Hi, I’m Toby. I’m a 22 year old UK-based content creator and I use my platform to educate, laugh, and shed light on my life as a blind man. Myself and my girlfriend, Natalie, try and bring authentic content and my channel will be another way of me to document my life.
Toby is without doubt one of the most inspiring people I have ever come across. His attitude towards his disability and his life in general is incredible. I can only wish him success in everything he undertakes.
I’m a visually impaired woman and retired social worker in Germany. Telling a disabled person that s/he is not “really” disabled - implying s/he is faking/malingering - constitutes ableism, i.e., behaviour expressive of hostility and contempt for disabled people. So does talking to a non-disabled person accompanying a disabled person instead of talking to the latter him- or herself. So do all those intrusive/invasive pseudo-questions (as I’d call them) that Toby has rightly criticized in a number of videos. So do backhanded compliments about being “inspiring.” So do comments like, ‘If I went blind, I’d top myself‘ (or some other version of that message) . Ableist behaviours in everyday life are a manifestation - one among others - of the stigmatization of disabled people, i.e., the latter’s inferior social power position. Stigma may prevent those affected by it from even psychically perceiving ableist (or racist or sexist) boundary violations as what they are.
@blindtobes my name is Toby and I’m blind as well I have recently made a petition to give electric cars fake sound for wen us blind or sight impaired can cross the road to make it easier for us can you sign my petition to help this happen for us can you mention it on one of your socials to help us thanks very much
So, I'm 24 and I have developed an unknown retinal degenerative disorder. In my case, the central and peripheral vision is affected but it's currently mostly in my right eye and the vision between the macular and peripheral is still somewhat okay. Anyways, the tunnel vision is kind of hard to describe. I can't see anything real in these blind spots, for example if there is movement or an object there, I just can't see it at all. However, I still "see" stuff in these blind spots. It's not real imagery but I guess it's hallucinations that help fill the visual void. These blind spots regularly flicker and have weird patterns and shapes moving through them, kind of like if you rub your eyes a little too hard. Excellent video by the way!
Just watched you on South Today, excellent! Two questions: (1) Why did you stop posting RU-vid videos over a year ago? (2) Why do you think Q10 is stupid? I think it's a very valid question Subscribed in the hope you produce more content on here.
Hey man! Love your channel it's really sad seeing people be blind and see nothing while we can by the way if u have no problem of me asking but we're you blind from birth or in the middle of your life? I support you♥️
