Tommy Edison

Content Creator | Speaker | Blind Since Birth

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Do Blind People Understand Hand Gestures?

Tommy, who's been blind since birth, talks about his understanding of hand gestures like the wave, thumbs up, peace sign, and the Vulcan salute.

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Blind Person Tries To Paint A Wall

Tommy, who's been blind since birth, tries to paint an 8 foot x 8 foot wall with red paint using a roller.

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How Do Blind People Match Their Clothes?

Tommy, who's been blind since birth, explains how someone who is visually impaired may organize their clothing for laundry, match the shirts and pants they wear, and how they shop for clothes.

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Do You Wrap Gifts For Blind People?

Tommy, who's been blind since birth, talks about if people should wrap their birthday or Christmas gifts when it's for someone who is blind or visually impaired.

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Blind Person Describing Colors

Tommy, who's been blind since birth, tries to describe the colors red, blue, and orange and compares them to objects that share the same colors.

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Blind Person's Perception of Intangible Things - Space, The Grand Canyon, and Fog

Tommy, who's been blind since birth, talks about his perception of space, people's fascination with The Grand Canyon, depth perception from tall buildings, and how fog impairs one's vision.

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Here are a few photos from Tommy's project in the workshop.

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Blind Person Tries Carpentry

Tommy, who's been blind since birth, tries his hand at carpentry and tries to assemble a small bench/shelf using a hammer, nails, a 15 inch handsaw, and sandpaper. A small cardboard model of the bench was created to help Tommy with visualizing the final product before starting construction.

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Blind Person Tries To Describe What Christmas Looks Like

Tommy, who's been blind since birth, attempts to describe Santa Claus, candy canes, reindeer, and Christmas elves.

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Does A Blind Person Understand Vision?

Tommy, who's been blind since birth, talks about his understanding or perception of vision and some of the advantages and disadvantages of having sight.

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What Happens When A Blind Person Dreams

Tommy, who's been blind since birth, talks about how he experiences dreams and if he can see while dreaming.

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Things A Blind Person Wants To See - Part 1

Tommy Edison, who's been blind since birth, talks about some of the things he would like to see if he had sight for a day.

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What Happens When A Blind Person Paints A Wall

Tommy, who's been blind since birth, tries to paint an 8' x 8' wall the color red using a roller.

Watch the full video; https://youtu.be/6y2pihZG6wg?si=40pmd91jzdn3s05l

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New Video: What Happens When A Blind Person Paints A Wall

Premieres tomorrow (Sunday) at 2pm EST https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6y2pihZG6wg

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Are Blind People Afraid of the Dark?

Tommy, who's been blind since birth, talks about what he feared the most about the dark or night when he was growing up.

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Blind Person's Perception of the Horizon

Tommy, who's been blind since birth, tries to describe how the horizon appears during the day and night.