Bestselling author and TV presenter, Richard Osman, talks about being visually impaired due to nystagmus, an eye condition which causes uncontrolled, rapid, eye movement, and discusses how the world is blurred to him.
And with his new book, We Chase Shadows, due to hit the shelves around the world on 10 September he gives Access All’s Emma Tracey a little preview of what it’s about and why he doesn’t care what his characters look like.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:00 What’s the new book about?
02:00 Why Richard doesn’t like airports
02:32 What is nystagmus?
03:51 How he dealt with it growing up
05:30 How nystagmus affects his writing
07:49 How disability gives you an advantage in the world of AI
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