Tagged: blindness

collage of a teen cassandra (left) and casey (right). cassandra leans against an open car door and holds her state ID and smiles, although all but her face has a blurred effect. casey sits in the driver's seat of a black pickup truck and looks out the open window smiling with her dad in the passenger's seat

June 15, 2021

23. two blind girls take a driving test

Cassandra + Casey talk about bioptic driving and why they don’t drive. They take an online driver’s test to see what they know about road rules.

side by side collage of casey and cassandra. casey (left) wears white sunglasses and a white sweater with orange, blue, and yellow flowers. cassandra wears pink sunglasses and a wide brimmed hat with a knit top

Blindness / Episodes

May 18, 2021

21. the blind side of mental health

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Cassandra + Casey talk about the mental health aspects of being partially blind that cause some anxiety and awkwardness.

collage of casey (left) and cassandra (right) wearing sunglasses. casey holds an ice cream in a cup, tilting her head up and standing in front of colorful siding. cass smiles with a wide brimmed hat and sunglasses with her guide dog romana

Blindness / Episodes

April 20, 2021

19. so, what can you see?

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Cassandra + Casey answer the age-old question, “What can you see?” They explain what their eyes do well and what they struggle with.

side by side collage of cass and case. cass's back is shown as she points her thumbs down toward the rear of her sweatpants that read "rare end." case uses a monocular and wears a black mask, a floral dress, and a denim jacket

Disability / Episodes / Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome

March 23, 2021

Cassandra + Casey discuss whether or not they want a cure for their vision and other disabilities. They explore the medical and social models of disability and different factors affecting their worldview.

casey and cassandra hugging and smiling at the camera in black and white, march 2017

Disability / Episodes

December 1, 2020

9.5. mini episode: let’s talk about gatekeeping

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Casey + Cassandra talk about gatekeeping in disability and non-disability spaces and how that can hurt community members.

collage of cassandra and casey with their moms. on the left, cassandra and sandra wear sweaters with a garden backdrop, and casey and gaye wear summery outfits on a beach

"Flair" / Disability / Episodes

November 17, 2020

9. meet our BFFs (feat. our moms)

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Cassandra + Casey interview their best friends, their moms Sandra + Gaye, and ask them what it was like raising disabled daughters.

casey and cassandra standing in a hallway with their arms around each other, smiling, march 2018

Blindness / Episodes

November 3, 2020

8. dear sighted people

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Casey + Cassandra list off the things sighted people do that “make birds sing,” or make them feel seen.

collage of early elementary aged casey and cassandra. casey wears her red and white school uniform and looks up shyly holding a book. cassandra runs out of a school bus with a wide smile and messy hair with a graphic tee and denim skirt

Blindness / Episodes

September 22, 2020

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.

casey and cassandra pose in a hallway, making duck faces and holding up their white canes

Blindness / Episodes

August 11, 2020

2. canes, guide dogs, & faking disability

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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.