Nick Isenberg

The Tactile Traveler

Society EN ↓ 80 episodes

The goal of this podcast is to empower blind and low-vision people to explore the world, and help our sighted friends see the world in a new way. Frequently, as people lose their eyesight, they become more and more isolated. The Tactile Traveler hopes to empower people, not only to go literally around the world, but around the block to new adventures in their lives.

Author

Nick Isenberg

Episodes

Tactile Traveler #5 - Don't Grab a Blind Person, Braille Trails & Sensory Gardens, World Famous Blind Traveler, Finding Luggage, Blind Tannis, and Protecting Ourselves from COVID-19 30.03.2020 26:27

On today’s program, we will explore the dynamics of blind people who are being grabbed by sighted people wherever they go. We'll learn about a guide to 200 Braille trails and sensory gardens, meet the world’s best known blind traveler, get tips on easier ways to find luggage, play a little blind tennis, and get special tips on reducing our chances of getting the Coronavirus. For a full transcript...

The Tactile Traveler #4 - Charles Bennet Syndrome, Guiding the Blind, Restaurant Tips, Using White-Canes, and the California Zephyr 03.02.2020 26:27

Episode 4 of The Tactile Traveler includes more useful advice for navigating the world as a blind or visually-impaired person with stories about the discovery of Charles Bennet syndrome, how-to guide a blind person, tips for eating at restaurants, using white-canes on cobblestone streets, and riding the California Zephyr. For a full transcript of this show, click here or go to TINYURL.COM/TACTILE4...

Tactile Traveler #3 - Becoming a Delegate, Guide Dog Guides, Over There App, Questions to Ask your Driver, Buying Prosthetic Eyes 27.12.2019 26:27

In this episode we learn how to become a delegate to political conventions, using guide dogs as guides in races instead of human beings, questions to ask before getting out of a car by yourself, apps to help find businesses in your area, and why buying a prosthetic eye can be a real trip. The Tactile Traveler is hosted by Nick Isenberg. The goal of the program is to empower blind and low-vision pe...

Tactile Traveler #2 - The Braille Trail, National Federation of the Blind Convention, Surviving Typhoons in the Philippines 29.10.2019 26:28

In this episode we will walk down a picturesque mountain trail designed to be experienced instead of viewed, join the largest number of blind people to ever be in one place at one time, and experience Typhoon damage in the Philippines. All of us on the show are volunteers, and since we all live in Colorado many of our early stories are from Colorado. And since all our stories will be reported from...

Tactile Traveler #1 - 6 Dot Dash, Avalanche Damage, Autonomous Vehicles, and the Denver Trolley 29.07.2019 27:57

Welcome to the Tactile Traveler , hosted by Nick Isenberg . Empowering blind and low-vision people to explore the world, and helping our sighted friends see the world in a new way. Frequently as people lose their eyesight, they become more and more isolated. The Tactile Traveler hopes to empower people, not only to go literally around the world, but around the block to new adventures in their live...