How A Blind Person Travels
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- Tommy, who’s been blind since birth, talks about how a blind person travels, navigates the airport, takes a train alone, finds their way around a hotel, and how he gets the most out of the destination.
Directed/Edited by Ben Churchill
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The Tommy Edison Experience tommy oh god I love those cheese puns before you get into the video
The Tommy Edison Experience I love that you are genuine and honest. I really appreciate you. Much love 💗
Umm sure thing chicken wing
The Tommy Edison Experience loved the video
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Tommy, the key cards aren't any easier if you could see. They're ridiculous!
Yes.
He turned it around all 4 ways before it worked, I'm usually the same. Between the darkness if the hallways and my being too stubborn to get bifocals, I have to guess which way is right.
i went to a hotel where you would just put the key over the sensor. i am not blind or have any other disability, so i don't know about any other accessibility options were (i did notice a lot of elevators for being near a turistic place with lots of stairs), but i thought that was nice.
@@ghost_vivs4385 that's the newer ones with RFID, the older ones uses a metallic strip
#truth
This statement is so accurate! Ha ha the keycards are the worst
"I'm sure the view is lovely." :-D
He would be very mad, if he could read
I was about to comment the same thing haha
@@mosincat5075 Would he? He did this joke intentionally. He can read in the sense that there's an app that reads out the comments. (Sorry, I don't know whether you are joking. )
@@emmynoether9540 no I am joking too
People in their hotel rooms were like, "Who's tapping something along the wall and tapping my door"?
Exactly!! Other hotel guests wouldn't be amused hearing that tapping noise along their wall
well how else is he supposed to find his way to his room... thats how he knows were the wall is
I imagine some of them poke their heads out the doors like "Who's making that infernal racket?" And then they see this blind guy tapping along the wall and be like "Oh, crap, I'm sorry, sir."
Probably the only noisy person I wouldn't yell at in a hotel 😅
wonder if he ever fell down stairs.
"And this is the window, so this is not how to get out apparently"! hahaha
AlffBooks that's the door to leave if ur depressed (depending on the floor you're on)
@@xanlysphynx8839 Oof
I used to think that if you're blind your life is just horrible and you cannot do pretty much anything. But Tommy has REALLY proved that wrong! Thanks to Tommy for making these awesome videos!
InternationalSongs i bet thats what a lot of ppl think at first but hes just like anyone else. I used to think that if you were blind that you were always pissed off that everyone else could see and you cant and therefore you're bitter agained others. I still wonder this sometimes for some blind or disabled people.
InternationalSongs i would always think itd be such a slow life, but Tommy really shows its not slow, but instead every small moment is so interesting and new and detailed and you can really enjoy taking life easy. Really inspiring.
It is the case actually, life is horrible when youre blind its not because 1 guy out of 100 is happy being blind that it would be the case for everyone. If im going blind I really dont care at all that my neighbor is blind and happy, it wont make my life better. This guy on the video doesnt attach a lot of importance to sight maybe thats why hes happy but so far its not the case for everyone I wont ever be happy if I go blind one day and the fact that some are will never change a damn thing. Not being able to drive see movies playing video games and just be able to simple see without doing anything special have no cost.
@@itsyagirlindica3505 Well its surely the case for many of them its not because this guy is happy blind that its the case for majority. Sight is a very powerful gift that life gave you and without it it must be pain in the ass big time
I think a lot to do with it is that he never had vision. He grew up thinking it was normal. It’s like a house cat being happy living in a house because they don’t know what the outdoors are like.
And how do you recognise which suitcase is yours at the airport?
dang didnt think about that, i guess one of the helpers will know idk lol
Yeah most centrainly they will help. If they can help you to get on taxi why whouldnt they help you to get your suitcase?
A good keychain finder would do the trick.
Maybe there's braille on his suitcase XD
Good question, I never thought about that! I always put orange duct tape on the handle to identify mine, so I imagine he could do something similar but less visual, like something he could feel. Maybe he could attach some sort of trinket with a unique shape to the handle?
Is Tommy aware when he travels everything turns black and white? Even for a blind person thats not normal. He should probably get that checked out sometime.
Comes with winding back the monochronometer.
I was thinking "Oh yeah it's smart that he gets to know his room well so that he can find the bathroom at night." and then I felt veeeeeery stupid...
DexterVane :D
Hahahaha, this comment really made me lol! xD
lol
made my day xD
Great comment :)
gave me a good laugh
As someone that wishes they could travel to the US from the UK to meet up with my long loved close friend and persue my work internationally, but has been told that the blind don't recieve any assitance in air ports because it's not their responcability, by my own mother. This video may have just changed my entire life from this point onwards. Just watching someone with almost similer struggles as me go through such a difficult and worrying task of dealing with air ports, I feel much more confident and comfortable traveling over sees and exploring more. Thank you so so much for making this video Tommy... You have made a 21 year old blind musician very very happy.
I can't imagine visually impaired people (or people with any kind of handicap) not being helped at places like airports or hotels. As far as I can tell, you can always call for assistance and you can usually let the airport and hotel personnel know if you need any kind of assistance even before you get there, so they can prepare to help you. Maybe these things improved over time. Not to talk bad about your mother, but maybe she just wanted you to be safe. Traveling is a bit of a hassle even if you can do everything by yourself.
I know in UK airports there is definitely definitely loads of assistance for people with any disability. Phone the airport in advance, they'll definitely help you. They have people there who are employed just to help blind, deaf, etc.
How do u watch this or do u just listen?
Sounds like your mum just doesn't want you to go tbh
I'm a flight attendant and just finished an online course on helping persons with reduced mobility and handicaps. It's always been there and we have special procedures for blind and deaf passengers as well as persons with reduced mobility. There are airport staff that assist you with everything, it's their job. So I don't understand why your mother said its not their responsibility. We take care of you!
This was a really interesting video. I find it crazy that you have so much trust in people, have you ever been mugged or mislead by a stranger?
James Le Bas who would mug a bling guy?
seabe2345 there are some scummy people in the world that will take advantage of anyone
In his video about money, the person at the register tried to scam him out of money; luckily, she regretted it and almost immediately called him back to fix it.
Blue Sparx haha wow thx
A reenactment means that it's based on an event that actually happened.
I admire his cheerfulness.
Why isn't there a bump on the key card to let blind people know the orientation
That would help people with sight too lol
Have you ever been to Niagara falls? You should go on the Maid of the Mist boat ride that goes right up next to the falls. It's a really cool experience and I think you'd enjoy it. The water from the falls splashes up continuously and you get soaked. They give you plastic rain coats to help keep dry. When you get up close to the falls, the best way to describe it is that it's like it's raining 24/7/365.
wow, my favorite thing as a sighted person is to watch the clouds out the window. I’d hate to miss out on that.
It actually amazes me how well he can get around. If you really think about it the way he gets around is so mentally challenging. He has to remember everything in his head. And if he doesn’t remember everything correctly then he’s lost. He’s forced himself to become an excellent problem solver. Everything he does is almost like a maze he has to traverse. His sense of direction is entirely in his head. Everything is in his head. And everything is so different. We use our eyes to remember things while he uses touch. If I were to close my eyes and touch things I would struggle to determine what they are. And even if I did guess correctly what those objects were I would still rely on my memory of what those objects look like. A object that he has never seen in his life but only touched. All of his knowledge of what things look like are what he’s touched and what he’s told. And even then everything is left up to his own interpretation. A world he can create within his mind. And that is truly amazing.
Hey Tommy! I sent a big package of fanmail for you back in April. I'd love to see you open it sometime. Love ya so much :)
I don't know why But this video made me cry
As a wheelchair user, I'm envious of how easy traveling by plane or taxi/Uber seems for you!
I always look forward to your videos. I had a silly question. Do your close friends ever prank you?
Hi Tommy! I love traveling so it was nice to learn what a blind person experience when traveling!
Younger Ben with no beard and longer hair! Looking good
I think I prefer older Ben.
Hey Tommy,
Have you ever tried any echolocation or anything?
Yours,
A huge fan
Yes, I'd like to know this too!
Seems to be an exceptionally rare ability, people who can do that are pretty amazing.
Keep smoking crack
@@TheRealJaded whoa what's with the hostility.
He's not a damn bat
When he said "I'm sure the view is lovely" my heart broke a little.
Why? It's his sense of humour! he's loving life
@@oliversissonphone6143i think because op just felt bad that he’s not able to see things that we normally can
He is 60 years old, so he already has gotten used to the fact he can not see what we can.
@@countryhamster i know
Even as a non-native english speaker, your puns are so funny and easy to understand :)
I can't wait for the day that they can make you see Tommy. Because of your videos you surely have to think about differences more than most blind or sighted people. Would be amazing to see you realize the world in a totally new way. You just gotta live long enough I guess :)
Love all your videos. I learn so much....and your personality makes it fun. Thanks.
just discovered your channel Tommy, I got to say you're a cool guy and I think the way you go about yourself is very respectable and I am looking forward to your future uploads. You're the man!
oo so glad to watch a new video! and I'm glad I got a notification for this!
I got your notification! you're super amazing and entertaining
Ruth Clark and you have a super cute pixie cut.
Jonathan Baker thank you so much! It's purple now lol
This is a really fascinating video, thanks for making and posting it.
I was at the optician today and got eyedrops which makes your eyes blurry. And I got this thought, what do blind people do? How do they research or get informations about things they are curious? I got this link from my SO and it's a bliss to know that you are doing those videos! You seem to be a very happy human beeing and this is so nice to see. Thank you :)
My dad is blind and uses public transportation for pretty much everything. Here in Germany, disabled people have disability IDs, which can be used as a ticket for every kind of public transportation except fast long distance trains. If he has to change trains at an unfamiliar station, he calls the Bahnhofsmission, an organization that helps people with all kinds of problems at train stations.
Tommy you are such an inspiration to me. I am legally blind myself and honestly there are times it really just grabs me and pulls me down into a depression.... I’ve been like this my entire life but it’s not all too bad but sometimes it’s just hard. I found your videos in a very amazing way, There was a day I was just to the point of anger, I wanted to pray about my vision to God letting Him know how frustrated I was and how it made me feel. I did this with my abilities as a sketch artist by drawing a picture of a man held by this metal blindfold around his eyes bound by chains. Well anyway after this prayer I just had the want to go to RUclips and right there was your video channel. Just out of nowhere and by watching your vids I believe God is showing me a person, no matter their vision or whatever physical or mental obstacle they have, a person can live a happy life. Right now I work, attend a karate class, I’m trying to live as much as I can just like you. Thank you Tommy.... I hope so much someone reads my comment to you.
Tommy, I think I did sighted guide for you once in NYC!! Like I'm 90% sure and I'm dumbfounded that I just realized this since I've been watching this channel for a while. I always remember how I met an incredibly friendly and funny guy on my way to my internship one morning and (if it was you) you asked if you were near the platform edge and I offered to guide you out the station since the layout was pretty confusing and under construction. What a small world!! 💖💖💖 love you!
Also the notification bell worked for me on this video 😄
Damn, I'm in love with this channel and this guy, so inspiring, bringing a new side to life expriences. Keep it on man!
A hotel seems like a great new place to explore when you can't see. The sounds, finding the different stuff and getting a surprise as to how large the room really is. I imagine the sounds of different cities would be fun to take in. The ocean is wonderful to listen to even for a sighted person. What's your favourite place to just sit and listen to the world around you, Tommy?
I love exploring hotel rooms
can you tell us about experience's you have had in hospitals? thank you
I'd be interested in that as well.
Me too!
I have been blind for 20+ years and thoroughly enjoy these videos! I always love when I travel into a large city and they try to insist I be placed in a wheelchair; hey it’s the eyes that don’t work the legs are just fine. LOL
When you mentioned audio recordings of places you visit, it made me think of The Sound Traveler which is a youtube channel that records binaural audio of various places. It might be interesting to check out!
omg the key card so frustrating to watch, you have great patience Tommy, great informative video as usual :)
I love how enthusiastic you are Tommy! Never stop being happy! You are an inspiration to so many people! :)
All your vids are simply amazing. Congrats to you and your team helping back there!!
R.I.P Tommy u will b missed
I absolutely love your videos. This one probably won't be an exception.
Well, it wasn't. Great video.
Very nice people who help the blind!
I like the way you organise your travels. It's all so much more complicated than for a seeing person. Strangely, Travel-LOG does come from a tree. On the old sailing ships, the speed was measured by floating a log loosely tethered to a rope alongside the ship. From the time it took for the ship to clear the log you could then calculate the speed. The speed was measured at certain intervals and the results entered in the LOG book.
Thanks for making this video, Tommy. I've been wondering about this lately, and now I know. :)
The hotel key card would be so frustrating. I already have a lot of trouble with it, thanks for the great videos!
Actually got a notification for this. Great!
What a hotel room! Wow
Love you Tommy
Tommy's way ahead of all of us. We go to new cities to see stuff. He goes to new cities to meet people....that's the true heart of a city.
Yay, I missed your videos!
Holy shit. You get around almost as good as somebody with no disability. If somebody blindfolded me and put me in a room somewhere I would have no clue how to navigate around. I would just curl up into a ball and cry
3:43 "i'm sure the view is lovely"
feelsbadman.
Great video as always, very interesting to see the footage from your trip aswell!!
I love this video. Video idea- talk about self- driving cars.
Just got a notification from this on my phone
Audio recordings! What a brilliant idea!
If a person is a writer, they can also capture the environment through their other senses and then record the experience on paper/in braille/using audio. :-)
Love ya Tommy!💜
Here I am! Always love your videos 😁👍
i know i always say it but i love this channel
great video! do you have to pay extra for assistance at the airport? how do you book your flights? do you have to let airports, airlines, hotels etc. know in advance that you'll be requiring assistance?
Myisha Leigh The ground handlers doing the meet and assist at each port will generally bill the airline for the the costs of providing that service, but the airline spreads that cost out, so individuals requiring it don't (and shouldn't) have to pay extra for their ticket. Similarly, if I get seriously ill on a flight and the plane has to divert to the nearest big city airport, the airline covers it either directly or indirectly through their insurance and so the ticket price we all pay covers a service we might one day need.
It is helpful to mention during booking any service requirements so that the ground handler can plan ahead the personnel and equipment they'll need for each departure. Technically you could leave it until check-in and they would still try and accommodate you but it messes with their staffing during busy periods and you'll probably be waiting at check-in longer than if you planned ahead. Cool fact is that a list of all the departing passengers with arrival needs, including what they need, is sent when the flight departs, so the arrival port can prepare staff to meet those passengers off the plane by name.
Myisha Leigh no we don't have to pay extra
nettlesoup thank you!!!
Myisha Leigh my brother uses airport assistance. You don't have to pay more. You should call in advanced or note it during booking but it isn't necessary to do so you can request assistance at arrival. You may have to leave earlier for your flight for check in than someone without a handicap.
Send this man to Amsterdam i want to know if he likes the smell of the city😂
I find that when I travel, sometimes I get too caught up in the act of taking photos and videos and the stress of "wanting to remember" that it becomes counterintuitive. The best way to make vivid memories is probably to take it all in and live in the moment. I'm sure you have some great memories without the distraction of feeling the need to visually document every little thing!
Your positivity is contagious. I've been feelings really down this month & watching your videos give me hope & positivity. Thank you!
I went to this cool Woolly Mammoth museum in Barcelona that actually had artifacts you were allowed to touch. There should be more tactile sightseeing opportunities.
One more "serious" question How do screenreaders handle emojis or old ASCII style emoticons and arrows like this: --> ;-)
Nerys Ghemor Semi-Colon Hyphen Closed-Parenthesis
Tetrachromia Well that really ruins the effect. You'd think it would be smart enough to know what an emoticon/emoji is by now!!
It reads emoji's out loud, but not emoticons. If you have a mac, you can read all the names of emojis, and it says those names usually. Sometimes theyre pretty mis-matched from what *I'd* say thats an emoji of, but it's usually accurate. It doesn't however indicate that what its naming IS an emoji and just says it as if its part of the sentence, which an sometimes be confusing, lol heart heart revolving heart tears of joy
Kaalyn - OPG lmao
Great video! You are amazing! I love you!
Surely one of the perks of being blind is not really having the need to travel. A foot spa and a heat lamp, with some ocean sounds in the background, and you could be anywhere🥳👍
That moment when Tommy goes into the wrong hotel room
how do you know your giving the taxi driver the right ammount? do you constantly have to wash your hand if you accidentally touch something horrible, like if there was gum stuck to a railing?
Retarded Inquisitor he has a video about handling money
TreClaire a problem that could be solved by living in a country where notes are all different sizes. I.e. any country other than America.
as unoriginal as your memey america hate is not every country has different sized notes
Canadian money is the exact same shape/size. HOWEVER we've had braille on our notes since ~2001.
The UK. We have different note sizes and every coin is a different size and shape.
I always wondered if you buy your own groceries because different brands have different tastes?
Tommy talks about how he goes grocery shopping in the podcast here: ruclips.net/video/v6NtI94KKjw/видео.html
great video
I finally got a notification about your upload! Thanks for amazing video, but this black and white editing and music makes me so sad that I can't help you and tell you where what is :(
Love your videos
I was just less-than-gracefully feeling around in the dark to find my bowl of chips, so I'd say that's all pretty impressive!
please do a video of tommy learning to dance
Great Video 😊
I really love your videos
Love the video!
Really interesting stuff!
My question is along the lines with some others': Do you often touch gross stuff accidentally? Do you get used to it or it's something that still pisses you off a little?
Please please please someone put together a compilation video of tommys opening puns mixed with the csi Miami theme!!
when you have to line up for the hotel or shopping ect how do you find the end of the line?
This was so interesting!!!
A little lifehack. When you get your keycard, ask the frontdesk person to show you which way it is facing, so you can ask them to put a sticker in a certain corner. If they don't have anything, you can do it yourself. They make dots that stick on which you can buy, or you can just bring some stickers. Really, anything that will stick and is feelable will work in this situation.This saves you the hastle of going through that trial and error process every time you open your door.Another timesaver might be to simply put your card in your wallet or pocket knowing which way it is turned, so you know how to swipe it when youpull it out. IF you can remember which way it's facing every time you put it away, this should work just as well, but if you forget, you have to go through the same process.
Yay! Notification works 😁👍🏻 great video! 😀
Amanda Dahlenlund worked for me too!
Worked for me too! Damn glitches I hope they're getting fixed.
3:42 I find it very sad he cant enjoy it, and the kinda sad music makes it even more sad...
Dadap how have you watched his videos and not gotten anything out of them? This isn't anything like his personality or his videos.
Lisa TheCatDude non sequitor
Dadap Yeah, it's his dry wit. He wants you to laugh and enjoy looking at things from his point of view, so don't feel sad!
Don't feel pitty he probably lives a better life than you do.
@@samuelr.6046 Falling in pity is very humane. Look buddy, he does seem happy, positive, and grateful. I believe from his Job in RUclips and Radio broadcasting stuff, he'd get money and stuff.
But it's not all about money and fame. I REALLY want tommy to be able seeing the world. He said it himself that he'd try if there ls a technique to give him eyesight. It's not all better, really. He's just.... Grateful.
If I was blind I would fall asleep all the time
And why would that be? Being blind does not make you tired.
Martin C. Circadian rhythm issues.
Ryan Hansen I know. These issues actually make it harder to sleep.
You never get sleepy when you close your eyes?
You're completely missing the point. You said you would fall asleep "all the time". You're not tired "all the time". Neither are blind people. People who are not tired do not fall asleep. When you close your eyes, it's because you need some rest (ie you're tired). Some (we cannot make a statement including all blind people), so some blind people keep their eyes shut because the same muscles you and I use to open them do not work for them, as they have never used these muscles. They are not tired, they just cannot keep their eyes open. Others do it by choice, I believe, but again, it's not because they are tired so, no, they do not fall asleep. I don't know if this makes any sense to you, but I don't really how to explain it otherwise.
"I'm sure the view is lovely" LMAO pure savage, @TheTommyEdisonExperience
When you were talking about the airplane flight, it got me curious. Do the flight attendants over the safety procedures one-on-one with you (like how to put on the oxygen mask, where the emergency exits are, etc) or is there a Braille version of the pamphlet thing that has all the safety information? Also I apparently forgot I subscribed to you way back when. I need to do a Tommy Edison marathon to atone for my mistake. Lol
Tommy is the king of corny dad jokes haha always makes me laugh!
Being blind must be so hard, I don't know how I would handle it
Absolutely amazing video. Dont understand the low views tho. Really,,,what happened?
I can see but I never do many pictures on vacations too ^^
I like tommy's hair!
I didn't get a notification for this 😮
You should visit Turku, Finland :)