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New AMI series sheds light on blindness

TORONTO - Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) is creating a new original series that centres on the day-to-day tribulations and triumphs, complete with a comedic twist, of a person living with blindness.The new 13-episode program, entitled Blind Sighted, focuses on AMI reporter Kelly MacDonald and life from his unique point-of-view. Born with Leber Congenital Amaurosis, MacDonald’s vision has steadily declined over the last few years and he sees only shadows now.  Never one to let his disability get in the way and always up for a challenge, he confronts a number of tasks often reserved for the sighted community, including indoor...