Augmenting the Power of Language
Matthew Shifrin |
TEDxNatick
• January 2020
Matthew views being blind as an opportunity to change the world for himself and others. With humor, he shares his adventures converting Legos instructions for blind children, working with MIT scientists to bring a full, immersive experience of superhero comics to visually-impaired readers, and traveling overseas alone. Matthew is a singer, accordionist, composer, entrepreneur, and Lego enthusiast, studying at the New England Conservatory of Music. He loves comic books and shares his solo travel experiences on his podcast entitled, Blind Guy Travels.