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Legally blind filmmaker James Rath travels the world, exploring accessibility, technology, and what it’s like for those with disabilities to truly travel without barriers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e5171fe4b0390891d247e1/11dc08a8-f216-4219-bf52-2856fb155c2d/Blindspots_KeyArt_16x9_CuriosityOriginal.jpg Home - BLINDSPOTS Created, directed, co-written, and hosted by James Rath. Legally blind filmmaker James Rath travels the world, exploring accessibility, technology, and what it’s like for those with disabilities to truly travel without barriers. https://jamesrath.la/videos daily 0.75 2024-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e5171fe4b0390891d247e1/1597716380343-MTZEB0MS9FP15EUH6LOO/Lead20_Sloan-50.jpg Videos - Videos James at MIT vlogging in a classroom with a selfie facing video camera. He holds his cane while he stands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e5171fe4b0390891d247e1/1597716380343-MTZEB0MS9FP15EUH6LOO/Lead20_Sloan-50.jpg Videos - Videos James at MIT vlogging in a classroom with a selfie facing video camera. He holds his cane while he stands. https://jamesrath.la/press daily 0.75 2020-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e5171fe4b0390891d247e1/1498497693258-X402AWVROFBJEWXFV7ZJ/Apple+Insider+logo Press - Apple Insider Apple Insider covered James’ interview with Apple CEO Tim Cook and their efforts for GAAD 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e5171fe4b0390891d247e1/1540151852998-JEJ8BJ8ML7UCY0JF516D/adage+logo Press - AdAge AdAge covered how James directed Tommy Hilfiger’s 2018 Fall campaign “Independence” featuring an entire cast of people with disabilities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e5171fe4b0390891d247e1/1498498185737-5WZQQ84Z0BEGDXKVO8HE/aplus+logo Press - aplus Aplus covered James’ short film “How Apple Saved My Life” and mistakenly put his last name as “Roth” instead of “Rath”. He doesn’t care enough to correct them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e5171fe4b0390891d247e1/1498496958120-CLFJWUT9XB061CSQCKWQ/CNN+Logo Press - CNN CNN covered James’ story of how Apple impacted his life with their accessibility and the fact that Tim Cook shared his short movie “How Apple Saved My Life”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e5171fe4b0390891d247e1/1516317350066-0P9W563N5S85IGBA7M7H/MSFT_logo_rgb_C-Gray.png Press - Microsoft Microsoft https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e5171fe4b0390891d247e1/1540155108954-2MWKMSUR2EF4IJUBFEW2/Logo_Konbini Press - Konbini Konbini shared James and Tommy Edison’s collaboration “Blind People Play Nintendo Switch” video. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e5171fe4b0390891d247e1/1498497338842-QSV1RCOGP4B9K8WM60WF/image-asset.png Press - iClarified They along with MacStories covered James’ story of his short film “How Apple Saved My Life” before it was caught by Apple themselves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e5171fe4b0390891d247e1/1540245767716-VIETUO81XRC8SDAGOK7K/the-hollywood-reporter-logo Press - 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HYPEBEAST Hypebeast covered how James directed Tommy Hilfiger’s 2018 Fall campaign “Independence” featuring an entire cast of people with disabilities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e5171fe4b0390891d247e1/1498497768421-N8SDUGI35L43SAODNLR1/MacRumors+Logo Press - MacRumors MacRumors covered James’ interview with Apple CEO Tim Cook and their efforts for GAAD 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e5171fe4b0390891d247e1/1498498011476-UID8KZKMJXV1YBRJ788G/Nintendolife_logo.png Press - NintendoLife James along with YouTube personality Tommy Edison, demonstrated how blind people could play Nintendo’s latest console Nintendo Switch and their game 1-2 Switch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e5171fe4b0390891d247e1/1540154982514-O7ACCRWDMI6J594WRRB1/hypebeast+logo Press - HYPEBEAST Hypebeast covered how James directed Tommy Hilfiger’s 2018 Fall campaign “Independence” featuring an entire cast of people with disabilities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e5171fe4b0390891d247e1/1516317617205-JQRTAFHNPUUSKVQ398VL/Banner-1.png Press - 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iClarified They along with MacStories covered James’ story of his short film “How Apple Saved My Life” before it was caught by Apple themselves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e5171fe4b0390891d247e1/1540151852998-JEJ8BJ8ML7UCY0JF516D/adage+logo Press - AdAge AdAge covered how James directed Tommy Hilfiger’s 2018 Fall campaign “Independence” featuring an entire cast of people with disabilities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e5171fe4b0390891d247e1/1540245767716-VIETUO81XRC8SDAGOK7K/the-hollywood-reporter-logo Press - The Hollywood Reporter James’ 2018 signing with HumbleTV as a commercial Director was featured in the Hollywood Reporter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e5171fe4b0390891d247e1/1540155108954-2MWKMSUR2EF4IJUBFEW2/Logo_Konbini Press - Konbini Konbini shared James and Tommy Edison’s collaboration “Blind People Play Nintendo Switch” video. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e5171fe4b0390891d247e1/1498497060911-O8LZ43ZGLV5QIWQMM9GX/Huffington+Post+Logo Press - 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The textures of the game appear flat. Characters are highlighted blue while enemies are contrasted red. Interactable items such as a bottle on the ground appears yellow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e5171fe4b0390891d247e1/1597708226142-9N2FUDO84QC57WT4OXKV/James+at+Cannes Brands James at the Cannes Lions award show smiling for a photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e5171fe4b0390891d247e1/1597709911560-9DI5KCUTEPJ8AOXRX8T8/Screen+Shot+2020-08-17+at+8.18.12+PM.png Brands - Sony - PlayStation - NaughtyDog A screenshot of The Last of Us Part 2. The textures of the game appear flat. Characters are highlighted blue while enemies are contrasted red. Interactable items such as a bottle on the ground appears yellow. https://jamesrath.la/video-gallery daily 0.75 2024-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e5171fe4b0390891d247e1/1597717374991-0IZ57ABBTT02W28X1J6F/image-asset.jpeg Videos - Traveling Blind! - Istanbul - BLIND ABROAD (Copy) Traveling Blind! - Istanbul - BLIND ABROAD As a blind person, traveling can present all kinds of challenges. In January of 2020, I was granted the opportunity to visit Istanbul, Turkey, a country I knew nothing about prior. I wanted to find accessible aspects of the city along with meeting fellow disabled people like myself, and that's just what I did. 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Pun intended. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e5171fe4b0390891d247e1/1597717425226-62Y3061QBC8NXA7SP913/image-asset.jpeg Videos - How Blind People Play Videos Games (Copy) How Blind People Play Videos Games In a collaborative effort, blind gamers share accessibility features that exist today to make gaming blind-friendly and their hopes for a more inclusive future. I also interviewed Bryce Johnson, Inclusive Lead at Microsoft/XBOX who headed the XBOX Adaptive Controller and helped normalize accessibility in the gaming industry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e5171fe4b0390891d247e1/1567384445066-FOWRFBK6JREXUFC56BQZ/iPhone+X+Thumbnail.png Videos - How a Blind Person Uses iPhone X (Copy) How a Blind Person Uses iPhone X Ever wondered how a blind person would use an iPhone? Let alone, an iPhone without a home button? In this unboxing and setup of the iPhone X I cover the accessibility of this new phone. 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