Blind, But Now I See - With the Official Blind Steppa: Chris Felder

In this episode, Kelly is joined by podcaster, motivational speaker and survivor: Chris Felder.  Kelly asks Chris about himself, where he's from, and what he does. Chris tells us about his story. What lead up to him having his sight taken away from him, How he learned to navigate the world around him, and how his family and friends learned to accomodate him the way that he wanted to be accomodated.  Chris talks about New York, and his love for the city. How he navigates it, and how much he misses it when he travels. He also talks about the differences between New Yorkers and the people he encounters elsewhere.  Kelly asks Chris some questions about his podcast and motivational speaking. Chris tells kelly how Wolf helped him to improve his work and grow his platform. Chris talks about how he is helping people around the world in ways that he never thought that he could.    But above all else; Chris Felder is a New Yorker.   Kelly Kopp's Social Media @NewYorkCityKopp   Chris Felder's Social Media @blindbutnowiseenyc @official_Blindsteppa Chapters (00:00:00) - New Yorkers: Chris Felder(00:01:40) - Blind and Visually Impaired Man on TV(00:03:03) - Celebrity Recalls Childhood(00:04:14) - Blind Man Gets Shot in the Head(00:08:04) - How I got shot in the face(00:10:28) - An Emt. Gets Shot Three Times(00:12:57) - How I Learned To Walk On My Head(00:16:20) - Blind man on the road to recovery(00:20:08) - How I Learned To Wash My Own Hair(00:22:54) - Blind People Understand The Reality Of Being Blind(00:25:39) - What They Didn't Tell You About Fourth Of July(00:26:35) - Wolf on Walking Alone For The First Time(00:27:51) - Blind People Get On the Subway(00:30:26) - Blind People Walk The Streets Of NYC(00:33:24) - Blind People Talk About Their Life(00:36:56) - Blind People in the World(00:38:32) - What do you miss seeing in New York?(00:40:15) - Married New Yorker on Life in NYC(00:42:54) - Blind Brooklyn Man Uses a GPS to Get Lost(00:45:10) - Blind People Fly Planes For The First Time(00:46:13) - Miami vs New York: How Both Cities Compare(00:48:37) - What smells will you miss most in the afterlife?(00:49:15) - Blind Stepper's Advice For Others(00:53:20) - Blind People Use LinkedIn for Social Media(00:55:28) - Wolf Blitzer on Becoming Blind(00:56:45) - EMT Brandon On His Journey Back To Happy Life(01:00:09) - Blind People Talk On-Air(01:02:58) - Blind Stepper Gets Clothes Ready For Work(01:05:06) - Living Life With A Blind Dad(01:07:53) - Isaiah Thomas on Inspiring People(01:09:33) - What It Means To Be A New Yorker