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Blind creators

A growing archive of blind musicians, DJs, actors, authors, and creators. Search by name or filter by discipline.

148 results.

  • Christine Malec

    Totally blind Toronto-based arts and culture consultant and co-host of the podcast Talk Description to Me, which describes the visuals of current events for blind and low-vision listeners.

  • Cobhams Asuquo

    Cobhams Asuquo is a blind Nigerian singer-songwriter, pianist and leading music producer who has written and produced for artists including Asa, Simi and Timi Dakolo.

  • Danelle Umstead

    Paralympic alpine skier; first blind contestant on Dancing with the Stars.

  • Debra Erickson

    Blind executive chef and founder of The Blind Kitchen, teaching accessible, adaptive cooking to blind and low-vision cooks through tools, videos, and recipes.

  • Derek Paravicini

    British savant pianist, blind from birth, with absolute pitch who can play any piece after hearing it once across classical, jazz, and pop styles.

  • Diwakar Sharma

    Blind Indian Hindustani classical and playback singer from Delhi; winner of Colors TV's Rising Star (2019) and a Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil' Champs finalist.

  • Dr. Amy Kavanagh (Blind Button Masher)

    UK disability activist registered blind from ocular albinism who streams and advises on game accessibility as the Blind Button Masher.

  • Tommy Edison

    Blind-since-birth film critic, radio personality, and host of The Tommy Edison Experience.

  • Lucy Edwards

    British broadcaster, journalist, and disability activist, and BBC Radio 1's first blind presenter.

  • Elin Williams (My Blurred World)

    Elin Williams is a Welsh blogger registered blind from retinitis pigmentosa who runs the award-winning disability and lifestyle blog My Blurred World and was named in the BBC 100 Women …

  • Emily Davison (Fashioneyesta)

    UK style, beauty and sight-loss creator behind Fashioneyesta; blind from Septo-Optic Dysplasia (no sight in her right eye, only central vision in her left), and an award-winning journalist and disability …

  • Empish J. Thomas

    Empish J. Thomas is a totally blind freelance writer, disability blogger, and accessibility consultant who writes about blindness, audio description, and accessible living.

  • Rachel Flowers

    Blind multi-instrumentalist and composer working in progressive rock and jazz, and the subject of the documentary Hearing Is Believing.

  • Gary O'Donoghue

    BBC chief North America correspondent; first totally blind BBC TV reporter.

  • Gaudelia Díaz (Crystal)

    Mexican singer (stage name "Crystal"), self-taught pianist, and actress who was born blind; she also won a bronze medal as a B1 Paralympic runner in 1992.

  • Tony Gebhard

    Totally blind assistive-technology professional, musician, and advocate, and author of the AI guide No Sight Required.

  • Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu

    Blind Yolngu singer-songwriter from Elcho Island, Australia (1989-2017).

  • George Quarcoo

    Legally blind Ghanaian-Canadian DJ (GQSoundz) and self-taught hip-hop producer who coordinates a CNIB youth program teaching blind and visually impaired youth to produce music.

  • Georgina Kleege

    Legally blind writer and disability-studies scholar at UC Berkeley, author of Sight Unseen and More Than Meets the Eye: What Blindness Brings to Art.

  • Haben Girma

    Disability-justice lawyer, the first Deafblind graduate of Harvard Law School, and author of the memoir Haben.

  • Guilherme Dantas

    Brazilian forró singer, self-taught accordionist, and prolific composer, blind since birth, who has written hits for stars like Wesley Safadão and Gusttavo Lima.

  • Christine Ha

    The Blind Cook, winner of MasterChef Season 3, and a best-selling cookbook author and restaurateur.

  • Holly Tuke

    Holly Tuke is a registered-blind disability and lifestyle blogger from Yorkshire, UK, who runs the award-winning blog Life of a Blind Girl about sight loss, accessibility, and everyday life.

  • Hsiao Huang-chi

    Hsiao Huang-chi (Ricky Hsiao) is a blind Taiwanese Mandopop and Hokkien singer-songwriter who has won multiple Golden Melody Awards, including Best Taiwanese Male Singer.