5. school days, accommodations, & finding the lunch table
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Cassandra + Casey reminisce on their elementary through college years. They discuss the tools they used and the social aspects of growing up blind.

we’re just two best friends with the same rare disease living our best lives.
join us on our journey to show the beauty and normalcy in disability. from navigating social situations with low vision to our love for fashion, we’ll invite you into our unique chronically ill, plant loving, cane using, home decorating, accessibility advocating world. we can’t wait for you to come along!
— Casey & Cassandra
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Advocacy / Rare episodes / Vision
by Cassandra Mendez · Published September 22, 2020 · Last modified July 22, 2026
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Cassandra + Casey reminisce on their elementary through college years. They discuss the tools they used and the social aspects of growing up blind.
by Cassandra Mendez · Published September 8, 2020 · Last modified July 22, 2026
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Casey + Cassandra dive headfirst into terms surrounding disability and blindness. They discuss which terms are appropriate and their personal experiences with them. They finish by ranting about why exploiting people with disabilities for inspiration is so damaging.
by Cassandra Mendez · Published August 25, 2020 · Last modified July 22, 2026
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Cassandra + Casey add in the “flair” of Rare with Flair by describing their love of fashion and their personal styles. They also talk about confidence and owning what makes them unique.
Advocacy / Mobility tools / Rare episodes / Vision
by Cassandra Mendez · Published August 11, 2020 · Last modified July 22, 2026
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Casey + Cassandra dive into mobility tools for the blind – the white cane and the guide dog – and why they use them. They also touch on fake service dogs, being accused of faking blindness, and their “blind girl moments” in daily life.
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Casey + Cassandra introduce themselves, explain their rare disease, tell their origin story, and mention what advocacy work they’ve done.