In this two part series we're looking at what we, all of us who appreciate audio description and want to see it improve, can do about those things jeopardizing it's  future growth. First, the often used comparison of AD to captions with an actual user. Are they really the North star that should be guiding how we advocate for audio description? Subscribe/follow wherever you get podcasts.  FB & IG: @ReidMyMindRadio  Twitter: @tsreid  Transcripts & more: www.reidmymind.com

This is the last bonus episode  which stems from the Flipping the Script on Audio Description: What We See episode where I linked visual hallucinations, trust and the participation of Blind people in audio description. Andrew Slater and I talk about producing audio description, hallucinations, synesthesia and more. Follow or Subscribe wherever you get podcasts! FB/IG: @ReidMyMindRadio Twitter: @tsreid Transcripts & more at www.ReidMyMind.com

In this bonus episode, I speak with Collin van Uchelen. A community psychologist out of Vancouver Canada, Collin talks about his experience with Scintillating Photopsia, his work defining a means of effectively describing fireworks as well as his own jour

Cultural competency in AD means authentic experiences of film and television because #RepresentationMatters! Yet, the "white washing" of Black content continues. One of the most egregious examples, "Hair Tales" all about Black women and their hair was narrated by a white woman. Something has to be said. Subscribe/follow wherever you get podcasts.  FB & IG: @ReidMyMindRadio  Twitter: @tsreid  Transcripts & more: www.reidmymind.com.

In this bonus episode, I'm sharing the full (slightly edited)  versions of my conversations with each of the guests appearing in "What We See".  First up, my conversation with Carmen Papalia where we discuss: -  Blind vs. Non-visual  - Apparitions/Hallucinations - Engaging hallucinations with Canibis  ... & more. Subscribe/follow wherever you get podcasts.  FB & IG: @ReidMyMindRadio  Twitter: @tsreid  Transcripts & more: www.reidmymind.com

Set Hernandez is the producer and director of Unseen- a documentary which follows Pedro, an undocumented college student who happens to be Blind. The two join me to discuss; film making, intersectionality, audio description and more. #NoMorePasses  Subscribe/follow wherever you get podcasts.  FB & IG: @ReidMyMindRadio  Twitter: @tsreid  Transcripts & more: www.reidmymind.com

Inspired by the podcast "Pigeonhole" by my friend and colleague Cheryl Green, I decided to explore my own experience with hallucinations. I recognized a correlation between what I see and the challenges we face as Blind people trying to work in audio description. Carmen Papalia, Collin van Uchelen & Andrew Slater help me work through this idea & Flip the Script on AD! Subscribe/follow wherever you get podcasts.  FB & IG: @ReidMyMindRadio  Twitter: @tsreid  Transcripts & more: www.reidmymind.com

Adrienne Livingston, Director of Anti-Sex Trafficking for World Ventures discusses sex trafficking and its relationship to disability. Learn about the techniques used to persuade unsuspecting men and women into a life of prostitution and or domestic violence. TW CW: This episode contains references to physical or emotional violence and sexual acts. Subscribe/follow wherever you get podcasts.  FB & IG: @ReidMyMindRadio  Twitter: @tsreid  Transcripts & more: www.reidmymind.com

Edited recording BCAD Live Chat: 04/05/2023(Linked In) BCAD Live Chats are not limited to one platform. We hope to schedule on different days in order to help provide more opportunity for live participation across the globe. To find out where/when the next Live Chat will take place be sure to follow: on Twitter Nefertiti: @NefMatOli Cheryl: @WhoAmIToStopIt Thomas: @tsreid Scott B: @BlindConfucious For Transcript visit: www.ReidMyMind.com

Edited recording BCAD Live Chat: 03-08-2023(Linked In) BCAD Live Chats are not limited to one platform. We hope to schedule on different days in order to help provide more opportunity for live participation across the globe. To find out where/when the next Live Chat will take place be sure to follow: on Twitter Nefertiti: @NefMatOli Cheryl: @WhoAmIToStopIt Thomas: @tsreid Scott B: @BlindConfucious For Transcript visit: www.ReidMyMind.com

Edited recording BCAD Live Chat: 12/09/2022 (Linked In) BCAD Live Chats are not limited to one platform. We hope to schedule on different days in order to help provide more opportunity for live participation across the globe. To find out where/when the next Live Chat will take place be sure to follow: on Twitter Nefertiti: @NefMatOli Cheryl: @WhoAmIToStopIt Thomas: @tsreid Scott B: @BlindConfucious Scott N: @MrBrokenEyes For Transcript visit: www.ReidMyMind.com

Edited recording BCAD Live Chat: 11/09/2022 (Linked In) BCAD Live Chats are not limited to one platform. We hope to schedule on different days in order to help provide more opportunity for live participation across the globe. To find out where/when the next Live Chat will take place be sure to follow: on Twitter Nefertiti: @NefMatOli Cheryl: @WhoAmIToStopIt Thomas: @tsreid Scott B: @BlindConfucious Scott N: @MrBrokenEyes For Transcript visit: www.ReidMyMind.com

Edited recording BCAD Live Chat: 10/07/2022(LocationTwitter) BCAD Live Chats are not limited to one platform. We hope to schedule on different days in order to help provide more opportunity for live participation across the globe. To find out where/when the next Live Chat will take place be sure to follow: on Twitter Nefertiti: @NefMatOli Cheryl: @WhoAmIToStopIt Thomas: @tsreid Scott B: @BlindConfucious Scott N: @MrBrokenEyes For Transcript visit: www.ReidMyMind.com

Edited recording BCAD Live Chat: 09/21/2022 (LocationTwitter) BCAD Live Chats are not limited to one platform. We hope to schedule on different days in order to help provide more opportunity for live participation across the globe. To find out where/when the next Live Chat will take place be sure to follow: on Twitter Nefertiti: @NefMatOli Cheryl: @WhoAmIToStopIt Thomas: @tsreid Scott B: @BlindConfucious Scott N: @MrBrokenEyes For Transcript visit: www.ReidMyMind.com

Edited recording BCAD Live Chat: 09/09/2022 (Twitter) BCAD Live Chats are not limited to one platform. We hope to schedule on different days in order to help provide more opportunity for live participation across the globe. To find out where/when the next Live Chat will take place be sure to follow: on Twitter Nefertiti: @NefMatOli Cheryl: @WhoAmIToStopIt Thomas: @tsreid Scott B: @BlindConfucious Scott N: @MrBrokenEyes For Transcript visit: www.ReidMyMind.com

Edited recording BCAD Live Chat: 8/26/2022 (Twitter Spaces) BCAD Live Chats are not limited to one platform. We hope to schedule on different days in order to help provide more opportunity for live participation across the globe. To find out where/when the next Live Chat will take place be sure to follow: on Twitter Nefertiti: @NefMatOli Cheryl: @WhoAmIToStopIt Thomas: @tsreid Scott B: @BlindConfucious Scott N: @MrBrokenEyes For Transcript visit: www.ReidMyMind.com

Today, in 22 minutes we're closing 2022 with a bit about why the radio is important to this podcast. Plus: - Podcast shout outs! - What to expect from RMM Radio in 2023 - What is BCAD Chats - The 2022 Rap Up Happy Holidays Family! Peace & Love Subscribe/follow wherever you get podcasts. FB & IG: @ReidMyMindRadio Twitter: @tsreid Transcripts & more: www.reidmymind.com

To close the #YGBD season , Disability Advocate Heather Watkins and Journalist Lisa Bryant join me to discuss some of the challenges affecting disabled Black women. Career, relationships, parenting, healthcare and more. Remember to check out the ACB Audio Description Awards Gala on 11/29 hosted by yours truly along with RMM Radio sister, Nefertiti Matos Olivares. Subscribe/follow wherever you get podcasts. FB & IG: @ReidMyMindRadio Twitter: @tsreid Transcripts & more: www.reidmymind.com

Marc Safman is a Paralegal who worked in anti-money laundering compliance. He's considered "sighted" Deaf Blind. Today he joins the podcast to discuss some of the various access challenges he and many others face in employment, social and advocacy circles. Plus, what's up with the continuous examination of Helen Keller? Subscribe/follow wherever you get podcasts. FB & IG: @ReidMyMindRadio Twitter: @tsreid Transcripts & more: www.reidmymind.com

Many have been using and advocating for self description for years including my guest; Disability Rights Lawyer and advocate for Accessible technology and more, Haben Girma. We discuss it's importance and the complaints some have against the practice. Like most things, self description goes deeper than you may realize. Subscribe/follow wherever you get podcasts. FB & IG: @ReidMyMindRadio Twitter: @tsreid Transcripts & more: www.reidmymind.com

Concerned about environmental, social and political upheaval, I got to thinking... How can the disability community prepare? I reached out to Justice Shorter; a Disability Justice advocate and Black Disabled Lives Matter amplifier. She is a national expert on disability inclusive disaster protections, emergency management and humanitarian crises/conflicts. Subscribe/follow wherever you get podcasts. FB & IG: @ReidMyMindRadio Twitter: @tsreid Transcripts & more: www.reidmymind.com

Wrapping up the 2022 FTS season with a bright red bow! Professor Maria Jose Garcia Vizcaino of Montclair State University joins us to discuss her fully immersive AD course where students; * choose a concentration - theater, museum or film * work on real world projects in the community * learn and practice both creative and compliance approach Subscribe/follow wherever you get podcasts. FB & IG: @ReidMyMindRadio Twitter: @tsreid Transcripts & more: www.reidmymind.com

In today's episode we speak with Natalie Trevonne, one of the two host of the Fashionably Tardy podcast about the lack of fashion descriptions in films and television. Of course, you already know, it's about more than entertainment. Plus we hear how Natalie's pursuit of her interest helped her find her way into acting. Subscribe/follow wherever you get podcasts. FB & IG: @ReidMyMindRadio Twitter: @tsreid Transcripts & more: www.reidmymind.com

Shining a spotlight on Nefertiti Matos Olivares - a bilingual, Blind Voice talent, Audio Description Narrator, Advocate, Writer, Quality Control specialist and workshop facilitator. This episode features; - Shining a spotlight on Nefertiti Matos Oliveras - a bilingual, Blind Voice talent, Audio Description Narrator, Advocate, Writer, Quality Control specialist and workshop facilitator. This episode features; - early experience with inaccessibility - pursuing a passion - AD community response to her writing AD for the all Blind AD production project Subscribe/follow wherever you get podcasts. FB & IG: @ReidMyMindRadio Twitter: @tsreid Transcripts & more: www.reidmymind.com

Kicking off this 2022 FTS season, we're pulling on the edges a bit and exploring how AD itself is not only artistic, but how it can be that inspiration, a catalyst for a new work of art. This episode features: * Access Artist Cheryl Green @WhoAmIToStopIt * Prof. Arseli Dokumaci @Arselidok * Salima Panjwani IG: @PictureSalima Subscribe/follow wherever you get podcasts. FB & IG: @ReidMyMindRadio Twitter: @tsreid Transcripts & more: www.reidmymind.com

Since critiquing Black Panther's audio description in 2018, there's been a significant amount of discussion on the subject of white AD narrators voicing BIPOC films and cultural competence in general. So why is it still happening? Judas and the Black Messiah, Insecure are just two of the latest examples I experienced. Let's talk about it and more. Subscribe/follow wherever you get podcasts. FB & IG: @ReidMyMindRadio Twitter: @tsreid Transcripts & more: www.reidmymind.com

In this final episode of the season we feature Question, a young Producer & Rapper from Atlanta. A student of Hip Hop, he recognized the power of team and along with his fellow artists Damasta & Migo Traffic, curated a collective of Blind producers, rappers, engineers known as Blind & Famous! Subscribe/follow wherever you get podcasts. FB & IG: @ReidMyMindRadio Twitter: @tsreid Transcripts & more: www.reidmymind.com.

From all sorts of sports and activities to video games; people with disabilities find ways to not only play, but excel. Accessibility Consultant Brandon Cole, along with two disabled gamers with different experiences Orlando Johnson and Eron Zeno join me to talk about the various barriers, adaptations and finally, accessibility, being built into video games. Subscribe/follow wherever you get podcasts. FB & IG: @ReidMyMindRadio Twitter: @tsreid Transcripts & more: www.reidmymind.com

Since her first experience with Technology, Adriana Mallozzi knew it was the key to her independence. In this episode we hear how pairing that love of tech with her empathy along with advocacy and leadership skills led her to start Puffin Innovations. Literally, Adriana is creating the technology enabling more people to do their thing with their disability! Subscribe/follow wherever you get podcasts. FB & IG: @ReidMyMindRadio Twitter: @tsreid Transcripts & more: www.reidmymind.com

Kicking off Doing Your Thing with Disability! We begin with Marguerite Woods, who's all about good energy. I just knew during that first conversation, I had to have her back on to discuss more of her experiences as an advocate, philosophy as it pertains to blindness and disability. Plus I wanted to hear more about her trip to India and all that meant to her. Subscribe/follow wherever you get podcasts. FB & IG: @ReidMyMindRadio Twitter: @tsreid Transcripts & more: www.reidmymind.com