Jenny interviews mom and physical therapist Jamie Shake, who is visually impaired. Jamie shares how her visual impairment impacted her schooling, and how her vision is just a regular part of her day at work. Jamie shares her love of mowing grass. Jamie and Jenny talk about the use of a smartphone as a low vision device. Paige, Jenny, and Dr. Cathy reflect on Jamie’s wisdom as they discuss smartphones for accessibility and their own lived experiences with advocacy.
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Episode transcript: s2e3 Jaime Shake transcript- Smyth edit.txt
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