER Ep.0 TRAILER Mon, 17 Apr 2023 10:13:42 GMT 2:15 643d1bd771083d0011a85345 false https://shows.acast.com/legallyblind/episodes/ep0-trailer 643d1bd771083d0011a85345 641dd165105e250011eac3e0 ep0-trailer Introducing Legally Blind, hosted by Bobby Goulder trailer 1 Introducing 'Legally Blind' hosted by Bobby Goulder - conversations with other creative professionals who have visual impairments.


First episode lands Tuesday April 25th with comedian and writer Josh Pugh.


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]]> Introducing 'Legally Blind' hosted by Bobby Goulder - conversations with other creative professionals who have visual impairments.


First episode lands Tuesday April 25th with comedian and writer Josh Pugh.


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