Tagged: blindness

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

Mini episodes / Rare 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 episodes / Rare 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

Advocacy / Rare episodes / Vision

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

Advocacy / Rare episodes / Vision

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

Advocacy / Mobility tools / Rare episodes / Vision

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.