and were' off
and their like 'we need some boy dancers, so i look around nobody doing it'
so I'm like 'I'll do it!'
and that is how i met Alyssa Edwards
True
<i>tongue pop</i>
Hello! My name is Jake
I am an actor, comedian film maker
whatever pays the bills
Am right?
International spy, zoo keeper, anthropologist
I don't even know what an anthropologist is
TRAMAPOLINE! TRAMBOPOLINE!
He said what now?
and I am from a beautiful place called Wales
Its in the UK
but i'm not english
I don't speak the language
Peidiwch a Chyffwrdd a'r Peiriannau, now sling your hook or i'll break your face
Not English!
Welsh and proud
and basically, i've always wanted to start a YouTube channel
but, ya know… life
"life keeps getting in the way"
a few months ago however, something really exciting happened
BBC Wales got in touch with me and asked if i could create some content for their new online platform BBC Sesh
BBC Sesh features loads of fresh new content and talent from across Wales
and they picked me
they think i'm tallented
stop!
Some of it will make you laugh
some of it will make you cry
and hey? You might even learn something on the way
go on! give it a like, give it a like! Go on, BBC Sesh
My first video titled
what do blind people see
'next question, you there, eating the paste!'
went life last week, and honestly i've been so overwhelmed by the response, its amazing
Link to my video in the description
I have always wanted to say that!
Sot the video is about what it might be like to be blind and all the lingo attached with being blind
Its something i know quite a bit about as I was born severely sight impaired
or as i like to say
very important visually impaired person
<i>click, click, click</i>
anyway, I was so blown away by the response from the BBC Sesh video that I was like
do you know what? I'm gunna do it, i'm gunna get on the youtube
Okurrrrr
So here I am
'Mother…has arived'
I'll be giving you comedy, i'll be giving you fun, i'll be giving you 'oh wow I didn't know that'
and I shall be doing it all in the name of changing perceptions of visual impairment and disability
all while, not taking myself to seriously
So if you want in give that subscribe button a cheeky press
go on, go on
But don't go anywhere! Now that our introductions are done we can get down to the business dat hand
My visually impaired favs
so i'm going to be talking about things that i use as a visually impaired person just to make my life a little bit easier
My videos are for everyone, so if your not visually impaired, don't go!
I have split the things up into categorises, these categories are all worth a video so i've just picked the best ones out of each catagory
that i'm going to talk about now
So without further adieu
category is, technology
'check out my new computer'
so for a lot of people, their technology is sort of a luxury for them
but being a visually impaired person
your technology, ya know, is a necessity
like life saver
warning, I'm a big Apple fanboy
Guilty
Number 1, the iPhones magnification app
We all know iPhones are great and i'll make another video talking about that
but here, today, specifically. I'm going to be talking about the iPhone magnifier
Its relatively new
It was added a few software updates ago
but basically, it enables me to be able to tap the side button on my phone 3 times
and it brings up an app thats very similar to the camera app, expect its got a few additional features
you can just use your finger to slide up to zoom in
you can change all your contrasts, you can use the flash, you can take a screenshot
Its just a really really convenient way of accessing information that you need to do quick
so i'll use it in restaurants for things like menus, i'll read bus signs that are far away
even for recognising faces, I mean it sometimes looks like i'm taking a picture of someone but…
everyones got their phones glued to their hands most of the time so at best i look like a bit of a millennial
which I can deal with, i'm a proud millennial
avocados. Yes.
tap that button three times, its up, i've seen what i need to see, and i'm off doing ya know whatever I do
its in my technology category but I think its top in every single catagory
I'll use it in the kitchen, i'll use it for things like self care, i'll use it when i'm out and about
I mean its my set of eyes, really
I love it, its great
Number 2
still on our technology catagory
you can't see it, but its here
Alexa, how are you today?
<i>I'm great, i've been thinking about what makes people happy, for me, its the little things, wifi and good conversation</i>
true that, true that girl. halleloo
so of course i'm talking about Amazons Alexa
specifically, this little hockey puck
I don't like to say her name out loud, because you know, she's listening
This is the Amazon Echo Dot
so i had this for christmas in 2016 along with this, its an Anker Sound Core speaker
theres a lot of Echo products out at the moment
You've got the big tall one which is a speaker, the new one which is like a screen
but this one is the simplest, and cheapest one, the speakers not great on it
but thats why I have the Anker sound core, because they both pair, they talk to eachother
This is a decent speaker, this has all the fancy Alexa stuff
and the reason I like having the two separate is because when i'm at home they are aways connected
which is great, but when I leave the house I can take the speaker with me
I've honestly used my Alexa every day since i've had it, I absolutely love it
I use it for timers in the kitchen, I live on Spotify so i'm always getting her to play my playlists
she's got a lot of cool skills as well so skills are like apps for Alexa
So you can get ones that tell you the weather, you can get ones that give you quiz questions, theres loads of fun things
Alexa, moo like a cow
<i>here comes a cow sound, mooooooooooo</i>
Useful
<i>what animal would you like to hear now?</i>
I'm good thanks
So there really is a lot of potential there with your alexa
I mean its a no brainer, theres no visuals to it, visuals, visually impaired…no visuals, good things
category is! Kitchen
so i've been living independently for about a year now
and, i needed to learn how to cook
because somebody had gotten awful dependent on mammy cooking for him
cooking is always something i've really really enjoyed but it does stress me out
Number 3, this carrot
No i actually have this peeler, this peeler was recommended to me by another YouTuber, was recommended to me by The Domestic Geek
who has basically taught me how to cook, I absolutely love her
You know, i'm okay at doing things around the kitchen but peeling was like a no go
I think it was about £15 but I had 2 peelers!
I had this one, and a fancy one that juliennes your vegetables
good for a salad…not that I eat salad
all you need to know is its super sharp so do be careful with it
but, it makes peeling an absolute breeze
here we go
bam
I'm not even looking at it
So if you struggle with peeling like I do
this peeler is without a doubt what you need
carrot peel all over my floor
lush
Number four, and we can't have this for too long because my dinner is actually in it right now
the slow cooker, oh smells like chilli, lush
the great thing about a slow cooker is you can do all your stress in the morning
you can cut up your things
and basically you dump it all in the slow cooker leave it all day
very low risk, and then by the time you come home, you've got a lovely meal already waiting for you, without the stress
and there plenty of, ya know, slow cooker recipes out there
I think the thing i hate most about cooking is that i've cooked a meal, i'm absolutely dripping with sweat once i've done it
the last thing i actually want to do is sit down and eat the thing
and thats where the slow cooker comes in
I come home and its all been done by past jake, we like past Jake, he made good choices
I picked mine up for a tenner when it was on sale in ASDA
there is 2 settings on it, you can either have it on low heat or high heat
Category is! Self care
number five
So call me crazy but i love this product, its called the style life nail clippers
Yes i'm talking about a pair of nail clippers because everybody grooms
if you'd like to know more, you can read about it in my book, everybody grooms
So a bit of history, when i was younger the 2 things I hated most was having my hair cut, and having my nails cut
so I'd have to be dragged to my Nanas house to have my nails cut I was like 15
and was like, I should start doing this for myself, might have been 18… might have been last year
they look like normal nail clippers but instead of like, ya know nail clippers normally go crunch, like that and you hear it
and the nail flicks off and hits somebody in they eye, this one doesn't do that it sort of glides across the nail
glides, can you see that glides across the nail, look at it gliding
number 6
I like a good skincare routine, don't get me wrong
if you'd like to know your unread about it in my book, everybody skincares
and, beng a VIP, my eyes do get very tired
I invested in this, its from the body shop, its a vitamin E eye cube
so its super cooling, so its sort of like a lipstick, and what you do is you twist it up and put a bit under your eye
and it sort of, sorts you out for the day
I mean its not makeup
if it was, would I care, no I wouldn't HA
But its great if you have dry eyes, puffy eyes you know, its just a bit of freshness for the eye area
category is! Out and about
Number 7, a monocular
In Wales you can go to a low vision eye clinic
they'll give you an eye test
and they'll give you loads of low vision aids
for free, we love something free
so its basically a binocular, but half, mon, mono, monocular?
and i've had one of these for as long as i can remember to be honest with you
its what I would have used instead of the magnifier app before iPhones were a thing
I use it in those situations where you can't really use your phone
for example, i'll use this in the theatre
It's also good for like seeing busses in the distance, if your waiting on the stop
because you know, you can't always have your phone out, because 1 your going to waste the battery
and 2, you know, i wanna be doing other things on my phone
also really good if your phone has died
you know, your not stuck your not 100% depending on that technology
Number 8
so this is very Welsh specific one
and its my Hynt card
So Hynt is a really really amazing service
thats all across wales
It entitles you as a disabled person, to have one free carer ticket who your going to the theatre
so if i'm off to see something that i really wanna see but ya know, i don't want to go by myself
because accusing things is hard everyone, its difficult
the theatre will give me one concession ticket for my carer
who can be anyone, which is great
its a Wales wide things works in like majority of theatres that i've been in
I wouldn't be surprised if it worked in all of them now in Wales
ring up to book your tickets say your on the Hynt scheme, and bam you've got your 2 tickets for the price of one
I love it, its a fabulous service
thats Hynt, H Y N T
I mean its always been a thing i've asked in theatres like
<i>can i have a free carer</i> but you sometimes feel a bit awkward
I was wondering if ummm offer umm a free umm carer?
So there you have it guys, you've had my top favourite for technology, out and about, in the kitchen and self care
i'm going to do individual videos about all of those specific things
and more videos hopefully, so if theres anything you want to see just leave a comment below
I would really love it if you would subscribe to my channel and i'd love you even more if you shared this video with your friends
bye bye!
Diolch!
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