About this episode
Diogo Melo discusses living with blindness and the importance of recognizing disabled individuals as normal members of society.
Taylor is joined by Diogo Melo—an iOS developer and accessibility specialist from Porto, Portugal—to talk about living with blindness from retinitis pigmentosa, navigating work and daily life with screen readers, and staying active through music and kickboxing. Diogo also shares the real pros and cons of guide-dog independence and why society needs to stop treating disabled people like “inspiring exceptions” and start recognizing them as people living normal lives.
People in this episode
Host: Taylor
Guest: Diogo Melo
Topics covered
- blindness
- accessibility
- screen readers
- guide dogs
- disability rights
- music
- kickboxing
Keywords
- blindness
- retinitis pigmentosa
- accessibility
- screen readers
- guide dogs
- disability
- music
- kickboxing
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Porto, Portugal
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