You're listening to Radiotopia Presents from PRX's Radiotopia.

Let me tell you about a sound that you'll be hearing a lot during this show.

As I'm speaking, you'll hear a little click, usually in the

middle of a sentence or between thoughts like this. That's because I'm reading this narration off of a braille computer.

It's an amazing little device that can browse the web,

send emails, and even read books.

But the catch is that the braille display on it can only show

32 letters at a time. That won't even cover the average tweet, let alone a whole

paragraph. For example, the sentence I'm reading right

now has 204 characters in it. So to read you the rest of it, I have to push a button that moves the Braille display forward.

And that's what you're hearing.

That clicking sound is just one tiny peak into what it's like to be blind.

It's something that most sighted people have probably never heard or considered before and that's what this

shows about. From radiotopia this is blind guide travels. My name is Matthew Schiffiffon. I'm a 23-year-old composer, accordionist, rock climber, entrepreneur, and comic book fan.

And I created this show to share what the world is like from my perspective.

To take experiences that you think you know, like going in the movies, using a dating app, or building a LEGO set.

And to make you say,

huh, I've never thought of it that way before.

The series spans six episodes,

and you can hear the first one right now.

In it, I'll tell you how I learned to use body language

without ever having seen a single hand gesture

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