In this episode of Limitless, Shawn sits down with author Jamie Estelle Roth as she shares how a sudden change in your vision altered her life. After months of medical uncertainty and health challenges, Jamie recounts how she set out on an unconventional healing journey while learning to navigate a world that had changed almost overnight. Jamie reflects on the impact of vision loss on her family, identity, and independence and how she turned her experience into her memoir, 'Should Have Seen That Coming' and shares her writing process. It’s an honest and fascinating conversation about resilience, creativity, and finding a new way forward when life takes an unexpected turn.

Should've Seen That Coming on Amazon https://www.amazon.ca/Shouldve-Seen-That-Coming-Between-ebook/dp/B0DJQ2KCD9

Episode 240: Crafting Children’s Books About Blindness with Jan Milusich & Megan Dausch

In this episode Shawn sits down with TVI and author Jan Milusich and her former student, poet and digital accessibility professional Megan Dausch, to explore storytelling, representation, and the writing process. Jan shares the journey behind her children’s book “I Hear the Snow, I Smell the Sea”, a story for ages 4–8 that follows a young girl discovering the changing seasons through touch, sound, smell, and taste. Jan explains how Megan became a sensitivity reader on the project, and what it meant to rework the book into a first-person narrative at the request of the publisher. She also talks about making picture books more accessible through tactile “story boxes” while Megan reflects on being one of Jan’s first students, her own path into poetry and creative writing, and the importance of disabled voices in publishing.

I Hear The Snow, I Smell The Sea https://www.amazon.ca/Hear-Snow-Smell-Sea/dp/0593308174

Blind Beginning’s mission is to inspire children and youth who are blind and low vision and their families through diverse programs, experiences, counseling and peer support, and opportunities to create fulfilling lives. Visit us online at www.blindbeginnings.ca to find out more!

In this episode Shawn sits down with Mark and Graham from Braille Mountain Initiative to explore what it really takes to go backcountry hiking when you’re blind and low vision. They share how blind and partially sighted adventurers tackle 40-pound packs, rocky trails, basecamp life, bear safety, and the mental game of doing something that feels “impossible.” If you’ve ever wondered whether serious hiking or even backcountry skiing is possible without full sight, this conversation shows why the backcountry isn’t off-limits—it’s waiting for you! Show Notes Braille Mountain Initiative

Blind Beginning’s mission is to inspire children and youth who are blind and low vision and their families through diverse programs, experiences, counseling and peer support, and opportunities to create fulfilling lives. Visit us online at www.blindbeginnings.ca to find out more!