SUMMARY:  

Brenda Anderson is a grandmother so wise and popular she doesn’t drive but does need a nine-car driveway. Brenda and Jennie discuss aging like a fine cheese, scratch & sniff money, and how they learned about nose hair & crow’s feet.  

 

Episode Highlights:

Introduction (0:00)

Introduction of Brenda Anderson (1:27)

What do you want people to know about you? (1:38)

Jennie and Brenda discuss aging (4:06)

Jennie shares a story about how she realized she had nose hair that other people could see. (6:16)

Brenda shares a story about realizing what crow’s feet are. (8:08)

Who do you ask about these changes as you age? (9:47)

The gym is Brenda’s happy place and a second family. (10:44)

Jennie and Brenda discuss sweating at the gym. (12:13)

What life experiences have brought you to a place of wisdom? (16:01)

Brenda shares how she drove a jet ski. (20:19)

Jennie and Brenda share their love for shovelling snow. (20:51)

Jennie and Brenda discuss shopping as visually impaired people. (24:42)

There should be accessibility training for people who work in retail, customer service, etc. (26:54)

Conclusion (29:33)

 

 

 

 

EPISODE NOTES:
Guest Bio: Brenda Anderson is an active grandmother living her best life in Nova Scotia. She loves to dance, hit the gym, and spread good vibes wherever she goes.  

 

DESCRIPTIVE TRANSCRIPT
Guest description: Brenda has strawberry blonde hair tied back with bangs framing her face. She has blue eyes, fair skin, and wears a bright yellow v-neck sleeveless top. Brenda’s seated on the floor, with a rocking chair, floral armchair, and bookshelf with CDs in the frame.  

 

UPDATED - Host Description:  
Jennie is a woman with shoulder-length white-blonde hair and strong glasses with purple rims. She has very pale skin and wears light makeup. Her facial expressions are animated, and she often speaks with her hands. She wears a small pink stud nose jewelry. The background includes two large bookcases full of a variety of books, DVDs, toys, and nicknacks.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Host description: 

Jennie is a woman with shoulder-length white-blonde hair, strong glasses with purple rims. She has very pale skin and wears light makeup. Her facial expressions are animated and she often speaks with her hands. She wears a small pink stud nose jewellery. The background includes two large bookcases, full of a variety of books, DVDs, toys, and nicknacks. 

 

About Low Vision Moments:

Part story time, part comedy, part awareness driven, Jennie Bovard presents funny experiences that happen when you are blind or partially sighted.

 

Jennie Bovard is a running, beer-drinking, thirtysomething with albinism. She loves trying all the things, making people laugh, and volunteering to create accessible sport and recreation opportunities in her community. Jennie, who has lived with partial sight all her life, has a diploma in film and TV production. Jennie lives in Halifax.

 

About AMI

AMI is a not-for-profit media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians who are blind or partially sighted. Operating three broadcast services, AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French, AMI’s vision is to establish and support a voice for Canadians with disabilities, representing their interests, concerns and values through inclusion, representation, accessible media, reflection, representation and portrayal.

 

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