How Richard Osman deals with vision impairment | Access All

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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 Listen to the full podcast here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0p7lg4s Subscribe to our channel here: https://bbc.in/bbcnews For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com/news #RichardOsman #AccessAll #BBCNews

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