Dadvengers
#12 - Dr Amit Patel (@blinddad_uk)
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Dadvengers Podcast Episode 12 - Dr Amit Patel (@Blinddad_uk)
Disability rights activist, doctor and author Dr Amit talks openly about losing his sight, adapting to life with a disability and becoming a father.
He also talks about the discrimination he’s faced, life with his guide dog - and funny parenting moments! Amit is a regular on the live Dadvengers Dad Chats and it was lovely to hear his story. A real advocate for diversity and inclusion.
Time Codes
2:37 - Dr Amit on his children, the differences in his son and daughter and the impact of the pandemic.
3:07 - Dr Amit explains how he lost his sight almost overnight, just one year into his marriage.
06:53 - "I had to rely on others, and that was the hard part for me" - the emotional impact of losing his sight.
11:30 - How Dr Amit's wife helped him to pick up the pieces and move forward "When you're ready to move forward I am here for you"
14:54 - "That is the type of parent I want to be" Dr Amit's relationship with his father, growing up and now.
16:09 - Dr Amit on finding out he was going to be a parent and how invovled he wanted to be.
19:33 - "To the left Amit, to the left!" the funny side of being a blind and dad coping with accidents in the bath!
22:42 - "When her harness goes on, she is in work mode" - life with Kika the guide dog.
25:28 - "Anoushka's safe space is Kika's bed" - Dr Amit's children's relationship with Kika.
26:47 - Dr Amit talks about growing up in the UK with his parents after they emigrated from Mumbai.
29:10 - “I didn't realise blind people could have kids... I gave him the full birds and the bees" – the misconceptions and discrimination Dr Amit has experienced as a blind man.
35:32 - Dr Amit's work with the Vision Foundation - working on employment for vision impaired people.
38:03 - "it was hard to think about the bad times" - Dr Amit on writing his book.
39:26 - Parenting Superpower
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